I suggest to use an equivalent of the FIF_LOAD_NOPIXELS flag but for any dispensable image metadata (e.g. FIF_LOAD_NOMETADATA).
Reasons: A) increased safety (an unexpected/invalid metadata can lead to crash...) B) possible loading speed up
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proof of concept added (modified JPEG plugin)
+1 for this. There times where just the pixels are needed, like loading the image for thumbnail creation.
proof of concept added (modified JPEG plugin)
+1 for this. There times where just the pixels are needed, like loading the image for thumbnail creation.