Save WriteableBitmap to file using WPF

Question

I have:

WriteableBitmap bmp;

I basicly want to save it into a file on the disk like the following:

C:\bmp.png

I read some forums which mentions to read:

bmp.Pixels

and save those pixels into a Bitmap then use Bitmap.SaveImage() function. However, I can't access any Pixels. Apperantly my WriteableBitmap does not have any property named Pixels.

I use .NET Framework 4.0.

Just want to mention that `WriteableBitmap.Pixels` is a property in Silverlight. It is not available in WPF- — Anders Gustafsson, Jun 26 '12 at 20:54
@AndersGustafsson Thanks for the comment. I wasn't aware of it. Cheers. — Sait, Jun 27 '12 at 14:20

Indy9000 · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-03T15:08:51.157

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Use your WriteableBitmap's clone and use this function as below:

CreateThumbnail(filename, _frontBitmap.Clone());

...

void CreateThumbnail(string filename, BitmapSource image5)
{
    if (filename != string.Empty)
    {
         using (FileStream stream5 = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Create))
         {
             PngBitmapEncoder encoder5 = new PngBitmapEncoder();
             encoder5.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create(image5));
             encoder5.Save(stream5);
         }
    }
 }

edited Jul 03 '16 at 15:08

answered Jun 26 '12 at 17:33

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Is it really necessary to call `stream.Close()`? Won't `Dispose()` do that automatically? – Dmitri Nesteruk Jul 02 '16 at 07:56

Save WriteableBitmap to file using WPF

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