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# 3.1 Introduction

VIPS has a package of functions designed to help join many small images together to make a single large image. They were originally designed to assemble infrared reflectograms, but are general enough to be useful for other sorts of image as well, such as X-rays.

This chapter first introduces the mechanics of infrared imaging, then explains how to use `nip2` to assemble the images you grab. Finally, it suggests some printing techniques.