import type { Image } from '../Image.js';
/**
 * Read an image from the disk.
 * The file format is automatically selected based on the first few bytes.
 * This method is only implemented for Node.js.
 * @param path - The path to the image.
 * @returns Image instance.
 */
export declare function read(path: string | URL): Promise<Image>;
/**
 * Synchronous version of {@link read}.
 * This method is only implemented for Node.js.
 * @param path - The path to the image.
 * @returns Image instance.
 */
export declare function readSync(path: string | URL): Image;
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