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: The Generic Graphics Library ( GEGL ) was first introduced as part of GIMP on the 2. 6 release of GIMP.

This initial introduction does not yet exploit all of the capabilities of GEGL ; as of the 2. 6 release, GIMP can use GEGL to perform high bit-depth color operations ; because of this less information is lost when performing color operations.

When fully integrated, GEGL will allow GIMP to have a higher color bit depth and also a better non-destructive work-flow.