Dim cachedSource As New CachedBitmap(scaledSource, BitmapCreateOptions.None, BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad)
' Create a new BitmapSource using a different format than the original one.
Dim newFormatSource As New FormatConvertedBitmap()
newFormatSource.BeginInit()
newFormatSource.Source = cachedSource
newFormatSource.DestinationFormat = PixelFormats.Gray32Float
newFormatSource.EndInit()

CachedBitmap cachedSource = new CachedBitmap(
    scaledSource, 
    BitmapCreateOptions.None,
    BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);


// Create a new BitmapSource using a different format than the original one.
FormatConvertedBitmap newFormatSource = new FormatConvertedBitmap();
newFormatSource.BeginInit();
newFormatSource.Source = cachedSource;
newFormatSource.DestinationFormat = PixelFormats.Gray32Float;
newFormatSource.EndInit();