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title: "ImageWriter Members"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/AllMembers_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm
product: "Graphics Mill"
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# ImageWriter Members
The [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Close](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_Close.htm.md) | Closes the writer, flushes all unsaved data, and detaches the it from the opened file (or other media). |
|   | [Create](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_Create.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Creates and returns image writer on specified media. |
|  | [Dispose](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Dispose.htm.md) | Releases all resources used by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [GetAppropriatePixelFormat](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_GetAppropriatePixelFormat_1_3e209c07.htm.md) | Returns an appropriate pixel format for this [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md). |
|  | GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [IsPixelFormatSupported](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_IsPixelFormatSupported_1_3e209c07.htm.md) | Verifies whether the specified pixel format is supported by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [RunPipeline](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_RunPipeline.htm.md) | Runs a pipeline staring from this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
## Properties
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Id](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Id.htm.md) | Gets or sets a unique identifier of this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [IsOpened](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_IsOpened.htm.md) | Gets a value indicating whether the writer is opened. |
|  | [Receivers](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Receivers.htm.md) | Gets a collection of pipeline elements that will receive the result of this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [SupportedPixelFormats](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_SupportedPixelFormats.htm.md) | Gets a collection of pixel formats that are supported by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
## Events
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [OnInit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_OnInit.htm.md) | Occurs when the pipeline element is initialized.
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
## See Also
### Reference
- [ImageWriter Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)