    #! /usr/local/bin/ruby -w
    require 'RMagick'

    # Demonstrate the Image#affine_transform method

    # Construct a simple affine matrix
    flipflop = Magick::AffineMatrix.new(-1, Math::PI/6, Math::PI/6, -1, 0, 0)

    einstein = Magick::Image.read("images/Einstein.jpg").first

    # Apply the transform
    einstein = einstein.affine_transform(flipflop)

    # Scale the image, make the background transparent,
    # and write it to a JPEG file.
    einstein = einstein.scale(250.0/einstein.rows)
    einstein = einstein.matte_replace(0,0)
    einstein.write("affine_transform.jpg")
    #einstein.display
    exit