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1. Introduction
2. The VIPS file format
2.1 VIPS file header
2.2 Computation formats
2.3 Storage formats
3. The VIPS image I/O system
3.1 Image descriptors
3.2 Opening and closing
3.3 Examples
3.4 Eval callbacks
3.5 Detailed rules for descriptors
3.6 Automatic resource deallocation
3.6.1 Local image descriptors
3.6.2 Local memory allocation
3.6.3 Other local operations
3.7 Error handling
3.8 Joining operations together
3.8.1 How it works
3.8.2 Pitfalls with partials
3.8.3 Non-image output
3.8.4 Calculating twice
3.8.5 Blocking computation
3.8.6 Limitations
4. Function dispatch and plug-ins
4.1 Simple plugin example
4.2 A more complicated example
4.3 Adding new types
4.4 Using function dispatch in your application
4.4.1 Adding and removing functions
4.4.2 Searching the function database
4.4.3 Building argument structures and running commands
John Cupitt 2004-11-02