diff --git a/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.cxx b/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.cxx
index cb9041ee21a0dd2766a15e8f4903b27e9211fdd4..5093e51cf8e9e5f161c4c55eede6e14754b95b5f 100644
--- a/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.cxx
+++ b/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.cxx
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 #include <vtkImageCanvasSource2D.h>
 #include <vtkImageContinuousDilate3D.h>
 #include <vtkImageData.h>
+#include <vtkImageReader2Factory.h>
+#include <vtkImageReader2.h>
 #include <vtkNamedColors.h>
 #include <vtkNew.h>
-#include <vtkPNGReader.h>
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
@@ -21,50 +22,47 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (argc < 2)
   {
-    std::array<double, 3> drawColor1{0, 0, 0};
-    std::array<double, 3> drawColor2{0, 0, 0};
-    auto color1 = colors->GetColor3ub("Black").GetData();
-    auto color2 = colors->GetColor3ub("Red").GetData();
-    for (auto i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
-    {
-      drawColor1[i] = color1[i];
-      drawColor2[i] = color2[i];
-    }
+    auto color1 = colors->GetColor3ub("Black");
+    std::array<unsigned char, 3> drawColor1{color1.GetRed(), color1.GetGreen(),
+                                            color1.GetBlue()};
+    auto color2 = colors->GetColor3ub("Red");
+    std::array<unsigned char, 3> drawColor2{color2.GetRed(), color2.GetGreen(),
+                                            color2.GetBlue()};
 
     // Create an image
     vtkNew<vtkImageCanvasSource2D> source;
     source->SetScalarTypeToUnsignedChar();
     source->SetExtent(0, 200, 0, 200, 0, 0);
-    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor1.data());
+    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor1[0], drawColor1[1], drawColor1[1]);
     source->FillBox(0, 200, 0, 200);
-    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor2.data());
+    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor2[0], drawColor2[1], drawColor2[1]);
     source->FillBox(100, 150, 100, 150);
     source->Update();
     image->ShallowCopy(source->GetOutput());
   }
   else
   {
-    vtkNew<vtkPNGReader> reader;
+    // Read the image
+    vtkNew<vtkImageReader2Factory> readerFactory;
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageReader2> reader;
+    reader.TakeReference(readerFactory->CreateImageReader2(argv[1]));
     reader->SetFileName(argv[1]);
     reader->Update();
     image->ShallowCopy(reader->GetOutput());
   }
-
-  vtkNew<vtkImageContinuousDilate3D> dilateFilter;
-  dilateFilter->SetInputData(image);
-  dilateFilter->SetKernelSize(10, 10, 1);
-  dilateFilter->Update();
-
   vtkNew<vtkDataSetMapper> originalMapper;
   originalMapper->SetInputData(image);
-  originalMapper->Update();
 
   vtkNew<vtkActor> originalActor;
   originalActor->SetMapper(originalMapper);
 
+  vtkNew<vtkImageContinuousDilate3D> dilateFilter;
+  dilateFilter->SetInputData(image);
+  dilateFilter->Update();
+
   vtkNew<vtkDataSetMapper> dilatedMapper;
   dilatedMapper->SetInputConnection(dilateFilter->GetOutputPort());
-  dilatedMapper->Update();
+  dilatedMapper->SetInputData(image);
 
   vtkNew<vtkActor> dilatedActor;
   dilatedActor->SetMapper(dilatedMapper);
diff --git a/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.cxx b/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.cxx
index d458a13baabe3508e1d1813e191532154fa9b2e3..d02bbb777ba7deed94dc8aa0124a49ad4ebe79e7 100644
--- a/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.cxx
+++ b/src/Cxx/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.cxx
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 #include <vtkImageCanvasSource2D.h>
 #include <vtkImageContinuousErode3D.h>
 #include <vtkImageData.h>
+#include <vtkImageReader2.h>
+#include <vtkImageReader2Factory.h>
 #include <vtkNamedColors.h>
 #include <vtkNew.h>
-#include <vtkPNGReader.h>
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
@@ -21,50 +22,47 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (argc < 2)
   {
-    std::array<double, 3> drawColor1{0, 0, 0};
-    std::array<double, 3> drawColor2{0, 0, 0};
-    auto color1 = colors->GetColor3ub("Black").GetData();
-    auto color2 = colors->GetColor3ub("Red").GetData();
-    for (auto i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
-    {
-      drawColor1[i] = color1[i];
-      drawColor2[i] = color2[i];
-    }
+    auto color1 = colors->GetColor3ub("Black");
+    std::array<unsigned char, 3> drawColor1{color1.GetRed(), color1.GetGreen(),
+                                            color1.GetBlue()};
+    auto color2 = colors->GetColor3ub("Red");
+    std::array<unsigned char, 3> drawColor2{color2.GetRed(), color2.GetGreen(),
+                                            color2.GetBlue()};
 
     // Create an image
     vtkNew<vtkImageCanvasSource2D> source;
     source->SetScalarTypeToUnsignedChar();
     source->SetExtent(0, 200, 0, 200, 0, 0);
-    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor1.data());
+    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor1[0], drawColor1[1], drawColor1[1]);
     source->FillBox(0, 200, 0, 200);
-    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor2.data());
+    source->SetDrawColor(drawColor2[0], drawColor2[1], drawColor2[1]);
     source->FillBox(100, 150, 100, 150);
     source->Update();
     image->ShallowCopy(source->GetOutput());
   }
   else
   {
-    vtkNew<vtkPNGReader> reader;
+    vtkNew<vtkImageReader2Factory> readerFactory;
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageReader2> reader;
+    reader.TakeReference(readerFactory->CreateImageReader2(argv[1]));
     reader->SetFileName(argv[1]);
     reader->Update();
     image->ShallowCopy(reader->GetOutput());
   }
 
-  vtkNew<vtkImageContinuousErode3D> erodeFilter;
-  erodeFilter->SetInputData(image);
-  erodeFilter->SetKernelSize(10, 10, 1);
-  erodeFilter->Update();
-
   vtkNew<vtkDataSetMapper> originalMapper;
   originalMapper->SetInputData(image);
-  originalMapper->Update();
 
   vtkNew<vtkActor> originalActor;
   originalActor->SetMapper(originalMapper);
 
+  vtkNew<vtkImageContinuousErode3D> erodeFilter;
+  erodeFilter->SetInputData(image);
+  erodeFilter->SetKernelSize(10, 10, 1);
+  erodeFilter->Update();
+
   vtkNew<vtkDataSetMapper> erodedMapper;
   erodedMapper->SetInputConnection(erodeFilter->GetOutputPort());
-  erodedMapper->Update();
 
   vtkNew<vtkActor> erodedActor;
   erodedActor->SetMapper(erodedMapper);
diff --git a/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.py b/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.py
index c064ac8cb38f54dbcefb2704a49bef3aab6a5ff4..372401009aec66f8e22dbb03f9e26d2a4c74ec23 100755
--- a/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.py
+++ b/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousDilate3D.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
 import vtkmodules.vtkRenderingOpenGL2
 from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
 from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import vtkImageData
-from vtkmodules.vtkIOImage import vtkPNGReader
+from vtkmodules.vtkIOImage import vtkImageReader2Factory
 from vtkmodules.vtkImagingMorphological import vtkImageContinuousDilate3D
 from vtkmodules.vtkImagingSources import vtkImageCanvasSource2D
 from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
@@ -62,19 +62,18 @@ def main():
         source.update()
         image.ShallowCopy(source.output)
     else:
-        reader = vtkPNGReader(file_name=fp)
+        reader: vtkImageReader2Factory = vtkImageReader2Factory().CreateImageReader2(str(fp))
+        reader.file_name = fp
         reader.update()
         image.ShallowCopy(reader.output)
 
-    dilate_filter = vtkImageContinuousDilate3D(input_data=image, kernel_size=(10, 10, 1))
-
     original_mapper = vtkDataSetMapper(input_data=image)
-
     original_actor = vtkActor(mapper=original_mapper)
 
+    dilate_filter = vtkImageContinuousDilate3D(input_data=image, kernel_size=(10, 10, 1))
+    dilate_filter.update()
     dilated_mapper = vtkDataSetMapper()
     dilate_filter >> dilated_mapper
-
     dilated_actor = vtkActor(mapper=dilated_mapper)
 
     # Visualize
diff --git a/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.py b/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.py
index 3d914bccae043aa97432ac79b5052e137d26e121..56f92c5c00251ad9a155a0019b4eb16489c3fdc0 100755
--- a/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.py
+++ b/src/PythonicAPI/Images/ImageContinuousErode3D.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
 import vtkmodules.vtkRenderingOpenGL2
 from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
 from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import vtkImageData
-from vtkmodules.vtkIOImage import vtkPNGReader
+from vtkmodules.vtkIOImage import vtkImageReader2Factory
 from vtkmodules.vtkImagingMorphological import vtkImageContinuousErode3D
 from vtkmodules.vtkImagingSources import vtkImageCanvasSource2D
 from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
@@ -62,19 +62,18 @@ def main():
         source.update()
         image.ShallowCopy(source.output)
     else:
-        reader = vtkPNGReader(file_name=fp)
+        reader: vtkImageReader2Factory = vtkImageReader2Factory().CreateImageReader2(str(fp))
+        reader.file_name = fp
         reader.update()
         image.ShallowCopy(reader.output)
 
-    erode_filter = vtkImageContinuousErode3D(input_data=image, kernel_size=(10, 10, 1))
-
     original_mapper = vtkDataSetMapper(input_data=image)
-
     original_actor = vtkActor(mapper=original_mapper)
 
+    erode_filter = vtkImageContinuousErode3D(input_data=image, kernel_size=(10, 10, 1))
+    erode_filter.update()
     eroded_mapper = vtkDataSetMapper()
     erode_filter >> eroded_mapper
-
     eroded_actor = vtkActor(mapper=eroded_mapper)
 
     # Visualize