Rana Krishnraj, Well, using the NET Framework class is clearly not going to work because it expects to see a specific, known data format. If you have your own image file format, (and, of course, we don't know anything about it), you could: (1) Convert it to a convenient format that your NET Framework bitmap class instance will recognize. I would suggest reading up on the native Win32 Bitmap[^] data structure, and create a valid bitmap (actually, a , DIB, Device Independent Bitmap[^]) in memory. (2) Write a custom file reader that adequately processes your custom file format. If you don't know anything about the Bitmap data structure, you should read: Bitmap Storage MSDN[^], or, Storing an Image MSDN[^] As Feng Yuan says: "The good thing about a DIB is that its storage is managed by the application, so the application can directly access its color table and pixel array, but GDI would not lend a hand to you in setting up a DIB."
