my $text_overlay = Image::Magick->new(); $text_overlay->Set(size=>'400x140'); $text_overlay->ReadImage('xc:white'); $text_overlay->Set(alpha=>'Activate'); $text_overlay->Transparent(color=>'white'); my $err=$text_overlay->Annotate(text=>"OverlayText", 'pointsize' =>14, 'font' => 'AvantGarde-DemiOblique', 'geometry' => "+20+20", 'fill' => 'black', 'antialias' => 'true', );