Load BitmapImage into WriteableBitmap but no method existing

Question

The constructor of WriteableBitmap class with Windows 8 only takes two arguments: the height and the width of this object. Meanwhile with Silverlight it accepts

Answer 1

You should be able to load a BitmapImage into WritableBitmap like this:

WriteableBitmap writableBitmap = new WriteableBitmap(bitmapImage);

See here WriteableBitmap Constructor (BitmapSource)