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Images

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Pixels

Images consist of a group of pixels. Each pixel is composed of a channel format and data type.

Channel format:

Data type:

Pixels:

L LA RGB RGBA
U8 L U8 LA U8 RGB U8 RGBA U8
U10 RGB U10
U16 L U16 LA U16 RGB U16 RGBA U16
F32 L F32 LA F32 RGB F32 RGBA F32

Note that not all combinations of channels and types are valid.


Proxy Scaling

Proxy scaling reduces image resolution to conserve memory.

Examples:

None 1/2 1/4 1/8

Filters

Image filters control how an image is sampled when it is transformed.

Filter:

Default filters:

Custom filters:

Examples:

Original Nearest Linear Custom, Lanczos3

Tags

Image tags store extra information about an image, like a short description or the time the image was created.

Standard tags:

Each image I/O plugin may also have additional tags.

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