diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b183774..3ec1c41 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int perfromOperation(int operation, char** fileNames, const Config& config)
 		if(config.simpleStich)
 			out = simpleStich(remapedImages);
 		else 
-			out = stich(remapedImages);
+			out = stich(remapedImages, true);
 		
 		if(config.verbose)
 		{
diff --git a/src/matutils.cpp b/src/matutils.cpp
index 0a8df9b..fd316de 100644
--- a/src/matutils.cpp
+++ b/src/matutils.cpp
@@ -328,30 +328,27 @@ bool deleteEmptyCols(cv::Mat& mat)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void removeEmptyFrontBackCols(cv::Mat& mat)
+void removeSparseCols(cv::Mat& mat, bool front)
 {
 	assert(mat.type() == CV_32FC1);
 
-	int front = 0;
-	int back = 0;
+	int count = 0;
 	for(int y = 0; y < mat.rows; ++y)
 	{
-		if(mat.at<float>(y,0) >= 0) ++front;
-		if(mat.at<float>(y,mat.cols-1) >= 0) ++back;
+		if(front && mat.at<float>(y,0) >= 0) ++count;
+		else if(mat.at<float>(y,mat.cols-1) >= 0) ++count;
 	}
-	Log(Log::DEBUG)<<__func__<<" front: "<<front<<" back "<<back;
 	cv::Rect roi;
-	bool frontRej = (front < mat.rows/2);
-	bool backRej  = (back < mat.rows/2);
-	roi.x=frontRej;
+	bool rej = (count < mat.rows/2);
+	roi.x=front ? rej : 0;
 	roi.y=0;
-	roi.width = mat.cols - backRej - frontRej;
+	roi.width = mat.cols - rej;
 	roi.height = mat.rows;
 	mat = mat(roi);
-	if(frontRej || backRej) removeEmptyFrontBackCols(mat);
+	if(rej)
+		removeSparseCols(mat, front);
 }
 
-
 static float linInterpolate(float A, float B, float x)
 {
 	return A * (1.0f - x) + B * x;
@@ -362,12 +359,12 @@ template <typename Type> static Type resizePointBilinear(const cv::Mat& inImage,
 {
 	int u0 = static_cast<int>(scaledX);
 	int v0 = static_cast<int>(scaledY);
-	int u1 = std::min(inImage.cols-1, static_cast<int>(scaledX+1));
+	int u1 = std::min(inImage.cols-1, static_cast<int>(scaledX)+1);
 	int v1 = v0;
 	int u2 = u0;
-	int v2 = std::min(inImage.rows-1, static_cast<int>(scaledY+1));
-	int u3 = std::min(inImage.cols-1, static_cast<int>(scaledX+1));
-	int v3 = std::min(inImage.rows-1, static_cast<int>(scaledY+1));
+	int v2 = std::min(inImage.rows-1, static_cast<int>(scaledY)+1);
+	int u3 = std::min(inImage.cols-1, static_cast<int>(scaledX)+1);
+	int v3 = std::min(inImage.rows-1, static_cast<int>(scaledY)+1);
 
 	float col0 = linInterpolate(inImage.at<Type>(v0, u0), inImage.at<Type>(v1, u1), xFrac);
 	float col1 = linInterpolate(inImage.at<Type>(v2, u2), inImage.at<Type>(v3, u3), xFrac);
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@ template <typename Type> static void resize(const cv::Mat& inImage, cv::Mat& out
 		for (int x = 0; x < outImage.cols; x++)
 		{
 			float scaledX = x * scaleX;
-			float xFrac = scaledX - static_cast<int>(scaledX);
+			float xFrac = scaledX - (static_cast<int>(scaledX));
 
 			outImage.at<Type>(y, x) = resizePointBilinear<Type>(inImage, scaledX, scaledY, xFrac, yFrac);
 		}
@@ -402,6 +399,8 @@ bool bilinearResize(const cv::Mat& inImage, cv::Mat& outImage, const cv::Size si
 	size.width < 2 || size.height < 2 || inImage.cols < 2 || inImage.rows < 2)
 		return false;
 
+	std::cout<<"size: "<<size.height<<' '<<size.width<<'\n';
+	
 	outImage = cv::Mat::zeros(size.height, size.width, inImage.type());
 
 	if(inImage.type() == CV_8U)
diff --git a/src/matutils.h b/src/matutils.h
index 618ca9e..3e96024 100644
--- a/src/matutils.h
+++ b/src/matutils.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool findDeadSpace(const cv::Mat& mat, cv::Rect& roi);
 
 bool deleteEmptyCols(cv::Mat& mat);
 
-void removeEmptyFrontBackCols(cv::Mat& mat);
+void removeSparseCols(cv::Mat& mat, bool front);
 
 bool bilinearResize(const cv::Mat& inImage, cv::Mat& outImage, cv::Size size);
 
diff --git a/src/unwrap.cpp b/src/unwrap.cpp
index 51ad8cc..e8fec70 100644
--- a/src/unwrap.cpp
+++ b/src/unwrap.cpp
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ bool createRemapMap(const cv::Mat& image, RemapMap& out, const std::vector<Detec
 	sortIntoRemapMaps(points, out.xMat, out.yMat, out.topLeftCoordinate);
 	
 	Log(Log::DEBUG)<<__func__<<": xMat raw\n"<<out.xMat;
-	removeEmptyFrontBackCols(out.xMat);
-	removeEmptyFrontBackCols(out.yMat);
-	deleteEmptyCols(out.xMat);
-	deleteEmptyCols(out.yMat);
+	
+	int cols = out.xMat.cols;
+	removeSparseCols(out.xMat, true);
+	out.topLeftCoordinate.x += cols-out.xMat.cols;
+	removeSparseCols(out.xMat, false);
+	removeSparseCols(out.yMat, true);
+	removeSparseCols(out.yMat, false);
 	Log(Log::DEBUG)<<__func__<<": xMat rejcted\n"<<out.xMat;
 	fillMissing(out.xMat);
 	Log(Log::DEBUG)<<__func__<<": xMat filled\n"<<out.xMat;
@@ -165,18 +168,15 @@ RemapedImage applyRemap(const cv::Mat& image, const RemapMap &map)
 	
 	cv::resize(map.xMat, xMapResized, outputSize, cv::INTER_LINEAR);
 	cv::resize(map.yMat, yMapResized, outputSize, cv::INTER_LINEAR);
-	cv::Rect roi;
-	cv::Mat xMapRed;
-	cv::Mat yMapRed;
-	if(findDeadSpace(xMapResized, roi))
+	cv::Rect noBorderRoi(map.outputCellSize/2, map.outputCellSize/2, 
+						 outputSize.width-map.outputCellSize, outputSize.height-map.outputCellSize);
+	cv::Mat xMapRed = xMapResized(noBorderRoi);
+	cv::Mat yMapRed = yMapResized(noBorderRoi);
+	cv::Rect deadRoi;
+	if(findDeadSpace(xMapResized, deadRoi))
 	{
-		xMapRed = xMapResized(roi);
-		yMapRed = yMapResized(roi);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		xMapRed = xMapResized;
-		yMapRed = yMapResized;
+		xMapRed = yMapRed(deadRoi);
+		yMapRed = yMapRed(deadRoi);
 	}
 	cv::remap(image, out.image,  xMapRed, yMapRed, cv::INTER_LINEAR);
 	out.origin = cv::Point2i(map.topLeftCoordinate.x*map.outputCellSize, map.topLeftCoordinate.y*map.outputCellSize);