How to read JPEG in .NET

How can I read JPEG, GIF and PNG in .NET if I am using J#?

I know one solution:

I can use System,Drawing.Bitmap to read JPEG/GIF. Use Bitmap to do further processing and then save back as JPEG.

Problem with this solution:

- Bitmaps take more space than JPEGs.

- This is not an elegant solution,

Is there any other way I can read these different formats?

Regards,

VJ

[1515 byte] By [VijayL] at [2008-2-7]