diff --git a/hcatitles.py b/hcatitles.py
index 63fbffa..80508ea 100644
--- a/hcatitles.py
+++ b/hcatitles.py
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ def update_image(original, title, subtitle):
 
 def update_thumbnail(image):
     """genreate thumbnail from original image"""
-    """454-720"""
-    thumbnail = image.resize((720, 360))
-    white = (255, 255, 255, 255)
-    ImageDraw.floodfill(thumbnail, (5,5), value=white)
-    ImageDraw.floodfill(thumbnail, (5,355), value=white)
+    """454-720 scales to 227-360"""
+    scaled = image.resize((720, 360))
+    # white = (255, 255, 255, 255)
+    # ImageDraw.floodfill(scaled, (5, 5), value=white)
+    # ImageDraw.floodfill(scaled, (5, 355), value=white)
+    thumbnail = scaled.crop((0, 255, 719, 359))
     return thumbnail