<?php 
    $handle = imagick_readimage( getcwd() . "/image.jpg" ) ;
    if ( imagick_iserror( $handle ) )
    {
            $reason      = imagick_failedreason( $handle ) ;
            $description = imagick_faileddescription( $handle ) ;

            print "handle failed!<BR>\nReason: $reason<BR>\nDescription: $description<BR>\n" ;
    exit ;
    }

    //
    // implode image pixels about the center
    //

    $factor = 1;

    if ( !imagick_implode( $handle, $factor ) )
    {
            $reason      = imagick_failedreason( $handle ) ;
            $description = imagick_faileddescription( $handle ) ;

            print "imagick_implode() failed!<BR>\nReason: $reason<BR>\nDescription: $description<BR>\n" ;
    exit ;
    }

    if ( !imagick_writeimage( $handle, getcwd() . "/new_image.jpg" ) )
    {
            $reason      = imagick_failedreason( $handle ) ;
            $description = imagick_faileddescription( $handle ) ;

            print "imagick_writeimage() failed<BR>\nReason: $reason<BR>\nDescription: $description<BR>\n" ;
    exit ;
    }

    print "Done!<BR>\n" ;
?>