diff --git a/src/AbstractAnalysis.cpp b/src/AbstractAnalysis.cpp
index a9a658f..4989f2b 100644
--- a/src/AbstractAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/AbstractAnalysis.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void AbstractAnalysis::create_dir_allocate_images()
     myGrayImage1.clear();
     myGrayImage1.setUseTexture(false);
     myGrayImage1.allocate(RefractiveIndex::_vid_w, RefractiveIndex::_vid_h, OF_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);
-
+    
     //////////////////////////////END ALLOCATE IMAGES //////////////////////////////////////////////////  
 
 }
@@ -153,17 +153,16 @@ void AbstractAnalysis::saveImageAnalysis(string filename)
 void AbstractAnalysis::saveImageSynthesis(string filename, ofxCvImage* newPixels, ofImageType newType)
 {
     
-//#ifdef TARGET_OSX   
+#ifdef TARGET_OSX   
     
   //  ofSaveImage(newPixels->getPixelsRef(), _whole_file_path_synthesis+"/"+filename, OF_IMAGE_QUALITY_BEST);
     
-//#elif defined(TARGET_WIN32)    
+#elif defined(TARGET_WIN32)    
     
     if (newType == OF_IMAGE_COLOR){
        myColorImage2.setUseTexture(false);
        myColorImage2.setFromPixels(newPixels->getPixels(), newPixels->getWidth(), newPixels->getHeight(), OF_IMAGE_COLOR);
        myColorImage2.saveImage(_whole_file_path_synthesis+"/"+filename);
-       myColorImage2.clear();
     }
 
     if (newType == OF_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE){
@@ -171,16 +170,16 @@ void AbstractAnalysis::saveImageSynthesis(string filename, ofxCvImage* newPixels
         
         // THIS IS HOW YOU HAVE TO SAVE OUT THE GREYSCALE IMAGES on WINDOWS FOR SOME REASON --> i.e.: as an OF_IMAGE_COLOR
         // But they don't save properly - they're spatially translated and generally f'd up
-        myGrayImage1.setFromPixels(newPixels->getPixels(), newPixels->getWidth(), newPixels->getHeight());
-    
+        myGrayImage1.setFromPixels(newPixels->getPixels(), newPixels->getWidth(), newPixels->getHeight(), OF_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);
+        myGrayImage1.setImageType(OF_IMAGE_COLOR); 
+      
         // THIS DOESN' SEEM TO SAVE OUT IMAGES AT ALL ON WINDOWS
         //myGrayImage1.setFromPixels(newPixels->getPixels(), newPixels->getWidth(), newPixels->getHeight(), OF_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);
         
         myGrayImage1.saveImage(_whole_file_path_synthesis+"/"+filename);
-        myGrayImage1.clear();
     }
         
-//#endif
+#endif
     
     _saved_filenames_synthesis.push_back(_whole_file_path_synthesis+"/"+filename);
     
diff --git a/src/CamNoiseAnalysis.cpp b/src/CamNoiseAnalysis.cpp
index 265050e..76d2ec0 100755
--- a/src/CamNoiseAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/CamNoiseAnalysis.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ void CamNoiseAnalysis::synthesise()
             cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);
             //cvColorImage2.setFromPixels(image5.getPixels(), image5.width, image5.height);
             
-            cvGrayImage1 = cvColorImage1;
-            //cvGrayImage2 = cvColorImage2;
+            cvColorImage1.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage1, 1);
+            // cvColorImage2.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage2, 1);
             
             //cvGrayDiff1.absDiff(cvGrayImage2, cvGrayImage1);
             cvGrayImage1.erode();
diff --git a/src/ColorSingleAnalysis.cpp b/src/ColorSingleAnalysis.cpp
index 76aa678..a9e4d30 100755
--- a/src/ColorSingleAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/ColorSingleAnalysis.cpp
@@ -151,16 +151,6 @@ void ColorSingleAnalysis::synthesise()
                 cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);
                 //cvColorImage2.setFromPixels(image5.getPixels(), image5.width, image5.height);
                 
-                //cvGrayImage1 = cvColorImage1;
-                //cvGrayImage2 = cvColorImage2;
-                
-                //cvGrayDiff1.absDiff(cvGrayImage2, cvGrayImage1);
-                //cvGrayDiff1.erode();
-                //cvGrayDiff1.contrastStretch();
-                //cvGrayDiff1.blur(5);
-                //cvGrayDiff1.dilate();
-                //cvGrayDiff1.contrastStretch();
-            
                 cvColorImage1.blur(5);
                 cvColorImage1.erode();
                 cvColorImage1.erode();
diff --git a/src/IResponseAnalysis.cpp b/src/IResponseAnalysis.cpp
index e9d7211..937519a 100755
--- a/src/IResponseAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/IResponseAnalysis.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ void IResponseAnalysis::synthesise()
                 cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);
                 cvColorImage2.setFromPixels(image5.getPixels(), image5.width, image5.height);
                 
-                cvGrayImage1 = cvColorImage1;
-                cvGrayImage2 = cvColorImage2;
+                cvColorImage1.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage1, 1);
+                cvColorImage2.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage2, 1);
                 
                 cvGrayDiff1.absDiff(cvGrayImage2, cvGrayImage1);
                 cvGrayDiff1.erode();
diff --git a/src/RelaxRateAnalysis.cpp b/src/RelaxRateAnalysis.cpp
index f636b9e..8ef163f 100755
--- a/src/RelaxRateAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/RelaxRateAnalysis.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ void RelaxRateAnalysis::synthesise()
             ///////////////////////// PROCESS THE SAVED CAMERA IMAGES OF SHIT TO THE IMAGES //////////////////////////
             
             cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);            
-            cvGrayDiff1 = cvColorImage1;
+            
+            cvColorImage1.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage1, 1);
+            
             cvGrayDiff1.threshold(_treshold);
             
             rfiCvContourFinder* cf = new rfiCvContourFinder();
diff --git a/src/ShadowScapesAnalysis.cpp b/src/ShadowScapesAnalysis.cpp
index 3197cb3..584e33c 100755
--- a/src/ShadowScapesAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/ShadowScapesAnalysis.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ void ShadowScapesAnalysis::synthesise()
                 cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);
                 cvColorImage2.setFromPixels(image5.getPixels(), image5.width, image5.height);
                 
-                cvGrayImage1 = cvColorImage1;
-                cvGrayImage2 = cvColorImage2;
-                
+                cvColorImage1.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage1, 1);
+                cvColorImage2.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage2, 1);
+      
                 cvGrayDiff1.absDiff(cvGrayImage2, cvGrayImage1);
                 cvGrayDiff1.erode();
                 cvGrayDiff1.contrastStretch();
diff --git a/src/ShapeFromShadingAnalysis.cpp b/src/ShapeFromShadingAnalysis.cpp
index d34bbd0..b5d085e 100755
--- a/src/ShapeFromShadingAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/ShapeFromShadingAnalysis.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ void ShapeFromShadingAnalysis::synthesise()
                 cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);
                 cvColorImage2.setFromPixels(image5.getPixels(), image5.width, image5.height);
                 
-                cvGrayImage1 = cvColorImage1;
-                cvGrayImage2 = cvColorImage2;
+                cvColorImage1.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage1, 1);
+                cvColorImage2.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage2, 1);
                 
                 cvGrayDiff1.absDiff(cvGrayImage2, cvGrayImage1);
                 cvGrayDiff1.erode();
diff --git a/src/StrobeAnalysis.cpp b/src/StrobeAnalysis.cpp
index e2b81b6..b671893 100755
--- a/src/StrobeAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/StrobeAnalysis.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ void StrobeAnalysis::synthesise()
                 cvColorImage1.setFromPixels(image1.getPixels(), image1.width, image1.height);
                 cvColorImage2.setFromPixels(image5.getPixels(), image5.width, image5.height);
             
-                cvGrayImage1 = cvColorImage1;
-                cvGrayImage2 = cvColorImage2;
-            
+                cvColorImage1.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage1, 1);
+                cvColorImage2.convertToGrayscalePlanarImage(cvGrayImage2, 1);
+                
                 cvGrayDiff1.absDiff(cvGrayImage2, cvGrayImage1);
                 cvGrayDiff1.dilate();
                 cvGrayDiff1.dilate();