This is great to use to make thumbnails
<?php
$im = new Imagick("image.jpg");
$thumb = $im->clone();
$thumb->thumbnailImage(100);
$thumb->writeImage("thumb_image.jpg");
?>
(PECL imagick 2.0.0)
Imagick::clone — Makes an exact copy of the Imagick object
Makes an exact copy of the Imagick object.
This function has been DEPRECATED as of imagick 3.1.0 in favour of using the clone keyword.
Example #1 Imagick object cloning in different versions of imagick
<?php
// Cloning an Imagick object in imagick 2.x and 3.0:
$newImage = $image->clone();
// Cloning an Imagick object from 3.1.0 on:
$newImage = clone $image;
?>
A copy of the Imagick object is returned.