diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index af48a55..8c945b7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ fn main() {
     let image = image.resize(w / 8, h / 8, FilterType::CatmullRom);
     image.save("scaled.png").unwrap();
     println!("resized");
-    // let image = quantize_image(image, 6);
-    let image = dither(image, 12);
+
+    const COLOR_COUNT: usize = 6;
+
+    let quantized_image = quantize_image(image.clone(), COLOR_COUNT);
+    quantized_image.save("q.png").unwrap();
+
+    let image = dither(image, COLOR_COUNT);
     image.save("out.png").unwrap();
     println!("saved");
 }
@@ -34,10 +39,15 @@ fn generate_palette(image: &DynamicImage, count: usize) -> Vec<Rgb<u8>> {
         .map(|(_x, _y, a)| a.to_rgb()) //
         .collect()];
 
+    struct Spread {
+        range: u8,
+        channel: usize,
+        mid_point: u8,
+    }
     // divide buckets count-1 times
     for _i in 0..(count - 1) {
         // spread amount and channel for each bucket
-        let mut spreads: Vec<(u8, usize)> = Vec::new();
+        let mut spreads: Vec<Spread> = Vec::new();
         // calculate where each bucket would do its division if it's chosen
         // todo: only calculate this when the bucket is created/modified
         for bucket in &buckets {
@@ -54,23 +64,30 @@ fn generate_palette(image: &DynamicImage, count: usize) -> Vec<Rgb<u8>> {
             let range_b = max[2] - min[2];
             let mut widest_channel = 0;
             let mut widest_amount = range_r;
+            let mut widest_middle = min[0] + range_r / 2;
             if range_g > widest_amount {
                 widest_amount = range_g;
                 widest_channel = 1;
+                widest_middle = min[1] + range_g / 2;
             }
             if range_b > widest_amount {
                 widest_amount = range_b;
                 widest_channel = 2;
+                widest_middle = min[2] + range_b / 2;
             }
-            spreads.push((widest_amount, widest_channel))
+            spreads.push(Spread {
+                range: widest_amount,
+                channel: widest_channel,
+                mid_point: widest_middle,
+            });
         }
 
         let mut most_spread_bucket = 0;
         let mut highest_spread = 0;
-        for (i, &(spread, _channel)) in spreads.iter().enumerate() {
-            if spread > highest_spread {
+        for (i, spread) in spreads.iter().enumerate() {
+            if spread.range > highest_spread {
                 most_spread_bucket = i;
-                highest_spread = spread;
+                highest_spread = spread.range;
             }
         }
 
@@ -80,11 +97,21 @@ fn generate_palette(image: &DynamicImage, count: usize) -> Vec<Rgb<u8>> {
             continue;
         }
 
-        let channel = spreads[most_spread_bucket].1;
+        let channel = spreads[most_spread_bucket].channel;
         bucket.sort_unstable_by_key(|pixel| pixel.0[channel]);
-        let halfway = bucket.len() / 2;
-        let new_bucket = bucket[halfway..].to_owned();
-        bucket.truncate(halfway);
+        let mid_value = spreads[most_spread_bucket].mid_point;
+        let pop_split = bucket.len() / 2;
+        let pos_split = bucket
+            .iter()
+            .position(|c| c.0[channel] >= mid_value)
+            .unwrap();
+        let split_index = if spreads[most_spread_bucket].range > 150 {
+            pos_split
+        } else {
+            pop_split
+        };
+        let new_bucket = bucket[split_index..].to_owned();
+        bucket.truncate(split_index);
         buckets.push(new_bucket);
     }
     let mut colors = Vec::new();
@@ -168,7 +195,7 @@ fn dither(input: DynamicImage, count: usize) -> DynamicImage {
         let by = y as usize % 4;
         let bayer = bayer_f(bx, by);
 
-        let ratio = ratio + bayer * 1.5;
+        let ratio = ratio + bayer;
         let out_col = if ratio > 0. { best_col } else { second_col };
 
         out.put_pixel(x, y, out_col.to_rgba());