diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "qotk"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+image = "0.25.1"
+zstd = {version = "0.13.1", features = ["zstdmt"] }
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diff --git a/src/decode.rs b/src/decode.rs
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+++ b/src/decode.rs
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+use std::{fs::File, io::Read};
+
+use image::RgbaImage;
+use zstd::stream::read::Decoder;
+pub fn decode(in_path_str: &str, out_path_str: &str) {
+    let in_file = File::open(in_path_str).unwrap();
+    let mut decoder = Decoder::new(in_file).unwrap();
+    let mut width_bytes = [0u8; 4];
+    let mut height_bytes = [0u8; 4];
+    decoder.read_exact(&mut width_bytes).unwrap();
+    decoder.read_exact(&mut height_bytes).unwrap();
+    let mut img = RgbaImage::new(
+        u32::from_be_bytes(width_bytes),
+        u32::from_be_bytes(height_bytes),
+    );
+    decoder.read_exact(&mut img).unwrap();
+    decoder.finish();
+    img.save(out_path_str).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/encode.rs b/src/encode.rs
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+++ b/src/encode.rs
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+use image::{io::Reader as ImageReader, GenericImageView};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use zstd::stream::write::Encoder;
+
+pub fn encode(in_path_str: &str, out_path_str: &str, level: i32, n_workers: u32) {
+    let img = ImageReader::open(in_path_str).unwrap().decode().unwrap();
+    let (width, height) = &img.dimensions();
+    let width_bytes = width.to_be_bytes();
+    let height_bytes = height.to_be_bytes();
+    let out_file = File::create(out_path_str).unwrap();
+    let mut encoder = Encoder::new(out_file, level).unwrap(); /* 1-22 */
+    encoder.multithread(n_workers).unwrap();
+    encoder.write_all(&width_bytes).unwrap();
+    encoder.write_all(&height_bytes).unwrap();
+    encoder.write_all(img.into_rgba8().as_raw()).unwrap();
+    encoder.finish().unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+mod decode;
+mod encode;
+
+fn main() {
+    encode::encode("in.png", "out.qotk", 30, 28); /* 1-22 */
+    decode::decode("out.qotk", "out.png");
+}