diff --git a/caca/driver_conio.c b/caca/driver_conio.c
index 1bfe3fa..7afd042 100644
--- a/caca/driver_conio.c
+++ b/caca/driver_conio.c
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ static unsigned int conio_get_window_height(caca_t *kk)
 static void conio_display(caca_t *kk)
 {
     char *screen = kk->drv.p->screen;
-    uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
     uint32_t *chars = kk->qq->chars;
     int n;
 
     for(n = kk->qq->height * kk->qq->width; n--; )
     {
         *screen++ = _cucul_utf32_to_cp437(*chars++);
-        *screen++ = *attr++;
+        *screen++ = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*attr++);
     }
 #   if defined(SCREENUPDATE_IN_PC_H)
     ScreenUpdate(kk->drv.p->screen);
diff --git a/caca/driver_gl.c b/caca/driver_gl.c
index db0c1d8..27b7316 100644
--- a/caca/driver_gl.c
+++ b/caca/driver_gl.c
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ static void gl_display(caca_t *kk)
     line = 0;
     for(y = 0; y < kk->drv.p->height; y += kk->drv.p->font_height)
     {
-        uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + line * kk->qq->width;
+        uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + line * kk->qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < kk->drv.p->width; x += kk->drv.p->font_width)
         {
             glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-            glColor4bv(gl_bgpal[attr[0] >> 4]);
+            glColor4bv(gl_bgpal[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(*attr++)]);
             glBegin(GL_QUADS);
                 glVertex2f(x, y);
                 glVertex2f(x + kk->drv.p->font_width, y);
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ static void gl_display(caca_t *kk)
                            y + kk->drv.p->font_height);
                 glVertex2f(x, y + kk->drv.p->font_height);
             glEnd();
-
-            attr++;
         }
 
         line++;
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@ static void gl_display(caca_t *kk)
     line = 0;
     for(y = 0; y < kk->drv.p->height; y += kk->drv.p->font_height)
     {
-        uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + line * kk->qq->width;
+        uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + line * kk->qq->width;
         uint32_t *chars = kk->qq->chars + line * kk->qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < kk->drv.p->width; x += kk->drv.p->font_width)
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@ static void gl_display(caca_t *kk)
             if(c > 0x00000020 && c < 0x00000080)
             {
                 glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, kk->drv.p->id[c - 32]);
-                glColor4bv(gl_bgpal[attr[0] & 0xf]);
+                glColor4bv(gl_bgpal[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(*attr)]);
                 glBegin(GL_QUADS);
                     glTexCoord2f(0, kk->drv.p->sh);
                     glVertex2f(x, y);
diff --git a/caca/driver_ncurses.c b/caca/driver_ncurses.c
index 9f2bf15..3b47f1f 100644
--- a/caca/driver_ncurses.c
+++ b/caca/driver_ncurses.c
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@ static unsigned int ncurses_get_window_height(caca_t *kk)
 static void ncurses_display(caca_t *kk)
 {
     int x, y;
-    uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
     uint32_t *chars = kk->qq->chars;
     for(y = 0; y < (int)kk->qq->height; y++)
     {
         move(y, 0);
         for(x = kk->qq->width; x--; )
         {
-            attrset(kk->drv.p->attr[*attr++]);
+            attrset(kk->drv.p->attr[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*attr++)]);
             ncurses_write_utf32(*chars++);
         }
     }
diff --git a/caca/driver_raw.c b/caca/driver_raw.c
index e8ffc4f..426382b 100644
--- a/caca/driver_raw.c
+++ b/caca/driver_raw.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static unsigned int raw_get_window_height(caca_t *kk)
 
 static void raw_display(caca_t *kk)
 {
-    uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
     uint32_t *chars = kk->qq->chars;
     uint32_t w, h;
     unsigned int n;
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ static void raw_display(caca_t *kk)
     for(n = kk->qq->height * kk->qq->width; n--; )
     {
         uint32_t c = *chars++;
-        uint8_t a = *attr++;
+        uint32_t a = *attr++;
 
-        fprintf(stdout, "%c%c%c%c%c", (c >> 24), (c >> 16) & 0xff,
-                                      (c >> 8) & 0xff, c & 0xff, a);
+        fprintf(stdout, "%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
+                (c >> 24), (c >> 16) & 0xff, (c >> 8) & 0xff, c & 0xff,
+                (a >> 24), (a >> 16) & 0xff, (a >> 8) & 0xff, a & 0xff);
     }
 
     fprintf(stdout, "ACAC");
diff --git a/caca/driver_slang.c b/caca/driver_slang.c
index a10a17c..d0285d9 100644
--- a/caca/driver_slang.c
+++ b/caca/driver_slang.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static unsigned int slang_get_window_height(caca_t *kk)
 static void slang_display(caca_t *kk)
 {
     int x, y;
-    uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
     uint32_t *chars = kk->qq->chars;
     for(y = 0; y < (int)kk->qq->height; y++)
     {
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ static void slang_display(caca_t *kk)
             uint32_t c = *chars++;
 
 #if defined(OPTIMISE_SLANG_PALETTE)
-            uint8_t fgcolor = *attr & 0xf;
-            uint8_t bgcolor = *attr >> 4;
+            uint8_t fgcolor = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(*attr);
+            uint8_t bgcolor = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(*attr);
 
             /* If foreground == background, just don't use this colour
              * pair, and print a space instead of the real character. */
             if(fgcolor != bgcolor)
             {
-                SLsmg_set_color(slang_assoc[*attr++]);
+                SLsmg_set_color(slang_assoc[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*attr++)]);
                 slang_write_utf32(c);
             }
             else
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void slang_display(caca_t *kk)
                 attr++;
             }
 #else
-            SLsmg_set_color(*attr++);
+            SLsmg_set_color(_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*attr++));
             slang_write_utf32(c);
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/caca/driver_vga.c b/caca/driver_vga.c
index 769eeb9..9774b79 100644
--- a/caca/driver_vga.c
+++ b/caca/driver_vga.c
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ static unsigned int vga_get_window_height(caca_t *kk)
 static void vga_display(caca_t *kk)
 {
     char *screen = (char *)(intptr_t)0x000b8000;
-    uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr;
     uint32_t *chars = kk->qq->chars;
     int n;
 
     for(n = kk->qq->height * kk->qq->width; n--; )
     {
         *screen++ = _cucul_utf32_to_cp437(*chars++);
-        *screen++ = *attr++;
+        *screen++ = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*attr++);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/caca/driver_win32.c b/caca/driver_win32.c
index e9f3b4d..b6a8962 100644
--- a/caca/driver_win32.c
+++ b/caca/driver_win32.c
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ static void win32_display(caca_t *kk)
 #endif
 
         kk->drv.p->buffer[i].Attributes =
-                win32_fg_palette[kk->qq->attr[i] & 0xf]
-                 | win32_bg_palette[kk->qq->attr[i] >> 4];
+                win32_fg_palette[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(kk->qq->attr[i])]
+                 | win32_bg_palette[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(kk->qq->attr[i])];
     }
 
     /* Blit the screen buffer */
diff --git a/caca/driver_x11.c b/caca/driver_x11.c
index d0575a4..90e1aee 100644
--- a/caca/driver_x11.c
+++ b/caca/driver_x11.c
@@ -259,15 +259,16 @@ static void x11_display(caca_t *kk)
     {
         for(x = 0; x < kk->qq->width; x += len)
         {
-            uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + x + y * kk->qq->width;
+            uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + x + y * kk->qq->width;
+            uint8_t bg = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(*attr);
 
             len = 1;
             while(x + len < kk->qq->width
-                   && (attr[len] >> 4) == (attr[0] >> 4))
+                   && _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(attr[len]) == bg)
                 len++;
 
             XSetForeground(kk->drv.p->dpy, kk->drv.p->gc,
-                           kk->drv.p->colors[attr[0] >> 4]);
+                           kk->drv.p->colors[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(*attr)]);
             XFillRectangle(kk->drv.p->dpy, kk->drv.p->pixmap, kk->drv.p->gc,
                            x * kk->drv.p->font_width, y * kk->drv.p->font_height,
                            len * kk->drv.p->font_width, kk->drv.p->font_height);
@@ -283,14 +284,14 @@ static void x11_display(caca_t *kk)
 
         for(x = 0; x < kk->qq->width; x++, chars++)
         {
-            uint8_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + x + y * kk->qq->width;
+            uint32_t *attr = kk->qq->attr + x + y * kk->qq->width;
 
             /* Skip spaces */
             if(*chars == 0x00000020)
                 continue;
 
             XSetForeground(kk->drv.p->dpy, kk->drv.p->gc,
-                           kk->drv.p->colors[*attr & 0xf]);
+                           kk->drv.p->colors[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(*attr)]);
 
             /* Plain ASCII, no problem. */
             if(*chars > 0x00000020 && *chars < 0x00000080)
diff --git a/cucul/Makefile.am b/cucul/Makefile.am
index 918db1f..27a057f 100644
--- a/cucul/Makefile.am
+++ b/cucul/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ libcucul_la_SOURCES = \
 	canvas.c \
 	transform.c \
 	charset.c \
+	colour.c \
 	math.c \
 	line.c \
 	box.c \
diff --git a/cucul/canvas.c b/cucul/canvas.c
index a05ceb5..ed2f0ae 100644
--- a/cucul/canvas.c
+++ b/cucul/canvas.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void cucul_putchar(cucul_t *qq, int x, int y, char c)
         c = 0x20;
 
     qq->chars[x + y * qq->width] = c;
-    qq->attr[x + y * qq->width] = (qq->bgcolor << 4) | qq->fgcolor;
+    qq->attr[x + y * qq->width] = (qq->bgcolor << 16) | qq->fgcolor;
 }
 
 /** \brief Print a string.
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ void cucul_putchar(cucul_t *qq, int x, int y, char c)
  */
 void cucul_putstr(cucul_t *qq, int x, int y, char const *s)
 {
-    uint32_t *chars;
-    uint8_t *attr;
+    uint32_t *chars, *attr;
     unsigned int len;
 
     if(y < 0 || y >= (int)qq->height || x >= (int)qq->width)
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ void cucul_putstr(cucul_t *qq, int x, int y, char const *s)
     while(len)
     {
         *chars++ = _cucul_utf8_to_utf32(s);
-        *attr++ = (qq->bgcolor << 4) | qq->fgcolor;
+        *attr++ = (qq->bgcolor << 16) | qq->fgcolor;
 
         s = _cucul_skip_utf8(s, 1);
         len--;
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ void cucul_blit(cucul_t *dst, int x, int y,
                    (endi - starti) * 4);
             memcpy(dst->attr + (j + y) * dst->width + starti + x,
                    src->attr + j * src->width + starti,
-                   (endi - starti) * 1);
+                   (endi - starti) * 4);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -255,6 +254,6 @@ void _cucul_putchar32(cucul_t *qq, int x, int y, uint32_t c)
         return;
 
     qq->chars[x + y * qq->width] = c;
-    qq->attr[x + y * qq->width] = (qq->bgcolor << 4) | qq->fgcolor;
+    qq->attr[x + y * qq->width] = (qq->bgcolor << 16) | qq->fgcolor;
 }
 
diff --git a/cucul/colour.c b/cucul/colour.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0743fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cucul/colour.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ *  libcucul      Canvas for ultrafast compositing of Unicode letters
+ *  Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *                All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To
+ *  Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+ *  http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+/** \file colour.c
+ *  \version \$Id$
+ *  \author Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *  \brief Colour handling
+ *
+ *  This file contains functions for converting colour values between
+ *  various colourspaces.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "cucul.h"
+#include "cucul_internals.h"
+
+/* FIXME: could this be inlined? */
+
+uint8_t _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(uint32_t c)
+{
+    /* FIXME: we need nearest colour handling for non-ANSI */
+    return (c & 0x0000000f) | ((c & 0x000f0000) >> 12);
+}
+
+uint8_t _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(uint32_t c)
+{
+    /* FIXME: we need nearest colour handling for non-ANSI */
+    return c & 0x0000000f;
+}
+
+uint8_t _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(uint32_t c)
+{
+    /* FIXME: we need nearest colour handling for non-ANSI */
+    return (c & 0x000f0000) >> 16;
+}
+
diff --git a/cucul/cucul.c b/cucul/cucul.c
index 56296f6..607cbb7 100644
--- a/cucul/cucul.c
+++ b/cucul/cucul.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #if !defined(__KERNEL__)
+#   include <stdio.h>
 #   include <stdlib.h>
 #   include <string.h>
 #endif
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ cucul_t *cucul_load(void *data, unsigned int size)
     if(!width || !height)
         return NULL;
 
-    if(size != 12 + width * height * 5 + 4)
+    if(size != 12 + width * height * 8 + 4)
         return NULL;
 
     if(buf[size - 4] != 'A' || buf[size - 3] != 'C'
@@ -107,11 +108,14 @@ cucul_t *cucul_load(void *data, unsigned int size)
 
     for(n = height * width; n--; )
     {
-        qq->chars[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[12 + 5 * n] << 24)
-                     | ((uint32_t)buf[13 + 5 * n] << 16)
-                     | ((uint32_t)buf[14 + 5 * n] << 8)
-                     | (uint32_t)buf[15 + 5 * n];
-        qq->attr[n] = buf[16 + 5 * n];
+        qq->chars[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[12 + 8 * n] << 24)
+                     | ((uint32_t)buf[13 + 8 * n] << 16)
+                     | ((uint32_t)buf[14 + 8 * n] << 8)
+                     | (uint32_t)buf[15 + 8 * n];
+        qq->attr[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 8 * n] << 24)
+                    | ((uint32_t)buf[17 + 8 * n] << 16)
+                    | ((uint32_t)buf[18 + 8 * n] << 8)
+                    | (uint32_t)buf[19 + 8 * n];
     }
 
     return qq;
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ void _cucul_set_size(cucul_t *qq, unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
     if(new_size > old_size)
     {
         qq->chars = realloc(qq->chars, new_size * sizeof(uint32_t));
-        qq->attr = realloc(qq->attr, new_size * sizeof(uint8_t));
+        qq->attr = realloc(qq->attr, new_size * sizeof(uint32_t));
     }
 
     /* Step 2: move line data if necessary. */
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ void _cucul_set_size(cucul_t *qq, unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
             for(x = width - old_width; x--; )
                 qq->chars[y * width + old_width + x] = (uint32_t)' ';
             memset(qq->attr + y * width + old_width, 0,
-                   width - old_width);
+                   (width - old_width) * 4);
         }
     }
     else
@@ -351,14 +355,14 @@ void _cucul_set_size(cucul_t *qq, unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
         for(x = (height - old_height) * width; x--; )
             qq->chars[old_height * width + x] = (uint32_t)' ';
         memset(qq->attr + old_height * width, 0,
-               (height - old_height) * width);
+               (height - old_height) * width * 4);
     }
 
     /* Step 4: if new area is smaller, resize memory area now. */
     if(new_size <= old_size)
     {
         qq->chars = realloc(qq->chars, new_size * sizeof(uint32_t));
-        qq->attr = realloc(qq->attr, new_size * sizeof(uint8_t));
+        qq->attr = realloc(qq->attr, new_size * sizeof(uint32_t));
     }
 
     /* Recompute the scratch line and the empty line */
diff --git a/cucul/cucul_internals.h b/cucul/cucul_internals.h
index 76beb1c..f7700fd 100644
--- a/cucul/cucul_internals.h
+++ b/cucul/cucul_internals.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct cucul_context
     unsigned int width, height;
 
     uint32_t *chars;
-    uint8_t *attr;
+    uint32_t *attr;
     char *empty_line, *scratch_line;
 
     enum cucul_color fgcolor;
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ extern uint32_t _cucul_utf8_to_utf32(char const *);
 extern uint8_t _cucul_utf32_to_cp437(uint32_t);
 extern uint32_t _cucul_cp437_to_utf32(uint8_t);
 
+/* Colour functions */
+uint8_t _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(uint32_t);
+uint8_t _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(uint32_t);
+uint8_t _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(uint32_t);
+
 /* Export functions */
 extern void _cucul_get_ansi(cucul_t *, struct cucul_export *);
 extern void _cucul_get_html(cucul_t *, struct cucul_export *);
diff --git a/cucul/export_ansi.c b/cucul/export_ansi.c
index bb32c75..e062bb5 100644
--- a/cucul/export_ansi.c
+++ b/cucul/export_ansi.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void _cucul_get_ansi(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
     for(y = 0; y < qq->height; y++)
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
         uint32_t *linechar = qq->chars + y * qq->width;
 
         uint8_t prevfg = -1;
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void _cucul_get_ansi(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x++)
         {
-            uint8_t fg = palette[lineattr[x] & 0x0f];
-            uint8_t bg = palette[lineattr[x] >> 4];
+            uint8_t fg = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(lineattr[x]);
+            uint8_t bg = _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(lineattr[x]);
             uint32_t c = linechar[x];
 
             if(fg != prevfg || bg != prevbg)
diff --git a/cucul/export_html.c b/cucul/export_html.c
index a14b5c3..3fd662a 100644
--- a/cucul/export_html.c
+++ b/cucul/export_html.c
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@ void _cucul_get_html(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
     for(y = 0; y < qq->height; y++)
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
         uint32_t *linechar = qq->chars + y * qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x += len)
         {
-            cur += sprintf(cur, "<span class='b%02x'>", lineattr[x]);
+            cur += sprintf(cur, "<span class='b%02x'>",
+                           _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(lineattr[x]));
 
             for(len = 0;
                 x + len < qq->width && lineattr[x + len] == lineattr[x];
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ void _cucul_get_html3(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
     for(y = 0; y < qq->height; y++)
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
         uint32_t *linechar = qq->chars + y * qq->width;
 
         cur += sprintf(cur, "<tr>");
@@ -156,13 +157,14 @@ void _cucul_get_html3(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
             while(x + len < qq->width && lineattr[x + len] == lineattr[x])
                 len++;
 
-            cur += sprintf(cur, "<td bgcolor=#%06x", palette[lineattr[x] >> 4]);
+            cur += sprintf(cur, "<td bgcolor=#%06x",
+                           _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(lineattr[x]));
 
             if(len > 1)
                 cur += sprintf(cur, " colspan=%d", len);
 
             cur += sprintf(cur, "><font color=#%06x>",
-                                palette[lineattr[x] & 0x0f]);
+                           _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(lineattr[x]));
 
             for(i = 0; i < len; i++)
             {
diff --git a/cucul/export_irc.c b/cucul/export_irc.c
index a64490a..d98e8cc 100644
--- a/cucul/export_irc.c
+++ b/cucul/export_irc.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void _cucul_get_irc(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
     for(y = 0; y < qq->height; y++)
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
         uint32_t *linechar = qq->chars + y * qq->width;
 
         uint8_t prevfg = -1;
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ void _cucul_get_irc(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x++)
         {
-            uint8_t fg = palette[lineattr[x] & 0x0f];
-            uint8_t bg = palette[lineattr[x] >> 4];
+            uint8_t fg = palette[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(lineattr[x])];
+            uint8_t bg = palette[_cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(lineattr[x])];
             uint32_t c = linechar[x];
 
             if(bg == prevbg)
diff --git a/cucul/export_ps.c b/cucul/export_ps.c
index e594c27..df14b7c 100644
--- a/cucul/export_ps.c
+++ b/cucul/export_ps.c
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ void _cucul_get_ps(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
     /* Background, drawn using csquare macro defined in header */
     for(y = qq->height; y--; )
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x++)
         {
             cur += sprintf(cur, "1 0 translate\n %s csquare\n",
-                                palette[*lineattr++ >> 4]);
+                           _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4bg(*lineattr++));
         }
 
         /* Return to beginning of the line, and jump to the next one */
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void _cucul_get_ps(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
 
     for(y = qq->height; y--; )
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + (qq->height - y - 1) * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + (qq->height - y - 1) * qq->width;
         uint32_t *linechar = qq->chars + (qq->height - y - 1) * qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x++)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void _cucul_get_ps(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
             cur += sprintf(cur, "newpath\n");
             cur += sprintf(cur, "%d %d moveto\n", (x + 1) * 6, y * 10);
             cur += sprintf(cur, "%s setrgbcolor\n",
-                                palette[*lineattr++ & 0x0f]);
+                                _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi4fg(*lineattr++));
 
             if(c < 0x00000020)
                 cur += sprintf(cur, "(?) show\n");
diff --git a/cucul/export_svg.c b/cucul/export_svg.c
index 1a2ac22..8fdce32 100644
--- a/cucul/export_svg.c
+++ b/cucul/export_svg.c
@@ -82,20 +82,21 @@ void _cucul_get_svg(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
     /* Background */
     for(y = 0; y < qq->height; y++)
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x++)
         {
             cur += sprintf(cur, "<rect class=\"b%02x\" x=\"%d\" y=\"%d\""
                                 " width=\"6\" height=\"10\"/>\n",
-                                *lineattr++, x * 6, y * 10);
+                                _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*lineattr++),
+                                x * 6, y * 10);
         }
     }
 
     /* Text */
     for(y = 0; y < qq->height; y++)
     {
-        uint8_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *lineattr = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
         uint32_t *linechar = qq->chars + y * qq->width;
 
         for(x = 0; x < qq->width; x++)
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ void _cucul_get_svg(cucul_t *qq, struct cucul_export *ex)
             uint32_t c = *linechar++;
 
             cur += sprintf(cur, "<text class=\"f%02x\" x=\"%d\" y=\"%d\">",
-                                *lineattr++, x * 6, (y * 10) + 10);
+                                _cucul_rgba32_to_ansi8(*lineattr++),
+                                x * 6, (y * 10) + 10);
             if(c < 0x00000020)
                 cur += sprintf(cur, "?");
             else if(c > 0x0000007f)
diff --git a/cucul/transform.c b/cucul/transform.c
index 2e362e3..6553568 100644
--- a/cucul/transform.c
+++ b/cucul/transform.c
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ static uint32_t rotatechar(uint32_t ch);
  */
 void cucul_invert(cucul_t *qq)
 {
-    uint8_t *attr = qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *attr = qq->attr;
     unsigned int i;
 
     for(i = qq->height * qq->width; i--; )
     {
-        *attr = ~*attr;
+        *attr = *attr ^ 0x000f000f;
         attr++;
     }
 }
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ void cucul_flip(cucul_t *qq)
     {
         uint32_t *cleft = qq->chars + y * qq->width;
         uint32_t *cright = cleft + qq->width - 1;
-        uint8_t *aleft = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
-        uint8_t *aright = aleft + qq->width - 1;
+        uint32_t *aleft = qq->attr + y * qq->width;
+        uint32_t *aright = aleft + qq->width - 1;
 
         while(cleft < cright)
         {
             uint32_t ch;
-            uint8_t attr;
+            uint32_t attr;
 
             /* Swap attributes */
             attr = *aright; *aright = *aleft; *aleft = attr;
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ void cucul_flop(cucul_t *qq)
     {
         uint32_t *ctop = qq->chars + x;
         uint32_t *cbottom = ctop + qq->width * (qq->height - 1);
-        uint8_t *atop = qq->attr + x;
-        uint8_t *abottom = atop + qq->width * (qq->height - 1);
+        uint32_t *atop = qq->attr + x;
+        uint32_t *abottom = atop + qq->width * (qq->height - 1);
 
         while(ctop < cbottom)
         {
             uint32_t ch;
-            uint8_t attr;
+            uint32_t attr;
 
             /* Swap attributes */
             attr = *abottom; *abottom = *atop; *atop = attr;
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ void cucul_rotate(cucul_t *qq)
 {
     uint32_t *cbegin = qq->chars;
     uint32_t *cend = cbegin + qq->width * qq->height - 1;
-    uint8_t *abegin = qq->attr;
-    uint8_t *aend = abegin + qq->width * qq->height - 1;
+    uint32_t *abegin = qq->attr;
+    uint32_t *aend = abegin + qq->width * qq->height - 1;
 
     while(cbegin < cend)
     {
         uint32_t ch;
-        uint8_t attr;
+        uint32_t attr;
 
         /* Swap attributes */
         attr = *aend; *aend = *abegin; *abegin = attr;
diff --git a/src/cacaserver.c b/src/cacaserver.c
index 94b985b..5c61538 100644
--- a/src/cacaserver.c
+++ b/src/cacaserver.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int main(void)
         height = ((uint32_t)buf[8] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[9] << 16)
                | ((uint32_t)buf[10] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[11];
 
-        size = 12 + width * height * 5 + 4;
+        size = 12 + width * height * 8 + 4;
         buf = server->input = realloc(server->input, size);
         read(0, buf + 12, size - 12);