diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli.go b/cmd/cli/cli.go
index 8353694..f2c9e5d 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/cli.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"image"
 	"image/jpeg"
-	"image/png"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
 	"mime/multipart"
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/nfnt/resize"
+	"github.com/disintegration/imaging"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -149,28 +148,10 @@ func cleanUpTempFile(fileLocation string) error {
 
 func resizeImage(fileLocation string, format string) (string, error) {
 	// load the image
-	file, err := os.Open(fileLocation)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("error opening file | %w", err)
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
 	var img image.Image
-	fileMimeType := mime.TypeByExtension(path.Ext(fileLocation))
-	if fileMimeType == "image/jpeg" {
-		// decode the image
-		img, err = jpeg.Decode(file)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("error decoding jpeg image | %w", err)
-		}
-	} else if fileMimeType == "image/png" {
-		// decode the image
-		img, err = png.Decode(file)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("error decoding png image | %w", err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported file type | %v", fileMimeType)
+	img, err := imaging.Open(fileLocation, imaging.AutoOrientation(true))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error opening image | %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// check if the image is already the correct size
@@ -202,47 +183,7 @@ func resizeImage(fileLocation string, format string) (string, error) {
 		y1 = 768
 	}
 
-	inFormat := "wide"
-	if width < height {
-		inFormat = "tall"
-	}
-	if width == height {
-		inFormat = "square"
-	}
-
-	// if not, resize the image
-	// scale the original image to the new size
-	var resizedImage image.Image
-	if format == "wide" {
-		resizedImage = resize.Resize(uint(x1), 0, img, resize.Lanczos3)
-	}
-	if format == "tall" {
-		resizedImage = resize.Resize(0, uint(y1), img, resize.Lanczos3)
-	}
-	if format == "square" {
-		if inFormat == "wide" {
-			resizedImage = resize.Resize(0, uint(y1), img, resize.Lanczos3)
-		}
-		if inFormat == "tall" {
-			resizedImage = resize.Resize(uint(x1), 0, img, resize.Lanczos3)
-		}
-		if inFormat == "square" {
-			resizedImage = resize.Resize(uint(x1), uint(y1), img, resize.Lanczos3)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// crop the image to the final correct size
-
-	// start by getting the center of the image
-	tempBounds := resizedImage.Bounds()
-	x0 := tempBounds.Max.X/2 - x1/2
-	y0 := tempBounds.Max.Y/2 - y1/2
-	xMax := x0 + x1
-	yMax := y0 + y1
-
-	croppedImageRect := image.Rect(x0, y0, xMax, yMax)
-	rgba := convertToRGBA(resizedImage)
-	croppedImage := rgba.SubImage(croppedImageRect)
+	croppedImage := imaging.Fill(img, x1, y1, imaging.Center, imaging.Lanczos)
 
 	// save the image to a temp file
 	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "i2v*"+path.Ext(fileLocation))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6288509..d5ceb02 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module i2v
 go 1.21
 
 require (
+	github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2
 	github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.26.0
 )
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ab4729f..e9fc155 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 h1:p1EgwI/C7NhT0JmVkwCD2ZBK8j4aeHQX2pMHHBfMQ6w=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
+github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2 h1:w1LecBlG2Lnp8B3jk5zSuNqd7b4DXhcjwek1ei82L+c=
+github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2/go.mod h1:44/5580QXChDfwIclfc/PCwrr44amcmDAg8hxG0Ewe4=
 github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646 h1:zYyBkD/k9seD2A7fsi6Oo2LfFZAehjjQMERAvZLEDnQ=
 github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646/go.mod h1:jpp1/29i3P1S/RLdc7JQKbRpFeM1dOBd8T9ki5s+AY8=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf35Ld67mk=
@@ -8,3 +10,6 @@ github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.26.0 h1:3f3AMg3HpThFNT4I++TKOejZO8yU55t3JnnSr4S4QEI=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.26.0/go.mod h1:8qnjx1vcq5s2/wpsqoZFndg2CE5tNFyrTvS6SinrnYQ=
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 h1:bAn7/zixMGCfxrRTfdpNzjtPYqr8smhKouy9mxVdGPU=
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673/go.mod h1:N3UwUGtsrSj3ccvlPHLoLsHnpR27oXr4ZE984MbSER8=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8 h1:hVwzHzIUGRjiF7EcUjqNxk3NCfkPxbDKRdnNE1Rpg0U=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=