diff --git a/src/pixie/fileformats/bmp.nim b/src/pixie/fileformats/bmp.nim
index 44e7f7c..02294cf 100644
--- a/src/pixie/fileformats/bmp.nim
+++ b/src/pixie/fileformats/bmp.nim
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ proc decodeDib*(
       var rgba: ColorRGBA
       if offset + 3 > len - 2:
         failInvalid()
-      rgba.r = data.readUint8(offset + 2)
-      rgba.g = data.readUint8(offset + 1)
-      rgba.b = data.readUint8(offset + 0)
+      rgba.r = data[offset + 2]
+      rgba.g = data[offset + 1]
+      rgba.b = data[offset + 0]
       rgba.a = 255
       offset += 4
       colorPalette[i] = rgba
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ proc decodeDib*(
         if haveBits == 0:
           if offset >= len:
             failInvalid()
-          colorBits = data.readUint8(offset)
+          colorBits = data[offset]
           haveBits = 8
           offset += 1
         if (colorBits and 0b1000_0000) == 0:
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ proc decodeDib*(
         if haveBits == 0:
           if offset >= len:
             failInvalid()
-          colorBits = data.readUint8(offset)
+          colorBits = data[offset]
           haveBits = 8
           offset += 1
         let index = (colorBits and 0b1111_0000) shr 4
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ proc decodeDib*(
         if offset >= len:
           failInvalid()
         var rgba: ColorRGBA
-        let index = data.readUint8(offset)
+        let index = data[offset]
         offset += 1
         if index.int >= colorPaletteSize:
           failInvalid()
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ proc decodeDib*(
         if offset + 2 >= len:
           failInvalid()
         var rgba: ColorRGBA
-        rgba.r = data.readUint8(offset + 2)
-        rgba.g = data.readUint8(offset + 1)
-        rgba.b = data.readUint8(offset + 0)
+        rgba.r = data[offset + 2]
+        rgba.g = data[offset + 1]
+        rgba.b = data[offset + 0]
         rgba.a = 255
         offset += 3
         result.unsafe[x, result.height - y - 1] = rgba.rgbx()
diff --git a/src/pixie/fileformats/png.nim b/src/pixie/fileformats/png.nim
index 7cc98e3..30c93a5 100644
--- a/src/pixie/fileformats/png.nim
+++ b/src/pixie/fileformats/png.nim
@@ -90,14 +90,12 @@ proc decodePalette(data: pointer, len: int): seq[ColorRGB] =
 
   result.setLen(len div 3)
 
-  let data = cast[ptr UncheckedArray[uint8]](data)
-  for i in 0 ..< len div 3:
-    copyMem(result[i].addr, data[i * 3].unsafeAddr, 3)
+  copyMem(result[0].addr, data, len)
 
 proc unfilter(
-  uncompressed: string, height, rowBytes, bpp: int
-): string =
-  result.setLen(uncompressed.len - height)
+  uncompressed: pointer, len, height, rowBytes, bpp: int
+): seq[uint8] =
+  result.setLen(len - height)
 
   template uncompressedIdx(x, y: int): int =
     x + y * (rowBytes + 1)
@@ -105,9 +103,11 @@ proc unfilter(
   template unfiteredIdx(x, y: int): int =
     x + y * rowBytes
 
+  let uncompressed = cast[ptr UncheckedArray[uint8]](uncompressed)
+
   # Unfilter the image data
   for y in 0 ..< height:
-    let filterType = uncompressed.readUint8(uncompressedIdx(0, y))
+    let filterType = uncompressed[uncompressedIdx(0, y)]
     case filterType:
     of 0: # None
       copyMem(
@@ -116,39 +116,51 @@ proc unfilter(
         rowBytes
       )
     of 1: # Sub
+      let
+        uncompressedStartIdx = uncompressedIdx(1, y)
+        unfilteredStartIx = unfiteredIdx(0, y)
       for x in 0 ..< rowBytes:
-        var value = uncompressed.readUint8(uncompressedIdx(x + 1, y))
+        var value = uncompressed[uncompressedStartIdx + x]
         if x - bpp >= 0:
-          value += result.readUint8(unfiteredIdx(x - bpp, y))
-        result[unfiteredIdx(x, y)] = value.char
+          value += result[unfilteredStartIx + x - bpp]
+        result[unfilteredStartIx + x] = value
     of 2: # Up
+      let
+        uncompressedStartIdx = uncompressedIdx(1, y)
+        unfilteredStartIx = unfiteredIdx(0, y)
       for x in 0 ..< rowBytes:
-        var value = uncompressed.readUint8(uncompressedIdx(x + 1, y))
+        var value = uncompressed[uncompressedStartIdx + x]
         if y - 1 >= 0:
-          value += result.readUint8(unfiteredIdx(x, y - 1))
-        result[unfiteredIdx(x, y)] = value.char
+          value += result[unfilteredStartIx + x - rowBytes]
+        result[unfilteredStartIx + x] = value
     of 3: # Average
+      let
+        uncompressedStartIdx = uncompressedIdx(1, y)
+        unfilteredStartIx = unfiteredIdx(0, y)
       for x in 0 ..< rowBytes:
         var
-          value = uncompressed.readUint8(uncompressedIdx(x + 1, y))
-          left, up: int
+          value = uncompressed[uncompressedStartIdx + x]
+          left, up: uint32
         if x - bpp >= 0:
-          left = result[unfiteredIdx(x - bpp, y)].int
+          left = result[unfilteredStartIx + x - bpp]
         if y - 1 >= 0:
-          up = result[unfiteredIdx(x, y - 1)].int
+          up = result[unfilteredStartIx + x - rowBytes]
         value += ((left + up) div 2).uint8
-        result[unfiteredIdx(x, y)] = value.char
+        result[unfilteredStartIx + x] = value
     of 4: # Paeth
+      let
+        uncompressedStartIdx = uncompressedIdx(1, y)
+        unfilteredStartIx = unfiteredIdx(0, y)
       for x in 0 ..< rowBytes:
         var
-          value = uncompressed.readUint8(uncompressedIdx(x + 1, y))
+          value = uncompressed[uncompressedStartIdx + x]
           left, up, upLeft: int
         if x - bpp >= 0:
-          left = result[unfiteredIdx(x - bpp, y)].int
+          left = result[unfilteredStartIx + x - bpp].int
         if y - 1 >= 0:
-          up = result[unfiteredIdx(x, y - 1)].int
+          up = result[unfilteredStartIx + x - rowBytes].int
         if x - bpp >= 0 and y - 1 >= 0:
-          upLeft = result[unfiteredIdx(x - bpp, y - 1)].int
+          upLeft = result[unfilteredStartIx + x - rowBytes - bpp].int
         template paethPredictor(a, b, c: int): int =
           let
             p = a + b - c
@@ -162,7 +174,7 @@ proc unfilter(
           else:
             c
         value += paethPredictor(up, left, upLeft).uint8
-        result[unfiteredIdx(x, y)] = value.char
+        result[unfilteredStartIx + x] = value
     else:
       discard # Not possible, parseHeader validates
 
@@ -210,7 +222,8 @@ proc decodeImageData(
     failInvalid()
 
   let unfiltered = unfilter(
-    uncompressed,
+    uncompressed.cstring,
+    uncompressed.len,
     header.height,
     rowBytes,
     max(valuesPerPixel div valuesPerByte, 1)
@@ -222,7 +235,7 @@ proc decodeImageData(
     var bytePos, bitPos: int
     for y in 0 ..< header.height:
       for x in 0 ..< header.width:
-        var value = unfiltered.readUint8(bytePos)
+        var value = unfiltered[bytePos]
         case header.bitDepth:
         of 1:
           value = (value shr (7 - bitPos)) and 1
@@ -246,9 +259,7 @@ proc decodeImageData(
           bitPos = 0
 
         let alpha = if value.int == special: 0 else: 255
-        result[x + y * header.width] = ColorRGBA(
-          r: value, g: value, b: value, a: alpha.uint8
-        )
+        result[x + y * header.width] = rgba(value, value, value, alpha.uint8)
 
       # If we move to a new row, skip to the next full byte
       if bitPos > 0:
@@ -275,17 +286,20 @@ proc decodeImageData(
         result[i].a = 255
 
     let lastOffset = header.height * header.width - 1
-    var rgb: array[3, uint8]
-    copyMem(rgb.addr, unfiltered[lastOffset * 3].unsafeAddr, 3)
-    var rgba = ColorRGBA(r: rgb[0], g: rgb[1], b: rgb[2], a: 255)
+    var rgba = rgba(
+      unfiltered[lastOffset * 3 + 0].uint8,
+      unfiltered[lastOffset * 3 + 1].uint8,
+      unfiltered[lastOffset * 3 + 2].uint8,
+      255
+    )
     if rgba == special:
       rgba.a = 0
-    result[header.height * header.width - 1] = cast[ColorRGBA](rgba)
+    result[header.height * header.width - 1] = rgba
   of 3:
     var bytePos, bitPos: int
     for y in 0 ..< header.height:
       for x in 0 ..< header.width:
-        var value = unfiltered.readUint8(bytePos)
+        var value = unfiltered[bytePos]
         case header.bitDepth:
         of 1:
           value = (value shr (7 - bitPos)) and 1
@@ -314,9 +328,7 @@ proc decodeImageData(
               transparency.readUint8(value.int)
             else:
               255
-        result[x + y * header.width] = ColorRGBA(
-          r: rgb.r, g: rgb.g, b: rgb.b, a: transparency
-        )
+        result[x + y * header.width] = rgba(rgb.r, rgb.g, rgb.b, transparency)
 
       # If we move to a new row, skip to the next full byte
       if bitPos > 0:
@@ -325,15 +337,14 @@ proc decodeImageData(
   of 4:
     for i in 0 ..< header.height * header.width:
       let bytePos = i * 2
-      result[i] = ColorRGBA(
-        r: unfiltered.readUint8(bytePos),
-        g: unfiltered.readUint8(bytePos),
-        b: unfiltered.readUint8(bytePos),
-        a: unfiltered.readUint8(bytePos + 1)
+      result[i] = rgba(
+        unfiltered[bytePos],
+        unfiltered[bytePos],
+        unfiltered[bytePos],
+        unfiltered[bytePos + 1]
       )
   of 6:
-    for i in 0 ..< header.height * header.width:
-      result[i] = cast[ColorRGBA](unfiltered.readUint32(i * 4))
+    copyMem(result[0].addr, unfiltered[0].unsafeAddr, unfiltered.len)
   else:
     discard # Not possible, parseHeader validates
 
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_drawCorrect_vs_drawUber.nim b/tests/benchmark_drawCorrect_vs_drawUber.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 12d4229..0000000
--- a/tests/benchmark_drawCorrect_vs_drawUber.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import benchy, chroma, vmath
-
-include pixie/images
-
-block:
-  let
-    a = newImage(1000, 1000)
-    b = newImage(50, 50)
-  a.fill(rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))
-  b.fill(rgba(0, 255, 0, 255))
-
-  timeIt "drawCorrect small-on-big":
-    a.drawCorrect(b, translate(vec2(25, 25)), blendMode = NormalBlend)
-    keep(b)
-
-block:
-  let
-    a = newImage(1000, 1000)
-    b = newImage(50, 50)
-  a.fill(rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))
-  b.fill(rgba(0, 255, 0, 255))
-
-  timeIt "drawUber small-on-big":
-    a.drawUber(b, translate(vec2(25, 25)), blendMode = NormalBlend)
-    keep(b)
-
-block:
-  let
-    a = newImage(1000, 1000)
-    b = newImage(50, 50)
-  a.fill(rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))
-  b.fill(rgba(0, 255, 0, 255))
-
-  timeIt "drawCorrect small-on-big smooth":
-    a.drawCorrect(b, translate(vec2(25.1, 25.1)), blendMode = NormalBlend)
-    keep(b)
-
-block:
-  let
-    a = newImage(1000, 1000)
-    b = newImage(50, 50)
-  a.fill(rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))
-  b.fill(rgba(0, 255, 0, 255))
-
-  timeIt "drawUber small-on-big smooth":
-    a.drawUber(b, translate(vec2(25.1, 25.1)), blendMode = NormalBlend)
-    keep(b)
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_images_blur.nim b/tests/benchmark_images_blur.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 747ceba..0000000
--- a/tests/benchmark_images_blur.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-import benchy, pixie, pixie/internal
-
-proc blurSlower*(
-  image: Image, radius: float32, outOfBounds: SomeColor = ColorRGBX()
-) =
-  ## Applies Gaussian blur to the image given a radius.
-  let radius = round(radius).int
-  if radius == 0:
-    return
-
-  let
-    kernel = gaussianKernel(radius)
-    outOfBounds = outOfBounds.asRgbx()
-
-  proc `*`(sample: ColorRGBX, a: uint32): array[4, uint32] {.inline.} =
-    [
-      sample.r * a,
-      sample.g * a,
-      sample.b * a,
-      sample.a * a
-    ]
-
-  template `+=`(values: var array[4, uint32], sample: array[4, uint32]) =
-    values[0] += sample[0]
-    values[1] += sample[1]
-    values[2] += sample[2]
-    values[3] += sample[3]
-
-  template rgbx(values: array[4, uint32]): ColorRGBX =
-    rgbx(
-      (values[0] div 1024 div 255).uint8,
-      (values[1] div 1024 div 255).uint8,
-      (values[2] div 1024 div 255).uint8,
-      (values[3] div 1024 div 255).uint8
-    )
-
-  # Blur in the X direction.
-  let blurX = newImage(image.width, image.height)
-  for y in 0 ..< image.height:
-    for x in 0 ..< image.width:
-      var values: array[4, uint32]
-      for xx in x - radius ..< min(x + radius, 0):
-        values += outOfBounds * kernel[xx - x + radius]
-      for xx in max(x - radius, 0) .. min(x + radius, image.width - 1):
-        values += image.unsafe[xx, y] * kernel[xx - x + radius]
-      for xx in max(x - radius, image.width) .. x + radius:
-        values += outOfBounds * kernel[xx - x + radius]
-      blurX.unsafe[x, y] = rgbx(values)
-
-  # Blur in the Y direction.
-  for y in 0 ..< image.height:
-    for x in 0 ..< image.width:
-      var values: array[4, uint32]
-      for yy in y - radius ..< min(y + radius, 0):
-        values += outOfBounds * kernel[yy - y + radius]
-      for yy in max(y - radius, 0) .. min(y + radius, image.height - 1):
-        values += blurX.unsafe[x, yy] * kernel[yy - y + radius]
-      for yy in max(y - radius, image.height) .. y + radius:
-        values += outOfBounds * kernel[yy - y + radius]
-      image.unsafe[x, y] = rgbx(values)
-
-let image = newImage(1920, 1080)
-
-proc reset() =
-  let path = newPath()
-  path.rect(100, 100, 1720, 880)
-  image.fillPath(path, rgba(255, 255, 255, 255))
-
-reset()
-
-timeIt "blurSlower":
-  image.blurSlower(40)
-
-reset()
-
-timeIt "blur":
-  image.blur(40)
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_images_loop.nim b/tests/benchmark_images_loop.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b66ee..0000000
--- a/tests/benchmark_images_loop.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import benchy, pixie
-
-let image = newImage(2560, 1440)
-image.fill(rgba(50, 100, 150, 200))
-
-timeIt "x then y":
-  var sum: uint64
-  for x in 0 ..< image.width:
-    for y in 0 ..< image.height:
-      let pixel = image.unsafe[x, y]
-      sum += pixel.r + pixel.g + pixel.b + pixel.a
-  if sum == 0:
-    echo "0"
-  keep sum
-
-timeIt "y then x":
-  var sum: uint64
-  for y in 0 ..< image.height:
-    for x in 0 ..< image.width:
-      let pixel = image.unsafe[x, y]
-      sum += pixel.r + pixel.g + pixel.b + pixel.a
-  if sum == 0:
-    echo "0"
-  keep sum
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_jpeg.nim b/tests/benchmark_jpeg.nim
index 436134b..1d9d22d 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark_jpeg.nim
+++ b/tests/benchmark_jpeg.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-import benchy, jpegsuite, pixie/fileformats/jpeg, strformat
+import benchy, jpegsuite, pixie/fileformats/jpeg, stb_image/read as stbi, strformat
 
 for file in jpegSuiteFiles:
   let data = readFile(file)
-  timeIt &"jpeg {(data.len div 1024)}k decode":
+  timeIt &"pixie jpeg {(data.len div 1024)}k decode":
     discard decodeJpeg(data)
+
+block:
+  for file in jpegSuiteFiles:
+    let data = readFile(file)
+    timeIt &"stb_image jpeg {(data.len div 1024)}k decode":
+      var width, height, channels: int
+      discard loadFromMemory(
+        cast[seq[byte]](data),
+        width,
+        height,
+        channels,
+        stbi.RGBA
+      )
diff --git a/tests/test_png.nim b/tests/test_png.nim
index 9e158f9..28989af 100644
--- a/tests/test_png.nim
+++ b/tests/test_png.nim
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 import pixie, pixie/fileformats/png, pngsuite, strformat
 
-# for file in pngSuiteFiles:
-#   let
-#     original = cast[seq[uint8]](
-#       readFile(&"tests/images/png/pngsuite/{file}.png")
-#     )
-#     decoded = decodePng(original)
-#     encoded = encodePng(decoded)
-#     decoded2 = decodePng(cast[seq[uint8]](encoded))
-
-#   doAssert decoded.height == decoded2.height
-#   doAssert decoded.width == decoded2.width
-#   doAssert decoded.data == decoded2.data
+for file in pngSuiteFiles:
+  let
+    original = readFile(&"tests/fileformats/png/pngsuite/{file}.png")
+    decoded = decodePng(original)
+    encoded = encodePng(decoded)
 
 block:
   for channels in 1 .. 4:
diff --git a/tests/validate_png.nim b/tests/validate_png.nim
index b39b5f6..e104be7 100644
--- a/tests/validate_png.nim
+++ b/tests/validate_png.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import chroma, pixie/fileformats/png, pngsuite, stb_image/read as stbi, strforma
 for file in pngSuiteFiles:
   let
     data = readFile(&"tests/fileformats/png/pngsuite/{file}.png")
-    pixieLoaded = decodePngRaw(data)
+    pixieLoaded = decodePng(data)
 
   var
     width, height, channels: int