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# Image::Mate #
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# COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE ###########
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# Copyright (c) 2007 Lyle Hopkins                               #
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or #
# modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.                #
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- THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS MODULE WHATSOEVER -

Image::Mate provides a simple interface for creating and manipulating
graphics utilizing whatever graphics modules are available to Perl.
The graphics modules it'll attempt to utilize are Imager, GD and
Image::Magick in that order. You can set the order of preference.

This module is ideal for people (like myself) who produce scripts that can
end up on all different kinds of servers across the internet. You can never
guarantee what modules will be available (or which the hosts will be willing
to install).

This is the first release and distinctly lacking in features :(
Although I'll be adding new features as time goes on :)
Hopefully others will also add new functions as well :D

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install


SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc
command.

   perldoc Image::Mate

You can also look for information at:

   Search CPAN
       http://search.cpan.org/dist/Image-Mate

   CPAN Request Tracker:
       http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Image-Mate

   AnnoCPAN, annotated CPAN documentation:
       http://annocpan.org/dist/Image-Mate

   CPAN Ratings:
       http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Image-Mate