Implemented Tango.RemoteDesktop.

Implemented png 8 bit quantization.
Implemented RasterFrame bounds clipping.
Refactored VectorFrame to use indexed colors.

3 files changed, 1189 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.RemoteDesktop/Utils/CursorUtils.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.RemoteDesktop/Utils/CursorUtils.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Tango.RemoteDesktop.Utils
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a static cursor helper.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class CursorUtils
+    {
+        #region INTERNALS
+
+        internal static class User32
+        {
+            public const Int32 CURSOR_SHOWING = 0x00000001;
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+            public struct ICONINFO
+            {
+                public bool fIcon;
+                public Int32 xHotspot;
+                public Int32 yHotspot;
+                public IntPtr hbmMask;
+                public IntPtr hbmColor;
+            }
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+            public struct POINT
+            {
+                public Int32 x;
+                public Int32 y;
+            }
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+            public struct CURSORINFO
+            {
+                public Int32 cbSize;
+                public Int32 flags;
+                public IntPtr hCursor;
+                public POINT ptScreenPos;
+            }
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+            public static extern bool GetCursorInfo(out CURSORINFO pci);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+            public static extern IntPtr CopyIcon(IntPtr hIcon);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+            public static extern bool DestroyIcon(IntPtr hIcon);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+            public static extern bool DrawIconEx(IntPtr hdc, int xLeft, int yTop, IntPtr hIcon, int cxWidth, int cyHeight, int istepIfAniCur, IntPtr hbrFlickerFreeDraw, int diFlags);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+            public static extern bool DrawIcon(IntPtr hdc, int x, int y, IntPtr hIcon);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+            public static extern bool GetIconInfo(IntPtr hIcon, out ICONINFO piconinfo);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Internal Classes
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+        struct CURSORINFO
+        {
+            public Int32 cbSize;
+            public Int32 flags;
+            public IntPtr hCursor;
+            public POINTAPI ptScreenPos;
+        }
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+        struct POINTAPI
+        {
+            public int x;
+            public int y;
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        static extern bool GetCursorInfo(out CURSORINFO pci);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        static extern bool DrawIcon(IntPtr hDC, int X, int Y, IntPtr hIcon);
+
+        const Int32 CURSOR_SHOWING = 0x00000001;
+
+        internal struct SIZE
+        {
+            public int cx;
+            public int cy;
+        }
+
+        internal class GDIStuff
+        {
+            #region Class Variables
+            public const int SRCCOPY = 13369376;
+            #endregion
+
+
+            #region Class Functions
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateDC")]
+            public static extern IntPtr CreateDC(IntPtr lpszDriver, string lpszDevice, IntPtr lpszOutput, IntPtr lpInitData);
+
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "DeleteDC")]
+            public static extern IntPtr DeleteDC(IntPtr hDc);
+
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "DeleteObject")]
+            public static extern IntPtr DeleteObject(IntPtr hDc);
+
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "BitBlt")]
+            public static extern bool BitBlt(IntPtr hdcDest, int xDest,
+                                             int yDest, int wDest,
+                                             int hDest, IntPtr hdcSource,
+                                             int xSrc, int ySrc, int RasterOp);
+
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateCompatibleBitmap")]
+            public static extern IntPtr CreateCompatibleBitmap
+                                        (IntPtr hdc, int nWidth, int nHeight);
+
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateCompatibleDC")]
+            public static extern IntPtr CreateCompatibleDC(IntPtr hdc);
+
+            [DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "SelectObject")]
+            public static extern IntPtr SelectObject(IntPtr hdc, IntPtr bmp);
+            #endregion
+        }
+
+        internal class Win32Stuff
+        {
+
+            #region Class Variables
+
+            public const int SM_CXSCREEN = 0;
+            public const int SM_CYSCREEN = 1;
+
+            public const Int32 CURSOR_SHOWING = 0x00000001;
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+            public struct ICONINFO
+            {
+                public bool fIcon;         // Specifies whether this structure defines an icon or a cursor. A value of TRUE specifies 
+                public Int32 xHotspot;     // Specifies the x-coordinate of a cursor's hot spot. If this structure defines an icon, the hot 
+                public Int32 yHotspot;     // Specifies the y-coordinate of the cursor's hot spot. If this structure defines an icon, the hot 
+                public IntPtr hbmMask;     // (HBITMAP) Specifies the icon bitmask bitmap. If this structure defines a black and white icon, 
+                public IntPtr hbmColor;    // (HBITMAP) Handle to the icon color bitmap. This member can be optional if this 
+            }
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+            public struct POINT
+            {
+                public Int32 x;
+                public Int32 y;
+            }
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+            public struct CURSORINFO
+            {
+                public Int32 cbSize;        // Specifies the size, in bytes, of the structure. 
+                public Int32 flags;         // Specifies the cursor state. This parameter can be one of the following values:
+                public IntPtr hCursor;          // Handle to the cursor. 
+                public POINT ptScreenPos;       // A POINT structure that receives the screen coordinates of the cursor. 
+            }
+
+            #endregion
+
+
+            #region Class Functions
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetDesktopWindow")]
+            public static extern IntPtr GetDesktopWindow();
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetDC")]
+            public static extern IntPtr GetDC(IntPtr ptr);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetSystemMetrics")]
+            public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(int abc);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetWindowDC")]
+            public static extern IntPtr GetWindowDC(Int32 ptr);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "ReleaseDC")]
+            public static extern IntPtr ReleaseDC(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hDc);
+
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetCursorInfo")]
+            public static extern bool GetCursorInfo(out CURSORINFO pci);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CopyIcon")]
+            public static extern IntPtr CopyIcon(IntPtr hIcon);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+            static extern bool DestroyIcon(IntPtr hIcon);
+
+            [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetIconInfo")]
+            public static extern bool GetIconInfo(IntPtr hIcon, out ICONINFO piconinfo);
+
+
+            #endregion
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Applies the current user cursor icon at the specified position on the specified bitmap.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="graphics">The drawing graphics object.</param>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The bitmap.</param>
+        /// <param name="left">The left cursor position.</param>
+        /// <param name="top">The top cursor position.</param>
+        [DebuggerHidden]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
+        public static void ApplyCursor(System.Drawing.Graphics graphics, System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmap, int left, int top)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                CURSORINFO pci;
+                pci.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(CURSORINFO));
+
+                if (GetCursorInfo(out pci))
+                {
+                    if (pci.flags == CURSOR_SHOWING)
+                    {
+                        //var iconPointer = User32.CopyIcon(pci.hCursor);
+                        //User32.ICONINFO iconInfo;
+                        //User32.GetIconInfo(iconPointer, out iconInfo);
+
+                        var hdc = graphics.GetHdc();
+                        User32.DrawIconEx(hdc, pci.ptScreenPos.x - left, pci.ptScreenPos.y - top, pci.hCursor, 0, 0, 0, IntPtr.Zero, 0x0003);
+
+                        //User32.DestroyIcon(iconPointer);
+                        GDIStuff.DeleteObject(pci.hCursor);
+                    }
+                }
+                graphics.ReleaseHdc();
+            }
+            catch { }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.RemoteDesktop/Utils/DirectBitmap.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.RemoteDesktop/Utils/DirectBitmap.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Tango.RemoteDesktop.Utils
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a bitmap object with fast Get/Set Pixel methods.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <seealso cref="System.IDisposable" />
+    public class DirectBitmap : IDisposable
+    {
+        public Bitmap Bitmap { get; private set; }
+        public Int32[] Bits { get; private set; }
+        public bool Disposed { get; private set; }
+        public int Height { get; private set; }
+        public int Width { get; private set; }
+
+        protected GCHandle BitsHandle { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DirectBitmap"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="width">The width.</param>
+        /// <param name="height">The height.</param>
+        public DirectBitmap(int width, int height)
+        {
+            Width = width;
+            Height = height;
+            Bits = new Int32[width * height];
+            BitsHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(Bits, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+            Bitmap = new Bitmap(width, height, width * 4, PixelFormat.Format32bppPArgb, BitsHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the pixel color.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The x position.</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The y position.</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The color.</param>
+        public void SetPixel(int x, int y, Color color)
+        {
+            int index = x + (y * Width);
+            int col = color.ToArgb();
+
+            Bits[index] = col;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the pixel color.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The x position.</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The y position.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public Color GetPixel(int x, int y)
+        {
+            int index = x + (y * Width);
+            int col = Bits[index];
+            Color result = Color.FromArgb(col);
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Releases unmanaged and - optionally - managed resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (Disposed) return;
+            Disposed = true;
+            BitsHandle.Free();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.RemoteDesktop/Utils/FastBitmap.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.RemoteDesktop/Utils/FastBitmap.cs
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index 000000000..f32bd4b39
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Tango.RemoteDesktop.Utils
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates a Bitmap for fast bitmap pixel operations using 32bpp images
+    /// </summary>
+    public unsafe class FastBitmap : IDisposable
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the number of bytes available per pixel of the bitmap object being manipulated
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int BytesPerPixel = 4;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The Bitmap object encapsulated on this FastBitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Bitmap _bitmap;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The BitmapData resulted from the lock operation
+        /// </summary>
+        private BitmapData _bitmapData;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The first pixel of the bitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        private int* _scan0;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the width of this FastBitmap object
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Width { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the height of this FastBitmap object
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Height { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the pointer to the first pixel of the bitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        public IntPtr Scan0 => _bitmapData.Scan0;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the stride width (in int32-sized values) of the bitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Stride { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the stride width (in bytes) of the bitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        public int StrideInBytes { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a boolean value that states whether this FastBitmap is currently locked in memory
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Locked { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an array of 32-bit color pixel values that represent this FastBitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="Exception">The locking operation required to extract the values off from the underlying bitmap failed</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already locked outside this fast bitmap</exception>
+        public int[] DataArray
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                bool unlockAfter = false;
+                if (!Locked)
+                {
+                    Lock();
+                    unlockAfter = true;
+                }
+
+                // Declare an array to hold the bytes of the bitmap
+                int bytes = Math.Abs(_bitmapData.Stride) * _bitmap.Height;
+                int[] argbValues = new int[bytes / BytesPerPixel];
+
+                // Copy the RGB values into the array
+                Marshal.Copy(_bitmapData.Scan0, argbValues, 0, bytes / BytesPerPixel);
+
+                if (unlockAfter)
+                {
+                    Unlock();
+                }
+
+                return argbValues;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the FastBitmap class with a specified Bitmap.
+        /// The bitmap provided must have a 32bpp depth
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The Bitmap object to encapsulate on this FastBitmap object</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The bitmap provided does not have a 32bpp pixel format</exception>
+        public FastBitmap(Bitmap bitmap)
+        {
+            if (Image.GetPixelFormatSize(bitmap.PixelFormat) != 32)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(@"The provided bitmap must have a 32bpp depth", nameof(bitmap));
+            }
+
+            _bitmap = bitmap;
+
+            Width = bitmap.Width;
+            Height = bitmap.Height;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Disposes of this fast bitmap object and releases any pending resources.
+        /// The underlying bitmap is not disposes, and is unlocked, if currently locked
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (Locked)
+            {
+                Unlock();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Locks the bitmap to start the bitmap operations. If the bitmap is already locked,
+        /// an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A fast bitmap locked struct that will unlock the underlying bitmap after disposal</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="System.Exception">The locking operation in the underlying bitmap failed</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already locked outside this fast bitmap</exception>
+        public FastBitmapLocker Lock()
+        {
+            return Lock((FastBitmapLockFormat)_bitmap.PixelFormat);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Locks the bitmap to start the bitmap operations. If the bitmap is already locked,
+        /// an exception is thrown.
+        ///
+        /// The provided pixel format should be a 32bpp format.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pixelFormat">A pixel format to use when locking the underlying bitmap</param>
+        /// <returns>A fast bitmap locked struct that will unlock the underlying bitmap after disposal</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="Exception">The locking operation in the underlying bitmap failed</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already locked outside this fast bitmap</exception>
+        public FastBitmapLocker Lock(FastBitmapLockFormat pixelFormat)
+        {
+            if (Locked)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Unlock must be called before a Lock operation");
+            }
+
+            return Lock(ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, (PixelFormat)pixelFormat);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Locks the bitmap to start the bitmap operations
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="lockMode">The lock mode to use on the bitmap</param>
+        /// <param name="pixelFormat">A pixel format to use when locking the underlying bitmap</param>
+        /// <returns>A fast bitmap locked struct that will unlock the underlying bitmap after disposal</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.Exception">The locking operation in the underlying bitmap failed</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already locked outside this fast bitmap</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><see cref="!:pixelFormat"/> is not a 32bpp format</exception>
+        private FastBitmapLocker Lock(ImageLockMode lockMode, PixelFormat pixelFormat)
+        {
+            var rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, _bitmap.Width, _bitmap.Height);
+
+            return Lock(lockMode, rect, pixelFormat);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Locks the bitmap to start the bitmap operations
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="lockMode">The lock mode to use on the bitmap</param>
+        /// <param name="rect">The rectangle to lock</param>
+        /// <param name="pixelFormat">A pixel format to use when locking the underlying bitmap</param>
+        /// <returns>A fast bitmap locked struct that will unlock the underlying bitmap after disposal</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">The provided region is invalid</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="System.Exception">The locking operation in the underlying bitmap failed</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap region is already locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><see cref="!:pixelFormat"/> is not a 32bpp format</exception>
+        private FastBitmapLocker Lock(ImageLockMode lockMode, Rectangle rect, PixelFormat pixelFormat)
+        {
+            // Lock the bitmap's bits
+            _bitmapData = _bitmap.LockBits(rect, lockMode, pixelFormat);
+
+            _scan0 = (int*)_bitmapData.Scan0;
+            Stride = _bitmapData.Stride / BytesPerPixel;
+            StrideInBytes = _bitmapData.Stride;
+
+            Locked = true;
+
+            return new FastBitmapLocker(this);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unlocks the bitmap and applies the changes made to it. If the bitmap was not locked
+        /// beforehand, an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The bitmap is already unlocked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="System.Exception">The unlocking operation in the underlying bitmap failed</exception>
+        public void Unlock()
+        {
+            if (!Locked)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Lock must be called before an Unlock operation");
+            }
+
+            _bitmap.UnlockBits(_bitmapData);
+
+            Locked = false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the pixel color at the given coordinates. If the bitmap was not locked beforehands,
+        /// an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The new color of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The fast bitmap is not locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The provided coordinates are out of bounds of the bitmap</exception>
+        public void SetPixel(int x, int y, Color color)
+        {
+            SetPixel(x, y, color.ToArgb());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the pixel color at the given coordinates. If the bitmap was not locked beforehands,
+        /// an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The new color of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The fast bitmap is not locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The provided coordinates are out of bounds of the bitmap</exception>
+        public void SetPixel(int x, int y, int color)
+        {
+            SetPixel(x, y, unchecked((uint)color));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the pixel color at the given coordinates. If the bitmap was not locked beforehands,
+        /// an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The new color of the pixel to set</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The fast bitmap is not locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The provided coordinates are out of bounds of the bitmap</exception>
+        public void SetPixel(int x, int y, uint color)
+        {
+            if (!Locked)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("The FastBitmap must be locked before any pixel operations are made");
+            }
+
+            if (x < 0 || x >= Width)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(x), @"The X component must be >= 0 and < width");
+            }
+            if (y < 0 || y >= Height)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(y), @"The Y component must be >= 0 and < height");
+            }
+
+            *(uint*)(_scan0 + x + y * Stride) = color;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the pixel color at the given coordinates. If the bitmap was not locked beforehands,
+        /// an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate of the pixel to get</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate of the pixel to get</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The fast bitmap is not locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The provided coordinates are out of bounds of the bitmap</exception>
+        public Color GetPixel(int x, int y)
+        {
+            return Color.FromArgb(GetPixelInt(x, y));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the pixel color at the given coordinates as an integer value. If the bitmap
+        /// was not locked beforehands, an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate of the pixel to get</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate of the pixel to get</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The fast bitmap is not locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The provided coordinates are out of bounds of the bitmap</exception>
+        public int GetPixelInt(int x, int y)
+        {
+            if (!Locked)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("The FastBitmap must be locked before any pixel operations are made");
+            }
+
+            if (x < 0 || x >= Width)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(x), @"The X component must be >= 0 and < width");
+            }
+            if (y < 0 || y >= Height)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(y), @"The Y component must be >= 0 and < height");
+            }
+
+            return *(_scan0 + x + y * Stride);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the pixel color at the given coordinates as an unsigned integer value.
+        /// If the bitmap was not locked beforehands, an exception is thrown
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate of the pixel to get</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate of the pixel to get</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The fast bitmap is not locked</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The provided coordinates are out of bounds of the bitmap</exception>
+        public uint GetPixelUInt(int x, int y)
+        {
+            if (!Locked)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("The FastBitmap must be locked before any pixel operations are made");
+            }
+
+            if (x < 0 || x >= Width)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(x), @"The X component must be >= 0 and < width");
+            }
+            if (y < 0 || y >= Height)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(y), @"The Y component must be >= 0 and < height");
+            }
+
+            return *((uint*)_scan0 + x + y * Stride);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies the contents of the given array of colors into this FastBitmap.
+        /// Throws an ArgumentException if the count of colors on the array mismatches the pixel count from this FastBitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="colors">The array of colors to copy</param>
+        /// <param name="ignoreZeroes">Whether to ignore zeroes when copying the data</param>
+        public void CopyFromArray(int[] colors, bool ignoreZeroes = false)
+        {
+            if (colors.Length != Width * Height)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(@"The number of colors of the given array mismatch the pixel count of the bitmap", nameof(colors));
+            }
+
+            // Simply copy the argb values array
+            // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+            int* s0t = _scan0;
+
+            fixed (int* source = colors)
+            {
+                // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+                int* s0s = source;
+
+                int count = Width * Height;
+
+                if (!ignoreZeroes)
+                {
+                    // Unfold the loop
+                    const int sizeBlock = 8;
+                    int rem = count % sizeBlock;
+
+                    count /= sizeBlock;
+
+                    while (count-- > 0)
+                    {
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                    }
+
+                    while (rem-- > 0)
+                    {
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    while (count-- > 0)
+                    {
+                        if (*(s0s) == 0) { s0t++; s0s++; continue; }
+                        *(s0t++) = *(s0s++);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears the bitmap with the given color
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The color to clear the bitmap with</param>
+        public void Clear(Color color)
+        {
+            Clear(color.ToArgb());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears the bitmap with the given color
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The color to clear the bitmap with</param>
+        public void Clear(int color)
+        {
+            bool unlockAfter = false;
+            if (!Locked)
+            {
+                Lock();
+                unlockAfter = true;
+            }
+
+            // Clear all the pixels
+            int count = Width * Height;
+            int* curScan = _scan0;
+
+            // Uniform color pixel values can be mem-set straight away
+            int component = (color & 0xFF);
+            if (component == ((color >> 8) & 0xFF) && component == ((color >> 16) & 0xFF) && component == ((color >> 24) & 0xFF))
+            {
+                memset(_scan0, component, (ulong)(Height * Stride * BytesPerPixel));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Defines the ammount of assignments that the main while() loop is performing per loop.
+                // The value specified here must match the number of assignment statements inside that loop
+                const int assignsPerLoop = 8;
+
+                int rem = count % assignsPerLoop;
+                count /= assignsPerLoop;
+
+                while (count-- > 0)
+                {
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                }
+                while (rem-- > 0)
+                {
+                    *(curScan++) = color;
+                }
+
+                if (unlockAfter)
+                {
+                    Unlock();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears a square region of this image w/ a given color
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="region"></param>
+        /// <param name="color"></param>
+        public void ClearRegion(Rectangle region, Color color)
+        {
+            ClearRegion(region, color.ToArgb());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears a square region of this image w/ a given color
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="region"></param>
+        /// <param name="color"></param>
+        public void ClearRegion(Rectangle region, int color)
+        {
+            var thisReg = new Rectangle(0, 0, Width, Height);
+            if (!region.IntersectsWith(thisReg))
+                return;
+
+            // If the region covers the entire image, use faster Clear().
+            if (region == thisReg)
+            {
+                Clear(color);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            int minX = region.X;
+            int maxX = region.X + region.Width;
+
+            int minY = region.Y;
+            int maxY = region.Y + region.Height;
+
+            // Bail out of optimization if there's too few rows to make this worth it
+            if (maxY - minY < 16)
+            {
+                for (int y = minY; y < maxY; y++)
+                {
+                    for (int x = minX; x < maxX; x++)
+                    {
+                        *(_scan0 + x + y * Stride) = color;
+                    }
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+
+            ulong strideWidth = (ulong)region.Width * BytesPerPixel;
+
+            // Uniform color pixel values can be mem-set straight away
+            int component = (color & 0xFF);
+            if (component == ((color >> 8) & 0xFF) && component == ((color >> 16) & 0xFF) &&
+                component == ((color >> 24) & 0xFF))
+            {
+                for (int y = minY; y < maxY; y++)
+                {
+                    memset(_scan0 + minX + y * Stride, component, strideWidth);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Prepare a horizontal slice of pixels that will be copied over each horizontal row down.
+                var row = new int[region.Width];
+
+                fixed (int* pRow = row)
+                {
+                    int count = region.Width;
+                    int rem = count % 8;
+                    count /= 8;
+                    int* pSrc = pRow;
+                    while (count-- > 0)
+                    {
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                    }
+                    while (rem-- > 0)
+                    {
+                        *pSrc++ = color;
+                    }
+
+                    var sx = _scan0 + minX;
+                    for (int y = minY; y < maxY; y++)
+                    {
+                        memcpy(sx + y * Stride, pRow, strideWidth);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies a region of the source bitmap into this fast bitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source image to copy</param>
+        /// <param name="srcRect">The region on the source bitmap that will be copied over</param>
+        /// <param name="destRect">The region on this fast bitmap that will be changed</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The provided source bitmap is the same bitmap locked in this FastBitmap</exception>
+        public void CopyRegion(Bitmap source, Rectangle srcRect, Rectangle destRect)
+        {
+            // Throw exception when trying to copy same bitmap over
+            if (source == _bitmap)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(@"Copying regions across the same bitmap is not supported", nameof(source));
+            }
+
+            var srcBitmapRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height);
+            var destBitmapRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, Width, Height);
+
+            // Check if the rectangle configuration doesn't generate invalid states or does not affect the target image
+            if (srcRect.Width <= 0 || srcRect.Height <= 0 || destRect.Width <= 0 || destRect.Height <= 0 ||
+                !srcBitmapRect.IntersectsWith(srcRect) || !destRect.IntersectsWith(destBitmapRect))
+                return;
+
+            // Find the areas of the first and second bitmaps that are going to be affected
+            srcBitmapRect = Rectangle.Intersect(srcRect, srcBitmapRect);
+
+            // Clip the source rectangle on top of the destination rectangle in a way that clips out the regions of the original bitmap
+            // that will not be drawn on the destination bitmap for being out of bounds
+            srcBitmapRect = Rectangle.Intersect(srcBitmapRect, new Rectangle(srcRect.X, srcRect.Y, destRect.Width, destRect.Height));
+
+            destBitmapRect = Rectangle.Intersect(destRect, destBitmapRect);
+
+            // Clip the source bitmap region yet again here
+            srcBitmapRect = Rectangle.Intersect(srcBitmapRect, new Rectangle(-destRect.X + srcRect.X, -destRect.Y + srcRect.Y, Width, Height));
+
+            // Calculate the rectangle containing the maximum possible area that is supposed to be affected by the copy region operation
+            int copyWidth = Math.Min(srcBitmapRect.Width, destBitmapRect.Width);
+            int copyHeight = Math.Min(srcBitmapRect.Height, destBitmapRect.Height);
+
+            if (copyWidth == 0 || copyHeight == 0)
+                return;
+
+            int srcStartX = srcBitmapRect.Left;
+            int srcStartY = srcBitmapRect.Top;
+
+            int destStartX = destBitmapRect.Left;
+            int destStartY = destBitmapRect.Top;
+
+            using (var fastSource = source.FastLock())
+            {
+                ulong strideWidth = (ulong)copyWidth * BytesPerPixel;
+
+                // Perform copies of whole pixel rows
+                for (int y = 0; y < copyHeight; y++)
+                {
+                    int destX = destStartX;
+                    int destY = destStartY + y;
+
+                    int srcX = srcStartX;
+                    int srcY = srcStartY + y;
+
+                    long offsetSrc = (srcX + srcY * fastSource.Stride);
+                    long offsetDest = (destX + destY * Stride);
+
+                    memcpy(_scan0 + offsetDest, fastSource._scan0 + offsetSrc, strideWidth);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs a copy operation of the pixels from the Source bitmap to the Target bitmap.
+        /// If the dimensions or pixel depths of both images don't match, the copy is not performed
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The bitmap to copy the pixels from</param>
+        /// <param name="target">The bitmap to copy the pixels to</param>
+        /// <returns>Whether the copy proceedure was successful</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The provided source and target bitmaps are the same</exception>
+        public static bool CopyPixels(Bitmap source, Bitmap target)
+        {
+            if (source == target)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(@"Copying pixels across the same bitmap is not supported", nameof(source));
+            }
+
+            if (source.Width != target.Width || source.Height != target.Height || source.PixelFormat != target.PixelFormat)
+                return false;
+
+            using (FastBitmap fastSource = source.FastLock(),
+                fastTarget = target.FastLock())
+            {
+                memcpy(fastTarget.Scan0, fastSource.Scan0, (ulong)(fastSource.Height * fastSource.Stride * BytesPerPixel));
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears the given bitmap with the given color
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The bitmap to clear</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The color to clear the bitmap with</param>
+        public static void ClearBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, Color color)
+        {
+            ClearBitmap(bitmap, color.ToArgb());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears the given bitmap with the given color
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The bitmap to clear</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The color to clear the bitmap with</param>
+        public static void ClearBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, int color)
+        {
+            using (var fb = bitmap.FastLock())
+            {
+                fb.Clear(color);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies a region of the source bitmap to a target bitmap
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source image to copy</param>
+        /// <param name="target">The target image to be altered</param>
+        /// <param name="srcRect">The region on the source bitmap that will be copied over</param>
+        /// <param name="destRect">The region on the target bitmap that will be changed</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The provided source and target bitmaps are the same bitmap</exception>
+        public static void CopyRegion(Bitmap source, Bitmap target, Rectangle srcRect, Rectangle destRect)
+        {
+            var srcBitmapRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height);
+            var destBitmapRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, target.Width, target.Height);
+
+            // If the copy operation results in an entire copy, use CopyPixels instead
+            if (srcBitmapRect == srcRect && destBitmapRect == destRect && srcBitmapRect == destBitmapRect)
+            {
+                CopyPixels(source, target);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            using (var fastTarget = target.FastLock())
+            {
+                fastTarget.CopyRegion(source, srcRect, destRect);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a bitmap that is a slice of the original provided 32bpp Bitmap.
+        /// The region must have a width and a height > 0, and must lie inside the source bitmap's area
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source bitmap to slice</param>
+        /// <param name="region">The region of the source bitmap to slice</param>
+        /// <returns>A Bitmap that represents the rectangle region slice of the source bitmap</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The provided bimap is not 32bpp</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The provided region is invalid</exception>
+        public static Bitmap SliceBitmap(Bitmap source, Rectangle region)
+        {
+            if (region.Width <= 0 || region.Height <= 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(@"The provided region must have a width and a height > 0", nameof(region));
+            }
+
+            var sliceRectangle = Rectangle.Intersect(new Rectangle(Point.Empty, source.Size), region);
+
+            if (sliceRectangle.IsEmpty)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(@"The provided region must not lie outside of the bitmap's region completely", nameof(region));
+            }
+
+            var slicedBitmap = new Bitmap(sliceRectangle.Width, sliceRectangle.Height);
+            CopyRegion(source, slicedBitmap, sliceRectangle, new Rectangle(0, 0, sliceRectangle.Width, sliceRectangle.Height));
+
+            return slicedBitmap;
+        }
+
+#if NETSTANDARD
+        public static void memcpy(IntPtr dest, IntPtr src, ulong count)
+        {
+            Buffer.MemoryCopy(src.ToPointer(), dest.ToPointer(), count, count);
+        }
+
+        public static void memcpy(void* dest, void* src, ulong count)
+        {
+            Buffer.MemoryCopy(src, dest, count, count);
+        }
+
+        public static void memset(void* dest, int value, ulong count)
+        {
+            Unsafe.InitBlock(dest, (byte)value, (uint)count);
+        }
+#else
+        /// <summary>
+        /// .NET wrapper to native call of 'memcpy'. Requires Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime installed
+        /// </summary>
+        [DllImport("msvcrt.dll", EntryPoint = "memcpy", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, SetLastError = false)]
+        public static extern IntPtr memcpy(IntPtr dest, IntPtr src, ulong count);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// .NET wrapper to native call of 'memcpy'. Requires Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime installed
+        /// </summary>
+        [DllImport("msvcrt.dll", EntryPoint = "memcpy", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, SetLastError = false)]
+        public static extern IntPtr memcpy(void* dest, void* src, ulong count);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// .NET wrapper to native call of 'memset'. Requires Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime installed
+        /// </summary>
+        [DllImport("msvcrt.dll", EntryPoint = "memset", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, SetLastError = false)]
+        public static extern IntPtr memset(void* dest, int value, ulong count);
+#endif
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represents a disposable structure that is returned during Lock() calls, and unlocks the bitmap on Dispose calls
+        /// </summary>
+        public struct FastBitmapLocker : IDisposable
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the fast bitmap instance attached to this locker
+            /// </summary>
+            public FastBitmap FastBitmap { get; }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Initializes a new instance of the FastBitmapLocker struct with an initial fast bitmap object.
+            /// The fast bitmap object passed will be unlocked after calling Dispose() on this struct
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="fastBitmap">A fast bitmap to attach to this locker which will be released after a call to Dispose</param>
+            public FastBitmapLocker(FastBitmap fastBitmap)
+            {
+                FastBitmap = fastBitmap;
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Disposes of this FastBitmapLocker, essentially unlocking the underlying fast bitmap
+            /// </summary>
+            public void Dispose()
+            {
+                if (FastBitmap.Locked)
+                    FastBitmap.Unlock();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Describes a pixel format to use when locking a bitmap using <see cref="FastBitmap"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum FastBitmapLockFormat
+    {
+        /// <summary>Specifies that the format is 32 bits per pixel; 8 bits each are used for the red, green, and blue components. The remaining 8 bits are not used.</summary>
+        Format32bppRgb = 139273,
+        /// <summary>Specifies that the format is 32 bits per pixel; 8 bits each are used for the alpha, red, green, and blue components. The red, green, and blue components are premultiplied, according to the alpha component.</summary>
+        Format32bppPArgb = 925707,
+        /// <summary>Specifies that the format is 32 bits per pixel; 8 bits each are used for the alpha, red, green, and blue components.</summary>
+        Format32bppArgb = 2498570,
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Static class that contains fast bitmap extension methdos for the Bitmap class
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class FastBitmapExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Locks this bitmap into memory and returns a FastBitmap that can be used to manipulate its pixels
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The bitmap to lock</param>
+        /// <returns>A locked FastBitmap</returns>
+        public static FastBitmap FastLock(this Bitmap bitmap)
+        {
+            var fast = new FastBitmap(bitmap);
+            fast.Lock();
+
+            return fast;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Locks this bitmap into memory and returns a FastBitmap that can be used to manipulate its pixels
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The bitmap to lock</param>
+        /// <param name="lockFormat">The underlying pixel format to use when locking the bitmap</param>
+        /// <returns>A locked FastBitmap</returns>
+        public static FastBitmap FastLock(this Bitmap bitmap, FastBitmapLockFormat lockFormat)
+        {
+            var fast = new FastBitmap(bitmap);
+            fast.Lock(lockFormat);
+
+            return fast;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a deep clone of this Bitmap object, with all the data copied over.
+        /// After a deep clone, the new bitmap is completely independent from the original
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bitmap">The bitmap to clone</param>
+        /// <returns>A deep clone of this Bitmap object, with all the data copied over</returns>
+        public static Bitmap DeepClone(this Bitmap bitmap)
+        {
+            return bitmap.Clone(new Rectangle(0, 0, bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height), bitmap.PixelFormat);
+        }
+    }
+}