diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
index 18f9d92a6..8ec332a91 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp
                     );
 
                 Vector<float> bVec = new Vector<float>(256.0f / 255.0f);
-                Vector<uint> magicInt = new Vector<uint>(1191182336);
                 Vector<float> magicFloat = new Vector<float>(32768.0f);
+                Vector<uint> magicInt = new Vector<uint>(1191182336); // reinterpreded value of 32768.0f
                 Vector<uint> mask = new Vector<uint>(255);
 
                 int rawInputSize = count * 4;
@@ -92,17 +92,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
                         vf.CopyTo(fTemp, i);
                     }
 
-                    // TODO: Replace this with an optimized ArrayPointer.Copy() implementation:
-                    uint byteCount = (uint)rawInputSize * sizeof(float);
-                    
-                    if (byteCount > 1024u)
-                    {
-                        Marshal.Copy(fTemp, 0, destVectors.PointerAtOffset, rawInputSize);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destVectors, tPtr, byteCount);
-                    }
+                    BufferPointer.Copy<uint>(tempBuf, (BufferPointer<byte>) destVectors, rawInputSize);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs
index f8798ba24..cc544341e 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@
 namespace ImageSharp
 {
     using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Utility methods for <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/>
     /// </summary>
     internal static class BufferPointer
     {
-        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// It's worth to use Marshal.Copy() over this size.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const uint ByteCountThreshold = 1024u;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Copy 'count' number of elements of the same type from 'source' to 'dest'
@@ -25,7 +29,19 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public static unsafe void Copy<T>(BufferPointer<T> source, BufferPointer<T> destination, int count)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(count));
+            int elementSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<T>();
+            uint byteCount = (uint) (count * elementSize);
+
+            if (byteCount > ByteCountThreshold && elementSize == sizeof(int))
+            {
+                // TODO: Add the optimized path for non int-compatible types
+                int[] srcArray = Unsafe.As<int[]>(source.Array);
+                Marshal.Copy(srcArray, source.Offset, destination.PointerAtOffset, count);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, byteCount);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -39,7 +55,19 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public static unsafe void Copy<T>(BufferPointer<T> source, BufferPointer<byte> destination, int countInSource)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(countInSource));
+            int elementSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<T>();
+            uint byteCount = (uint)(countInSource * elementSize);
+
+            if (byteCount > ByteCountThreshold && elementSize == sizeof(int))
+            {
+                // TODO: Add the optimized path for non int-compatible types
+                int[] srcArray = Unsafe.As<int[]>(source.Array);
+                Marshal.Copy(srcArray, source.Offset, destination.PointerAtOffset, countInSource);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, byteCount);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -53,7 +81,16 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public static unsafe void Copy<T>(BufferPointer<byte> source, BufferPointer<T> destination, int countInDest)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, USizeOf<T>(countInDest));
+            int byteCount = SizeOf<T>(countInDest);
+
+            if (byteCount > (int)ByteCountThreshold)
+            {
+                Marshal.Copy(source.Array, source.Offset, destination.PointerAtOffset, byteCount);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Unsafe.CopyBlock((void*)destination.PointerAtOffset, (void*)source.PointerAtOffset, (uint)byteCount);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs
index e05650a70..a9935c5dd 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/BufferPointer{T}.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,22 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         {
             return (byte*)bufferPointer.PointerAtOffset;
         }
-        
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> instance to <see cref="BufferPointer{Byte}"/> 
+        /// setting it's <see cref="Offset"/> and <see cref="PointerAtOffset"/> to correct values.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The <see cref="BufferPointer{T}"/> to convert</param>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static explicit operator BufferPointer<byte>(BufferPointer<T> source)
+        {
+            BufferPointer<byte> result = default(BufferPointer<byte>);
+            result.Array = Unsafe.As<byte[]>(source.Array);
+            result.Offset = source.Offset * Unsafe.SizeOf<T>();
+            result.PointerAtOffset = source.PointerAtOffset;
+            return result;
+        }
+
         /// <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 8e5ded048..ea76252c5 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/PinnedBuffer{T}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Memory/PinnedBuffer{T}.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             return new BufferPointer<T>(this.Array, (void*)this.Pointer);
         }
 
+        /// <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(int offset)
+        {
+            return new BufferPointer<T>(this.Array, (void*)this.Pointer, offset);
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Disposes the <see cref="PinnedBuffer{T}"/> instance by unpinning the array, and returning the pooled buffer when necessary.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Sandbox46/ImageSharp.Sandbox46.csproj b/tests/ImageSharp.Sandbox46/ImageSharp.Sandbox46.csproj
index a8b7ceb33..4d3548c81 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Sandbox46/ImageSharp.Sandbox46.csproj
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Sandbox46/ImageSharp.Sandbox46.csproj
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\ImageSharp.Tests\Colors\BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs">
       <Link>Tests\Colors\BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\ImageSharp.Tests\Common\BufferPointerTests.cs">
+      <Link>Tests\Common\BufferPointerTests.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\ImageSharp.Tests\Common\PinnedBufferTests.cs">
       <Link>Tests\Common\PinnedBufferTests.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs
index 41abd9d4a..fa1b536f3 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/BulkPixelOperationsTests.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             {
                 Assert.IsType<ImageSharp.Color.BulkOperations>(BulkPixelOperations<ImageSharp.Color>.Instance);
             }
-
+            
             [Fact]
             public void ToVector4SimdAligned()
             {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs
index a0b91b4c4..fc26bf097 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Common/BufferPointerTests.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,26 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                 Foo[] result = new Foo[size];
                 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 {
-                    result[i] = new Foo(i, i);
+                    result[i] = new Foo(i+1, i+1);
                 }
                 return result;
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AsBytes()
+        {
+            Foo[] fooz = { new Foo(1, 2), new Foo(3, 4), new Foo(5, 6) };
+
+            using (PinnedBuffer<Foo> colorBuf = new PinnedBuffer<Foo>(fooz))
+            {
+                BufferPointer<Foo> orig = colorBuf.Slice(1);
+                BufferPointer<byte> asBytes = (BufferPointer < byte > )orig;
+
+                Assert.Equal(asBytes.Offset, sizeof(Foo));
+                Assert.Equal(orig.PointerAtOffset, asBytes.PointerAtOffset);
+            }
+        }
         
         [Fact]
         public void ConstructWithoutOffset()
@@ -93,6 +108,27 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                 Assert.NotEqual(default(T), data[idx]);
             }
 
+
+            private static byte[] CreateTestBytes(int count)
+            {
+                byte[] result = new byte[count];
+                for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    result[i] = (byte)((i % 200) + 1);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            private static int[] CreateTestInts(int count)
+            {
+                int[] result = new int[count];
+                for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    result[i] = i + 1;
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
             [Theory]
             [InlineData(4)]
             [InlineData(1500)]
@@ -104,56 +140,102 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                 fixed (Foo* pSource = source)
                 fixed (Foo* pDest = dest)
                 {
-                    BufferPointer<Foo> apSource = new BufferPointer<Foo>(source, pSource);
-                    BufferPointer<Foo> apDest = new BufferPointer<Foo>(dest, pDest);
+                    BufferPointer<Foo> apSource = new BufferPointer<Foo>(source, pSource, 1);
+                    BufferPointer<Foo> apDest = new BufferPointer<Foo>(dest, pDest, 1);
 
-                    BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count);
+                    BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count-1);
                 }
 
                 AssertNotDefault(source, 1);
                 AssertNotDefault(dest, 1);
 
-                Assert.Equal(source[0], dest[0]);
+                Assert.NotEqual(source[0], dest[0]);
                 Assert.Equal(source[1], dest[1]);
+                Assert.Equal(source[2], dest[2]);
                 Assert.Equal(source[count-1], dest[count-1]);
                 Assert.NotEqual(source[count], dest[count]);
             }
-            
+
+            [Theory]
+            [InlineData(4)]
+            [InlineData(1500)]
+            public void IntToInt(int count)
+            {
+                int[] source = CreateTestInts(count+2);
+                int[] dest = new int[count + 5];
+
+                fixed (int* pSource = source)
+                fixed (int* pDest = dest)
+                {
+                    BufferPointer<int> apSource = new BufferPointer<int>(source, pSource, 1);
+                    BufferPointer<int> apDest = new BufferPointer<int>(dest, pDest, 1);
+
+                    BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count -1);
+                }
+
+                AssertNotDefault(source, 1);
+                AssertNotDefault(dest, 1);
+
+                Assert.NotEqual(source[0], dest[0]);
+                Assert.Equal(source[1], dest[1]);
+                Assert.Equal(source[2], dest[2]);
+                Assert.Equal(source[count - 1], dest[count - 1]);
+                Assert.NotEqual(source[count], dest[count]);
+            }
+
             [Theory]
             [InlineData(4)]
             [InlineData(1500)]
             public void GenericToBytes(int count)
             {
                 int destCount = count * sizeof(Foo);
-                Foo[] source = Foo.CreateArray(count + 2);
-                byte[] dest = new byte[destCount + sizeof(Foo) + 1];
+                Foo[] source = Foo.CreateArray(count+2);
+                byte[] dest = new byte[destCount + sizeof(Foo)*2];
 
                 fixed (Foo* pSource = source)
                 fixed (byte* pDest = dest)
                 {
-                    BufferPointer<Foo> apSource = new BufferPointer<Foo>(source, pSource);
-                    BufferPointer<byte> apDest = new BufferPointer<byte>(dest, pDest);
+                    BufferPointer<Foo> apSource = new BufferPointer<Foo>(source, pSource, 1);
+                    BufferPointer<byte> apDest = new BufferPointer<byte>(dest, pDest, sizeof(Foo));
 
-                    BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count);
+                    BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count - 1);
                 }
 
                 AssertNotDefault(source, 1);
 
-                Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, 0));
+                Assert.False(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, 0));
+                Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, 1));
+                Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, 2));
                 Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, count - 1));
                 Assert.False(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, count));
             }
-
-            private static byte[] CreateTestBytes(int count)
+            
+            [Theory]
+            [InlineData(4)]
+            [InlineData(1500)]
+            public void IntToBytes(int count)
             {
-                byte[] result = new byte[count];
-                for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
+                int destCount = count * sizeof(int);
+                int[] source = CreateTestInts(count+2);
+                byte[] dest = new byte[destCount + sizeof(int) + 1];
+
+                fixed (int* pSource = source)
+                fixed (byte* pDest = dest)
                 {
-                    result[i] = (byte)(i % 255);
+                    BufferPointer<int> apSource = new BufferPointer<int>(source, pSource);
+                    BufferPointer<byte> apDest = new BufferPointer<byte>(dest, pDest);
+
+                    BufferPointer.Copy(apSource, apDest, count);
                 }
-                return result;
+
+                AssertNotDefault(source, 1);
+
+                Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, 0));
+                Assert.True(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, count - 1));
+                Assert.False(ElementsAreEqual(source, dest, count));
             }
 
+
             [Theory]
             [InlineData(4)]
             [InlineData(1500)]
@@ -199,8 +281,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                     }
                 }
             }
-            
-            private static bool ElementsAreEqual(Foo[] array, byte[] rawArray, int index)
+
+            internal static bool ElementsAreEqual(Foo[] array, byte[] rawArray, int index)
             {
                 fixed (Foo* pArray = array)
                 fixed (byte* pRaw = rawArray)
@@ -213,6 +295,20 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Common
                     return val1.Equals(val2);
                 }
             }
+
+            internal static bool ElementsAreEqual(int[] array, byte[] rawArray, int index)
+            {
+                fixed (int* pArray = array)
+                fixed (byte* pRaw = rawArray)
+                {
+                    int* pCasted = (int*)pRaw;
+
+                    int val1 = pArray[index];
+                    int val2 = pCasted[index];
+
+                    return val1.Equals(val2);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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