diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
index 9d698b8ac..18f9d92a6 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,115 @@ namespace ImageSharp
                     base.ToVector4(sourceColors, destVectors, remainder);
                 }
             }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override unsafe void PackFromXyzBytes(BufferPointer<byte> sourceBytes, BufferPointer<Color> destColors, int count)
+            {
+                byte* source = (byte*)sourceBytes;
+                byte* destination =  (byte*)destColors;
+
+                for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
+                {
+                    Unsafe.Write(destination, (uint)(*source << 0 | *(source + 1) << 8 | *(source + 2) << 16 | 255 << 24));
+
+                    source += 3;
+                    destination += 4;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override unsafe void ToXyzBytes(BufferPointer<Color> sourceColors, BufferPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
+            {
+                byte* source = (byte*)sourceColors;
+                byte* destination = (byte*)destBytes;
+
+                for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
+                {
+                    *destination = *(source + 0);
+                    *(destination + 1) = *(source + 1);
+                    *(destination + 2) = *(source + 2);
+
+                    source += 4;
+                    destination += 3;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override void PackFromXyzwBytes(BufferPointer<byte> sourceBytes, BufferPointer<Color> destColors, int count)
+            {
+                BufferPointer.Copy(sourceBytes, destColors, count);
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override void ToXyzwBytes(BufferPointer<Color> sourceColors, BufferPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
+            {
+                BufferPointer.Copy(sourceColors, destBytes, count);
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override unsafe void PackFromZyxBytes(BufferPointer<byte> sourceBytes, BufferPointer<Color> destColors, int count)
+            {
+                byte* source = (byte*)sourceBytes;
+                byte* destination = (byte*)destColors;
+
+                for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
+                {
+                    Unsafe.Write(destination, (uint)(*(source + 2) << 0 | *(source + 1) << 8 | *source << 16 | 255 << 24));
+
+                    source += 3;
+                    destination += 4;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override unsafe void ToZyxBytes(BufferPointer<Color> sourceColors, BufferPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
+            {
+                byte* source = (byte*)sourceColors;
+                byte* destination = (byte*)destBytes;
+
+                for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
+                {
+                    *destination = *(source + 2);
+                    *(destination + 1) = *(source + 1);
+                    *(destination + 2) = *(source + 0);
+
+                    source += 4;
+                    destination += 3;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override unsafe void PackFromZyxwBytes(BufferPointer<byte> sourceBytes, BufferPointer<Color> destColors, int count)
+            {
+                byte* source = (byte*)sourceBytes;
+                byte* destination = (byte*)destColors;
+
+                for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
+                {
+                    Unsafe.Write(destination, (uint)(*(source + 2) << 0 | *(source + 1) << 8 | *source << 16 | *(source + 3) << 24));
+
+                    source += 4;
+                    destination += 4;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            internal override unsafe void ToZyxwBytes(BufferPointer<Color> sourceColors, BufferPointer<byte> destBytes, int count)
+            {
+                byte* source = (byte*)sourceColors;
+                byte* destination = (byte*)destBytes;
+
+                for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
+                {
+                    *destination = *(source + 2);
+                    *(destination + 1) = *(source + 1);
+                    *(destination + 2) = *(source + 0);
+                    *(destination + 3) = *(source + 3);
+
+                    source += 4;
+                    destination += 4;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs
index c80e22e21..f8798ba24 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs
@@ -12,18 +12,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
     /// </summary>
     internal static class BufferPointer
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> to the beginning of the raw data in 'buffer'.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The element type</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="buffer">The input <see cref="PinnedBuffer{T}"/></param>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/></returns>
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static unsafe BufferPointer<T> Slice<T>(this PinnedBuffer<T> buffer)
-            where T : struct
-        {
-            return new BufferPointer<T>(buffer.Array, (void*)buffer.Pointer);
-        }
+        
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Copy 'count' number of elements of the same type from 'source' to 'dest'
@@ -36,7 +25,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public static unsafe void Copy<T>(BufferPointer<T> source, BufferPointer<T> destination, int count)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)source.PointerAtOffset, (void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(count));
+            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(count));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -50,7 +39,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public static unsafe void Copy<T>(BufferPointer<T> source, BufferPointer<byte> destination, int countInSource)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)source.PointerAtOffset, (void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(countInSource));
+            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(countInSource));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -64,7 +53,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public static unsafe void Copy<T>(BufferPointer<byte> source, BufferPointer<T> destination, int countInDest)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)source.PointerAtOffset, (void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(countInDest));
+            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(countInDest));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs
index fff4e513e..e05650a70 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Convertes <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> instance to a raw 'byte*' pointer
+        /// Converts <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> instance to a raw 'byte*' pointer
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="bufferPointer">The <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> to convert</param>
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         {
             return (byte*)bufferPointer.PointerAtOffset;
         }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Forms a slice out of the given BufferPointer, beginning at 'offset'.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/PinnedBuffer{T}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/PinnedBuffer{T}.cs
index 04217a012..8e5ded048 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/PinnedBuffer{T}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/PinnedBuffer{T}.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
 {
     using System;
     using System.Buffers;
+    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
     using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -94,6 +95,27 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// Gets a pointer to the pinned <see cref="Array"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public IntPtr Pointer { get; private set; }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts <see cref="PinnedBuffer{T}"/> to an <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="buffer">The <see cref="PinnedBuffer{T}"/> to convert.</param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static implicit operator BufferPointer<T>(PinnedBuffer<T> buffer)
+        {
+            return buffer.Slice();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> to the beginning of the raw data in 'buffer'.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The element type</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/></returns>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public unsafe BufferPointer<T> Slice()
+        {
+            return new BufferPointer<T>(this.Array, (void*)this.Pointer);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Disposes the <see cref="PinnedBuffer{T}"/> instance by unpinning the array, and returning the pooled buffer when necessary.
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs
index 4b5847d53..a0b91b4c4 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
 
             public double B;
 
+            public Foo(int a, double b)
+            {
+                this.A = a;
+                this.B = b;
+            }
+
             internal static Foo[] CreateArray(int size)
             {
                 Foo[] result = new Foo[size];
                 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 {
-                    result[i] = new Foo() { A = i, B = i };
+                    result[i] = new Foo(i, i);
                 }
                 return result;
             }
@@ -81,6 +87,12 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
 
         public class Copy
         {
+            private static void AssertNotDefault<T>(T[] data, int idx)
+                where T : struct
+            {
+                Assert.NotEqual(default(T), data[idx]);
+            }
+
             [Theory]
             [InlineData(4)]
             [InlineData(1500)]
@@ -98,7 +110,11 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                     BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count);
                 }
 
+                AssertNotDefault(source, 1);
+                AssertNotDefault(dest, 1);
+
                 Assert.Equal(source[0], dest[0]);
+                Assert.Equal(source[1], dest[1]);
                 Assert.Equal(source[count-1], dest[count-1]);
                 Assert.NotEqual(source[count], dest[count]);
             }
@@ -121,19 +137,31 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                     BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count);
                 }
 
+                AssertNotDefault(source, 1);
+
                 Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, 0));
                 Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, count - 1));
                 Assert.False(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, count));
             }
 
+            private static byte[] CreateTestBytes(int count)
+            {
+                byte[] result = new byte[count];
+                for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    result[i] = (byte)(i % 255);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
             [Theory]
             [InlineData(4)]
             [InlineData(1500)]
             public void BytesToGeneric(int count)
             {
-                int destCount = count * sizeof(Foo);
-                byte[] source = new byte[destCount + sizeof(Foo) + 1];
-                Foo[] dest = Foo.CreateArray(count + 2);
+                int srcCount = count * sizeof(Foo);
+                byte[] source = CreateTestBytes(srcCount);
+                Foo[] dest = new Foo[count + 2];
                 
                 fixed(byte* pSource = source)
                 fixed (Foo* pDest = dest)
@@ -144,10 +172,33 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                     BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count);
                 }
 
+                AssertNotDefault(source, sizeof(Foo) + 1);
+                AssertNotDefault(dest, 1);
+
                 Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(dest, source, 0));
+                Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(dest, source, 1));
                 Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(dest, source, count - 1));
                 Assert.False(ElementsAreEqual(dest, source, count));
             }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void ColorToBytes()
+            {
+                Color[] colors = { new Color(0, 1, 2, 3), new Color(4, 5, 6, 7), new Color(8, 9, 10, 11), };
+
+                using (PinnedBuffer<Color> colorBuf = new PinnedBuffer<Color>(colors))
+                using (PinnedBuffer<byte> byteBuf = new PinnedBuffer<byte>(colors.Length*4))
+                {
+                    BufferPointer.Copy<Color>(colorBuf, byteBuf, colorBuf.Count);
+
+                    byte[] a = byteBuf.Array;
+
+                    for (int i = 0; i < byteBuf.Count; i++)
+                    {
+                        Assert.Equal((byte)i, a[i]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             
             private static bool ElementsAreEqual(Foo[] array, byte[] rawArray, int index)
             {