diff --git a/src/demo/dragon.c b/src/demo/dragon.c
index 2ef8bb7f3..d6f5f4c5e 100644
--- a/src/demo/dragon.c
+++ b/src/demo/dragon.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int dragon_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
     ++iters;
     lasttotal = r;
     pixel = 0xffffffffull;
-    ncpixel_set_rgb(&pixel, 0, 0xb * iters, 0);
+    ncpixel_set_rgb(&pixel, 0, 0xb * iters, 0xf0 - (4 * iters));
     dx = dxstart;
     dy = dystart;
     x = dimx / 2;
diff --git a/src/demo/jungle.c b/src/demo/jungle.c
index c4d592942..6366e653d 100644
--- a/src/demo/jungle.c
+++ b/src/demo/jungle.c
@@ -26596,7 +26596,6 @@ int jungle_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
     return 0;
   }
   struct timespec start, now;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &start);
   size_t have = 0, out = 0;
   struct ncplane* copyplane;
   palette256* pal;
@@ -26663,9 +26662,9 @@ int jungle_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
   }
   cell_release(n, &c);
   free(buf);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &start);
   int iter = 0;
-  // don't try to run faster than, eh, 140Hz
-  int64_t iterns = GIG / 100;
+  int64_t iterns = GIG / 30;
   int64_t nsrunning;
   do{
     DEMO_RENDER(nc);
diff --git a/src/lib/fill.c b/src/lib/fill.c
index 924b3fbee..dd8c30e75 100644
--- a/src/lib/fill.c
+++ b/src/lib/fill.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ int ncplane_qrcode(ncplane* n, ncblitter_e blitter, int* ymax,
     if(rgba){
       for(int y = starty ; y < starty + square ; ++y){
         for(int x = startx ; x < startx + square ; ++x){
-          const bool pixel = qrcodegen_getModule(dst, x, y);
+          const bool pixel = !qrcodegen_getModule(dst, x, y);
           ncpixel_set_a(&rgba[y * square + x], 0xff);
           ncpixel_set_rgb(&rgba[y * square + x], r * pixel, g * pixel, b * pixel);
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.cpp b/src/lib/visual.cpp
index eac3ac41c..c0d5e92e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/visual.cpp
@@ -429,21 +429,24 @@ auto ncvisual_render(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv,
 //fprintf(stderr, "INPUT N: %p\n", vopts ? vopts->n : nullptr);
   if((n = (vopts ? vopts->n : nullptr)) == nullptr){ // create plane
     if(!vopts || vopts->scaling == NCSCALE_NONE){
-      dispcols = ncv->cols / encoding_x_scale(bset) + ncv->cols % encoding_x_scale(bset);
-      disprows = ncv->rows / encoding_y_scale(bset) + ncv->rows % encoding_y_scale(bset);
+      dispcols = ncv->cols;
+      disprows = ncv->rows;
     }else{
       notcurses_term_dim_yx(nc, &disprows, &dispcols);
+      dispcols *= encoding_x_scale(bset);
+      disprows *= encoding_y_scale(bset);
       if(vopts->scaling == NCSCALE_SCALE){
-        double xratio = (double)(dispcols * encoding_x_scale(bset)) / ncv->cols;
-        if(xratio * ncv->rows > disprows * encoding_y_scale(bset)){
-          xratio = (double)(disprows * encoding_y_scale(bset)) / ncv->rows;
+        double xratio = (double)(dispcols) / ncv->cols;
+        if(xratio * ncv->rows > disprows){
+          xratio = (double)(disprows) / ncv->rows;
         }
-        disprows = xratio * (ncv->rows / encoding_y_scale(bset));
-        dispcols = xratio * (ncv->cols / encoding_x_scale(bset));
+        disprows = xratio * (ncv->rows);
+        dispcols = xratio * (ncv->cols);
       }
     }
 //fprintf(stderr, "PLACING NEW PLANE: %d/%d @ %d/%d\n", disprows, dispcols, placey, placex);
-    n = ncplane_new(nc, disprows, dispcols, placey, placex, nullptr);
+    n = ncplane_new(nc, disprows / encoding_y_scale(bset),
+                    dispcols / encoding_x_scale(bset), placey, placex, nullptr);
     if(n == nullptr){
       return nullptr;
     }
@@ -451,27 +454,28 @@ auto ncvisual_render(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv,
     placex = 0;
   }else{
     if(!vopts || vopts->scaling == NCSCALE_NONE){
-      dispcols = ncv->cols / encoding_x_scale(bset) + ncv->cols % encoding_x_scale(bset);
-      disprows = ncv->rows / encoding_y_scale(bset) + ncv->rows % encoding_y_scale(bset);
+      dispcols = ncv->cols;
+      disprows = ncv->rows;
     }else{
       ncplane_dim_yx(n, &disprows, &dispcols);
+      dispcols *= encoding_x_scale(bset);
+      disprows *= encoding_y_scale(bset);
       disprows -= placey;
       dispcols -= placex;
       if(vopts->scaling == NCSCALE_SCALE){
-        double xratio = (double)(dispcols * encoding_x_scale(bset)) / ncv->cols;
-        if(xratio * ncv->rows > (double)(disprows * encoding_y_scale(bset))){
-          xratio = (double)(disprows * encoding_y_scale(bset)) / ncv->rows;
+        double xratio = (double)(dispcols) / ncv->cols;
+        if(xratio * ncv->rows > (double)(disprows)){
+          xratio = (double)(disprows) / ncv->rows;
         }
-        disprows = xratio * (ncv->rows / encoding_y_scale(bset));
-        dispcols = xratio * (ncv->cols / encoding_x_scale(bset));
+        disprows = xratio * (ncv->rows);
+        dispcols = xratio * (ncv->cols);
       }
     }
   }
-  leny = (leny / (double)ncv->rows) * ((double)disprows * encoding_y_scale(bset));
-  lenx = (lenx / (double)ncv->cols) * ((double)dispcols * encoding_x_scale(bset));
+  leny = (leny / (double)ncv->rows) * ((double)disprows);
+  lenx = (lenx / (double)ncv->cols) * ((double)dispcols);
 //fprintf(stderr, "render: %dx%d:%d+%d of %d/%d stride %u %p\n", begy, begx, leny, lenx, ncv->rows, ncv->cols, ncv->rowstride, ncv->data);
-  if(ncvisual_blit(ncv, disprows * encoding_y_scale(bset),
-                   dispcols * encoding_x_scale(bset), n, bset,
+  if(ncvisual_blit(ncv, disprows, dispcols, n, bset,
                    placey, placex, begy, begx, leny, lenx,
                    vopts && (vopts->flags & NCVISUAL_OPTION_BLEND))){
     ncplane_destroy(n);