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<refentry xml:id="imagick.deskewimage" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>Imagick::deskewImage</refname>
  <refpurpose>Removes skew from the image</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type>bool</type><methodname>Imagick::deskewImage</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>threshold</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   This method can be used to remove skew from for example scanned images where the paper
   was not properly placed on the scanning surface. &imagick.method.available.0x645;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>threshold</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Deskew threshold
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>

  </para>
 </refsect1>


 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
    <example>
      <title> <function>Imagick::deskewImage</function></title>
      <programlisting role="php">
      <![CDATA[
<?php
function deskewImage($threshold) {
    $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath("images/NYTimes-Page1-11-11-1918.jpg"));
    $deskewImagick = clone $imagick;
    
    //This is the only thing required for deskewing.
    $deskewImagick->deskewImage($threshold);

    //The rest of this example is to make the result obvious - because
    //otherwise the result is not obvious.
    $trim = 9;

    $deskewImagick->cropImage($deskewImagick->getImageWidth() - $trim, $deskewImagick->getImageHeight(), $trim, 0);
    $imagick->cropImage($imagick->getImageWidth() - $trim, $imagick->getImageHeight(), $trim, 0);
    $deskewImagick->resizeimage($deskewImagick->getImageWidth() / 2, $deskewImagick->getImageHeight() / 2, \Imagick::FILTER_LANCZOS, 1);
    $imagick->resizeimage($imagick->getImageWidth() / 2, $imagick->getImageHeight() / 2, \Imagick::FILTER_LANCZOS, 1);
    $newCanvas = new \Imagick();
    $newCanvas->newimage($imagick->getImageWidth() + $deskewImagick->getImageWidth() + 20, $imagick->getImageHeight(), 'red', 'jpg');
    $newCanvas->compositeimage($imagick, \Imagick::COMPOSITE_COPY, 5, 0);
    $newCanvas->compositeimage($deskewImagick, \Imagick::COMPOSITE_COPY, $imagick->getImageWidth() + 10, 0);

    header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
    echo $newCanvas->getImageBlob();
}

?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
    </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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