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Write output to a Buffer.
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JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, GIF and raw pixel data output are supported.
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Use [toFormat][7] or one of the format-specific functions such as [jpeg][8], [png][9] etc. to set the output format.
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If no explicit format is set, the output format will match the input image, except SVG input which becomes PNG output.
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By default all metadata will be removed, which includes EXIF-based orientation.
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*`options`**[Object][6]?**
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*`options.resolveWithObject`**[boolean][7]?** Resolve the Promise with an Object containing `data` and `info` properties instead of resolving only with `data`.
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*`options.resolveWithObject`**[boolean][10]?** Resolve the Promise with an Object containing `data` and `info` properties instead of resolving only with `data`.
*`options.progressive`**[boolean][10]** use progressive (interlace) scan (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.chromaSubsampling`**[string][2]** set to '4:4:4' to prevent chroma subsampling otherwise defaults to '4:2:0' chroma subsampling (optional, default `'4:2:0'`)
*`options.adaptiveFiltering`**[boolean][10]** use adaptive row filtering (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.palette`**[boolean][10]** quantise to a palette-based image with alpha transparency support (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.quality`**[number][12]** use the lowest number of colours needed to achieve given quality, sets `palette` to `true` (optional, default `100`)
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*`options.effort`**[number][12]** CPU effort, between 1 (fastest) and 10 (slowest), sets `palette` to `true` (optional, default `7`)
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*`options.colours`**[number][12]** maximum number of palette entries, sets `palette` to `true` (optional, default `256`)
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*`options.colors`**[number][12]** alternative spelling of `options.colours`, sets `palette` to `true` (optional, default `256`)
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*`options.dither`**[number][12]** level of Floyd-Steinberg error diffusion, sets `palette` to `true` (optional, default `1.0`)
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*`options.force`**[boolean][10]** force PNG output, otherwise attempt to use input format (optional, default `true`)
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### Examples
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*`options.lossless`**[boolean][7]** use lossless compression (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.effort`**[number][9]** CPU effort, between 0 (fastest) and 9 (slowest) (optional, default `4`)
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*`options.lossless`**[boolean][10]** use lossless compression (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.effort`**[number][12]** CPU effort, between 0 (fastest) and 9 (slowest) (optional, default `4`)
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*`options.chromaSubsampling`**[string][2]** set to '4:2:0' to use chroma subsampling (optional, default `'4:4:4'`)
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*`options`**[Object][6]?**
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*`options.size`**[number][9]** tile size in pixels, a value between 1 and 8192. (optional, default `256`)
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*`options.overlap`**[number][9]** tile overlap in pixels, a value between 0 and 8192. (optional, default `0`)
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*`options.angle`**[number][9]** tile angle of rotation, must be a multiple of 90. (optional, default `0`)
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*`options.background`**([string][2] | [Object][6])** background colour, parsed by the [color][12] module, defaults to white without transparency. (optional, default `{r:255,g:255,b:255,alpha:1}`)
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*`options.size`**[number][12]** tile size in pixels, a value between 1 and 8192. (optional, default `256`)
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*`options.overlap`**[number][12]** tile overlap in pixels, a value between 0 and 8192. (optional, default `0`)
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*`options.angle`**[number][12]** tile angle of rotation, must be a multiple of 90. (optional, default `0`)
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*`options.background`**([string][2] | [Object][6])** background colour, parsed by the [color][15] module, defaults to white without transparency. (optional, default `{r:255,g:255,b:255,alpha:1}`)
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*`options.depth`**[string][2]?** how deep to make the pyramid, possible values are `onepixel`, `onetile` or `one`, default based on layout.
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*`options.skipBlanks`**[number][9]** threshold to skip tile generation, a value 0 - 255 for 8-bit images or 0 - 65535 for 16-bit images (optional, default `-1`)
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*`options.skipBlanks`**[number][12]** threshold to skip tile generation, a value 0 - 255 for 8-bit images or 0 - 65535 for 16-bit images (optional, default `-1`)
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*`options.container`**[string][2]** tile container, with value `fs` (filesystem) or `zip` (compressed file). (optional, default `'fs'`)
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*`options.layout`**[string][2]** filesystem layout, possible values are `dz`, `iiif`, `iiif3`, `zoomify` or `google`. (optional, default `'dz'`)
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*`options.centre`**[boolean][7]** centre image in tile. (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.center`**[boolean][7]** alternative spelling of centre. (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.centre`**[boolean][10]** centre image in tile. (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.center`**[boolean][10]** alternative spelling of centre. (optional, default `false`)
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*`options.id`**[string][2]** when `layout` is `iiif`/`iiif3`, sets the `@id`/`id` attribute of `info.json` (optional, default `'https://example.com/iiif'`)
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### Examples
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*`options.seconds`**[number][9]** Number of seconds after which processing will be stopped
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