Converting WriteableBitmap to Bitmap in C#

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Is there any way for converting WriteableBitmap to Bitmap in C# ?

@GeorgeJohnston BitmapImage is in the System.Windows.Media namespace. Bitmap is in the System.Drawing namespace. The methods to convert between the two are entirely different. — red_sky
– red_sky, Commented Jun 25, 2013 at 13:12

Timothy Groote · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-28 12:10:47Z

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It's pretty straightforward, actually. Here's some code that should work. I haven't tested it and I'm writing it from the top of my head.

private System.Drawing.Bitmap BitmapFromWriteableBitmap(WriteableBitmap writeBmp)
{
  System.Drawing.Bitmap bmp;
  using (MemoryStream outStream = new MemoryStream())
  {
    BitmapEncoder enc = new BmpBitmapEncoder();
    enc.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create((BitmapSource)writeBmp));
    enc.Save(outStream);
    bmp = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(outStream);
  }
  return bmp;
}

The WriteableBitmap inherits from a BitmapSource, which can be saved directly to a stream. Then, you build a Bitmap from this stream.

edited Dec 28, 2013 at 12:10

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answered Jun 25, 2013 at 13:11

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Derreck Dean Over a year ago

As an aside, you'll need PresentationCore and WindowsBase for .Net 3.5. For .Net 4, you'll also need System.Xaml. Don't know why that is. I'm using these references in an Asp.NET application to generate QR codes for TOTP authentication.

Mike Rosoft Over a year ago

For some operations, Bitmap requires the underlying stream to be open when the bitmap was created from a stream. For example, bmp.Save(filename) will not work.

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