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-# Intervention Image 2.0.0-beta
+# Intervention Image
+
+Intervention Image is a **PHP image handling and manipulation** library providing an easier and expressive way of using PHP's GD or Imagick libraries. The package includes ServiceProviders and Facades for easy **Laravel 4** integration.
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Intervention/image.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Intervention/image)
+
+## Requirements
+
+- PHP >=5.3
+- Fileinfo Extension
+- GD (>=2.0) or Imagick module
+
+## Getting started
+
+- [Installation Guide](http://image.intervention.io/installation)
+- [Laravel Framework Integration](http://image.intervention.io/laravel)
+- [Official Documentation](http://image.intervention.io/)
+
+## Code Examples
+
+```php
+// open an image file
+$img = Image::make('public/foo.jpg');
+
+// resize image instance
+$img->resize(320, 240);
+
+// insert a watermark
+$img->insert('public/watermark.png');
+
+// save image in desired format
+$img->save('public/bar.jpg');
+```
+
+Refer to the [documentation](http://image.intervention.io/) to learn more about Intervention Image.
+
+## License
+
+Intervention Image is licensed under the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
+
+Copyright 2014 [Oliver Vogel](http://olivervogel.net/)
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