Given a bitmapSource, I want to read the pixels natively. As I understand I need to use the CopyPixels call. But understanding the pixels would require the knowledge of Bits per pixel and color Context of the bitmapSource. Though I know the bits per pixel - how do I get to know the color Context.

The PixelFormat class does not allow me much information - the only way to use PixelFormat, as I percieve, is to compare it with the various static pre-defined values of the PixelFormat. Would that be the most generic way?

Essentialy, I want to save the bitmapSource in a RAW format. What would be the best way to go about it?

Abhas

If you do not specify the BitmapCreateOptions.IgnoreColorProfile, the bits received from CopyPixels already have the color profile applied to it.

Can you clarify what you mean by "saving the bitmapsource in a RAW format"? Do you just want to take the array of pixels and save it as a binary blob to disk or database?