diff --git a/lid b/lid
index 8cafefd..f0112d4 100755
--- a/lid
+++ b/lid
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from PIL import Image
 import sys
-import os.path
+import os, os.path
 
 # Default dithering: 4 level ordered dither
 def ordered_dither_4(r):
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def ordered_dither_4(r):
     counter = 1
     last_percent_val = 0
     last_hash_val = 0
-    print("Ordered dither: 4 level")
+    print("Dither method: ordered (4 levels)\033[?25l")
     for row in range(0, height):
         for col in range(0, width):
             dotrow = 1 if row % 2 else 0
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def ordered_dither_4(r):
                 last_hash_val = new_hash_val
 
     new.save("{}.{}".format(r["out"], r["-f"]), r["-f"].upper(), optimize=True, quality=r["-q"])
-    print("\033[20C\nfinished\033[?25h")
+    print("\033[20C\nFinished! ~ {}/{}.{}\033[?25h".format(os.getcwd(), r["out"], r["-f"].lower()))
 
 # 9 level ordered dither
 def ordered_dither_9(r):
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def ordered_dither_9(r):
     counter = 1
     last_percent_val = 0
     last_hash_val = 0
-    print("Ordered dither: 9 level")
+    print("Dither method: ordered (9 levels)\033[?25l")
     for row in range(0, height):
         for col in range(0, width):
             if not row % 3:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def ordered_dither_9(r):
                 last_hash_val = new_hash_val
 
     new.save("{}.{}".format(r["out"], r["-f"]), r["-f"].upper(), optimize=True, quality=r["-q"])
-    print("\033[20C\nfinished\033[?25h")
+    print("\033[20C\nFinished! ~ {}/{}.{}\033[?25h".format(os.getcwd(), r["out"], r["-f"].lower()))
 
 # Alternate dither mode
 def error_dither(r):
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def error_dither(r):
     counter = 1
     last_percent_val = 0
     last_hash_val = 0
-    print("Error diffusion dither")
+    print("Dither method: error diffusion\033[?25l")
     for row in range(0, height):
         for col in range(0, width):
             newpixels[col, row] = update_error(im, i, row, col)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def error_dither(r):
                 last_hash_val = new_hash_val
 
     new.save("{}.{}".format(r["out"], r["-f"]), r["-f"].upper(), optimize=True, quality=r["-q"])
-    print("\033[20C\nfinished\033[?25h")
+    print("\033[20C\nFinished! ~ {}/{}.{}\033[?25h".format(os.getcwd(), r["out"], r["-f"].lower()))
 
 
 def update_error(im, i, r, c):
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ def display_help():
     lid [option]... [infile] [outfile]
 
     options:
-    -f          output format. defaults to: png
-    -q          image quality. defaults to: 90. only has effect on png/jpg
+    -f          output format. defaults to: png (recommended)
     -m          dither mode. defaults to: o4. other options: e, o9
+    -q          image quality. defaults to: 90. only has effect on png/jpg
 
     arguments:
     infile      path to a valid image file on your system
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ def display_help():
 
     example usage:
     lid -f jpeg -q 75 -m e ~/my_picture.png my_dithered_picture
+
+    notes:
+    it is highly recommended that users output their files as PNG. the file
+    size will be significantly smaller than jpeg and the quality in most
+    cases will be about the same.
+
+    the quality flag mostly seems to effect jpegs and does not do a whole
+    heap to PNG files, but play around with it as mileage may vary.
     """
     print(helptext)
 
@@ -218,7 +226,7 @@ def parse_input():
             else:
                 argmap["path"] = x
 
-    if not argmap["-f"] in ["jpeg", "jpg", "png", "gif", None]:
+    if not argmap["-f"].lower() in ["jpeg", "jpg", "png", "gif"]:
         print("lid error: invalid format requested with -f flag. Options: jpeg, png, gif. Defaults to png")
         return None
     elif argmap["-f"] == "jpg":