diff --git a/fvid/fvid_cython.c b/fvid/fvid_cython.c
index e598fea..207080a 100644
--- a/fvid/fvid_cython.c
+++ b/fvid/fvid_cython.c
@@ -1797,9 +1797,9 @@ static PyObject *__pyx_f_11fvid_cython_cy_get_bits_from_image(PyObject *__pyx_v_
   int __pyx_t_11;
   __pyx_ctuple_int__and_int__and_int __pyx_t_12;
   int __pyx_t_13;
-  int __pyx_t_14;
+  long __pyx_t_14;
   long __pyx_t_15;
-  long __pyx_t_16;
+  int __pyx_t_16;
   int __pyx_lineno = 0;
   const char *__pyx_filename = NULL;
   int __pyx_clineno = 0;
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  *             pixel_bin_rep = <str>"0"             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  * 
- *             # for exact matches, indexing each pixel individually is faster in cython for some reason
+ *             # if the white difference is smaller (comparison part 1), that means the pixel is closer
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- *             if pixel[0] == 255 and pixel[1] == 255 and pixel[2] == 255:             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+      /* "fvid_cython.pyx":24
+ *             # if the white difference is smaller (comparison part 1), that means the pixel is closer
+ *             # to white, otherwise, the pixel must be black
+ *             if abs(pixel[0] - 255) < abs(pixel[0] - 0) and abs(pixel[1] - 255) < abs(pixel[1] - 0) and abs(pixel[2] - 255) < abs(pixel[2] - 0):             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  *                 pixel_bin_rep = <str>"1"
- *             elif pixel[0] == 0 and pixel[1] == 0 and pixel[2] == 0:
+ * 
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-      if (__pyx_t_14) {
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       } else {
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- *             # for exact matches, indexing each pixel individually is faster in cython for some reason
- *             if pixel[0] == 255 and pixel[1] == 255 and pixel[2] == 255:
+        /* "fvid_cython.pyx":25
+ *             # to white, otherwise, the pixel must be black
+ *             if abs(pixel[0] - 255) < abs(pixel[0] - 0) and abs(pixel[1] - 255) < abs(pixel[1] - 0) and abs(pixel[2] - 255) < abs(pixel[2] - 0):
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- *             elif pixel[0] == 0 and pixel[1] == 0 and pixel[2] == 0:
- *                 pixel_bin_rep = <str>"0"
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+ *             # if the white difference is smaller (comparison part 1), that means the pixel is closer
+ *             # to white, otherwise, the pixel must be black
+ *             if abs(pixel[0] - 255) < abs(pixel[0] - 0) and abs(pixel[1] - 255) < abs(pixel[1] - 0) and abs(pixel[2] - 255) < abs(pixel[2] - 0):             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+ *                 pixel_bin_rep = <str>"1"
  * 
- *             # for exact matches, indexing each pixel individually is faster in cython for some reason
- *             if pixel[0] == 255 and pixel[1] == 255 and pixel[2] == 255:             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
- *                 pixel_bin_rep = <str>"1"
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