How do I use large bitmaps in .NET?

Question

I\'m trying to write a light-weight image viewing application. However, there are system memory limitations with .NET.

When trying to load large bitmaps (900

Answer 1

So you're saying that it is not the loading of the bitmap but the rendering that causes an out of memory?

If so, can you use Bitmap.LockBits to get ahold of the pixels and write a basic image resizer yourself?