5.1.0.rst

5.1.0

API Changes

Optional channels for TIFF files

Pillow can now open TIFF files with base modes of RGB, YCbCr, and CMYK with up to 6 8-bit channels, discarding any extra channels if the content is tagged as UNSPECIFIED. Pillow still does not store more than 4 8-bit channels of image data.

API Additions

Append to PDF Files

Images can now be appended to PDF files in place by passing in append=True when saving the image.

New BLP File Format

Pillow now supports reading the BLP "Blizzard Mipmap" file format used for tiles in Blizzard's engine.

Other Changes

WebP memory leak

A memory leak when opening WebP files has been fixed.