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EmbeddedImages is Apple's root project for the creation of graphics drawn at boot. The version format is the similar to iBoot, being in the format EmbeddedImages-MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH. It has been used ever since the introduction of the IMG3.

Finding the Version

To find the version of EmbeddedImages an embedded image is made from, in the case of a IMG4 file a tool such as img4lib may be used in the format img4 -i /path/to/image.im4p -v, or in the case of a IMG3 file a tool such as oldimgtool may be used in the format oldimgtool --ver /path/to/image.img3.

Example

$ img4 -v -i applelogo@2x~iphone.im4p
EmbeddedImages-121.100.10

Images Using EmbeddedImages

When producing the graphics for any Apple device, they're placed in specific directories that correspond to the specified image.[clarification needed]

The images are as follows: