.TH IM_EMBED 3 "11 April 1995"
.SH NAME
im_embed \- extract a portion of an image
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <vips/vips.h>

int im_embed( in, out, type, x, y, w, h )
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IMAGE *in, *out;
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int type;
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int x, y, w, h;

.SH DESCRIPTION
im_embed() embeds in within a larger image (size w by h), with in's top
left-hand corner at position (x,y) within the output image. The value of type
controls what appears in the new pels. 

 0 - black pels (all bytes 0)
 1 - extend pels from image to edge
 2 - tile pels from image
 3 - mirror pels from image
 4 - white pels (all bytes 255)

Works for any size image, any number of bands, any type. Works for LABPACK
coded images too. 

.SH RETURN VALUE
The function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
.SH SEE ALSO
im_insert(3), im_extract(3), im_region_region(3), im_fill_copy(3).
.SH COPYRIGHT
National Gallery, 1995.
.SH AUTHOR
J. Cupitt \- 11/04/1995