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ImageConverter
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The ``ImageConverter`` class is the main interface for converting RAW images to ACES format.
It provides a high-level API that handles the entire conversion pipeline.

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Overview
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The ``ImageConverter`` class encapsulates the complete RAW-to-ACES conversion workflow:

1. Configure white balance and color matrix methods
2. Load the RAW image
3. Apply color transformations
4. Apply exposure scaling and cropping
5. Save the ACES container output

Basic Usage
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.. code-block:: cpp

   #include <rawtoaces/image_converter.h>

   rta::util::ImageConverter converter;

   // Configure settings
   converter.settings.WB_method = rta::util::ImageConverter::Settings::WBMethod::Metadata;
   converter.settings.matrix_method = rta::util::ImageConverter::Settings::MatrixMethod::Auto;
   converter.settings.overwrite = true;

   // Process an image
   bool success = converter.process_image("input.dng");

Class Reference
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ImageConverter Class
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.. doxygenclass:: rta::util::ImageConverter
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Utility Functions
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.. doxygenfunction:: rta::util::collect_image_files