      return _save_cimg(0,filename,is_compressed);
    }

    const CImgList<T>& _save_cimg(std::FILE *const file, const char *const filename, const bool is_compressed) const {
      if (!file && !filename)
        throw CImgArgumentException(_cimglist_instance
                                    "save_cimg(): Specified filename is (null).",
                                    cimglist_instance);
#ifndef cimg_use_zlib
      if (is_compressed)
        cimg::warn(_cimglist_instance
                   "save_cimg(): Unable to save compressed data in file '%s' unless zlib is enabled, "
                   "saving them uncompressed.",
                   cimglist_instance,
                   filename?filename:"(FILE*)");
#endif
      const char *const ptype = pixel_type(), *const etype = cimg::endianness()?"big":"little";
      std::FILE *const nfile = file?file:cimg::fopen(filename,"wb");
      const bool is_bool = ptype==cimg::type<bool>::string();
      if (!is_bool && std::strstr(ptype,"unsigned")==ptype)
        std::fprintf(nfile,"%u unsigned_%s %s_endian\n",_width,ptype + 9,etype);
      else
        std::fprintf(nfile,"%u %s %s_endian\n",_width,ptype,etype);

      cimglist_for(*this,l) {
        const CImg<T>& img = _data[l];
        std::fprintf(nfile,"%u %u %u %u",img._width,img._height,img._depth,img._spectrum);
        if (img._data) {
          CImg<T> tmp;
          if (cimg::endianness()) { tmp = img; cimg::invert_endianness(tmp._data,tmp.size()); }
          const CImg<T>& ref = cimg::endianness()?tmp:img;
          bool failed_to_compress = true;
          if (is_compressed) {
#ifdef cimg_use_zlib
            Bytef *cbuf = 0;
            uLongf csiz = 0;

            if (is_bool) { // Boolean data (bitwise)
              ulongT siz;
              const unsigned char *const buf = ref._bool2uchar(siz,false);
              csiz = siz + siz/100 + 16;
              cbuf = new Bytef[csiz];
              failed_to_compress = (bool)compress(cbuf,&csiz,(Bytef*)buf,siz);
              if (!failed_to_compress) {
                std::fprintf(nfile," #%lu\n",csiz);
                cimg::fwrite(cbuf,csiz,nfile);
              }
              delete[] buf;
            } else { // Non-boolean data
              const ulongT siz = sizeof(T)*ref.size();
              csiz = siz + siz/100 + 16;
              cbuf = new Bytef[csiz];
              failed_to_compress = (bool)compress(cbuf,&csiz,(Bytef*)ref._data,siz);
              if (!failed_to_compress) {
                std::fprintf(nfile," #%lu\n",csiz);
                cimg::fwrite(cbuf,csiz,nfile);
              }
            }
            if (failed_to_compress)
              cimg::warn(_cimglist_instance
                         "save_cimg(): Failed to save compressed data for file '%s', saving them uncompressed.",
                         cimglist_instance,
                         filename?filename:"(FILE*)");
            delete[] cbuf;
#endif
          }
          if (failed_to_compress) { // Write non-compressed
            std::fputc('\n',nfile);
            if (is_bool) { // Boolean data (bitwise)
              ulongT siz;
              const unsigned char *const buf = ref._bool2uchar(siz,false);
              cimg::fwrite(buf,siz,nfile);
              delete[] buf;
            } else cimg::fwrite(ref._data,ref.size(),nfile); // Non-boolean data
          }
        } else std::fputc('\n',nfile);
      }
      return _save_cimg(0,filename,is_compressed);
    }

    const CImgList<T>& _save_cimg(std::FILE *const file, const char *const filename, const bool is_compressed) const {
      if (!file && !filename)
        throw CImgArgumentException(_cimglist_instance
                                    "save_cimg(): Specified filename is (null).",
                                    cimglist_instance);
#ifndef cimg_use_zlib
      if (is_compressed)
        cimg::warn(_cimglist_instance
                   "save_cimg(): Unable to save compressed data in file '%s' unless zlib is enabled, "
                   "saving them uncompressed.",
                   cimglist_instance,
                   filename?filename:"(FILE*)");
#endif
      const char *const ptype = pixel_type(), *const etype = cimg::endianness()?"big":"little";
      std::FILE *const nfile = file?file:cimg::fopen(filename,"wb");
      const bool is_bool = ptype==cimg::type<bool>::string();
      if (!is_bool && std::strstr(ptype,"unsigned")==ptype)
        std::fprintf(nfile,"%u unsigned_%s %s_endian\n",_width,ptype + 9,etype);
      else
        std::fprintf(nfile,"%u %s %s_endian\n",_width,ptype,etype);

      cimglist_for(*this,l) {
        const CImg<T>& img = _data[l];
        std::fprintf(nfile,"%u %u %u %u",img._width,img._height,img._depth,img._spectrum);
        if (img._data) {
          CImg<T> tmp;
          if (cimg::endianness()) { tmp = img; cimg::invert_endianness(tmp._data,tmp.size()); }
          const CImg<T>& ref = cimg::endianness()?tmp:img;
          bool failed_to_compress = true;
          if (is_compressed) {
#ifdef cimg_use_zlib
            Bytef *cbuf = 0;
            uLongf csiz = 0;

            if (is_bool) {  
              ulongT siz;
              const unsigned char *const buf = ref._bool2uchar(siz,false);
              csiz = siz + siz/100 + 16;
              cbuf = new Bytef[csiz];
              failed_to_compress = (bool)compress(cbuf,&csiz,(Bytef*)buf,siz);
              if (!failed_to_compress) {
                std::fprintf(nfile," #%lu\n",csiz);
                cimg::fwrite(cbuf,csiz,nfile);
              }
              delete[] buf;
            } else {  
              const ulongT siz = sizeof(T)*ref.size();
              csiz = siz + siz/100 + 16;
              cbuf = new Bytef[csiz];
              failed_to_compress = (bool)compress(cbuf,&csiz,(Bytef*)ref._data,siz);
              if (!failed_to_compress) {
                std::fprintf(nfile," #%lu\n",csiz);
                cimg::fwrite(cbuf,csiz,nfile);
              }
            }
            if (failed_to_compress)
              cimg::warn(_cimglist_instance
                         "save_cimg(): Failed to save compressed data for file '%s', saving them uncompressed.",
                         cimglist_instance,
                         filename?filename:"(FILE*)");
            delete[] cbuf;
#endif
          }
          if (failed_to_compress) {  
            std::fputc('\n',nfile);
            if (is_bool) {  
              ulongT siz;
              const unsigned char *const buf = ref._bool2uchar(siz,false);
              cimg::fwrite(buf,siz,nfile);
              delete[] buf;
            } else cimg::fwrite(ref._data,ref.size(),nfile);  
          }
        } else std::fputc('\n',nfile);
      }