The GdkPixBuf library provides a number of features:

	- Reference counting for libart's ArtPixBuf structure.
	- Image loading facilities.
	- Rendering of a GdkPixBuf into various formats:
	  drawables (windows, pixmaps), GdkRGB buffers.
	- Fast scaling and compositing of pixbufs.
	- Simple animation loading (ie. animated gifs)
