Program with the IL and FL libraries
 
 
 

To use IFF images in custom software, we recommend using the IL and FL libraries. The FL library is for use with generic IFF files. 99% of the time, it won’t be necessary to work with this directly. The IL library—based on the FL library—deals specifically with IFF images, and is much more useful for image reading and writing.

The IL library abstracts the contents and format of the file. You can specify the format in which to retrieve the data, and the library deals with the nitty gritty details. Using the library is fairly straightforward, and most of the necessary information can be gleaned by reading through the example programs listed below in the Maya Developer’s Tool Kit.

NoteFor stand-alone applications, the IL and FL libraries must be linked in. Maya includes these libraries, though, so plug-ins don’t have to link in any special libraries.