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Introduction

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Organization of This Document
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This document describes the Image Capture Architecture, a set of extensions to Mac OS X that enable applications and image capture devices, such as cameras and scanners, to interconnect.

You should read this document if you are writing applications that work with image capture devices such as cameras or scanners, or if you are writing application plug-ins that work with image capture devices, or if you wish to add a new image capture device, such as a camera, scanner, or phone, to the list of supported devices under Mac OS X.

Organization of This Document

This document is organized into the following sections:

• "“Overview””—an overview of the Image Capture Architecture

• "“How to Write an Image Capture Application””— a guide for writing applications that work with image capture devices

• “Working with the SDK and Header Files””— a guide to working with the image capture header files and SDK

See Also

• Image Capture Applications Reference

• Image Capture Device Modules Reference

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