Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 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