[Phaos] PHPGD Help (TTF Glow)
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:02 pm
Hello guys, i'm new here. Not new to PHP though, i've been developing for years.
This is pretty much the first time i've had to ask for PHP help on forums! (Not my first time on forums though).
Basicly what i would like a little bit of help on, is a Radial Glow.
As shown in the picture below.

(picture looks rubish on the forum background, view on black background)
I would like to be able to create these images dynamicly, any ideas?
The font is a TTF font and i can do most of this, i'm just stuck on the glow part.
I'm starting to think the only way to do it, would to create a 'sticky pixel' system.
That would search for the edges of the text and stick a pixel to it, then will decrease the color brightness and loop to stick onto the new pixels and the loop agian...
My only problem with this is my server's memory limit, it is set VERY low.
I can run the PHP scripts via shell, and i plan to.
All images will be stored as pictures after creation and won't need to be recreated.
I will be very gratefull for your help.
This is pretty much the first time i've had to ask for PHP help on forums! (Not my first time on forums though).
Basicly what i would like a little bit of help on, is a Radial Glow.
As shown in the picture below.

(picture looks rubish on the forum background, view on black background)
I would like to be able to create these images dynamicly, any ideas?
The font is a TTF font and i can do most of this, i'm just stuck on the glow part.
I'm starting to think the only way to do it, would to create a 'sticky pixel' system.
That would search for the edges of the text and stick a pixel to it, then will decrease the color brightness and loop to stick onto the new pixels and the loop agian...
My only problem with this is my server's memory limit, it is set VERY low.
I can run the PHP scripts via shell, and i plan to.
All images will be stored as pictures after creation and won't need to be recreated.
I will be very gratefull for your help.
