When to Use

Writing code that creates, processes, or visualizes blockedImage objects
Implementing images.blocked.Adapter subclasses for custom file formats
User needs help with large image data that doesn't fit in memory
User wants to leverage parallel computing for image processing tasks
Working with whole-slide images, geospatial rasters, 3D microscopy volumes, or tiled mosaics
Any time a user is working with a TIFF file — load this skill and check the file first with imfinfo. Use blockedImage if the file is large (dimensions > 10,000 pixels in any axis), has multiple channels beyond RGB, or contains multiple IFDs (could be pyramid levels, time series, or Z-stack slices)

When NOT to Use

Image fits comfortably in memory and no parallel processing is needed — use standard imread/imwrite workflows
General image display without blockedImage — use the matlab-display-image skill instead
Deep learning model architecture or training loop design — this skill covers data preparation with blockedImageDatastore, not network design