diff --git a/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.cpp b/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.cpp
index 69db8f7..ba0d669 100644
--- a/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.cpp
@@ -5,23 +5,37 @@ using namespace openalprnet;
 
 BitmapMat::BitmapMat(array<Byte>^ byteArray)
 {
-	this->m_bitmap = ByteArrayToMat(byteArray);
+	m_bitmap = new cv::Mat();
+	std::vector<char> buffer = AlprHelper::ToVector(byteArray);
+	cv::imdecode(buffer, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR, this->m_bitmap);
 }
 
 BitmapMat::BitmapMat(Bitmap^ bitmap)
 {
-	this->m_bitmap = BitmapToMat(bitmap);
+	m_bitmap = new cv::Mat();
+
+	MemoryStream^ ms = gcnew MemoryStream();
+	bitmap->Save(ms, ImageFormat::Png);
+
+	std::vector<char> buffer = AlprHelper::ToVector(ms->ToArray());
+	cv::imdecode(buffer, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR, this->m_bitmap);
+
+	delete ms;
 }
 
 BitmapMat::BitmapMat(MemoryStream^ memoryStream)
 {
-	this->m_bitmap = MemoryStreamBitmapToMat(memoryStream);
+	m_bitmap = new cv::Mat();
+	std::vector<char> buffer = AlprHelper::ToVector(memoryStream->ToArray());
+	cv::imdecode(buffer, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR, this->m_bitmap);
 }
 
 BitmapMat::BitmapMat(String^ filename)
 {
-	Bitmap^ bitmap = gcnew Bitmap(filename);
-	this->m_bitmap = BitmapToMat(bitmap);
-	delete bitmap;
+	m_bitmap = new cv::Mat();
+	array<Byte>^ byteArray = File::ReadAllBytes(filename);
+	std::vector<char> buffer = AlprHelper::ToVector(byteArray);
+	cv::imdecode(buffer, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR, this->m_bitmap);
+	delete byteArray;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.h b/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.h
index cedbf94..3732759 100644
--- a/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.h
+++ b/src/bindings/csharp/openalpr-net/bitmapmat-net.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp"
+#include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+
+#include "helper-net.h"
 
 using namespace System;
 using namespace System::Drawing;
@@ -33,74 +36,16 @@ namespace openalprnet {
 
 		!BitmapMat()
 		{
-			delete[] m_bitmap->data;
+			m_bitmap->release();
+			delete m_bitmap;
 		}
 
 		property cv::Mat Value {
 			cv::Mat get()
 			{
-				cv::Mat value = this->m_bitmap->clone();
-				return value;
+				return *m_bitmap;
 			}
 		}
 
-	private:
-
-		static cv::Mat* BitmapToMat(Bitmap^ bitmap)
-		{
-			int channels = 0;
-
-			switch (bitmap->PixelFormat)
-			{
-			case PixelFormat::Format8bppIndexed:
-			case PixelFormat::Format1bppIndexed:
-				channels = 1;
-				break;
-			case PixelFormat::Format24bppRgb:
-				channels = 3;
-				break;
-			case PixelFormat::Format32bppRgb:
-			case PixelFormat::Format32bppArgb:
-			case PixelFormat::Format32bppPArgb:
-				channels = 4;
-				break;
-			default:
-				throw gcnew NotSupportedException(bitmap->PixelFormat.ToString());
-			}
-
-			BitmapData^ bitmapData = bitmap->LockBits(
-				System::Drawing::Rectangle(0, 0, bitmap->Width, bitmap->Height),
-				ImageLockMode::ReadOnly,
-				bitmap->PixelFormat
-				);
-
-			const int totalBytes = bitmap->Height * bitmapData->Stride;
-
-			char *dst = new char[totalBytes];
-			::memcpy(dst, bitmapData->Scan0.ToPointer(), totalBytes);
-
-			cv::Mat* dstMat = new cv::Mat(cv::Size(bitmap->Width, bitmap->Height), CV_8UC(channels), dst);
-
-			bitmap->UnlockBits(bitmapData);
-
-			return dstMat;
-		}
-
-		static cv::Mat* MemoryStreamBitmapToMat(MemoryStream^ memoryStream)
-		{
-			Bitmap^ bitmap = gcnew Bitmap(memoryStream);
-			cv::Mat* mat = BitmapToMat(bitmap);
-			delete bitmap;
-			return mat;
-		}
-
-		static cv::Mat* ByteArrayToMat(array<Byte>^ byteArray)
-		{
-			MemoryStream^ ms = gcnew MemoryStream(byteArray);
-			cv::Mat* mat = MemoryStreamBitmapToMat(ms);
-			delete ms;
-			return mat;
-		}
-
 	};
 }
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