diff --git a/core/imageboard/misc.php b/core/imageboard/misc.php
index 88b36d7a..7d588955 100644
--- a/core/imageboard/misc.php
+++ b/core/imageboard/misc.php
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ function get_thumbnail_size(int $orig_width, int $orig_height, bool $use_dpi_sca
 {
     global $config;
 
+    $fit = $config->get_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_FIT);
+
+    if (in_array($fit, [Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FILL, Media::RESIZE_TYPE_STRETCH, Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT_BLUR])) {
+        return [$config->get_int(ImageConfig::THUMB_WIDTH), $config->get_int(ImageConfig::THUMB_HEIGHT)];
+    }
+
     if ($orig_width === 0) {
         $orig_width = 192;
     }
@@ -132,18 +138,32 @@ function get_thumbnail_max_size_scaled(): array
 
 function create_image_thumb(string $hash, string $type, string $engine = null)
 {
+    global $config;
+
     $inname = warehouse_path(Image::IMAGE_DIR, $hash);
     $outname = warehouse_path(Image::THUMBNAIL_DIR, $hash);
     $tsize = get_thumbnail_max_size_scaled();
-    create_scaled_image($inname, $outname, $tsize, $type, $engine);
+    create_scaled_image(
+        $inname,
+        $outname,
+        $tsize,
+        $type,
+        $engine,
+        $config->get_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_FIT)
+    );
 }
 
-function create_scaled_image(string $inname, string $outname, array $tsize, string $type, ?string $engine)
+
+
+function create_scaled_image(string $inname, string $outname, array $tsize, string $type, ?string $engine = null, ?string $resize_type = null)
 {
     global $config;
     if (empty($engine)) {
         $engine = $config->get_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_ENGINE);
     }
+    if (empty($resize_type)) {
+        $resize_type = $config->get_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_FIT);
+    }
 
     $output_format = $config->get_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_TYPE);
     if ($output_format==EXTENSION_WEBP) {
@@ -157,10 +177,10 @@ function create_scaled_image(string $inname, string $outname, array $tsize, stri
         $outname,
         $tsize[0],
         $tsize[1],
-        false,
+        $resize_type,
         $output_format,
         $config->get_int(ImageConfig::THUMB_QUALITY),
         true,
-        $config->get_bool('thumb_upscale', false)
+        true
     ));
 }
diff --git a/ext/image/config.php b/ext/image/config.php
index b54452fe..2b078113 100644
--- a/ext/image/config.php
+++ b/ext/image/config.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ abstract class ImageConfig
     const THUMB_SCALING =    'thumb_scaling';
     const THUMB_QUALITY =    'thumb_quality';
     const THUMB_TYPE =       'thumb_type';
+    const THUMB_FIT =        'thumb_fit';
 
     const SHOW_META =        'image_show_meta';
     const ILINK =            'image_ilink';
diff --git a/ext/image/main.php b/ext/image/main.php
index 2d873ec2..bba0e551 100644
--- a/ext/image/main.php
+++ b/ext/image/main.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ImageIO extends Extension
         $config->set_default_int(ImageConfig::THUMB_SCALING, 100);
         $config->set_default_int(ImageConfig::THUMB_QUALITY, 75);
         $config->set_default_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_TYPE, EXTENSION_JPG);
+        $config->set_default_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_FIT, Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT);
 
         if (function_exists(self::EXIF_READ_FUNCTION)) {
             $config->set_default_bool(ImageConfig::SHOW_META, false);
@@ -215,35 +216,41 @@ class ImageIO extends Extension
 
     public function onSetupBuilding(SetupBuildingEvent $event)
     {
+        global $config;
+
         $sb = new SetupBlock("Image Options");
+        $sb->start_table();
         $sb->position = 30;
         // advanced only
         //$sb->add_text_option(ImageConfig::ILINK, "Image link: ");
         //$sb->add_text_option(ImageConfig::TLINK, "<br>Thumbnail link: ");
-        $sb->add_text_option(ImageConfig::TIP, "Image tooltip: ");
-        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::UPLOAD_COLLISION_HANDLER, self::COLLISION_OPTIONS, "<br>Upload collision handler: ");
+        $sb->add_text_option(ImageConfig::TIP, "Image tooltip", true);
+        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::UPLOAD_COLLISION_HANDLER, self::COLLISION_OPTIONS, "Upload collision handler", true);
         if (function_exists(self::EXIF_READ_FUNCTION)) {
-            $sb->add_bool_option(ImageConfig::SHOW_META, "<br>Show metadata: ");
+            $sb->add_bool_option(ImageConfig::SHOW_META, "Show metadata", true);
         }
-
+        $sb->end_table();
         $event->panel->add_block($sb);
 
         $sb = new SetupBlock("Thumbnailing");
-        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_ENGINE, self::THUMBNAIL_ENGINES, "Engine: ");
-        $sb->add_label("<br>");
-        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_TYPE, self::THUMBNAIL_TYPES, "Filetype: ");
+        $sb->start_table();
+        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_ENGINE, self::THUMBNAIL_ENGINES, "Engine", true);
+        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_TYPE, self::THUMBNAIL_TYPES, "Filetype", true);
 
-        $sb->add_label("<br>Size ");
-        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_WIDTH);
-        $sb->add_label(" x ");
-        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_HEIGHT);
-        $sb->add_label(" px at ");
-        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_QUALITY);
-        $sb->add_label(" % quality ");
+        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_WIDTH, "Max Width", true);
+        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_HEIGHT, "Max Height", true);
 
-        $sb->add_label("<br>High-DPI scaling ");
-        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_SCALING);
-        $sb->add_label("%");
+        $options = [];
+        foreach (MediaEngine::RESIZE_TYPE_SUPPORT[$config->get_string(ImageConfig::THUMB_ENGINE)] as $type) {
+            $options[$type] = $type;
+        }
+
+        $sb->add_choice_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_FIT, $options, "Fit", true);
+
+        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_QUALITY, "Quality", true);
+        $sb->add_int_option(ImageConfig::THUMB_SCALING, "High-DPI Scale %", true);
+
+        $sb->end_table();
 
         $event->panel->add_block($sb);
     }
diff --git a/ext/media/events.php b/ext/media/events.php
index b8cd984a..ffa69a49 100644
--- a/ext/media/events.php
+++ b/ext/media/events.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class MediaResizeEvent extends Event
     public $target_height;
     public $target_quality;
     public $minimize;
-    public $ignore_aspect_ratio;
     public $allow_upscale;
+    public $resize_type;
 
     public function __construct(
         String $engine,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MediaResizeEvent extends Event
         string $output_path,
         int $target_width,
         int $target_height,
-        bool $ignore_aspect_ratio = false,
+        string $resize_type = Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT,
         string $target_format = null,
         int $target_quality = 80,
         bool $minimize = false,
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class MediaResizeEvent extends Event
         $this->target_format = $target_format;
         $this->target_quality = $target_quality;
         $this->minimize = $minimize;
-        $this->ignore_aspect_ratio = $ignore_aspect_ratio;
         $this->allow_upscale = $allow_upscale;
+        $this->resize_type = $resize_type;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/media/main.php b/ext/media/main.php
index 814af2da..50d548ad 100644
--- a/ext/media/main.php
+++ b/ext/media/main.php
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class Media extends Extension
         EXTENSION_JPEG => EXTENSION_JPG,
     ];
 
+    const RESIZE_TYPE_FIT = "Fit";
+    const RESIZE_TYPE_FIT_BLUR = "Fit Blur";
+    const RESIZE_TYPE_FILL =  "Fill";
+    const RESIZE_TYPE_STRETCH =  "Stretch";
 
     //RIFF####WEBPVP8?..............ANIM
     private const WEBP_ANIMATION_HEADER =
@@ -206,6 +210,10 @@ class Media extends Extension
      */
     public function onMediaResize(MediaResizeEvent $event)
     {
+        if (!in_array($event->resize_type, MediaEngine::RESIZE_TYPE_SUPPORT[MediaEngine::IMAGICK])) {
+            throw new MediaException("Resize type $event->resize_type not supported by selected media engine $event->engine");
+        }
+
         switch ($event->engine) {
             case MediaEngine::GD:
                 $info = getimagesize($event->input_path);
@@ -220,7 +228,7 @@ class Media extends Extension
                     $event->target_height,
                     $event->output_path,
                     $event->target_format,
-                    $event->ignore_aspect_ratio,
+                    $event->resize_type,
                     $event->target_quality,
                     $event->allow_upscale
                 );
@@ -236,7 +244,7 @@ class Media extends Extension
                     $event->target_height,
                     $event->output_path,
                     $event->target_format,
-                    $event->ignore_aspect_ratio,
+                    $event->resize_type,
                     $event->target_quality,
                     $event->minimize,
                     $event->allow_upscale
@@ -356,6 +364,7 @@ class Media extends Extension
         }
 
         $inname = warehouse_path(Image::IMAGE_DIR, $hash);
+        $tmpname = tempnam("/tmp", "shimmie_ffmpeg_thumb");
         $outname = warehouse_path(Image::THUMBNAIL_DIR, $hash);
 
         $orig_size = self::video_size($inname);
@@ -376,12 +385,11 @@ class Media extends Extension
         $args = [
             escapeshellarg($ffmpeg),
             "-y", "-i", escapeshellarg($inname),
-            "-vf", "thumbnail,scale={$scaled_size[0]}:{$scaled_size[1]}",
+            "-vf", "thumbnail",
             "-f", "image2",
             "-vframes", "1",
-            "-c:v", $codec,
-            "-q:v", $quality,
-            escapeshellarg($outname),
+            "-c:v", "png",
+            escapeshellarg($tmpname),
         ];
 
         $cmd = escapeshellcmd(implode(" ", $args));
@@ -390,6 +398,10 @@ class Media extends Extension
 
         if ((int)$ret == (int)0) {
             log_debug('media', "Generating thumbnail with command `$cmd`, returns $ret");
+
+            create_scaled_image($tmpname, $outname, $scaled_size, "png");
+
+
             return true;
         } else {
             log_error('media', "Generating thumbnail with command `$cmd`, returns $ret");
@@ -569,7 +581,7 @@ class Media extends Extension
         int $new_height,
         string $output_filename,
         string $output_type = null,
-        bool $ignore_aspect_ratio = false,
+        string $resize_type = self::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT,
         int $output_quality = 80,
         bool $minimize = false,
         bool $allow_upscale = true
@@ -598,16 +610,41 @@ class Media extends Extension
             $input_type = $input_type . ":";
         }
 
-
-        $resize_args = "";
+        $resize_suffix = "";
         if (!$allow_upscale) {
-            $resize_args .= "\>";
+            $resize_suffix .= "\>";
         }
-        if ($ignore_aspect_ratio) {
-            $resize_args .= "\!";
+        if ($resize_type==Media::RESIZE_TYPE_STRETCH) {
+            $resize_suffix .= "\!";
         }
 
         $args = "";
+        $resize_arg = "-resize";
+        if ($minimize) {
+            $args .= "-strip ";
+            $resize_arg = "-thumbnail";
+        }
+
+        $file_arg = "${input_type}\"${input_path}[0]\"";
+
+        switch ($resize_type) {
+            case Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT:
+            case Media::RESIZE_TYPE_STRETCH:
+                $args .= "${resize_arg} ${new_width}x${new_height}${resize_suffix} ${file_arg}";
+                break;
+            case Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FILL:
+                $args .= "${resize_arg} ${new_width}x${new_height}\^ -gravity center -extent ${new_width}x${new_height} ${file_arg}";
+                break;
+            case Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT_BLUR:
+                $blur_size = max(ceil(max($new_width, $new_height) / 25), 5);
+                $args .= "${file_arg} ".
+                    "\( -clone 0 -resize ${new_width}x${new_height}\^ -gravity center -fill black -colorize 50% -extent ${new_width}x${new_height} -blur 0x${blur_size} \) ".
+                    "\( -clone 0 -resize ${new_width}x${new_height} \) ".
+                    "-delete 0 -gravity center -compose over -composite";
+                break;
+        }
+
+
         switch ($output_type) {
             case Media::WEBP_LOSSLESS:
                 $args .= '-define webp:lossless=true';
@@ -617,17 +654,14 @@ class Media extends Extension
                 break;
         }
 
-        if ($minimize) {
-            $args .= " -strip -thumbnail";
-        } else {
-            $args .= " -resize";
-        }
+
+        $args .= " -quality ${output_quality} -background ${bg}";
 
 
         $output_ext = self::determine_ext($output_type);
 
-        $format = '"%s"  %s %ux%u%s -quality %u -background %s %s"%s[0]"  %s:"%s" 2>&1';
-        $cmd = sprintf($format, $convert, $args, $new_width, $new_height, $resize_args, $output_quality, $bg, $input_type, $input_path, $output_ext, $output_filename);
+        $format = '"%s"  %s   %s:"%s" 2>&1';
+        $cmd = sprintf($format, $convert, $args, $output_ext, $output_filename);
         $cmd = str_replace("\"convert\"", "convert", $cmd); // quotes are only needed if the path to convert contains a space; some other times, quotes break things, see github bug #27
         exec($cmd, $output, $ret);
         if ($ret != 0) {
@@ -657,7 +691,7 @@ class Media extends Extension
         int $new_height,
         string $output_filename,
         string $output_type = null,
-        bool $ignore_aspect_ratio = false,
+        string $resize_type = self::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT,
         int $output_quality = 80,
         bool $allow_upscale = true
     ) {
@@ -693,7 +727,7 @@ class Media extends Extension
             throw new InsufficientMemoryException("The image is too large to resize given the memory limits. ($memory_use > $memory_limit)");
         }
 
-        if (!$ignore_aspect_ratio) {
+        if ($resize_type==Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT) {
             list($new_width, $new_height) = get_scaled_by_aspect_ratio($width, $height, $new_width, $new_height);
         }
         if (!$allow_upscale &&
diff --git a/ext/media/media_engine.php b/ext/media/media_engine.php
index 43dc74f4..3a43b14d 100644
--- a/ext/media/media_engine.php
+++ b/ext/media/media_engine.php
@@ -74,4 +74,19 @@ abstract class MediaEngine
             EXTENSION_PNG,
         ],
     ];
+    public const RESIZE_TYPE_SUPPORT = [
+        MediaEngine::GD => [
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT,
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_STRETCH
+        ],
+        MediaEngine::IMAGICK => [
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT,
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT_BLUR,
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FILL,
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_STRETCH,
+        ],
+        MediaEngine::FFMPEG => [
+            Media::RESIZE_TYPE_FIT
+        ]
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/ext/transcode/main.php b/ext/transcode/main.php
index 27c1eb8c..42f7b8c3 100644
--- a/ext/transcode/main.php
+++ b/ext/transcode/main.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TranscodeImage extends Extension
                 $sb->add_choice_option(TranscodeConfig::UPLOAD_PREFIX.$format, $outputs, "$display", true);
             }
         }
-        $sb->add_int_option(TranscodeConfig::QUALITY, "Lossy format quality: ");
+        $sb->add_int_option(TranscodeConfig::QUALITY, "Lossy Format Quality", true);
         $sb->end_table();
         $event->panel->add_block($sb);
     }