diff --git a/encoder/image_processing.c b/encoder/image_processing.c
index 4edd99e..520a679 100644
--- a/encoder/image_processing.c
+++ b/encoder/image_processing.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ****************************************************************************
 *  NHW Image Codec 													       *
 *  file: image_processing.c  										       *
-*  version: 0.3.0-rc41 						     		     			   *
-*  last update: $ 12132024 nhw exp $							           *
+*  version: 0.3.0-rc42 						     		     			   *
+*  last update: $ 12152024 nhw exp $							           *
 *																		   *
 ****************************************************************************
 ****************************************************************************
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void im_recons_wavelet_band(image_buffer *im)
 
 void pre_processing(image_buffer *im)
 {
-    int i,j,scan,res,res2,res3,res4,count,e=0,f=0,a=0,sharpness=0,sharpn2=0,n1,t,t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9,t10,t11,t12,t13,t14,t15,t16,t17,t18,t19,t20,t21;
+    int i,j,scan,res,res2,res3,res4,count,e=0,f=0,a=0,sharpness=0,sharpn2=0,n1,t,t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9,t10,t11,t12,t13,t14,t15,t16,t17,t18,t19,t20,t21,t22;
     int nps,w1,w2,w3,w4,w5,w6,w7,w8;
 	short *nhw_process, *nhw_kernel;
 	char lower_quality_setting_on, *nhw_sharp_on;
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void pre_processing(image_buffer *im)
 	
 	if (im->setup->quality_setting<=LOW4) nhw_sharp_on=(char*)calloc(4*IM_SIZE,sizeof(char));
 						
-	for (i=(2*IM_DIM),t1=0,t2=0,t3=0,t4=0,t5=0,t6=8,t7=0,t8=0,t9=0,t10=10,t11=15,t12=0,t13=0,t14=0,t15=0,t16=0,t17=0,t18=8,t19=0,t20=0,t21=0;i<((4*IM_SIZE)-(2*IM_DIM));i+=(2*IM_DIM))
+	for (i=(2*IM_DIM),t1=0,t2=0,t3=0,t4=0,t5=0,t6=8,t7=0,t8=0,t9=0,t10=10,t11=15,t12=0,t13=0,t14=0,t15=0,t16=0,t17=0,t18=8,t19=0,t20=0,t21=0,t22=0;i<((4*IM_SIZE)-(2*IM_DIM));i+=(2*IM_DIM))
 	{
 		for (scan=i+1,j=1;j<((2*IM_DIM)-2);j++,scan++)
 		{   
@@ -853,14 +853,14 @@ void pre_processing(image_buffer *im)
 							{
                                 if (t20>=3 && t19>=(8*IM_SIZE))
                                 {
-                                    t6=0;
-                                    
-                                    t20 = (8*IM_SIZE);
+									t6 = 7000000;
+										
+									t20 = (8*IM_SIZE);
                                 }
                                 
 								if (t19>0 && t19<(4*IM_SIZE) && t20>1)
 								{
-									t6=0;
+									t6 = 5000000;
                                     
                                     t21++;
 									
@@ -988,6 +988,20 @@ void pre_processing(image_buffer *im)
 						else t17 = 0;
 					}
 					
+					if (t6>6000000)
+					{
+						t6 = 0;
+						
+						t22 = 0;
+					}
+					else if (t6>4000000)
+					{
+						t6 = 0;
+						
+						if (t21==1) t22 = 1;
+						else t22 = 0;
+					}
+					
 					if (t17==1) 
 					{
 						if (!t6)
@@ -996,7 +1010,9 @@ void pre_processing(image_buffer *im)
                             
                             t14 = 0;
 							
-							t7++;
+							if (!t22) t7++;
+							
+							if (t22==1) t22 = 0;
 						}
 						else 
 						{
diff --git a/encoder/nhw_encoder_cli.c b/encoder/nhw_encoder_cli.c
index 8fc71af..afc86f5 100644
--- a/encoder/nhw_encoder_cli.c
+++ b/encoder/nhw_encoder_cli.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ****************************************************************************
 *  NHW Image Codec                                                         *
 *  file: nhw_encoder_cli.c                                                 *
-*  version: 0.3.0-rc41                                                     *
-*  last update: $ 12132024 nhw exp $                                       *
+*  version: 0.3.0-rc42                                                     *
+*  last update: $ 12152024 nhw exp $                                       *
 *                                                                          *
 ****************************************************************************
 ****************************************************************************
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #include "codec.h"
 
 #define PROGRAM "nhw-enc"
-#define VERSION "0.3.0-rc41"
+#define VERSION "0.3.0-rc42"
 
 #define NHW_QUALITY_MIN LOW20
 #define NHW_QUALITY_MAX HIGH3