diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/IImageProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/IImageProcessor.cs
index 3942bf1db2..c13f88a9ab 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/IImageProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/IImageProcessor.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
 
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
 {
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// A delegate which is called as progress is made processing an image.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/ImageProcessingExtensions.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/ImageProcessingExtensions.cs
index 25e41bf28e..e3a0dbd182 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/ImageProcessingExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/ImageProcessingExtensions.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
 
             // Several properties still require copying
             if (!clone)
+            {
                 transformedImage.CopyProperties(source);
+            }
 
             action(source, transformedImage);
 
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageProcessor.cs
index 4ec10a6a55..15d4208bec 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageProcessor.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
 {
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -17,18 +18,13 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public event ProgressEventHandler OnProgress;
-
         /// <summary>
-        /// The number of rows processed by a derived class.
+        /// Gets or sets the number of rows processed by a derived class.
         /// </summary>
         protected int NumRowsProcessed;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The total number of rows that will be processed by a derived class.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected int TotalRows;
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public event ProgressEventHandler OnProgress;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public virtual ParallelOptions ParallelOptions { get; set; } = Bootstrapper.Instance.ParallelOptions;
@@ -36,6 +32,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public virtual bool Compand { get; set; } = false;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the total number of rows that will be processed by a derived class.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected int TotalRows { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Must be called by derived classes after processing a single row.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/DetectEdges.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/DetectEdges.cs
index cc45aa05a0..60006ea728 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/DetectEdges.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/DetectEdges.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
             where TPacked : struct
         {
-            return DetectEdges(source, source.Bounds, new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(true), progressHandler);
+            return DetectEdges(source, source.Bounds, new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = true }, progressHandler);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
             where TPacked : struct
         {
-            return DetectEdges(source, rectangle, new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(true), progressHandler);
+            return DetectEdges(source, rectangle, new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = true }, progressHandler);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -86,39 +86,39 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             switch (filter)
             {
                 case EdgeDetection.Kayyali:
-                    processor = new KayyaliProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new KayyaliProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.Kirsch:
-                    processor = new KirschProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new KirschProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.Lapacian3X3:
-                    processor = new Laplacian3X3Processor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new Laplacian3X3Processor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.Lapacian5X5:
-                    processor = new Laplacian5X5Processor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new Laplacian5X5Processor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.LaplacianOfGaussian:
-                    processor = new LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.Prewitt:
-                    processor = new PrewittProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new PrewittProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.RobertsCross:
-                    processor = new RobertsCrossProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new RobertsCrossProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 case EdgeDetection.Scharr:
-                    processor = new ScharrProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new ScharrProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
 
                 default:
-                    processor = new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(grayscale);
+                    processor = new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { Grayscale = grayscale };
                     break;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetector2DFilter.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetector2DFilter.cs
index e107f71a92..d39bcaba65 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetector2DFilter.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetector2DFilter.cs
@@ -11,39 +11,27 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TPacked">The packed format. <example>uint, long, float.</example></typeparam>
-    public class EdgeDetector2DFilter<TColor, TPacked> : ImageSampler<TColor, TPacked>, IEdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>
+    public abstract class EdgeDetector2DFilter<TColor, TPacked> : ImageSampler<TColor, TPacked>, IEdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EdgeDetector2DFilter{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="kernelX">The horizontal gradient operator.</param>
-        /// <param name="kernelY">The vertical gradient operator.</param>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public EdgeDetector2DFilter(float[,] kernelX, float[,] kernelY, bool grayscale)
-        {
-            this.KernelX = kernelX;
-            this.KernelY = kernelY;
-            this.Grayscale = grayscale;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
         /// </summary>
-        public float[,] KernelX { get; }
+        public abstract float[,] KernelX { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
         /// </summary>
-        public float[,] KernelY { get; }
+        public abstract float[,] KernelY { get; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public bool Grayscale { get; }
+        public bool Grayscale { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override void Apply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle, int startY, int endY)
         {
+            // TODO: Figure out a way to pass event handlers to child classes. 
             new Convolution2DFilter<TColor, TPacked>(this.KernelX, this.KernelY).Apply(target, source, targetRectangle, sourceRectangle, startY, endY);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorCompassFilter.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorCompassFilter.cs
index 060fc837fe..5cb1c3ded4 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorCompassFilter.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorCompassFilter.cs
@@ -9,34 +9,63 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
     using System.Numerics;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
-    public class EdgeDetectorCompassFilter<TColor, TPacked> : ImageSampler<TColor, TPacked>, IEdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines a filter that detects edges within an image using a eight two dimensional matrices.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TPacked">The packed format. <example>uint, long, float.</example></typeparam>
+    public abstract class EdgeDetectorCompassFilter<TColor, TPacked> : ImageSampler<TColor, TPacked>, IEdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EdgeDetectorCompassFilter{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
+        /// Gets the North gradient operator
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="kernels">
-        /// The collection of 2d gradient operator.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public EdgeDetectorCompassFilter(float[][,] kernels, bool grayscale)
-        {
-            this.Kernels = kernels;
-            this.Grayscale = grayscale;
-        }
+        public abstract float[,] North { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the collection of 2d gradient operators.
+        /// Gets the NorthWest gradient operator
         /// </summary>
-        public float[][,] Kernels { get; }
+        public abstract float[,] NorthWest { get; }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public bool Grayscale { get; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the West gradient operator
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract float[,] West { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the SouthWest gradient operator
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract float[,] SouthWest { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the South gradient operator
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract float[,] South { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the SouthEast gradient operator
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract float[,] SouthEast { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the East gradient operator
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract float[,] East { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the NorthEast gradient operator
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract float[,] NorthEast { get; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public bool Grayscale { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override void Apply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle, int startY, int endY)
         {
+            float[][,] kernels = { this.North, this.NorthWest, this.West, this.SouthWest, this.South, this.SouthEast, this.East, this.NorthEast };
+
             int startX = sourceRectangle.X;
             int endX = sourceRectangle.Right;
 
@@ -46,34 +75,33 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
             int minY = Math.Max(0, startY);
             int maxY = Math.Min(source.Height, endY);
 
-            // Reset offset if necessary.
-            if (minX > 0)
-            {
-                startX = 0;
-            }
+            // First run.
+            new ConvolutionFilter<TColor, TPacked>(kernels[0]).Apply(target, source, targetRectangle, sourceRectangle, startY, endY);
 
-            if (minY > 0)
+            if (kernels.Length == 1)
             {
-                startY = 0;
+                return;
             }
 
+            int shiftY = startY;
+            int shiftX = startX;
 
-            new EdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>(this.Kernels[0], this.Grayscale).Apply(target, source, sourceRectangle, targetRectangle, startY, endY);
-
-            //this.ApplyConvolution(target, source, sourceRectangle, this.Grayscale, this.Kernels[0]);
+            // Reset offset if necessary.
+            if (minX > 0)
+            {
+                shiftX = 0;
+            }
 
-            if (this.Kernels.Length == 1)
+            if (minY > 0)
             {
-                return;
+                shiftY = 0;
             }
 
-            for (int i = 1; i < this.Kernels.Length; i++)
+            // Additional runs.
+            for (int i = 1; i < kernels.Length; i++)
             {
                 ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> pass = new Image<TColor, TPacked>(source.Width, source.Height);
-                new EdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>(this.Kernels[0], false).Apply(pass, source, sourceRectangle, targetRectangle, startY, endY);
-
-
-                // this.ApplyConvolution(pass, source, sourceRectangle, false, this.Kernels[0]);
+                new ConvolutionFilter<TColor, TPacked>(kernels[i]).Apply(pass, source, sourceRectangle, targetRectangle, startY, endY);
 
                 using (PixelAccessor<TColor, TPacked> passPixels = pass.Lock())
                 using (PixelAccessor<TColor, TPacked> targetPixels = target.Lock())
@@ -84,15 +112,14 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
                         this.ParallelOptions,
                         y =>
                         {
-                            int offsetY = y - startY;
+                            int offsetY = y - shiftY;
                             for (int x = minX; x < maxX; x++)
                             {
-                                int offsetX = x - startX;
-                                Vector4 passColor = passPixels[offsetX, offsetY].ToVector4();
-                                Vector4 targetColor = targetPixels[offsetX, offsetY].ToVector4();
+                                int offsetX = x - shiftX;
 
+                                // Grab the max components of the two pixels
                                 TColor packed = default(TColor);
-                                packed.PackFromVector4(Vector4.Max(passColor, targetColor));
+                                packed.PackFromVector4(Vector4.Max(passPixels[offsetX, offsetY].ToVector4(), targetPixels[offsetX, offsetY].ToVector4()));
                                 targetPixels[offsetX, offsetY] = packed;
                             }
                         });
@@ -108,21 +135,5 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
                 new GrayscaleBt709Processor<TColor, TPacked>().Apply(source, sourceRectangle);
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Applies the convolution process to the specified portion of the specified <see cref="ImageBase{TColor, TPacked}"/> at the specified location
-        /// and with the specified size.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="target">Target image to apply the process to.</param>
-        /// <param name="source">The source image. Cannot be null.</param>
-        /// <param name="sourceRectangle">
-        /// The <see cref="Rectangle"/> structure that specifies the portion of the image object to draw.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="grayScale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection.</param>
-        /// <param name="kernel">The kernel operator.</param>
-        private void ApplyConvolution(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle sourceRectangle, bool grayScale, float[,] kernel)
-        {
-            new EdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>(kernel, grayScale).Apply(target, source, sourceRectangle);
-        }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorFilter.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorFilter.cs
index 8a43f26f27..93956a6f16 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorFilter.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/EdgeDetectorFilter.cs
@@ -6,28 +6,27 @@
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Defines a filter that detects edges within an image using a single
-    /// two dimensional matrix.
+    /// Defines a filter that detects edges within an image using a single two dimensional matrix.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TPacked">The packed format. <example>uint, long, float.</example></typeparam>
-    public class EdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked> : ConvolutionFilter<TColor, TPacked>, IEdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>
+    public abstract class EdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked> : ImageSampler<TColor, TPacked>, IEdgeDetectorFilter<TColor, TPacked>
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public bool Grayscale { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EdgeDetectorFilter{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
+        /// Gets the 2d gradient operator.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="kernelXY">The 2d gradient operator.</param>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public EdgeDetectorFilter(float[,] kernelXY, bool grayscale)
-            : base(kernelXY)
-        {
-            this.Grayscale = grayscale;
-        }
+        public abstract float[,] KernelXY { get; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public bool Grayscale { get; }
+        public override void Apply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle, int startY, int endY)
+        {
+            new ConvolutionFilter<TColor, TPacked>(this.KernelXY).Apply(target, source, targetRectangle, sourceRectangle, startY, endY);
+        }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void OnApply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/IEdgeDetectorFilter.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/IEdgeDetectorFilter.cs
index 76039e5e60..d040743e8f 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/IEdgeDetectorFilter.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/IEdgeDetectorFilter.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
     public interface IEdgeDetectorFilter
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether to convert the
-        /// image to grayscale before performing edge detection.
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection.
         /// </summary>
-        bool Grayscale { get; }
+        bool Grayscale { get; set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KayyaliProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KayyaliProcessor.cs
index 60bebbce71..a7d31a6078 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KayyaliProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KayyaliProcessor.cs
@@ -15,29 +15,16 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="KayyaliProcessor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public KayyaliProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(KernelA, KernelB, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelA => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelX => new float[,]
         {
             { 6, 0, -6 },
             { 0, 0, 0 },
             { -6, 0, 6 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelB => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelY => new float[,]
         {
             { -6, 0, 6 },
             { 0, 0, 0 },
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KirschProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KirschProcessor.cs
index 908a3781bb..30d39007c7 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KirschProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/KirschProcessor.cs
@@ -15,96 +15,68 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        public KirschProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(new[] { North, Northwest, West, Southwest, South, Southeast, East, Northeast }, grayscale)
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] North => new float[,]
         {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the North direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] North => new float[,]
-        {
-            { -3, -3, 5 },
-            { -3,  0, 5 },
-            { -3, -3, 5 }
-        };
-
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the Northwest direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] Northwest => new float[,]
-        {
-            { -3,  5,  5 },
-            { -3,  0,  5 },
-            { -3, -3, -3 }
-        };
-
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the West direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] West => new float[,]
-        {
-            {  5,  5,  5 },
+            { 5,  5,  5 },
             { -3,  0, -3 },
             { -3, -3, -3 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the Southwest direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] Southwest => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] NorthWest => new float[,]
         {
-            {  5,  5, -3 },
-            {  5,  0, -3 },
+            { 5,  5, -3 },
+            { 5,  0, -3 },
             { -3, -3, -3 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the South direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] South => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] West => new float[,]
         {
-            {  5, -3, -3 },
-            {  5,  0, -3 },
-            {  5, -3, -3 }
+            { 5, -3, -3 },
+            { 5,  0, -3 },
+            { 5, -3, -3 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the Southeast direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] Southeast => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] SouthWest => new float[,]
         {
             { -3, -3, -3 },
             { 5, 0, -3 },
             { 5,  5, -3 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the East direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] East => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] South => new float[,]
         {
             { -3, -3, -3 },
             { -3,  0, -3 },
             { 5,  5,  5 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Gets the Northeast direction Kirsch kernel mask.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// 
-        public static float[,] Northeast => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] SouthEast => new float[,]
         {
             { -3, -3, -3 },
             { -3,  0,  5 },
             { -3,  5,  5 }
         };
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] East => new float[,]
+        {
+            { -3, -3, 5 },
+            { -3,  0, 5 },
+            { -3, -3, 5 }
+        };
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] NorthEast => new float[,]
+        {
+            { -3,  5,  5 },
+            { -3,  0,  5 },
+            { -3, -3, -3 }
+        };
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian3X3Processor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian3X3Processor.cs
index 19d8a0b4ea..47eb02202b 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian3X3Processor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian3X3Processor.cs
@@ -15,19 +15,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Laplacian3X3Processor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public Laplacian3X3Processor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(Kernel, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the 2d gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] Kernel => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelXY => new float[,]
         {
             { -1, -1, -1 },
             { -1,  8, -1 },
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian5X5Processor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian5X5Processor.cs
index 583c989933..90367162c2 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian5X5Processor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/Laplacian5X5Processor.cs
@@ -15,19 +15,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Laplacian5X5Processor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public Laplacian5X5Processor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(Kernel, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the 2d gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] Kernel => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelXY => new float[,]
         {
             { -1, -1, -1, -1, -1 },
             { -1, -1, -1, -1, -1 },
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor.cs
index cbbd7ac95f..ec3bda8fee 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor.cs
@@ -15,19 +15,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public LaplacianOfGaussianProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(Kernel, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the 2d gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] Kernel => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelXY => new float[,]
         {
             { 0, 0, -1,  0,  0 },
             { 0, -1, -2, -1,  0 },
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/PrewittProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/PrewittProcessor.cs
index d883d376fb..897ba212e7 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/PrewittProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/PrewittProcessor.cs
@@ -15,29 +15,16 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrewittProcessor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public PrewittProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(KernelA, KernelB, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelA => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelX => new float[,]
         {
             { -1, 0, 1 },
             { -1, 0, 1 },
             { -1, 0, 1 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelB => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelY => new float[,]
         {
             { 1, 1, 1 },
             { 0, 0, 0 },
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/RobertsCrossProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/RobertsCrossProcessor.cs
index c21e18c9b9..69c5abe347 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/RobertsCrossProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/RobertsCrossProcessor.cs
@@ -15,28 +15,15 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="RobertsCrossProcessor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public RobertsCrossProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(KernelA, KernelB, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelA => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelX => new float[,]
         {
             { 1, 0 },
             { 0, -1 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelB => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelY => new float[,]
         {
             { 0, 1 },
             { -1, 0 }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/ScharrProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/ScharrProcessor.cs
index ca7f584bcc..f860d7cfbb 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/ScharrProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/ScharrProcessor.cs
@@ -15,29 +15,16 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ScharrProcessor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public ScharrProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(KernelA, KernelB, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelA => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelX => new float[,]
         {
             { -3, 0, 3 },
             { -10, 0, 10 },
             { -3, 0, 3 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelB => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelY => new float[,]
         {
             { 3, 10, 3 },
             { 0, 0, 0 },
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/SobelProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/SobelProcessor.cs
index be22810272..d7f269178d 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/SobelProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/Convolution/EdgeDetection/SobelProcessor.cs
@@ -15,33 +15,20 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         where TColor : IPackedVector<TPacked>
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SobelProcessor{TColor,TPacked}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="grayscale">Whether to convert the image to grayscale before performing edge detection..</param>
-        public SobelProcessor(bool grayscale)
-            : base(KernelA, KernelB, grayscale)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelA => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelX => new float[,]
         {
             { -1, 0, 1 },
             { -2, 0, 2 },
             { -1, 0, 1 }
         };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static float[,] KernelB => new float[,]
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override float[,] KernelY => new float[,]
         {
-            { 1, 2, 1 },
+            { -1, -2, -1 },
             { 0, 0, 0 },
-            { -1, -2, -1 }
+            { 1, 2, 1 }
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/EntropyCropProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/EntropyCropProcessor.cs
index ab097ce057..6d9afb9a5b 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/EntropyCropProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/EntropyCropProcessor.cs
@@ -41,25 +41,6 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         /// </summary>
         public float Value { get; }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override void OnApply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
-        {
-            ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> temp = new Image<TColor, TPacked>(source.Width, source.Height);
-
-            // Detect the edges.
-            new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(false).Apply(temp, source, sourceRectangle);
-
-            // Apply threshold binarization filter.
-            new BinaryThresholdProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(.5f).Apply(temp, sourceRectangle);
-
-            // Search for the first white pixels
-            Rectangle rectangle = ImageMaths.GetFilteredBoundingRectangle(temp, 0);
-
-            // Reset the target pixel to the correct size.
-            target.SetPixels(rectangle.Width, rectangle.Height, new TColor[rectangle.Width * rectangle.Height]);
-            this.cropRectangle = rectangle;
-        }
-
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override void Apply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle, int startY, int endY)
         {
@@ -96,6 +77,25 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
             }
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnApply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
+        {
+            ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> temp = new Image<TColor, TPacked>(source.Width, source.Height);
+
+            // Detect the edges.
+            new SobelProcessor<TColor, TPacked>().Apply(temp, source, sourceRectangle);
+
+            // Apply threshold binarization filter.
+            new BinaryThresholdProcessor<TColor, TPacked>(.5f).Apply(temp, sourceRectangle);
+
+            // Search for the first white pixels
+            Rectangle rectangle = ImageMaths.GetFilteredBoundingRectangle(temp, 0);
+
+            // Reset the target pixel to the correct size.
+            target.SetPixels(rectangle.Width, rectangle.Height, new TColor[rectangle.Width * rectangle.Height]);
+            this.cropRectangle = rectangle;
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void AfterApply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> target, ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
         {
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ImageSampler.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ImageSampler.cs
index b2e4890f88..9b21446c7c 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ImageSampler.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ImageSampler.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-
                 throw new ImageProcessingException($"An error occured when processing the image using {this.GetType().Name}. See the inner exception for more detail.", ex);
             }
         }