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# linearBurn

A blend kernel that darkens the background image samples to reflect the foreground image samples while also increasing contrast.

```
class var linearBurn: CIBlendKernel { get }
```

## Discussion

![The result of using the linear burn blend kernel (background image is top left, foreground image is bottom left)](images/com.apple.coreimage/media-2926872@2x.png)

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