diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor.Playground/Program.cs b/src/ImageProcessor.Playground/Program.cs
index 87a8cfbb5..6201c21c9 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor.Playground/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor.Playground/Program.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.PlayGround
             }
 
             Image mask = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(resolvedPath, "mask2.png"));
-            IEnumerable<FileInfo> files = GetFilesByExtensions(di, ".jpg");
+            IEnumerable<FileInfo> files = GetFilesByExtensions(di, ".gif");
             //IEnumerable<FileInfo> files = GetFilesByExtensions(di, ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".jpg", ".png", ".tif");
 
             foreach (FileInfo fileInfo in files)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.PlayGround
                 {
                     using (ImageFactory imageFactory = new ImageFactory(true))
                     {
-                        Size size = new Size(800, 0);
+                        Size size = new Size(200, 0);
                         ResizeLayer layer = new ResizeLayer(size, ResizeMode.Max, AnchorPosition.Center, false);
 
                         //ContentAwareResizeLayer layer = new ContentAwareResizeLayer(size)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.PlayGround
                             //.Resize(new Size((int)(size.Width * 1.1), 0))
                             //.ContentAwareResize(layer)
                             //.Constrain(size)
-                            .Rotate(66)
+                            //.Rotate(66)
                             //.Mask(mask)
                             //.Format(new PngFormat())
                             //.BackgroundColor(Color.Cyan)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.PlayGround
                             //.DetectEdges(new LaplacianOfGaussianEdgeFilter())
                             //.EntropyCrop()
                             //.Filter(MatrixFilters.Invert)
-                            //.Filter(MatrixFilters.Comic)
+                            .Filter(MatrixFilters.Comic)
                             //.Filter(MatrixFilters.HiSatch)
                             //.Pixelate(8)
                             //.GaussianSharpen(10)
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/ImageProcessor.csproj b/src/ImageProcessor/ImageProcessor.csproj
index dbbbffe88..d0f66a226 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/ImageProcessor.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/ImageProcessor.csproj
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Common\Extensions\DoubleExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\NativeBinaryFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\NativeMethods.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Imaging\Colors\Color32.cs">
+      <SubType>Code</SubType>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Colors\HslaColor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Colors\RgbaColor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Colors\RgbaComponent.cs" />
@@ -177,8 +180,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Formats\GifFrame.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Helpers\Adjustments.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Helpers\Effects.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Imaging\PixelData.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Imaging\Quantizer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Imaging\Quantizers\OctreeQuantizer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Imaging\Quantizers\Quantizer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\ResizeLayer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Filters\Photo\BlackWhiteMatrixFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Filters\Photo\ColorMatrixes.cs" />
@@ -196,7 +199,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Imaging\Resizer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\RoundedCornerLayer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Imaging\TextLayer.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Imaging\OctreeQuantizer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Processors\Alpha.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Processors\EntropyCrop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Processors\BackgroundColor.cs" />
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/PixelData.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Colors/Color32.cs
similarity index 58%
rename from src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/PixelData.cs
rename to src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Colors/Color32.cs
index 513174c66..df62aef8f 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/PixelData.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Colors/Color32.cs
@@ -1,47 +1,67 @@
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// <copyright file="PixelData.cs" company="James South">
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="Color32.cs" company="James South">
 //   Copyright (c) James South.
 //   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
 // <summary>
-//   Contains the component parts that make up a single pixel.
+//   Structure that defines a 32 bit color
 // </summary>
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
+namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Colors
 {
+    using System.Drawing;
     using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Contains the component parts that make up a single pixel.
+    /// Structure that defines a 32 bits per pixel color, used for pixel manipulation not for color conversion.
     /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This structure is used to read data from a 32 bits per pixel image
+    /// in memory, and is ordered in this manner as this is the way that
+    /// the data is laid out in memory
+    /// </remarks>
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
-    public struct PixelData
+    public struct Color32
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The blue component.
+        /// Holds the blue component of the colour
         /// </summary>
         [FieldOffset(0)]
         public byte B;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The green component.
+        /// Holds the green component of the colour
         /// </summary>
         [FieldOffset(1)]
         public byte G;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The red component.
+        /// Holds the red component of the colour
         /// </summary>
         [FieldOffset(2)]
         public byte R;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The alpha component.
+        /// Holds the alpha component of the colour
         /// </summary>
         [FieldOffset(3)]
         public byte A;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Permits the color32 to be treated as a 32 bit integer.
+        /// </summary>
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        public int ARGB;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the color for this Color32 object
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color Color
+        {
+            get { return Color.FromArgb(this.A, this.R, this.G, this.B); }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates whether this instance and a specified object are equal.
         /// </summary>
@@ -51,11 +71,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// <param name="obj">Another object to compare to. </param>
         public override bool Equals(object obj)
         {
-            if (obj is PixelData)
+            if (obj is Color32)
             {
-                PixelData pixelData = (PixelData)obj;
+                Color32 color32 = (Color32)obj;
 
-                return this.B == pixelData.B && this.G == pixelData.G & this.R == pixelData.R & this.A == pixelData.A;
+                return this.B == color32.B && this.G == color32.G & this.R == color32.R & this.A == color32.A;
             }
 
             return false;
@@ -76,12 +96,12 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// Returns the hash code for the given instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="obj">
-        /// The instance of <see cref="PixelData"/> to return the hash code for.
+        /// The instance of <see cref="Color32"/> to return the hash code for.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>
         /// A 32-bit signed integer that is the hash code for this instance.
         /// </returns>
-        private int GetHashCode(PixelData obj)
+        private int GetHashCode(Color32 obj)
         {
             unchecked
             {
@@ -93,4 +113,4 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/FastBitmap.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/FastBitmap.cs
index e1bfda574..120286709 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/FastBitmap.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/FastBitmap.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
     using System.Drawing;
     using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 
+    using ImageProcessor.Imaging.Colors;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Allows fast access to <see cref="System.Drawing.Bitmap"/>'s pixel data.
     /// </summary>
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         private int bytesInARow;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The size of the pixel data.
+        /// The size of the color32 structure.
         /// </summary>
-        private int pixelDataSize;
+        private int color32Size;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The bitmap data.
@@ -111,11 +113,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// The y position of the pixel.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>
-        /// The <see cref="PixelData"/>.
+        /// The <see cref="Color32"/>.
         /// </returns>
-        private PixelData* this[int x, int y]
+        private Color32* this[int x, int y]
         {
-            get { return (PixelData*)(this.pixelBuffer + (y * this.bytesInARow) + (x * this.pixelDataSize)); }
+            get { return (Color32*)(this.pixelBuffer + (y * this.bytesInARow) + (x * this.color32Size)); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("y", "Value cannot be less than zero or greater than the bitmap height.");
             }
 #endif
-            PixelData* data = this[x, y];
+            Color32* data = this[x, y];
             return Color.FromArgb(data->A, data->R, data->G, data->B);
         }
 
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("y", "Value cannot be less than zero or greater than the bitmap height.");
             }
 #endif
-            PixelData* data = this[x, y];
+            Color32* data = this[x, y];
             data->R = color.R;
             data->G = color.G;
             data->B = color.B;
@@ -278,8 +280,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
             // Figure out the number of bytes in a row. This is rounded up to be a multiple
             // of 4 bytes, since a scan line in an image must always be a multiple of 4 bytes
             // in length.
-            this.pixelDataSize = sizeof(PixelData);
-            this.bytesInARow = bounds.Width * this.pixelDataSize;
+            this.color32Size = sizeof(Color32);
+            this.bytesInARow = bounds.Width * this.color32Size;
             if (this.bytesInARow % 4 != 0)
             {
                 this.bytesInARow = 4 * ((this.bytesInARow / 4) + 1);
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/FormatUtilities.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/FormatUtilities.cs
index 49378385d..b21eb58bb 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/FormatUtilities.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/FormatUtilities.cs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Formats
                     int frameCount = image.GetFrameCount(FrameDimension.Time);
                     int last = frameCount - 1;
                     int length = 0;
-                   
+
                     List<GifFrame> gifFrames = new List<GifFrame>();
 
                     // Get the times stored in the gif.
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Formats
                         image.SelectActiveFrame(FrameDimension.Time, i);
 
                         // TODO: Get positions.
-                        gifFrames.Add(new GifFrame { Delay = delay, Image = (Image)image.Clone() });
+                        gifFrames.Add(new GifFrame { Delay = delay, Image = new Bitmap(image) });
 
                         // Reset the position.
                         if (i == last)
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/GifFormat.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/GifFormat.cs
index dffccb99b..8566e998b 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/GifFormat.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/GifFormat.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Formats
     using System.IO;
     using System.Text;
 
+    using ImageProcessor.Imaging.Quantizers;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides the necessary information to support gif images.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/PngFormat.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/PngFormat.cs
index cbfd938dd..23a3f300e 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/PngFormat.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/PngFormat.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Formats
     using System.Drawing.Imaging;
     using System.IO;
 
+    using ImageProcessor.Imaging.Quantizers;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides the necessary information to support png images.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/OctreeQuantizer.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizers/OctreeQuantizer.cs
similarity index 75%
rename from src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/OctreeQuantizer.cs
rename to src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizers/OctreeQuantizer.cs
index e8ff086f0..34358a754 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/OctreeQuantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizers/OctreeQuantizer.cs
@@ -4,29 +4,33 @@
 //   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
 // <summary>
-//   Encapsulates methods to calculate the colour palette if an image using an octree pattern.
+//   Encapsulates methods to calculate the colour palette if an image using an Octree pattern.
+//   <see href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479306.aspx" />
 // </summary>
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
+namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Quantizers
 {
     using System;
     using System.Collections;
     using System.Drawing;
     using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 
+    using ImageProcessor.Imaging.Colors;
+
     /// <summary>
-    /// Encapsulates methods to calculate the colour palette if an image using an octree pattern.
+    /// Encapsulates methods to calculate the colour palette if an image using an Octree pattern.
+    /// <see href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479306.aspx"/>
     /// </summary>
-    public class OctreeQuantizer : Quantizer
+    public unsafe class OctreeQuantizer : Quantizer
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Stores the tree.
+        /// Stores the tree
         /// </summary>
         private readonly Octree octree;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The maximum allowed color depth.
+        /// Maximum allowed color depth
         /// </summary>
         private readonly int maxColors;
 
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OctreeQuantizer"/> class. 
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// The Octree quantizer is a two pass algorithm. The initial pass sets up the octree,
+        /// The Octree quantizer is a two pass algorithm. The initial pass sets up the Octree,
         /// the second pass quantizes a color based on the nodes in the tree
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="maxColors">
@@ -56,22 +60,23 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("maxColorBits", maxColorBits, "This should be between 1 and 8");
             }
 
-            // Construct the octree
+            // Construct the Octree
             this.octree = new Octree(maxColorBits);
+
             this.maxColors = maxColors;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Override this to process the pixel in the first pass of the algorithm
+        /// Process the pixel in the first pass of the algorithm
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="pixel">The pixel to quantize</param>
         /// <remarks>
         /// This function need only be overridden if your quantize algorithm needs two passes,
         /// such as an Octree quantizer.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected override void InitialQuantizePixel(Color32 pixel)
+        protected override void InitialQuantizePixel(Color32* pixel)
         {
-            // Add the color to the octree
+            // Add the color to the Octree
             this.octree.AddColor(pixel);
         }
 
@@ -79,16 +84,14 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// Override this to process the pixel in the second pass of the algorithm
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="pixel">The pixel to quantize</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// The quantized value
-        /// </returns>
-        protected override byte QuantizePixel(Color32 pixel)
+        /// <returns>The quantized value</returns>
+        protected override byte QuantizePixel(Color32* pixel)
         {
             // The color at [_maxColors] is set to transparent
             byte paletteIndex = (byte)this.maxColors;
 
             // Get the palette index if this non-transparent
-            if (pixel.Alpha > 0)
+            if (pixel->A > 0)
             {
                 paletteIndex = (byte)this.octree.GetPaletteIndex(pixel);
             }
@@ -100,41 +103,26 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// Retrieve the palette for the quantized image
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="original">Any old palette, this is overwritten</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// The new color palette
-        /// </returns>
+        /// <returns>The new color palette</returns>
         protected override ColorPalette GetPalette(ColorPalette original)
         {
-            // First off convert the octree to _maxColors colors
+            // First off convert the Octree to _maxColors colors
             ArrayList palette = this.octree.Palletize(this.maxColors - 1);
 
             // Then convert the palette based on those colors
             for (int index = 0; index < palette.Count; index++)
             {
-                Color testColor = (Color)palette[index];
-
-                // Test set transparent color when color transparency used
-                if (testColor.ToArgb() == Color.Transparent.ToArgb())
-                {
-                    testColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0, 0);
-                }
-
-                original.Entries[index] = testColor;
+                original.Entries[index] = (Color)palette[index];
             }
 
-            // Clear unused palette entries
-            for (int index = palette.Count; index < this.maxColors; index++)
-            {
-                original.Entries[index] = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0, 0);
-            }
+            // Add the transparent color
+            original.Entries[this.maxColors] = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
-            // Add the transparent color when alpha transparency used
-            original.Entries[this.maxColors] = Color.FromArgb(0, Color.Transparent);
             return original;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Describes a tree data structure in which each internal node has exactly eight children.
+        /// Class which does the actual quantization
         /// </summary>
         private class Octree
         {
@@ -144,7 +132,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
             private static readonly int[] Mask = { 0x80, 0x40, 0x20, 0x10, 0x08, 0x04, 0x02, 0x01 };
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// The root of the octree
+            /// The root of the Octree
             /// </summary>
             private readonly OctreeNode root;
 
@@ -199,21 +187,29 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
             }
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// Add a given colour value to the octree
+            /// Gets the array of reducible nodes
+            /// </summary>
+            private OctreeNode[] ReducibleNodes
+            {
+                get { return this.reducibleNodes; }
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Add a given color value to the Octree
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="pixel">
-            /// The color value to add.
+            /// The <see cref="Color32"/>containing color information to add.
             /// </param>
-            public void AddColor(Color32 pixel)
+            public void AddColor(Color32* pixel)
             {
                 // Check if this request is for the same color as the last
-                if (this.previousColor == pixel.Argb)
+                if (this.previousColor == pixel->ARGB)
                 {
-                    // If so, check if I have a previous node setup. This will only ocurr if the first color in the image
+                    // If so, check if I have a previous node setup. This will only occur if the first color in the image
                     // happens to be black, with an alpha component of zero.
                     if (null == this.previousNode)
                     {
-                        this.previousColor = pixel.Argb;
+                        this.previousColor = pixel->ARGB;
                         this.root.AddColor(pixel, this.maxColorBits, 0, this);
                     }
                     else
@@ -224,16 +220,16 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    this.previousColor = pixel.Argb;
+                    this.previousColor = pixel->ARGB;
                     this.root.AddColor(pixel, this.maxColorBits, 0, this);
                 }
             }
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// Convert the nodes in the octree to a palette with a maximum of colorCount colors
+            /// Convert the nodes in the Octree to a palette with a maximum of colorCount colors
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="colorCount">The maximum number of colors</param>
-            /// <returns>An array-list with the palletized colors</returns>
+            /// <returns>An <see cref="ArrayList"/> with the palletized colors</returns>
             public ArrayList Palletize(int colorCount)
             {
                 while (this.Leaves > colorCount)
@@ -241,7 +237,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                     this.Reduce();
                 }
 
-                // Now palletized the nodes
+                // Now palletize the nodes
                 ArrayList palette = new ArrayList(this.Leaves);
                 int paletteIndex = 0;
                 this.root.ConstructPalette(palette, ref paletteIndex);
@@ -251,30 +247,19 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
             }
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// Get the palette index for the passed colour.
+            /// Get the palette index for the passed color
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="pixel">
-            /// The color to return the palette index for.
+            /// The <see cref="Color32"/> containing the pixel data.
             /// </param>
             /// <returns>
-            /// The palette index for the passed colour.
+            /// The index of the given structure.
             /// </returns>
-            public int GetPaletteIndex(Color32 pixel)
+            public int GetPaletteIndex(Color32* pixel)
             {
                 return this.root.GetPaletteIndex(pixel, 0);
             }
 
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Return the array of reducible nodes
-            /// </summary>
-            /// <returns>
-            /// The array of <see cref="OctreeNode"/>.
-            /// </returns>
-            protected OctreeNode[] ReducibleNodes()
-            {
-                return this.reducibleNodes;
-            }
-
             /// <summary>
             /// Keep track of the previous node that was quantized
             /// </summary>
@@ -289,8 +274,6 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
             /// </summary>
             private void Reduce()
             {
-                // Find the deepest level containing at least one reducible node
-                // for (index = _maxColorBits - 1; (index > 0) && (null == _reducibleNodes[index]); index--) ;
                 // Find the deepest level containing at least one reducible node
                 int index = this.maxColorBits - 1;
                 while ((index > 0) && (null == this.reducibleNodes[index]))
@@ -385,15 +368,14 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                     else
                     {
                         // Otherwise add this to the reducible nodes
-                        var repNodes = octree.ReducibleNodes();
-                        this.nextReducible = repNodes[level];
-                        repNodes[level] = this;
+                        this.nextReducible = octree.ReducibleNodes[level];
+                        octree.ReducibleNodes[level] = this;
                         this.children = new OctreeNode[8];
                     }
                 }
 
                 /// <summary>
-                /// Gets the next reducible node.
+                /// Gets the next reducible node
                 /// </summary>
                 public OctreeNode NextReducible
                 {
@@ -407,7 +389,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 /// <param name="colorBits">The number of significant color bits</param>
                 /// <param name="level">The level in the tree</param>
                 /// <param name="octree">The tree to which this node belongs</param>
-                public void AddColor(Color32 pixel, int colorBits, int level, Octree octree)
+                public void AddColor(Color32* pixel, int colorBits, int level, Octree octree)
                 {
                     // Update the color information if this is a leaf
                     if (this.leaf)
@@ -419,26 +401,23 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        checked
-                        {
-                            // Go to the next level down in the tree
-                            int shift = 7 - level;
-                            int index = ((pixel.Red & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
-                                ((pixel.Green & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
-                                ((pixel.Blue & Mask[level]) >> shift);
+                        // Go to the next level down in the tree
+                        int shift = 7 - level;
+                        int index = ((pixel->R & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
+                                    ((pixel->G & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
+                                    ((pixel->B & Mask[level]) >> shift);
 
-                            OctreeNode child = this.children[index];
+                        OctreeNode child = this.children[index];
 
-                            if (null == child)
-                            {
-                                // Create a new child node and store in the array
-                                child = new OctreeNode(level + 1, colorBits, octree);
-                                this.children[index] = child;
-                            }
-
-                            // Add the color to the child node
-                            child.AddColor(pixel, colorBits, level + 1, octree);
+                        if (null == child)
+                        {
+                            // Create a new child node & store in the array
+                            child = new OctreeNode(level + 1, colorBits, octree);
+                            this.children[index] = child;
                         }
+
+                        // Add the color to the child node
+                        child.AddColor(pixel, colorBits, level + 1, octree);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -501,38 +480,35 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 }
 
                 /// <summary>
-                /// Return the palette index for the passed color.
+                /// Return the palette index for the passed color
                 /// </summary>
                 /// <param name="pixel">
-                /// The pixel.
+                /// The <see cref="Color32"/> representing the pixel.
                 /// </param>
                 /// <param name="level">
                 /// The level.
                 /// </param>
                 /// <returns>
-                /// The palette index for the passed color.
+                /// The <see cref="int"/> representing the index of the pixel in the palette.
                 /// </returns>
-                public int GetPaletteIndex(Color32 pixel, int level)
+                public int GetPaletteIndex(Color32* pixel, int level)
                 {
                     int index = this.paletteIndex;
 
                     if (!this.leaf)
                     {
-                        checked
-                        {
-                            int shift = 7 - level;
-                            int i = ((pixel.Red & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2))
-                                        | ((pixel.Green & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1))
-                                        | ((pixel.Blue & Mask[level]) >> shift);
+                        int shift = 7 - level;
+                        int pixelIndex = ((pixel->R & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
+                                    ((pixel->G & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
+                                    ((pixel->B & Mask[level]) >> shift);
 
-                            if (null != this.children[i])
-                            {
-                                index = this.children[i].GetPaletteIndex(pixel, level + 1);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                throw new ArgumentException("Didn't expect this!");
-                            }
+                        if (null != this.children[pixelIndex])
+                        {
+                            index = this.children[pixelIndex].GetPaletteIndex(pixel, level + 1);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            throw new Exception("Didn't expect this!");
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -543,16 +519,16 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 /// Increment the pixel count and add to the color information
                 /// </summary>
                 /// <param name="pixel">
-                /// The pixel.
+                /// The pixel to add.
                 /// </param>
-                public void Increment(Color32 pixel)
+                public void Increment(Color32* pixel)
                 {
                     this.pixelCount++;
-                    this.red += pixel.Red;
-                    this.green += pixel.Green;
-                    this.blue += pixel.Blue;
+                    this.red += pixel->R;
+                    this.green += pixel->G;
+                    this.blue += pixel->B;
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizer.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizers/Quantizer.cs
similarity index 53%
rename from src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizer.cs
rename to src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizers/Quantizer.cs
index e51ffce02..04252e1fb 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Quantizers/Quantizer.cs
@@ -4,53 +4,50 @@
 //   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
 // <summary>
-//   Defines the Quantizer type.
+//   Encapsulates methods to calculate the color palette of an image.
+//   <see href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479306.aspx" />
 // </summary>
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
+namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging.Quantizers
 {
-    using System;
     using System.Drawing;
     using System.Drawing.Imaging;
-    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+    using ImageProcessor.Imaging.Colors;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Encapsulates methods to calculate the color palette of an image.
+    /// <see href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479306.aspx"/>
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class Quantizer
+    public unsafe abstract class Quantizer
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The flag used to indicate whether a single pass or two passes are needed for quantization.
+        /// Flag used to indicate whether a single pass or two passes are needed for quantization.
         /// </summary>
         private readonly bool singlePass;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The size in bytes of the 32 bytes per pixel Color structure.
-        /// </summary>
-        private readonly int pixelSize;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:ImageProcessor.Imaging.Quantizer">Quantizer</see> class. 
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Quantizer"/> class. 
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="singlePass">
-        /// If set to <see langword="true"/>, then the quantizer will loop through the source pixels once; 
-        /// otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
+        /// If true, the quantization only needs to loop through the source pixels once
         /// </param>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If you construct this class with a true value for singlePass, then the code will, when quantizing your image,
+        /// only call the 'QuantizeImage' function. If two passes are required, the code will call 'InitialQuantizeImage'
+        /// and then 'QuantizeImage'.
+        /// </remarks>
         protected Quantizer(bool singlePass)
         {
             this.singlePass = singlePass;
-            this.pixelSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(Color32));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Quantizes the given <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Image">Image</see> and returns the resulting output
-        /// <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Bitmap">Bitmap.</see>
+        /// Quantize an image and return the resulting output bitmap
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="source">The image to quantize</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// A quantized <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Bitmap">Bitmap</see> version of the <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Image">Image</see>
-        /// </returns>
+        /// <returns>A quantized version of the image</returns>
         public Bitmap Quantize(Image source)
         {
             // Get the size of the source image
@@ -62,11 +59,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
 
             // First off take a 32bpp copy of the image
             Bitmap copy = new Bitmap(width, height, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
-            copy.SetResolution(source.HorizontalResolution, source.VerticalResolution);
 
             // And construct an 8bpp version
             Bitmap output = new Bitmap(width, height, PixelFormat.Format8bppIndexed);
-            output.SetResolution(source.HorizontalResolution, source.VerticalResolution);
 
             // Now lock the bitmap into memory
             using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(copy))
@@ -75,7 +70,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
 
                 // Draw the source image onto the copy bitmap,
                 // which will effect a widening as appropriate.
-                g.DrawImage(source, bounds);
+                g.DrawImageUnscaled(source, bounds);
             }
 
             // Define a pointer to the bitmap data
@@ -87,7 +82,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
                 sourceData = copy.LockBits(bounds, ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
 
                 // Call the FirstPass function if not a single pass algorithm.
-                // For something like an octree quantizer, this will run through
+                // For something like an Octree quantizer, this will run through
                 // all image pixels, build a data structure, and create a palette.
                 if (!this.singlePass)
                 {
@@ -120,25 +115,24 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         protected virtual void FirstPass(BitmapData sourceData, int width, int height)
         {
             // Define the source data pointers. The source row is a byte to
-            // keep addition of the stride value easier (as this is in bytes)              
-            IntPtr sourceRow = sourceData.Scan0;
+            // keep addition of the stride value easier (as this is in bytes)
+            byte* sourceRow = (byte*)sourceData.Scan0.ToPointer();
 
             // Loop through each row
             for (int row = 0; row < height; row++)
             {
                 // Set the source pixel to the first pixel in this row
-                IntPtr sourcePixel = sourceRow;
+                int* sourcePixel = (int*)sourceRow;
 
                 // And loop through each column
-                for (int col = 0; col < width; col++)
+                for (int col = 0; col < width; col++, sourcePixel++)
                 {
-                    this.InitialQuantizePixel(new Color32(sourcePixel));
-                    sourcePixel = (IntPtr)((long)sourcePixel + this.pixelSize);
+                    // Now I have the pixel, call the FirstPassQuantize function...
+                    this.InitialQuantizePixel((Color32*)sourcePixel);
                 }
 
-                // Now I have the pixel, call the FirstPassQuantize function...
                 // Add the stride to the source row
-                sourceRow = (IntPtr)((long)sourceRow + sourceData.Stride);
+                sourceRow += sourceData.Stride;
             }
         }
 
@@ -161,55 +155,52 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
 
                 // Define the source data pointers. The source row is a byte to
                 // keep addition of the stride value easier (as this is in bytes)
-                IntPtr sourceRow = sourceData.Scan0;
-                IntPtr sourcePixel = sourceRow;
-                IntPtr previousPixel = sourcePixel;
+                byte* sourceRow = (byte*)sourceData.Scan0.ToPointer();
+                int* sourcePixel = (int*)sourceRow;
+                int* previousPixel = sourcePixel;
 
                 // Now define the destination data pointers
-                IntPtr destinationRow = outputData.Scan0;
-                IntPtr destinationPixel = destinationRow;
+                byte* destinationRow = (byte*)outputData.Scan0.ToPointer();
+                byte* destinationPixel = destinationRow;
 
-                // And convert the first pixel, so that I have values going into the loop.
-                byte pixelValue = this.QuantizePixel(new Color32(sourcePixel));
+                // And convert the first pixel, so that I have values going into the loop
+                byte pixelValue = this.QuantizePixel((Color32*)sourcePixel);
 
                 // Assign the value of the first pixel
-                Marshal.WriteByte(destinationPixel, pixelValue);
+                *destinationPixel = pixelValue;
 
                 // Loop through each row
                 for (int row = 0; row < height; row++)
                 {
                     // Set the source pixel to the first pixel in this row
-                    sourcePixel = sourceRow;
+                    sourcePixel = (int*)sourceRow;
 
                     // And set the destination pixel pointer to the first pixel in the row
                     destinationPixel = destinationRow;
 
                     // Loop through each pixel on this scan line
-                    for (int col = 0; col < width; col++)
+                    for (int col = 0; col < width; col++, sourcePixel++, destinationPixel++)
                     {
                         // Check if this is the same as the last pixel. If so use that value
                         // rather than calculating it again. This is an inexpensive optimisation.
-                        if (Marshal.ReadInt32(previousPixel) != Marshal.ReadInt32(sourcePixel))
+                        if (*previousPixel != *sourcePixel)
                         {
                             // Quantize the pixel
-                            pixelValue = this.QuantizePixel(new Color32(sourcePixel));
+                            pixelValue = this.QuantizePixel((Color32*)sourcePixel);
 
                             // And setup the previous pointer
                             previousPixel = sourcePixel;
                         }
 
                         // And set the pixel in the output
-                        Marshal.WriteByte(destinationPixel, pixelValue);
-
-                        sourcePixel = (IntPtr)((long)sourcePixel + this.pixelSize);
-                        destinationPixel = (IntPtr)((long)destinationPixel + 1);
+                        *destinationPixel = pixelValue;
                     }
 
                     // Add the stride to the source row
-                    sourceRow = (IntPtr)((long)sourceRow + sourceData.Stride);
+                    sourceRow += sourceData.Stride;
 
                     // And to the destination row
-                    destinationRow = (IntPtr)((long)destinationRow + outputData.Stride);
+                    destinationRow += outputData.Stride;
                 }
             }
             finally
@@ -227,7 +218,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// This function need only be overridden if your quantize algorithm needs two passes,
         /// such as an Octree quantizer.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected virtual void InitialQuantizePixel(Color32 pixel)
+        protected virtual void InitialQuantizePixel(Color32* pixel)
         {
         }
 
@@ -236,7 +227,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="pixel">The pixel to quantize</param>
         /// <returns>The quantized value</returns>
-        protected abstract byte QuantizePixel(Color32 pixel);
+        protected abstract byte QuantizePixel(Color32* pixel);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieve the palette for the quantized image
@@ -244,109 +235,5 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Imaging
         /// <param name="original">Any old palette, this is overwritten</param>
         /// <returns>The new color palette</returns>
         protected abstract ColorPalette GetPalette(ColorPalette original);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Structure that defines a 32 bit color
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// This structure is used to read data from a 32 bits per pixel image
-        /// in memory, and is ordered in this manner as this is the way that
-        /// the data is laid out in memory
-        /// </remarks>
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
-        public struct Color32
-        {
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Holds the blue component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            [FieldOffset(0)]
-            private byte blue;
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Holds the green component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            [FieldOffset(1)]
-            private byte green;
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Holds the red component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            [FieldOffset(2)]
-            private byte red;
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Holds the alpha component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            [FieldOffset(3)]
-            private byte alpha;
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Permits the color32 to be treated as a 32 bit integer.
-            /// </summary>
-            [FieldOffset(0)]
-            private int argb;
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:ImageProcessor.Imaging.Quantizer.Color32">Color32</see> structure. 
-            /// </summary>
-            /// <param name="sourcePixel">The pointer to the pixel.</param>
-            public Color32(IntPtr sourcePixel)
-            {
-                this = (Color32)Marshal.PtrToStructure(sourcePixel, typeof(Color32));
-            }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the blue component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            public byte Blue
-            {
-                get { return this.blue; }
-                set { this.blue = value; }
-            }
-            
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the green component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            public byte Green
-            {
-                get { return this.green; }
-                set { this.green = value; }
-            }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the red component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            public byte Red
-            {
-                get { return this.red; }
-                set { this.red = value; }
-            }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the alpha component of the colour
-            /// </summary>
-            public byte Alpha
-            {
-                get { return this.alpha; }
-                set { this.alpha = value; }
-            }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the ARGB component, permitting the color32 to be treated as a 32 bit integer.
-            /// </summary>
-            public int Argb
-            {
-                get { return this.argb; }
-                set { this.argb = value; }
-            }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets the color for this Color32 object
-            /// </summary>
-            public Color Color
-            {
-                get { return Color.FromArgb(this.Alpha, this.Red, this.Green, this.Blue); }
-            }
-        }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Processors/Resize.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Processors/Resize.cs
index b2e0bc80c..44fd69b2a 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Processors/Resize.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Processors/Resize.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Processors
             try
             {
                 ResizeLayer resizeLayer = this.DynamicParameter;
-                
+
                 // Augment the layer with the extra information.
                 resizeLayer.RestrictedSizes = this.RestrictedSizes;
                 Size maxSize = new Size();
@@ -91,9 +91,13 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Processors
                 Resizer resizer = new Resizer(resizeLayer);
                 newImage = (Bitmap)resizer.ResizeImage(image);
 
-                // Reassign the image.
-                image.Dispose();
-                image = newImage;
+                // Check that the original image has not been returned.
+                if (newImage != image)
+                {
+                    // Reassign the image.
+                    image.Dispose();
+                    image = newImage;
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {