# ImageMagick – MagickCore, C API: Deprecated Methods
ImageMagick is a powerful, open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and manipulating images in over 200 formats. Ideal for web developers, graphic designers, and researchers, it offers versatile tools for image processing, including batch processing, format conversion, and complex image transformations.
Keywords: MagickCore, C API: Deprecated Methods, Image Processing, Digital Image Editing, Image Conversion, Open-Source Software, Image Manipulation, Command-Line Image Tools

# Deprecate

## MagickGetImageAlphaColor

MagickGetImageAlphaColor() returns the image alpha color.

The format of the MagickGetImageAlphaColor method is:

    MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageAlphaColor(MagickWand *wand,
      PixelWand *alpha_color)

A description of each parameter follows:

wand
  the magick wand.
alpha_color
  return the alpha color.

## MagickSetImageAlphaColor

MagickSetImageAlphaColor() sets the image alpha color.

The format of the MagickSetImageAlphaColor method is:

    MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageAlphaColor(MagickWand *wand,
      const PixelWand *matte)

A description of each parameter follows:

wand
  the magick wand.
matte
  the alpha pixel wand.