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Windows Imaging Component
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<p>Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is a <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM</a>-based imaging <a href="/facts/Codec/C7b7Am8t">codec</a> framework introduced in <a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a> (and later available in <a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP Service Pack 3</a>) for working with and processing digital images and image <a href="/facts/Metadata/qt35z79C">metadata</a>. </p><p>WIC enables application developers to perform image processing operations on any image format through a single set of common <a href="/facts/API/GMlN4vUr">APIs</a>, without requiring prior knowledge of specific image formats. </p>