# Imagick::setCompressionQuality

(PECL imagick 0.9.10-0.9.9)

Imagick::setCompressionQuality — Sets the object's default compression quality

### Description

Imagick::setCompressionQuality ( int `$quality` ) : bool

Sets the object's default compression quality.

Caution

This method only works for new images e.g. those created through Imagick::newPseudoImage. For existing images you should use Imagick::setImageCompressionQuality().

### Parameters

`quality`

  An int between 1 and 100, 1 = high compression, 100 low compression.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success.

### Examples

Example #1 Imagick::setCompressionQuality()

`<?php
function setCompressionQuality($imagePath, $quality) {
$backgroundImagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
$imagick = new \Imagick();
$imagick->setCompressionQuality($quality);
$imagick->newPseudoImage(
$backgroundImagick->getImageWidth(),
$backgroundImagick->getImageHeight(),
'canvas:white'
);
$imagick->compositeImage(
$backgroundImagick,
\Imagick::COMPOSITE_ATOP,
0,
0
);
$imagick->setFormat("jpg");
header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}
?>`