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title: "Bitmap..::.Create Method (Color, Single, Single, PixelFormat, ColorPalette)"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Bitmap_Create_5_59eaabfa.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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# Bitmap.Create Method (Color, Single, Single, PixelFormat, ColorPalette)
 
Discards old bitmap data and creates new bitmap of given dimensions and pixel format. Background color is specified.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```
Public Sub Create ( _background As Color, _width As Single, _height As Single, _format As PixelFormat, _palette As ColorPalette _
)
```
 
```csharp
public void Create(Color background,float width,float height,PixelFormat format,ColorPalette palette
)
```
 
### Parameters
 
 - background
     - Type: [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Color](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Color.htm.md)
Background color to fill the bitmap with.

 - width
     - Type: [System.Single](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/3www918f)
Width of new bitmap (in pixels).

 - height
     - Type: [System.Single](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/3www918f)
Height of new bitmap (in pixels).

 - format
     - Type: [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.PixelFormat](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PixelFormat.htm.md)
Pixel format of new bitmap. If pixel format is not indexed, *palette* is ignored.

 - palette
     - Type: [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.ColorPalette](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_ColorPalette.htm.md)
Palette attached to new bitmap. 
**Note**
This palette object is binded to bitmap, not copied. It means that if you later change anything in palette object, changes will be reflected in the palette of bitmap.
 
## Remarks
 If color space of the color does not fit color space of the pixel format, color is converted to necessary color space.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [Bitmap Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Bitmap.htm.md)
- [Create Overload](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Bitmap_Create.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill.htm.md)