diff --git a/core/image/common.odin b/core/image/common.odin
index 2196565bd..6722036ff 100644
--- a/core/image/common.odin
+++ b/core/image/common.odin
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Image :: struct {
 	width:         int,
 	height:        int,
 	channels:      int,
-	depth:         int,
+	depth:         int, // Channel depth in bits, typically 8 or 16
 	pixels:        bytes.Buffer,
 	/*
 		Some image loaders/writers can return/take an optional background color.
@@ -141,13 +141,14 @@ Option :: enum {
 	alpha_drop_if_present,         // Unimplemented for QOI. Returns error.
 	alpha_premultiply,             // Unimplemented for QOI. Returns error.
 	blend_background,              // Ignored for non-PNG formats
+
 	// Unimplemented
 	do_not_expand_grayscale,
 	do_not_expand_indexed,
 	do_not_expand_channels,
 
 	// SAVE OPTIONS
-	qoi_all_channels_linear,       // QOI, informative info. If not set, defaults to sRGB with linear alpha.
+	qoi_all_channels_linear,       // QOI, informative only. If not set, defaults to sRGB with linear alpha.
 }
 Options :: distinct bit_set[Option]
 
@@ -166,12 +167,29 @@ Error :: union #shared_nil {
 
 General_Image_Error :: enum {
 	None = 0,
+	// File I/O
+	Unable_To_Read_File,
+	Unable_To_Write_File,
+
+	// Invalid
+	Invalid_Signature,
+	Invalid_Input_Image,
+	Image_Dimensions_Too_Large,
 	Invalid_Image_Dimensions,
 	Invalid_Number_Of_Channels,
-	Image_Dimensions_Too_Large,
 	Image_Does_Not_Adhere_to_Spec,
-	Invalid_Input_Image,
+	Invalid_Image_Depth,
+	Invalid_Bit_Depth,
+	Invalid_Color_Space,
+
+	// More data than pixels to decode into, for example.
+	Corrupt,
+
+	// Output buffer is the wrong size
 	Invalid_Output,
+
+	// Allocation
+	Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize,
 }
 
 /*
@@ -201,8 +219,6 @@ Netpbm_Error :: enum {
 	None = 0,
 
 	// reading
-	File_Not_Readable,
-	Invalid_Signature,
 	Invalid_Header_Token_Character,
 	Incomplete_Header,
 	Invalid_Header_Value,
@@ -212,9 +228,7 @@ Netpbm_Error :: enum {
 	Invalid_Buffer_Value,
 
 	// writing
-	File_Not_Writable,
 	Invalid_Format,
-	Invalid_Image_Depth,
 }
 
 /*
@@ -222,7 +236,6 @@ Netpbm_Error :: enum {
 */
 PNG_Error :: enum {
 	None = 0,
-	Invalid_PNG_Signature,
 	IHDR_Not_First_Chunk,
 	IHDR_Corrupt,
 	IDAT_Missing,
@@ -338,14 +351,10 @@ PNG_Interlace_Method :: enum u8 {
 */
 QOI_Error :: enum {
 	None = 0,
-	Invalid_QOI_Signature,
-	Invalid_Bit_Depth,          // QOI supports only 8-bit images, error only returned from writer.
-	Invalid_Color_Space,        // QOI allows 0 = sRGB or 1 = linear.
-	Corrupt,                    // More data than pixels to decode into, for example.
 	Missing_Or_Corrupt_Trailer, // Image seemed to have decoded okay, but trailer is missing or corrupt.
 }
 
-QOI_Magic :: u32be(0x716f6966)      // "qoif"
+QOI_Magic :: u32be(0x716f6966) // "qoif"
 
 QOI_Color_Space :: enum u8 {
 	sRGB   = 0,
@@ -1170,10 +1179,10 @@ write_bytes :: proc(buf: ^bytes.Buffer, data: []u8) -> (err: compress.General_Er
 		return nil
 	} else if len(data) == 1 {
 		if bytes.buffer_write_byte(buf, data[0]) != nil {
-			return compress.General_Error.Resize_Failed
+			return .Resize_Failed
 		}
 	} else if n, _ := bytes.buffer_write(buf, data); n != len(data) {
-		return compress.General_Error.Resize_Failed
+		return .Resize_Failed
 	}
 	return nil
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/image/netpbm/netpbm.odin b/core/image/netpbm/netpbm.odin
index 5c082e384..54935d6c6 100644
--- a/core/image/netpbm/netpbm.odin
+++ b/core/image/netpbm/netpbm.odin
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import "core:strconv"
 import "core:strings"
 import "core:unicode"
 
-
-
 Image        :: image.Image
 Format       :: image.Netpbm_Format
 Header       :: image.Netpbm_Header
@@ -18,8 +16,6 @@ Info         :: image.Netpbm_Info
 Error        :: image.Error
 Format_Error :: image.Netpbm_Error
 
-
-
 Formats :: bit_set[Format]
 PBM     :: Formats{.P1, .P4}
 PGM     :: Formats{.P2, .P5}
@@ -30,14 +26,12 @@ PFM     :: Formats{.Pf, .PF}
 ASCII   :: Formats{.P1, .P2, .P3}
 BINARY  :: Formats{.P4, .P5, .P6} + PAM + PFM
 
-
-
-read :: proc {
-	read_from_file,
-	read_from_buffer,
+load :: proc {
+	load_from_file,
+	load_from_buffer,
 }
 
-read_from_file :: proc(filename: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img: Image, err: Error) {
+load_from_file :: proc(filename: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img: Image, err: Error) {
 	context.allocator = allocator
 
 	data, ok := os.read_entire_file(filename); defer delete(data)
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ read_from_file :: proc(filename: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img
 	return read_from_buffer(data)
 }
 
-read_from_buffer :: proc(data: []byte, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img: Image, err: Error) {
+load_from_buffer :: proc(data: []byte, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img: Image, err: Error) {
 	context.allocator = allocator
 
 	header: Header; defer header_destroy(&header)
@@ -70,14 +64,12 @@ read_from_buffer :: proc(data: []byte, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img:
 	return
 }
 
-
-
-write :: proc {
-	write_to_file,
-	write_to_buffer,
+save :: proc {
+	save_to_file,
+	save_to_buffer,
 }
 
-write_to_file :: proc(filename: string, img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (err: Error) {
+save_to_file :: proc(filename: string, img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (err: Error) {
 	context.allocator = allocator
 
 	data: []byte; defer delete(data)
@@ -90,7 +82,7 @@ write_to_file :: proc(filename: string, img: Image, allocator := context.allocat
 	return Format_Error.None
 }
 
-write_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer: []byte, err: Error) {
+save_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer: []byte, err: Error) {
 	context.allocator = allocator
 
 	info, ok := img.metadata.(^image.Netpbm_Info)
@@ -109,12 +101,12 @@ write_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer:
 	}
 
 	if header.format in (PNM + PAM) {
-		if header.maxval <= int(max(u8)) && img.depth != 1 \
-		|| header.maxval > int(max(u8)) && header.maxval <= int(max(u16)) && img.depth != 2 {
+		if header.maxval <= int(max(u8)) && img.depth != 8 \
+		|| header.maxval > int(max(u8)) && header.maxval <= int(max(u16)) && img.depth != 16 {
 			err = Format_Error.Invalid_Image_Depth
 			return
 		}
-	} else if header.format in PFM && img.depth != 4 {
+	} else if header.format in PFM && img.depth != 32 {
 		err = Format_Error.Invalid_Image_Depth
 		return
 	}
@@ -179,7 +171,7 @@ write_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer:
 		mem.copy(raw_data(data.buf[len(header_buf):]), raw_data(pixels), len(pixels))
 
 		// convert from native endianness
-		if img.depth == 2 {
+		if img.depth == 16 {
 			pixels := mem.slice_data_cast([]u16be, data.buf[len(header_buf):])
 			for p in &pixels {
 				p = u16be(transmute(u16) p)
@@ -212,7 +204,7 @@ write_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer:
 	// Token ASCII
 	case .P2, .P3:
 		switch img.depth {
-		case 1:
+		case 8:
 			pixels := img.pixels.buf[:]
 			for y in 0 ..< img.height {
 				for x in 0 ..< img.width {
@@ -226,7 +218,7 @@ write_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer:
 				fmt.sbprint(&data, "\n")
 			}
 
-		case 2:
+		case 16:
 			pixels := mem.slice_data_cast([]u16, img.pixels.buf[:])
 			for y in 0 ..< img.height {
 				for x in 0 ..< img.width {
@@ -251,8 +243,6 @@ write_to_buffer :: proc(img: Image, allocator := context.allocator) -> (buffer:
 	return data.buf[:], Format_Error.None
 }
 
-
-
 parse_header :: proc(data: []byte, allocator := context.allocator) -> (header: Header, length: int, err: Error) {
 	context.allocator = allocator
 
@@ -351,7 +341,7 @@ _parse_header_pnm :: proc(data: []byte) -> (header: Header, length: int, err: Er
 
 	// set extra info
 	header.channels = 3 if header.format in PPM else 1
-	header.depth = 2 if header.maxval > int(max(u8)) else 1
+	header.depth    = 16 if header.maxval > int(max(u8)) else 8
 
 	// limit checking
 	if current_field < len(header_fields) {
@@ -448,12 +438,11 @@ _parse_header_pam :: proc(data: []byte, allocator := context.allocator) -> (head
 	}
 
 	// extra info
-	header.depth = 2 if header.maxval > int(max(u8)) else 1
+	header.depth = 16 if header.maxval > int(max(u8)) else 8
 
 	// limit checking
 	if header.width < 1 \
 	|| header.height < 1 \
-	|| header.depth < 1 \
 	|| header.maxval < 1 \
 	|| header.maxval > int(max(u16)) {
 		err = Format_Error.Invalid_Header_Value
@@ -484,7 +473,7 @@ _parse_header_pfm :: proc(data: []byte) -> (header: Header, length: int, err: Er
 	}
 
 	// floating point
-	header.depth = 4
+	header.depth = 32
 
 	// width
 	field, ok = strings.fields_iterator(&field_iterator)
@@ -542,8 +531,6 @@ _parse_header_pfm :: proc(data: []byte) -> (header: Header, length: int, err: Er
 	return
 }
 
-
-
 decode_image :: proc(header: Header, data: []byte, allocator := context.allocator) -> (img: Image, err: Error) {
 	context.allocator = allocator
 
@@ -554,7 +541,7 @@ decode_image :: proc(header: Header, data: []byte, allocator := context.allocato
 		depth    = header.depth,
 	}
 
-	buffer_size := img.width * img.height * img.channels * img.depth
+	buffer_size := image.compute_buffer_size(img.width, img.height, img.channels, img.depth)
 
 	// we can check data size for binary formats
 	if header.format in BINARY {
@@ -615,7 +602,7 @@ decode_image :: proc(header: Header, data: []byte, allocator := context.allocato
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			if img.depth == 2 {
+			if img.depth == 16 {
 				pixels := mem.slice_data_cast([]u16, img.pixels.buf[:])
 				for p in &pixels {
 					p = u16(transmute(u16be) p)
@@ -658,9 +645,9 @@ decode_image :: proc(header: Header, data: []byte, allocator := context.allocato
 			}
 
 			switch img.depth {
-			case 1:
+			case 8:
 				bytes.buffer_write_byte(&img.pixels, u8(value))
-			case 2:
+			case 16:
 				vb := transmute([2]u8) u16(value)
 				bytes.buffer_write(&img.pixels, vb[:])
 			}
@@ -678,4 +665,4 @@ decode_image :: proc(header: Header, data: []byte, allocator := context.allocato
 
 	err = Format_Error.None
 	return
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/image/png/png.odin b/core/image/png/png.odin
index ba888cb78..d526dfb27 100644
--- a/core/image/png/png.odin
+++ b/core/image/png/png.odin
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ append_chunk :: proc(list: ^[dynamic]image.PNG_Chunk, src: image.PNG_Chunk, allo
 	append(list, c)
 	if len(list) != length + 1 {
 		// Resize during append failed.
-		return mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+		return .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 	}
 
 	return
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ load_from_file :: proc(filename: string, options := Options{}, allocator := cont
 		return load_from_slice(data, options)
 	} else {
 		img = new(Image)
-		return img, compress.General_Error.File_Not_Found
+		return img, .Unable_To_Read_File
 	}
 }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ load_from_context :: proc(ctx: ^$C, options := Options{}, allocator := context.a
 
 	signature, io_error := compress.read_data(ctx, Signature)
 	if io_error != .None || signature != .PNG {
-		return img, .Invalid_PNG_Signature
+		return img, .Invalid_Signature
 	}
 
 	idat: []u8
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ load_from_context :: proc(ctx: ^$C, options := Options{}, allocator := context.a
 		dest_raw_size := compute_buffer_size(int(header.width), int(header.height), out_image_channels, 8)
 		t := bytes.Buffer{}
 		if !resize(&t.buf, dest_raw_size) {
-			return {}, mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+			return {}, .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 		}
 
 		i := 0; j := 0
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ load_from_context :: proc(ctx: ^$C, options := Options{}, allocator := context.a
 		dest_raw_size := compute_buffer_size(int(header.width), int(header.height), out_image_channels, 16)
 		t := bytes.Buffer{}
 		if !resize(&t.buf, dest_raw_size) {
-			return {}, mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+			return {}, .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 		}
 
 		p16 := mem.slice_data_cast([]u16, temp.buf[:])
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ load_from_context :: proc(ctx: ^$C, options := Options{}, allocator := context.a
 		dest_raw_size := compute_buffer_size(int(header.width), int(header.height), out_image_channels, 8)
 		t := bytes.Buffer{}
 		if !resize(&t.buf, dest_raw_size) {
-			return {}, mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+			return {}, .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 		}
 
 		p := mem.slice_data_cast([]u8, temp.buf[:])
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ defilter :: proc(img: ^Image, filter_bytes: ^bytes.Buffer, header: ^image.PNG_IH
 
 	num_bytes := compute_buffer_size(width, height, channels, depth == 16 ? 16 : 8)
 	if !resize(&img.pixels.buf, num_bytes) {
-		return mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+		return .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 	}
 
 	filter_ok: bool
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ defilter :: proc(img: ^Image, filter_bytes: ^bytes.Buffer, header: ^image.PNG_IH
 				temp: bytes.Buffer
 				temp_len := compute_buffer_size(x, y, channels, depth == 16 ? 16 : 8)
 				if !resize(&temp.buf, temp_len) {
-					return mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+					return .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 				}
 
 				params := Filter_Params{
diff --git a/core/image/qoi/qoi.odin b/core/image/qoi/qoi.odin
index fdbaab686..83b212be8 100644
--- a/core/image/qoi/qoi.odin
+++ b/core/image/qoi/qoi.odin
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@
 // The QOI specification is at https://qoiformat.org.
 package qoi
 
-import "core:mem"
 import "core:image"
 import "core:compress"
 import "core:bytes"
 import "core:os"
 
 Error   :: image.Error
-General :: compress.General_Error
 Image   :: image.Image
 Options :: image.Options
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ save_to_memory  :: proc(output: ^bytes.Buffer, img: ^Image, options := Options{}
 	max_size := pixels * (img.channels + 1) + size_of(image.QOI_Header) + size_of(u64be)
 
 	if !resize(&output.buf, max_size) {
-		return General.Resize_Failed
+		return .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 	}
 
 	header := image.QOI_Header{
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ save_to_file :: proc(output: string, img: ^Image, options := Options{}, allocato
 	save_to_memory(out, img, options) or_return
 	write_ok := os.write_entire_file(output, out.buf[:])
 
-	return nil if write_ok else General.Cannot_Open_File
+	return nil if write_ok else .Unable_To_Write_File
 }
 
 save :: proc{save_to_memory, save_to_file}
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ load_from_file :: proc(filename: string, options := Options{}, allocator := cont
 		return load_from_slice(data, options)
 	} else {
 		img = new(Image)
-		return img, compress.General_Error.File_Not_Found
+		return img, .Unable_To_Read_File
 	}
 }
 
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ load_from_context :: proc(ctx: ^$C, options := Options{}, allocator := context.a
 
 	header := image.read_data(ctx, image.QOI_Header) or_return
 	if header.magic != image.QOI_Magic {
-		return img, .Invalid_QOI_Signature
+		return img, .Invalid_Signature
 	}
 
 	if img == nil {
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ load_from_context :: proc(ctx: ^$C, options := Options{}, allocator := context.a
 	bytes_needed := image.compute_buffer_size(int(header.width), int(header.height), img.channels, 8)
 
 	if !resize(&img.pixels.buf, bytes_needed) {
-	 	return img, mem.Allocator_Error.Out_Of_Memory
+	 	return img, .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/core/image/tga/tga.odin b/core/image/tga/tga.odin
index 3c860cb62..0539706b3 100644
--- a/core/image/tga/tga.odin
+++ b/core/image/tga/tga.odin
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import "core:bytes"
 import "core:os"
 
 Error   :: image.Error
-General :: compress.General_Error
 Image   :: image.Image
 Options :: image.Options
 
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ save_to_memory  :: proc(output: ^bytes.Buffer, img: ^Image, options := Options{}
 	necessary := pixels * img.channels + size_of(image.TGA_Header)
 
 	if !resize(&output.buf, necessary) {
-		return General.Resize_Failed
+		return .Unable_To_Allocate_Or_Resize
 	}
 
 	header := image.TGA_Header{
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ save_to_file :: proc(output: string, img: ^Image, options := Options{}, allocato
 	save_to_memory(out, img, options) or_return
 	write_ok := os.write_entire_file(output, out.buf[:])
 
-	return nil if write_ok else General.Cannot_Open_File
+	return nil if write_ok else .Unable_To_Write_File
 }
 
 save :: proc{save_to_memory, save_to_file}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin b/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin
index 0c11ca5ae..c328757e4 100644
--- a/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin
+++ b/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin
@@ -1199,37 +1199,37 @@ Corrupt_PNG_Tests   := []PNG_Test{
 	{
 		"xs1n0g01", // signature byte 1 MSBit reset to zero
 		{
-			{Default, .Invalid_PNG_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
+			{Default, .Invalid_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"xs2n0g01", // signature byte 2 is a 'Q'
 		{
-			{Default, .Invalid_PNG_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
+			{Default, .Invalid_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"xs4n0g01", // signature byte 4 lowercase
 		{
-			{Default, .Invalid_PNG_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
+			{Default, .Invalid_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"xs7n0g01", // 7th byte a space instead of control-Z
 		{
-			{Default, .Invalid_PNG_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
+			{Default, .Invalid_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"xcrn0g04", // added cr bytes
 		{
-			{Default, .Invalid_PNG_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
+			{Default, .Invalid_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		"xlfn0g04", // added lf bytes
 		{
-			{Default, .Invalid_PNG_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
+			{Default, .Invalid_Signature, {}, 0x_0000_0000},
 		},
 	},
 	{