Currently, an image can be loaded either from a file or from an in-memory buffer. ]]> This function will automagically figure out the type of the file, load it, and return the GdkPixbuf class representing the image. ]]> If you have already obtained the raw image data (currently only RGB images with 8 bits per sample are supported), this function can be used to create a GdkPixbuf for it. $colorspace has to be GDK_COLORSPACE_RGB, and $bits_per_sample - 8. $rowstride specifies distance in bytes between successive image rows.