.TH IM_STATS 3 "24 October 1992"
.SH NAME
im_stats \- calculate many image statistics in a single pass
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <vips/vips.h>

.B DOUBLEMASK *im_stats(in)
.br
.B IMAGE *in;
.SH DESCRIPTION
Find many image statistics in a single pass through the PELs. Returns a
DOUBLEMASK of 6 columns by n+1 (where n is number of bands in image in) rows.
Columns are statistics, and are, in order: minimum, maximum, sum, sum of
squares, mean, standard deviation. Row 0 has statistics for all bands
together, row 1 has stats for band 1, and so on.

Non-complex images only! 
.SH RETURN VALUE
NULL on error.
.SH SEE\ ALSO
im_avg(3), im_deviate(3)
.SH COPYRIGHT
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National Gallery, 1992