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).