diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index ec0acf3..9e2eb07 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package thumbnail
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"image"
 	"image/color"
-	"image/png"
 )
 
 func Blend(a, b color.Color) color.Color {
@@ -80,12 +78,21 @@ func (this *Thumbnailer) RenderScaledImage(src image.Image) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var b bytes.Buffer
+	/*var b bytes.Buffer*/
 
-	err := png.Encode(&b, dest)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	return crush(dest, 3)
 
-	return b.Bytes(), nil
+	/*
+		err := png.Encode(&b, dest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	*/
+	/*
+		err := jpeg.Encode(&b, dest, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return b.Bytes(), nil*/
 }
diff --git a/imagecrush.go b/imagecrush.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f387192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imagecrush.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package thumbnail
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"image/png"
+
+	"code.ivysaur.me/imagequant"
+)
+
+func goImageToRgba32(im image.Image) []byte {
+	w := im.Bounds().Max.X
+	h := im.Bounds().Max.Y
+	ret := make([]byte, w*h*4)
+
+	p := 0
+
+	for y := 0; y < h; y += 1 {
+		for x := 0; x < w; x += 1 {
+			r16, g16, b16, a16 := im.At(x, y).RGBA() // Each value ranges within [0, 0xffff]
+
+			ret[p+0] = uint8(r16 >> 8)
+			ret[p+1] = uint8(g16 >> 8)
+			ret[p+2] = uint8(b16 >> 8)
+			ret[p+3] = uint8(a16 >> 8)
+			p += 4
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
+func rgb8PaletteToGoImage(w, h int, rgb8data []byte, pal color.Palette) image.Image {
+	rect := image.Rectangle{
+		Max: image.Point{
+			X: w,
+			Y: h,
+		},
+	}
+
+	ret := image.NewPaletted(rect, pal)
+
+	for y := 0; y < h; y += 1 {
+		for x := 0; x < w; x += 1 {
+			ret.SetColorIndex(x, y, rgb8data[y*h+x])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
+func crush(img image.Image, speed int) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	width := img.Bounds().Max.X
+	height := img.Bounds().Max.Y
+
+	attr, err := imagequant.NewAttributes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewAttributes: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	defer attr.Release()
+
+	err = attr.SetSpeed(speed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SetSpeed: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	rgba32data := goImageToRgba32(img)
+
+	iqm, err := imagequant.NewImage(attr, string(rgba32data), width, height, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewImage: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	defer iqm.Release()
+
+	res, err := iqm.Quantize(attr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Quantize: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	defer res.Release()
+
+	rgb8data, err := res.WriteRemappedImage()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("WriteRemappedImage: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	im2 := rgb8PaletteToGoImage(res.GetImageWidth(), res.GetImageHeight(), rgb8data, res.GetPalette())
+
+	buff := bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	penc := png.Encoder{
+		CompressionLevel: png.BestCompression,
+	}
+	err = penc.Encode(&buff, im2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("png.Encode: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return buff.Bytes(), nil
+}