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# vImage.CompositeMode

Constants that specify whether the format of layers is premultiplied or nonpremultiplied.

```
enum CompositeMode<ComponentType>
```

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

[`case nonpremultiplied`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImage/CompositeMode/nonpremultiplied)

Composite two non-premultiplied images, to produce a non-premultiplied result.

[`case nonpremultipliedToPremultiplied`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImage/CompositeMode/nonpremultipliedToPremultiplied)

Blends a nonpremultiplied top image into a premultiplied bottom image and returns a premultiplied result.

[`case premultiplied`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImage/CompositeMode/premultiplied)

Blends two premultiplied images to produce a premultiplied result.

[`case premultipliedWithConstantAlpha(ComponentType)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImage/CompositeMode/premultipliedWithConstantAlpha(_:))

Performs premultiplied alpha compositing of two images, using a single alpha value for the entire image.

## See Also

  <doc://com.apple.accelerate/documentation/Accelerate/compositing-images-with-alpha-blending>



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