diff --git a/cbindgen.toml b/cbindgen.toml
index 363d001..221e915 100644
--- a/cbindgen.toml
+++ b/cbindgen.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ sort_by = "Name"
 
 [parse]
 parse_deps = true
-include = ["servicepoint"]
+include = ["servicepoint", "std"]
 extra_bindings = ["servicepoint"]
 
 [parse.expand]
diff --git a/include/servicepoint.h b/include/servicepoint.h
index 9edeaf9..51b00ca 100644
--- a/include/servicepoint.h
+++ b/include/servicepoint.h
@@ -388,6 +388,15 @@ void sp_bitmap_fill(Bitmap */*notnull*/ bitmap, bool value);
  */
 void sp_bitmap_free(Bitmap */*notnull*/ bitmap);
 
+/**
+ * Tries to convert the BitVec to a Bitmap.
+ *
+ * The provided BitVec gets consumed.
+ *
+ * Returns NULL in case of error.
+ */
+Bitmap *sp_bitmap_from_bitvec(size_t width, SPBitVec */*notnull*/ bitvec);
+
 /**
  * Gets the current value at the specified position in the [Bitmap].
  *
@@ -411,6 +420,11 @@ bool sp_bitmap_get(Bitmap */*notnull*/ bitmap, size_t x, size_t y);
  */
 size_t sp_bitmap_height(Bitmap */*notnull*/ bitmap);
 
+/**
+ * Consumes the Bitmap and returns the contained BitVec
+ */
+SPBitVec */*notnull*/ sp_bitmap_into_bitvec(Bitmap */*notnull*/ bitmap);
+
 /**
  * Loads a [Bitmap] with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
  *
diff --git a/src/bitmap.rs b/src/bitmap.rs
index c166881..f203395 100644
--- a/src/bitmap.rs
+++ b/src/bitmap.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::byte_slice::ByteSlice;
-use crate::{heap_drop, heap_move, heap_move_nonnull};
+use crate::{heap_drop, heap_move, heap_move_nonnull, SPBitVec};
 use servicepoint::{Bitmap, DataRef, Grid};
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
 
@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_bitmap_load(
     }
 }
 
+/// Tries to convert the BitVec to a Bitmap.
+///
+/// The provided BitVec gets consumed.
+///
+/// Returns NULL in case of error.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_bitmap_from_bitvec(
+    width: usize,
+    bitvec: NonNull<SPBitVec>,
+) -> *mut Bitmap {
+    let bitvec = unsafe { *Box::from_raw(bitvec.as_ptr()) };
+    if let Ok(bitmap) = Bitmap::from_bitvec(width, bitvec.0) {
+        heap_move(bitmap)
+    } else {
+        std::ptr::null_mut()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Clones a [Bitmap].
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_bitmap_clone(
@@ -172,3 +190,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_bitmap_unsafe_data_ref(
 ) -> ByteSlice {
     unsafe { ByteSlice::from_slice(bitmap.as_mut().data_ref_mut()) }
 }
+
+/// Consumes the Bitmap and returns the contained BitVec
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_bitmap_into_bitvec(
+    bitmap: NonNull<Bitmap>,
+) -> NonNull<SPBitVec> {
+    let bitmap = unsafe { *Box::from_raw(bitmap.as_ptr()) };
+    heap_move_nonnull(SPBitVec(bitmap.into()))
+}
diff --git a/src/brightness_grid.rs b/src/brightness_grid.rs
index a283d0a..823a1fd 100644
--- a/src/brightness_grid.rs
+++ b/src/brightness_grid.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_brightness_grid_new(
 
 /// Loads a [BrightnessGrid] with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
 ///
+/// Any out of range values will be set to [Brightness::MAX] or [Brightness::MIN].
+///
 /// returns: new [BrightnessGrid] instance, or NULL in case of an error.
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_brightness_grid_load(
@@ -38,14 +40,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn sp_brightness_grid_load(
     data: ByteSlice,
 ) -> *mut BrightnessGrid {
     let data = unsafe { data.as_slice() };
-    let grid = match ByteGrid::load(width, height, data) {
-        None => return std::ptr::null_mut(),
-        Some(grid) => grid,
-    };
-    if let Ok(grid) = BrightnessGrid::try_from(grid) {
-        heap_move(grid)
-    } else {
-        std::ptr::null_mut()
+
+    match ByteGrid::load(width, height, data)
+        .map(move |grid| grid.map(Brightness::saturating_from))
+    {
+        None => std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        Some(grid) => heap_move(grid),
     }
 }