---
name: "im_exr2vips_header"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvips-dev"
version: "7.14.5-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/im_exr2vips"
---

# im\_exr2vips\_header(3)

convert OpenEXR images to VIPS format

Part of [im\_exr2vips(3)](/im_exr2vips/3.md).

## NAME

im\_exr2vips, im\_exr2vips\_header - convert OpenEXR images to VIPS format

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<vips/vips.h\>

int im\_exr2vips( const char \*filename, IMAGE \*out )

int im\_exr2vips\_header( const char \*filename, IMAGE \*out )

## DESCRIPTION

**im\_exr2vips()** reads the OpenEXR image in filename, and writes the image out in VIPS format.

**im\_png2vips\_header()** reads just the header information from the OpenEXR file. You can't read any pixels!

## SEE ALSO

im\_isexr(3), [im\_vips2tiff(3)](/im_vips2tiff/3.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Hey, you want this? You have it!