diff --git a/src/lib/blit.c b/src/lib/blit.c
index 2f00bafb3..344129d73 100644
--- a/src/lib/blit.c
+++ b/src/lib/blit.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ rgba_trans_q(const unsigned char* p, uint32_t transcolor){
 // Retarded RGBA blitter (ASCII only).
 static inline int
 tria_blit_ascii(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-                int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
+                int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs,
+                int bpp){
 //fprintf(stderr, "ASCII %d X %d @ %d X %d (%p) place: %d X %d\n", leny, lenx, bargs->begy, bargs->begx, data, bargs->u.cell.placey, bargs->u.cell.placex);
-  const int bpp = 32;
   int dimy, dimx, x, y;
   int total = 0; // number of cells written
   ncplane_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
@@ -94,11 +94,10 @@ tria_blit_ascii(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
 // RGBA half-block blitter. Best for most images/videos. Full fidelity
 // combined with 1:1 pixel aspect ratio.
 static inline int
-tria_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-          int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
+tria_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+          const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp){
 //fprintf(stderr, "HALF %d X %d @ %d X %d (%p) place: %d X %d\n", leny, lenx, bargs->begy, bargs->begx, data, bargs->u.cell.placey, bargs->u.cell.placex);
   uint32_t transcolor = bargs->transcolor;
-  const int bpp = 32;
   int dimy, dimx, x, y;
   int total = 0; // number of cells written
   ncplane_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
@@ -424,9 +423,8 @@ qtrans_check(nccell* c, unsigned blendcolors,
 // quadrant blitter. maps 2x2 to each cell. since we only have two colors at
 // our disposal (foreground and background), we lose some fidelity.
 static inline int
-quadrant_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-              int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
-  const int bpp = 32;
+quadrant_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+              const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp){
   int dimy, dimx, x, y;
   int total = 0; // number of cells written
   ncplane_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
@@ -653,9 +651,8 @@ sex_trans_check(cell* c, const uint32_t rgbas[6], unsigned blendcolors,
 // sextant blitter. maps 3x2 to each cell. since we only have two colors at
 // our disposal (foreground and background), we lose some fidelity.
 static inline int
-sextant_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-             int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
-  const int bpp = 32;
+sextant_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+             const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp){
   int dimy, dimx, x, y;
   int total = 0; // number of cells written
   ncplane_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
@@ -727,9 +724,8 @@ fold_rgb8(unsigned* restrict r, unsigned* restrict g, unsigned* restrict b,
 // visuals with only two colors in a given area, as it packs lots of
 // resolution. always transparent background.
 static inline int
-braille_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-             int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
-  const int bpp = 32;
+braille_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+             const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp){
   int dimy, dimx, x, y;
   int total = 0; // number of cells written
   ncplane_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
@@ -1065,7 +1061,7 @@ int ncblit_rgba(const void* data, int linesize, const struct ncvisual_options* v
       },
     },
   };
-  return bset->blit(nc, linesize, data, leny, lenx, &bargs);
+  return bset->blit(nc, linesize, data, leny, lenx, &bargs, 32);
 }
 
 ncblitter_e ncvisual_media_defblitter(const notcurses* nc, ncscale_e scale){
diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 0cffef1cd..2816d12db 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ typedef struct blitterargs {
 // from scaling. we might actually need more pixels due to framing concerns,
 // in which case just assume transparent input pixels where needed.
 typedef int (*ncblitter)(struct ncplane* n, int linesize, const void* data,
-                         int scaledy, int scaledx, const blitterargs* bargs);
+                         int scaledy, int scaledx, const blitterargs* bargs,
+                         int bpp);
 
 // a system for rendering RGBA pixels as text glyphs or sixel/kitty bitmaps
 struct blitset {
@@ -819,7 +820,7 @@ ncplane_cell_ref_yx(const ncplane* n, int y, int x){
 static inline void
 cell_debug(const egcpool* p, const nccell* c){
   fprintf(stderr, "gcluster: %08x %s style: 0x%04x chan: 0x%016jx\n",
-				  c->gcluster, egcpool_extended_gcluster(p, c), c->stylemask, c->channels);
+          c->gcluster, egcpool_extended_gcluster(p, c), c->stylemask, c->channels);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -879,11 +880,11 @@ void sixelmap_free(struct sixelmap *s);
 // the transparency vector up into 1/8th as many bytes.
 uint8_t* sprixel_auxiliary_vector(const sprixel* s);
 
-int sixel_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-               int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs);
+int sixel_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+               const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp);
 
-int kitty_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data,
-               int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs);
+int kitty_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+               const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp);
 
 static inline int
 sprite_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
@@ -1581,8 +1582,9 @@ const struct blitset* lookup_blitset(const tinfo* tcache, ncblitter_e setid, boo
 static inline int
 rgba_blit_dispatch(ncplane* nc, const struct blitset* bset,
                    int linesize, const void* data,
-                   int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
-  return bset->blit(nc, linesize, data, leny, lenx, bargs);
+                   int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs,
+                   int bpp){
+  return bset->blit(nc, linesize, data, leny, lenx, bargs, bpp);
 }
 
 static inline const struct blitset*
diff --git a/src/lib/kitty.c b/src/lib/kitty.c
index 9404f3f2f..588834942 100644
--- a/src/lib/kitty.c
+++ b/src/lib/kitty.c
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ write_kitty_data(FILE* fp, int linesize, int leny, int lenx,
 
 // Kitty graphics blitter. Kitty can take in up to 4KiB at a time of (optionally
 // deflate-compressed) 24bit RGB. Returns -1 on error, 1 on success.
-int kitty_blit(ncplane* n, int linesize, const void* data,
-               int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
+int kitty_blit(ncplane* n, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+               const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp __attribute__ ((unused))){
   int cols = bargs->u.pixel.spx->dimx;
   int rows = bargs->u.pixel.spx->dimy;
   char* buf = NULL;
diff --git a/src/lib/sixel.c b/src/lib/sixel.c
index 43b952eef..e9c5ef63e 100644
--- a/src/lib/sixel.c
+++ b/src/lib/sixel.c
@@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ sixel_blit_inner(int leny, int lenx, sixeltable* stab,
 
 // |leny| and |lenx| are the scaled output geometry. we take |leny| up to the
 // nearest multiple of six greater than or equal to |leny|.
-int sixel_blit(ncplane* n, int linesize, const void* data,
-               int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
+int sixel_blit(ncplane* n, int linesize, const void* data, int leny, int lenx,
+               const blitterargs* bargs, int bpp __attribute__ ((unused))){
   int colorregs = bargs->u.pixel.colorregs;
   if(colorregs <= 0){
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index 7de60e2b1..e6cec8ff9 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int ncvisual_blit(ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols, ncplane* n,
     if(data == NULL){
       return -1;
     }
-    if(rgba_blit_dispatch(n, bset, stride, data, rows, cols, barg) >= 0){
+    if(rgba_blit_dispatch(n, bset, stride, data, rows, cols, barg, 32) >= 0){
       ret = 0;
     }
     if(data != ncv->data){
diff --git a/src/media/ffmpeg.c b/src/media/ffmpeg.c
index 53e30156a..9ca5aae18 100644
--- a/src/media/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/src/media/ffmpeg.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int ffmpeg_blit(ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols, ncplane* n,
   }
 //fprintf(stderr, "WHN NCV: %d/%d bargslen: %d/%d targ: %d/%d\n", inframe->width, inframe->height, bargs->leny, bargs->lenx, rows, cols);
   int ret = 0;
-  if(rgba_blit_dispatch(n, bset, stride, data, rows, cols, bargs) < 0){
+  if(rgba_blit_dispatch(n, bset, stride, data, rows, cols, bargs, 32) < 0){
 //fprintf(stderr, "rgba dispatch failed!\n");
     ret = -1;
   }
diff --git a/src/media/oiio-indep.c b/src/media/oiio-indep.c
index 8188c273f..a4aab5fea 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio-indep.c
+++ b/src/media/oiio-indep.c
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 
 int oiio_blit_dispatch(struct ncplane* nc, const struct blitset* bset,
                        int linesize, const void* data,
-                       int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs){
-  if(rgba_blit_dispatch(nc, bset, linesize, data, leny, lenx, bargs) < 0){
+                       int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs,
+                       int bpp){
+  if(rgba_blit_dispatch(nc, bset, linesize, data, leny, lenx, bargs, bpp) < 0){
     return -1;
   }
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/media/oiio.cpp b/src/media/oiio.cpp
index 49e1276fd..ae5bdb1c6 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio.cpp
+++ b/src/media/oiio.cpp
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ int oiio_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
 //fprintf(stderr, "%d/%d -> %d/%d on the resize\n", nc->pixy, nc->pixx, rows, cols);
   auto ibuf = std::make_unique<OIIO::ImageBuf>();
   if(nc->details->ibuf && (nc->pixx != cols || nc->pixy != rows)){ // scale it
-    OIIO::ImageSpec sp{};
-    sp.width = cols;
-    sp.height = rows;
-    ibuf->reset(sp, OIIO::InitializePixels::Yes);
     OIIO::ROI roi(0, cols, 0, rows, 0, 1, 0, 4);
     if(!OIIO::ImageBufAlgo::resize(*ibuf, *nc->details->ibuf, "", 0, roi)){
       return -1;
@@ -155,23 +151,20 @@ int oiio_blit(struct ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols,
   int stride = 0;
   auto ibuf = std::make_unique<OIIO::ImageBuf>();
   if(ncv->details->ibuf && (ncv->pixx != cols || ncv->pixy != rows)){ // scale it
-    OIIO::ImageSpec sp{};
-    sp.width = cols;
-    sp.height = rows;
     // FIXME need to honor leny/lenx and begy/begx
-    ibuf->reset(sp, OIIO::InitializePixels::Yes);
     OIIO::ROI roi(0, cols, 0, rows, 0, 1, 0, 4);
     if(!OIIO::ImageBufAlgo::resize(*ibuf, *ncv->details->ibuf, "", 0, roi)){
       return -1;
     }
-    stride = cols * 4;
+    stride = ibuf->scanline_stride();
+//std::cerr << "output: " << ibuf->roi() << " stride: " << stride << std::endl;
     data = ibuf->localpixels();
 //fprintf(stderr, "HAVE SOME NEW DATA: %p\n", ibuf->localpixels());
   }else{
     data = ncv->data;
     stride = ncv->rowstride;
   }
-  return oiio_blit_dispatch(n, bset, stride, data, rows, cols, bargs);
+  return oiio_blit_dispatch(n, bset, stride, data, rows, cols, bargs, ibuf->pixel_stride() * CHAR_BIT);
 }
 
 // FIXME before we can enable this, we need build an OIIO::APPBUFFER-style
diff --git a/src/media/oiio.h b/src/media/oiio.h
index 2f5126b41..dfa7ae91a 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio.h
+++ b/src/media/oiio.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ ncvisual* oiio_create(void);
 void oiio_destroy(ncvisual* ncv);
 int oiio_blit_dispatch(struct ncplane* nc, const struct blitset* bset,
                        int linesize, const void* data,
-                       int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs);
+                       int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs,
+                       int bpp);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }