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-**ImageProcessorCore** is a new cross-platform 2D graphics API designed to allow the processing of images without the use of `System.Drawing`. It's still in early stages but progress has been pretty quick.
+**ImageProcessorCore** is a new cross-platform 2D graphics API designed to allow the processing of images without the use of `System.Drawing`. It's still in early stages (alpha) but progress has been pretty quick. 
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+**Please do not use on production environments until the library reaches release candidate status.**
 
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