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1. Introduction

This guide explains how to write image processing operations using the VIPS image I/O (input-output) system. For background, you should probably take a look at the VIPS Application Programmers' Guide. This is supposed to be a tutorial, if you need detailed information on any particular function, use the on-line UNIX manual pages.



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John Cupitt 2003-07-21