Editing Core Image (section)

{{Short description|Image processing technology introduced in Mac OS X 10.4}}
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'''Core Image''' is a pixel-accurate, near-realtime, non-destructive image processing technology in Mac OS X. Implemented as part of the QuartzCore framework of [[Mac OS X 10.4]] and later, Core Image provides a plugin-based architecture for applying filters and effects within the [[Quartz (graphics layer)|Quartz]] graphics rendering layer.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mac Dev Center - Introduction to Core Image Programming Guide | url=https://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/CoreImaging/ci_intro/ci_intro.html | access-date=September 20, 2009}}</ref> The framework was later added to iOS in [[iOS 5]].<ref name="iOS 5.0 API Diffs">{{cite web|title=iOS 5.0 API Diffs|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#releasenotes/General/iOS50APIDiff/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011042|access-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref>