Generic Image Library (GIL), is an open source

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library created by

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for image-related programming. It was accepted to the

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in November 2006 and is included in Boost's latest official release.Boost mailing page: GIL Accepted
(2006-11-07)Adobe Generic Image Library: Main Page
- Adobe's home page for GIL

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Official site

Boost C++ Libraries

Adobe Source Library
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