diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
index eaf79671f..167fb94ff 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
@@ -262,23 +262,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
         {
             this.currentStream.Read(this.buffer, 0, 7);
 
-            byte packed = this.buffer[4];
-
-            this.logicalScreenDescriptor = new GifLogicalScreenDescriptor
-            {
-                Width = BitConverter.ToInt16(this.buffer, 0),
-                Height = BitConverter.ToInt16(this.buffer, 2),
-                BitsPerPixel = (this.buffer[4] & 0x07) + 1,  // The lowest 3 bits represent the bit depth minus 1
-                BackgroundColorIndex = this.buffer[5],
-                PixelAspectRatio = this.buffer[6],
-                GlobalColorTableFlag = ((packed & 0x80) >> 7) == 1,
-                GlobalColorTableSize = 2 << (packed & 0x07)
-            };
-
-            if (this.logicalScreenDescriptor.GlobalColorTableSize > 255 * 4)
-            {
-                throw new ImageFormatException($"Invalid gif colormap size '{this.logicalScreenDescriptor.GlobalColorTableSize}'");
-            }
+            this.logicalScreenDescriptor = GifLogicalScreenDescriptor.Parse(this.buffer);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -528,7 +512,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
         /// <param name="meta">The meta data.</param>
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         private void SetFrameMetaData(ImageFrameMetaData meta)
-        {  
+        {
             if (this.graphicsControlExtension.DelayTime > 0)
             {
                 meta.FrameDelay = this.graphicsControlExtension.DelayTime;
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs
index f0e95ed1d..7d51acb99 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
             this.WriteHeader(writer);
 
             // Write the LSD. We'll use local color tables for now.
-            this.WriteLogicalScreenDescriptor(image, writer, index);
+            this.WriteLogicalScreenDescriptor(image, stream, index);
 
             // Write the first frame.
             this.WriteComments(image, writer);
@@ -165,35 +165,25 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="image">The image to encode.</param>
-        /// <param name="writer">The writer to write to the stream with.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream to write to.</param>
         /// <param name="transparencyIndex">The transparency index to set the default background index to.</param>
-        private void WriteLogicalScreenDescriptor<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, EndianBinaryWriter writer, int transparencyIndex)
+        private void WriteLogicalScreenDescriptor<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, Stream stream, int transparencyIndex)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            var descriptor = new GifLogicalScreenDescriptor
-            {
-                Width = (short)image.Width,
-                Height = (short)image.Height,
-                GlobalColorTableFlag = false, // TODO: Always false for now.
-                GlobalColorTableSize = this.bitDepth - 1,
-                BackgroundColorIndex = unchecked((byte)transparencyIndex)
-            };
-
-            writer.Write((ushort)descriptor.Width);
-            writer.Write((ushort)descriptor.Height);
-
-            var field = default(PackedField);
-            field.SetBit(0, descriptor.GlobalColorTableFlag);  // 1   : Global color table flag = 1 || 0 (GCT used/ not used)
-            field.SetBits(1, 3, descriptor.GlobalColorTableSize); // 2-4 : color resolution
-            field.SetBit(4, false); // 5   : GCT sort flag = 0
-            field.SetBits(5, 3, descriptor.GlobalColorTableSize); // 6-8 : GCT size. 2^(N+1)
-
-            // Reduce the number of writes
-            this.buffer[0] = field.Byte;
-            this.buffer[1] = descriptor.BackgroundColorIndex; // Background Color Index
-            this.buffer[2] = descriptor.PixelAspectRatio; // Pixel aspect ratio. Assume 1:1
+            var descriptor = new GifLogicalScreenDescriptor(
+                width: (ushort)image.Width,
+                height: (ushort)image.Height,
+                bitsPerPixel: 0,
+                pixelAspectRatio: 0,
+                globalColorTableFlag: false, // TODO: Always false for now.
+                globalColorTableSize: this.bitDepth - 1,
+                backgroundColorIndex: unchecked((byte)transparencyIndex)
+            );
+
+            descriptor.WriteTo(this.buffer);
+
+            stream.Write(this.buffer, 0, GifLogicalScreenDescriptor.Size);
 
-            writer.Write(this.buffer, 0, 3);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -229,7 +219,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="image">The <see cref="ImageFrame{TPixel}"/> to be encoded.</param>
-        /// <param name="writer">The stream to write to.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream to write to.</param>
         private void WriteComments<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, EndianBinaryWriter writer)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/Sections/GifLogicalScreenDescriptor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/Sections/GifLogicalScreenDescriptor.cs
index 05f232a4b..4f2a17ddf 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/Sections/GifLogicalScreenDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/Sections/GifLogicalScreenDescriptor.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using System;
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -8,51 +11,116 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
     /// necessary to define the area of the display device
     /// within which the images will be rendered
     /// </summary>
-    internal sealed class GifLogicalScreenDescriptor
+    internal readonly struct GifLogicalScreenDescriptor
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the width, in pixels, of the Logical Screen where the images will
+        /// The size of the written structure.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int Size = 7;
+
+        public GifLogicalScreenDescriptor(
+            ushort width,
+            ushort height,
+            int bitsPerPixel,
+            byte backgroundColorIndex,
+            byte pixelAspectRatio,
+            bool globalColorTableFlag,
+            int globalColorTableSize)
+        {
+            this.Width = width;
+            this.Height = height;
+            this.BitsPerPixel = bitsPerPixel;
+            this.BackgroundColorIndex = backgroundColorIndex;
+            this.PixelAspectRatio = pixelAspectRatio;
+            this.GlobalColorTableFlag = globalColorTableFlag;
+            this.GlobalColorTableSize = globalColorTableSize;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the width, in pixels, of the Logical Screen where the images will
         /// be rendered in the displaying device.
         /// </summary>
-        public short Width { get; set; }
+        public ushort Width { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the height, in pixels, of the Logical Screen where the images will be
+        /// Gets the height, in pixels, of the Logical Screen where the images will be
         /// rendered in the displaying device.
         /// </summary>
-        public short Height { get; set; }
+        public ushort Height { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the color depth, in number of bits per pixel.
+        /// Gets the color depth, in number of bits per pixel.
         /// </summary>
-        public int BitsPerPixel { get; set; }
+        public int BitsPerPixel { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the index at the Global Color Table for the Background Color.
+        /// Gets the index at the Global Color Table for the Background Color.
         /// The Background Color is the color used for those
         /// pixels on the screen that are not covered by an image.
         /// </summary>
-        public byte BackgroundColorIndex { get; set; }
+        public byte BackgroundColorIndex { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the pixel aspect ratio. Default to 0.
+        /// Gets the pixel aspect ratio. Default to 0.
         /// </summary>
-        public byte PixelAspectRatio { get; set; }
+        public byte PixelAspectRatio { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether a flag denoting the presence of a Global Color Table
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether a flag denoting the presence of a Global Color Table
         /// should be set.
         /// If the flag is set, the Global Color Table will immediately
         /// follow the Logical Screen Descriptor.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool GlobalColorTableFlag { get; set; }
+        public bool GlobalColorTableFlag { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the global color table size.
+        /// Gets the global color table size.
         /// If the Global Color Table Flag is set to 1,
         /// the value in this field is used to calculate the number of
         /// bytes contained in the Global Color Table.
         /// </summary>
-        public int GlobalColorTableSize { get; set; }
+        public int GlobalColorTableSize { get; }
+
+        public byte PackFields()
+        {
+            PackedField field = default;
+
+            field.SetBit(0, this.GlobalColorTableFlag);     // 0   : Global Color Table Flag     | 1 bit
+            field.SetBits(1, 3, this.GlobalColorTableSize); // 1-3 : Color Resolution            | 3 bits
+            field.SetBit(4, false);                         // 4   : Sort Flag                   | 1 bits
+            field.SetBits(5, 3, this.GlobalColorTableSize); // 5-7 : Size of Global Color Table  | 3 bits
+
+            return field.Byte;
+        }
+
+        public void WriteTo(Span<byte> buffer)
+        {
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.Slice(0, 2), this.Width);  // Logical Screen Width
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.Slice(2, 2), this.Height); // Logical Screen Height
+            buffer[4] = this.PackFields();                                             // Packed Fields
+            buffer[5] = this.BackgroundColorIndex;                                     // Background Color Index
+            buffer[6] = this.PixelAspectRatio;                                         // Pixel Aspect Ratio
+        }
+
+        public static GifLogicalScreenDescriptor Parse(ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
+        {
+            byte packed = buffer[4];
+
+            var result = new GifLogicalScreenDescriptor(
+                width: BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.Slice(0, 2)),
+                height: BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.Slice(2, 2)),
+                bitsPerPixel: (buffer[4] & 0x07) + 1,  // The lowest 3 bits represent the bit depth minus 1
+                backgroundColorIndex: buffer[5],
+                pixelAspectRatio: buffer[6],
+                globalColorTableFlag: ((packed & 0x80) >> 7) == 1,
+                globalColorTableSize: 2 << (packed & 0x07));
+
+            if (result.GlobalColorTableSize > 255 * 4)
+            {
+                throw new ImageFormatException($"Invalid gif colormap size '{result.GlobalColorTableSize}'");
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
     }
-}
+}
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