diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image.cs
index 745b617b38..e772ad2c03 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image.cs
@@ -223,6 +223,21 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             encoder.Encode(this, stream);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a Base64 encoded string from the given image. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <example>data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAEdJRgAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBAA==</example>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="string"/></returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())
+            {
+                this.Save(stream);
+                stream.Flush();
+                return $"data:{this.CurrentImageFormat.Encoder.MimeType};base64,{Convert.ToBase64String(stream.ToArray())}";
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
@@ -277,7 +292,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
                 if (maxHeaderSize > 0)
                 {
                     byte[] header = new byte[maxHeaderSize];
-                    
+
                     stream.Position = 0;
                     stream.Read(header, 0, maxHeaderSize);
                     stream.Position = 0;
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageExtensions.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageExtensions.cs
index 420132236b..7edb5aaa5d 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/ImageExtensions.cs
@@ -50,52 +50,20 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         /// <param name="stream">The stream to save the image to.</param>
         /// <param name="quality">The quality to save the image to representing the number of colors. Between 1 and 100.</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown if the stream is null.</exception>
-        public static void SaveAsGif(this ImageBase source, Stream stream, int quality = 256) => new GifEncoder() { Quality = quality }.Encode(source, stream);
+        public static void SaveAsGif(this ImageBase source, Stream stream, int quality = 256) => new GifEncoder { Quality = quality }.Encode(source, stream);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Returns a 1x1 pixel Base64 encoded gif from the given image containing a single dominant color. 
+        /// Returns a Base64 encoded string from the given image. 
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// The idea and code is based on the article at <see href="https://manu.ninja/dominant-colors-for-lazy-loading-images"/>
-        /// </remarks>
-        /// <param name="source">The image this method extends.</param>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="string"/></returns>
-        public static string ToBase64GifPixelString(this Image source)
-        {
-            // Leave the original image intact
-            using (Image temp = new Image(source))
-            {
-                Bgra32 color = new OctreeQuantizer().Quantize(temp.Resize(250, 250), 1).Palette[0];
-
-                byte[] gif = {
-                0x47, 0x49, 0x46, 0x38, 0x39, 0x61, // Header
-                0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x80, 0x01, 0x00, // Logical Screen Descriptor
-                color.R, color.G, color.B, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Global Color Table
-                0x2C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, // Image Descriptor
-                0x02, 0x02, 0x44, 0x01, 0x00 // Image Data
-               };
-
-                return "data:image/gif;base64," + Convert.ToBase64String(gif);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns a 3x3 pixel Base64 encoded gif from the given image. 
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// The idea and code is based on the article at <see href="https://manu.ninja/dominant-colors-for-lazy-loading-images"/>
-        /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="source">The image this method extends.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="string"/></returns>
-        public static string ToBase64GifString(this Image source)
+        public static string ToBase64String(this Image source)
         {
-            // Leave the original image intact
-            using (Image temp = new Image(source))
             using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())
             {
-                temp.Resize(3, 3).SaveAsGif(stream);
+                source.Save(stream);
                 stream.Flush();
-                return "data:image/gif;base64," + Convert.ToBase64String(stream.ToArray());
+                return $"data:{source.CurrentImageFormat.Encoder.MimeType};base64,{Convert.ToBase64String(stream.ToArray())}";
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Formats/EncoderDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Formats/EncoderDecoderTests.cs
index 488e570381..05585284b4 100644
--- a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Formats/EncoderDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Formats/EncoderDecoderTests.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Tests
     public class EncoderDecoderTests : FileTestBase
     {
         [Fact]
-        public void ImageCanEncodeToDominantPixel()
+        public void ImageCanEncodeToString()
         {
-            if (!Directory.Exists("TestOutput/Dominant"))
+            if (!Directory.Exists("TestOutput/ToString"))
             {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory("TestOutput/Dominant");
+                Directory.CreateDirectory("TestOutput/ToString");
             }
 
             foreach (string file in Files)
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Tests
                     Stopwatch watch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
                     using (Image image = new Image(stream))
                     {
-                        string filename = "TestOutput/Dominant/" + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file) + ".txt";
-                        string filename2 = "TestOutput/Dominant/Pixel-" + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file) + ".txt";
-                        File.WriteAllText(filename, image.ToBase64GifString());
-                        File.WriteAllText(filename2, image.ToBase64GifPixelString());
+                        string filename = "TestOutput/ToString/" + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file) + ".txt";
+                        File.WriteAllText(filename, image.ToString());
                     }
 
                     Trace.WriteLine($"{watch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");