gdk-pixbuf is a library for manipulating images.
The gdk-pixbuf library provides a number of features:

  - GdkPixbuf structure for representing images.
  - Image loading facilities, both synchronous and progressive.
  - Rendering of a GdkPixbuf into various formats:
    drawables (windows, pixmaps), GdkRGB buffers.
  - Fast scaling and compositing of pixbufs.
  - Simple animation loading (ie. animated gifs).

