diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
index 8bcdec65b..ff1e44e6c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
@@ -285,28 +285,27 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the representation of the pixels as a <see cref="Span{T}"/> in the source image's pixel format
+        /// Gets the representation of the pixels as a <see cref="Memory{T}"/> in the source image's pixel format
         /// stored in row major order, if the backing buffer is contiguous.
         /// <para />
-        /// To ensure the memory is contiguous, <see cref="Configuration.MemoryAllocator"/> should be initialized
-        /// with a <see cref="MemoryAllocator"/> that enforces larger contiguous buffers.
-        /// See <see cref="MemoryAllocatorSettings.MinimumContiguousBlockSizeBytes"/>.
+        /// To ensure the memory is contiguous, <see cref="Configuration.PreferContiguousImageBuffers"/> should be set
+        /// to true, preferably on a non-global configuration instance (not <see cref="Configuration.Default"/>).
         /// <para />
-        /// WARNING: Disposing or leaking the underlying image while still working with it's <see cref="Span{T}"/>
+        /// WARNING: Disposing or leaking the underlying image while still working with the <paramref name="memory"/>'s <see cref="Span{T}"/>
         /// might lead to memory corruption.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="span">The <see cref="Span{T}"/>.</param>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="bool"/>.</returns>
-        public bool TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> span)
+        /// <param name="memory">The <see cref="Memory{T}"/> referencing the image buffer.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="bool"/> indicating the success.</returns>
+        public bool DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> memory)
         {
             IMemoryGroup<TPixel> mg = this.GetPixelMemoryGroup();
             if (mg.Count > 1)
             {
-                span = default;
+                memory = default;
                 return false;
             }
 
-            span = mg.Single().Span;
+            memory = mg.Single();
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
index 899d69bb4..c4f1c278f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
@@ -321,26 +321,30 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the representation of the pixels as a <see cref="Span{T}"/> in the source image's pixel format
+        /// Gets the representation of the pixels as a <see cref="Memory{T}"/> in the source image's pixel format
         /// stored in row major order, if the backing buffer is contiguous.
+        /// <para />
+        /// To ensure the memory is contiguous, <see cref="Configuration.PreferContiguousImageBuffers"/> should be set
+        /// to true, preferably on a non-global configuration instance (not <see cref="Configuration.Default"/>).
+        /// <para />
+        /// WARNING: Disposing or leaking the underlying image while still working with the <paramref name="memory"/>'s <see cref="Span{T}"/>
+        /// might lead to memory corruption.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="span">The <see cref="Span{T}"/>.</param>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="bool"/>.</returns>
-        public bool TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> span)
+        /// <param name="memory">The <see cref="Memory{T}"/> referencing the image buffer.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="bool"/> indicating the success.</returns>
+        public bool DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> memory)
         {
             IMemoryGroup<TPixel> mg = this.GetPixelMemoryGroup();
-            if (mg.Count == 1)
+            if (mg.Count > 1)
             {
-                span = mg[0].Span;
-                return true;
+                memory = default;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            span = default;
-            return false;
+            memory = mg.Single();
+            return true;
         }
 
-        public bool DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> memory) => throw new NotImplementedException();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Clones the current image
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensionsTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensionsTests.cs
index 742997b1a..35ef5d1c8 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Advanced
                 using Image<TPixel> image0 = provider.GetImage();
                 var targetBuffer = new TPixel[image0.Width * image0.Height];
 
-                Assert.True(image0.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> sourceBuffer));
+                Assert.True(image0.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> sourceBuffer));
 
                 sourceBuffer.CopyTo(targetBuffer);
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Drawing/DrawImageTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Drawing/DrawImageTests.cs
index b426f4404..d10549b40 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Drawing/DrawImageTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Drawing/DrawImageTests.cs
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Drawing
             using (Image<Rgba32> background = provider.GetImage())
             using (var overlay = new Image<Rgba32>(50, 50))
             {
-                Assert.True(overlay.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> overlaySpan));
-                overlaySpan.Fill(Color.Black);
+                Assert.True(overlay.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> overlayMem));
+                overlayMem.Span.Fill(Color.Black);
 
                 background.Mutate(c => c.DrawImage(overlay, new Point(x, y), PixelColorBlendingMode.Normal, 1F));
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs
index c0df1e400..824ca535b 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Gif
                     ImageFrame<Rgba32> first = kumin1.Frames[i];
                     ImageFrame<Rgba32> second = kumin2.Frames[i];
 
-                    Assert.True(second.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> secondSpan));
+                    Assert.True(second.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> secondMemory));
 
-                    first.ComparePixelBufferTo(secondSpan);
+                    first.ComparePixelBufferTo(secondMemory.Span);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tga/TgaTestUtils.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tga/TgaTestUtils.cs
index c96777031..4de1b9a19 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tga/TgaTestUtils.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tga/TgaTestUtils.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Tga
             }
 
             var testFile = TestFile.Create(path);
-            Image<Rgba32> magickImage = DecodeWithMagick<Rgba32>(Configuration.Default, new FileInfo(testFile.FullPath));
+            Image<Rgba32> magickImage = DecodeWithMagick<Rgba32>(new FileInfo(testFile.FullPath));
             if (useExactComparer)
             {
                 ImageComparer.Exact.VerifySimilarity(magickImage, image);
@@ -37,15 +37,17 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Tga
             }
         }
 
-        public static Image<TPixel> DecodeWithMagick<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, FileInfo fileInfo)
+        public static Image<TPixel> DecodeWithMagick<TPixel>(FileInfo fileInfo)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, ImageSharp.PixelFormats.IPixel<TPixel>
         {
+            Configuration configuration = Configuration.Default.Clone();
+            configuration.PreferContiguousImageBuffers = true;
             using (var magickImage = new MagickImage(fileInfo))
             {
                 magickImage.AutoOrient();
                 var result = new Image<TPixel>(configuration, magickImage.Width, magickImage.Height);
 
-                Assert.True(result.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> resultPixels));
+                Assert.True(result.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> resultPixels));
 
                 using (IUnsafePixelCollection<ushort> pixels = magickImage.GetPixelsUnsafe())
                 {
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Tga
                     PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.FromRgba32Bytes(
                         configuration,
                         data,
-                        resultPixels,
+                        resultPixels.Span,
                         resultPixels.Length);
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tiff/TiffTestUtils.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tiff/TiffTestUtils.cs
index eacadae2b..d5ddd0a40 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tiff/TiffTestUtils.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Tiff/TiffTestUtils.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Tiff
             where TPixel : unmanaged, ImageSharp.PixelFormats.IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             var testFile = TestFile.Create(encodedImagePath);
-            Image<Rgba32> magickImage = DecodeWithMagick<Rgba32>(Configuration.Default, new FileInfo(testFile.FullPath));
+            Image<Rgba32> magickImage = DecodeWithMagick<Rgba32>(new FileInfo(testFile.FullPath));
             if (useExactComparer)
             {
                 ImageComparer.Exact.VerifySimilarity(magickImage, image);
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Tiff
             }
         }
 
-        public static Image<TPixel> DecodeWithMagick<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, FileInfo fileInfo)
+        public static Image<TPixel> DecodeWithMagick<TPixel>(FileInfo fileInfo)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, ImageSharp.PixelFormats.IPixel<TPixel>
         {
+            Configuration configuration = Configuration.Default.Clone();
+            configuration.PreferContiguousImageBuffers = true;
             using var magickImage = new MagickImage(fileInfo);
             magickImage.AutoOrient();
             var result = new Image<TPixel>(configuration, magickImage.Width, magickImage.Height);
 
-            Assert.True(result.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> resultPixels));
+            Assert.True(result.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> resultPixels));
 
             using IUnsafePixelCollection<ushort> pixels = magickImage.GetPixelsUnsafe();
             byte[] data = pixels.ToByteArray(PixelMapping.RGBA);
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Tiff
             PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.FromRgba32Bytes(
                 configuration,
                 data,
-                resultPixels,
+                resultPixels.Span,
                 resultPixels.Length);
 
             return result;
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.Generic.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.Generic.cs
index 50b21ba8d..9ed276ebc 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.Generic.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.Generic.cs
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                     using (Image<TPixel> cloned = img.Frames.CloneFrame(0))
                     {
                         Assert.Equal(2, img.Frames.Count);
-                        Assert.True(img.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> imgSpan));
+                        Assert.True(img.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> imgMem));
 
-                        cloned.ComparePixelBufferTo(imgSpan);
+                        cloned.ComparePixelBufferTo(imgMem);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -225,15 +225,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             {
                 using (Image<TPixel> img = provider.GetImage())
                 {
-                    Assert.True(img.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> imgSpan));
-                    TPixel[] sourcePixelData = imgSpan.ToArray();
+                    Assert.True(img.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> imgMemory));
+                    TPixel[] sourcePixelData = imgMemory.ToArray();
 
                     using var imageFrame = new ImageFrame<Rgba32>(Configuration.Default, 10, 10);
                     using ImageFrame addedFrame = img.Frames.AddFrame(imageFrame);
                     using (Image<TPixel> cloned = img.Frames.ExportFrame(0))
                     {
                         Assert.Equal(1, img.Frames.Count);
-                        cloned.ComparePixelBufferTo(sourcePixelData);
+                        cloned.ComparePixelBufferTo(sourcePixelData.AsSpan());
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             [Fact]
             public void AddFrameFromPixelData()
             {
-                Assert.True(this.Image.Frames.RootFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imgSpan));
-                Rgba32[] pixelData = imgSpan.ToArray();
+                Assert.True(this.Image.Frames.RootFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imgMem));
+                Rgba32[] pixelData = imgMem.ToArray();
                 using ImageFrame<Rgba32> addedFrame = this.Image.Frames.AddFrame(pixelData);
                 Assert.Equal(2, this.Image.Frames.Count);
             }
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 using var otherFrame = new ImageFrame<Rgba32>(Configuration.Default, 10, 10);
                 using ImageFrame<Rgba32> addedFrame = this.Image.Frames.AddFrame(otherFrame);
 
-                Assert.True(otherFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> otherFrameSpan));
-                addedFrame.ComparePixelBufferTo(otherFrameSpan);
+                Assert.True(otherFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> otherFrameMem));
+                addedFrame.ComparePixelBufferTo(otherFrameMem.Span);
                 Assert.NotEqual(otherFrame, addedFrame);
             }
 
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 using var otherFrame = new ImageFrame<Rgba32>(Configuration.Default, 10, 10);
                 using ImageFrame<Rgba32> addedFrame = this.Image.Frames.InsertFrame(0, otherFrame);
 
-                Assert.True(otherFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> otherFrameSpan));
-                addedFrame.ComparePixelBufferTo(otherFrameSpan);
+                Assert.True(otherFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> otherFrameMem));
+                addedFrame.ComparePixelBufferTo(otherFrameMem.Span);
                 Assert.NotEqual(otherFrame, addedFrame);
             }
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 IEnumerable<ImageFrame<Rgba32>> frames = image.Frames;
                 foreach (ImageFrame<Rgba32> frame in frames)
                 {
-                    Assert.True(frame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> span));
+                    Assert.True(frame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> _));
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.NonGeneric.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.NonGeneric.cs
index b65615121..843546439 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.NonGeneric.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFrameCollectionTests.NonGeneric.cs
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
                         var expectedClone = (Image<TPixel>)cloned;
 
-                        Assert.True(img.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> imgSpan));
-                        expectedClone.ComparePixelBufferTo(imgSpan);
+                        Assert.True(img.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> imgMem));
+                        expectedClone.ComparePixelBufferTo(imgMem);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             {
                 using (Image<TPixel> img = provider.GetImage())
                 {
-                    Assert.True(img.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> imgSpan));
-                    var sourcePixelData = imgSpan.ToArray();
+                    Assert.True(img.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> imgMem));
+                    TPixel[] sourcePixelData = imgMem.ToArray();
 
                     ImageFrameCollection nonGenericFrameCollection = img.Frames;
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                         Assert.Equal(1, img.Frames.Count);
 
                         var expectedClone = (Image<TPixel>)cloned;
-                        expectedClone.ComparePixelBufferTo(sourcePixelData);
+                        expectedClone.ComparePixelBufferTo(sourcePixelData.AsSpan());
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.WrapMemory.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.WrapMemory.cs
index c7a9b67a7..9b0d64cc6 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.WrapMemory.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.WrapMemory.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Common.Helpers;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing;
 using Xunit;
 
 // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
@@ -132,8 +134,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
                 using (var image = Image.WrapMemory(cfg, memory, 5, 5, metaData))
                 {
-                    Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
-                    ref Rgba32 pixel0 = ref imageSpan[0];
+                    Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imageMem));
+                    ref Rgba32 pixel0 = ref imageMem.Span[0];
                     Assert.True(Unsafe.AreSame(ref array[0], ref pixel0));
 
                     Assert.Equal(cfg, image.GetConfiguration());
@@ -160,8 +162,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                         using (var image = Image.WrapMemory(memory, bmp.Width, bmp.Height))
                         {
                             Assert.Equal(memory, image.GetRootFramePixelBuffer().DangerousGetSingleMemory());
-                            Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Bgra32> imageSpan));
-                            imageSpan.Fill(bg);
+                            image.GetPixelMemoryGroup().Fill(bg);
                             for (var i = 10; i < 20; i++)
                             {
                                 image.GetPixelRowSpan(i).Slice(10, 10).Fill(fg);
@@ -196,8 +197,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                     using (var image = Image.WrapMemory(memoryManager, bmp.Width, bmp.Height))
                     {
                         Assert.Equal(memoryManager.Memory, image.GetRootFramePixelBuffer().DangerousGetSingleMemory());
-                        Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Bgra32> imageSpan));
-                        imageSpan.Fill(bg);
+                        image.GetPixelMemoryGroup().Fill(bg);
                         for (var i = 10; i < 20; i++)
                         {
                             image.GetPixelRowSpan(i).Slice(10, 10).Fill(fg);
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
                 using (var image = Image.WrapMemory<Rgba32>(cfg, memory, 5, 5, metaData))
                 {
-                    Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
-                    ref Rgba32 pixel0 = ref imageSpan[0];
+                    Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imageMem));
+                    ref Rgba32 pixel0 = ref imageMem.Span[0];
                     Assert.True(Unsafe.AreSame(ref Unsafe.As<byte, Rgba32>(ref array[0]), ref pixel0));
 
                     Assert.Equal(cfg, image.GetConfiguration());
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                             Assert.Equal(pixelSpan.Length, imageSpan.Length);
                             Assert.True(Unsafe.AreSame(ref pixelSpan.GetPinnableReference(), ref imageSpan.GetPinnableReference()));
 
-                            Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out imageSpan));
-                            imageSpan.Fill(bg);
+                            image.GetPixelMemoryGroup().Fill(bg);
                             for (var i = 10; i < 20; i++)
                             {
                                 image.GetPixelRowSpan(i).Slice(10, 10).Fill(fg);
@@ -293,7 +292,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 {
                     using (var image = Image.WrapMemory<Rgba32>(cfg, ptr, 5, 5, metaData))
                     {
-                        Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
+                        Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imageMem));
+                        Span<Rgba32> imageSpan = imageMem.Span;
                         ref Rgba32 pixel0 = ref imageSpan[0];
                         Assert.True(Unsafe.AreSame(ref array[0], ref pixel0));
                         ref Rgba32 pixel_1 = ref imageSpan[imageSpan.Length - 1];
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                                 Assert.Equal(pixelSpan.Length, imageSpan.Length);
                                 Assert.True(Unsafe.AreSame(ref pixelSpan.GetPinnableReference(), ref imageSpan.GetPinnableReference()));
 
-                                Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out imageSpan));
-                                imageSpan.Fill(bg);
+                                image.GetPixelMemoryGroup().Fill(bg);
                                 for (var i = 10; i < 20; i++)
                                 {
                                     image.GetPixelRowSpan(i).Slice(10, 10).Fill(fg);
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.cs
index b632f4216..469c0249d 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.cs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 {
                     Assert.Equal(11, image.Width);
                     Assert.Equal(23, image.Height);
-                    Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
-                    Assert.Equal(11 * 23, imageSpan.Length);
+                    Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imageMem));
+                    Assert.Equal(11 * 23, imageMem.Length);
                     image.ComparePixelBufferTo(default(Rgba32));
 
                     Assert.Equal(Configuration.Default, image.GetConfiguration());
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 {
                     Assert.Equal(11, image.Width);
                     Assert.Equal(23, image.Height);
-                    Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
-                    Assert.Equal(11 * 23, imageSpan.Length);
+                    Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imageMem));
+                    Assert.Equal(11 * 23, imageMem.Length);
                     image.ComparePixelBufferTo(default(Rgba32));
 
                     Assert.Equal(configuration, image.GetConfiguration());
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 {
                     Assert.Equal(11, image.Width);
                     Assert.Equal(23, image.Height);
-                    Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
-                    Assert.Equal(11 * 23, imageSpan.Length);
+                    Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> imageMem));
+                    Assert.Equal(11 * 23, imageMem.Length);
                     image.ComparePixelBufferTo(color);
 
                     Assert.Equal(configuration, image.GetConfiguration());
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => { var res = image.Clone(this.configuration); });
                 Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => { var res = image.CloneAs<Rgba32>(this.configuration); });
                 Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => { var res = image.GetPixelRowSpan(default); });
-                Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => { var res = image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out var _); });
+                Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => { var res = image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> _); });
 
                 // Image
                 Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => { var res = genericImage.CloneAs<Rgba32>(this.configuration); });
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/LargeImageIntegrationTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/LargeImageIntegrationTests.cs
index f6656ec5f..1f0963aac 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/LargeImageIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/LargeImageIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 configuration.PreferContiguousImageBuffers = true;
 
                 using var image = new Image<Rgba32>(configuration, 8192, 4096);
-                Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> span));
-                Assert.Equal(8192 * 4096, span.Length);
+                Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> mem));
+                Assert.Equal(8192 * 4096, mem.Length);
             }
         }
 
         [Theory]
         [WithBasicTestPatternImages(width: 10, height: 10, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
-        public void TryGetSinglePixelSpan_WhenImageTooLarge_ReturnsFalse(TestImageProvider<Rgba32> provider)
+        public void DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory_WhenImageTooLarge_ReturnsFalse(TestImageProvider<Rgba32> provider)
         {
             provider.LimitAllocatorBufferCapacity().InPixels(10);
             using Image<Rgba32> image = provider.GetImage();
-            Assert.False(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageSpan));
-            Assert.False(image.Frames.RootFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> imageFrameSpan));
+            Assert.False(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> mem));
+            Assert.False(image.Frames.RootFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> _));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/AffineTransformTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/AffineTransformTests.cs
index d2d2fcc1f..3cd8cec15 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/AffineTransformTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/AffineTransformTests.cs
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing.Transforms
         private static void VerifyAllPixelsAreWhiteOrTransparent<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            Assert.True(image.Frames.RootFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> data));
+            Assert.True(image.Frames.RootFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> data));
             var white = new Rgb24(255, 255, 255);
-            foreach (TPixel pixel in data)
+            foreach (TPixel pixel in data.Span)
             {
                 Rgba32 rgba = default;
                 pixel.ToRgba32(ref rgba);
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs
index 7374302c0..669fb939b 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Processors/Transforms/ResizeTests.cs
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing.Processors.Transforms
         {
             using (Image<TPixel> image0 = provider.GetImage())
             {
-                Assert.True(image0.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> imageSpan));
-                var mmg = TestMemoryManager<TPixel>.CreateAsCopyOf(imageSpan);
+                Assert.True(image0.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> imageMem));
+                var mmg = TestMemoryManager<TPixel>.CreateAsCopyOf(imageMem.Span);
 
                 using (var image1 = Image.WrapMemory(mmg.Memory, image0.Width, image0.Height))
                 {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
index 333807079..89ddbb70a 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
@@ -396,12 +396,18 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             Span<TPixel> expectedPixels)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> actualPixels));
-            CompareBuffers(expectedPixels, actualPixels);
+            Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> actualPixels));
+            CompareBuffers(expectedPixels, actualPixels.Span);
 
             return image;
         }
 
+        public static Image<TPixel> ComparePixelBufferTo<TPixel>(
+            this Image<TPixel> image,
+            Memory<TPixel> expectedPixels)
+            where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel> =>
+            ComparePixelBufferTo(image, expectedPixels.Span);
+
         public static void CompareBuffers<T>(Span<T> expected, Span<T> actual)
             where T : struct, IEquatable<T>
         {
@@ -477,7 +483,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         public static ImageFrame<TPixel> ComparePixelBufferTo<TPixel>(this ImageFrame<TPixel> imageFrame, TPixel expectedPixel)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            Assert.True(imageFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> actualPixels));
+            Assert.True(imageFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> actualPixelMem));
+            Span<TPixel> actualPixels = actualPixelMem.Span;
 
             for (int i = 0; i < actualPixels.Length; i++)
             {
@@ -492,7 +499,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                     Span<TPixel> expectedPixels)
                     where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            Assert.True(image.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> actual));
+            Assert.True(image.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> actualMem));
+            Span<TPixel> actual = actualMem.Span;
             Assert.True(expectedPixels.Length == actual.Length, "Buffer sizes are not equal!");
 
             for (int i = 0; i < expectedPixels.Length; i++)
@@ -696,7 +704,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
         {
             var image = new Image<Rgba32>(buffer.Width, buffer.Height);
 
-            Assert.True(image.Frames.RootFrame.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<Rgba32> pixels));
+            Assert.True(image.Frames.RootFrame.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<Rgba32> pixelMem));
+            Span<Rgba32> pixels = pixelMem.Span;
             Span<float> bufferSpan = buffer.DangerousGetSingleSpan();
 
             for (int i = 0; i < bufferSpan.Length; i++)
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestUtils.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestUtils.cs
index 8c03e8deb..f3b321f30 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestUtils.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestUtils.cs
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
             using (Image<TPixel> image0 = provider.GetImage())
             {
-                Assert.True(image0.TryGetSinglePixelSpan(out Span<TPixel> imageSpan));
-                var mmg = TestMemoryManager<TPixel>.CreateAsCopyOf(imageSpan);
+                Assert.True(image0.DangerousTryGetSinglePixelMemory(out Memory<TPixel> imageMem));
+                var mmg = TestMemoryManager<TPixel>.CreateAsCopyOf(imageMem.Span);
 
                 using (var image1 = Image.WrapMemory(mmg.Memory, image0.Width, image0.Height))
                 {