diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3b2b36f..6015247 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ starfield:	starfield.f90 Makefile genplotting.o
 
 starfield.png:	starfield Makefile
 	./starfield
-	genplot2 -s 512x512 WS/starfield.scratch WS/a.tga
-	convert WS/a.tga $@
+	convert -verbose WS/a.tga $@
 
 # -----------------------------------------------
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ spirale:	spirale.f90 Makefile genplotting.o
 
 spirale.png:	spirale Makefile
 	./spirale
-	genplot2 -s 512x512 WS/spirale.scratch WS/a.tga
 	convert WS/a.tga $@
 
 # -----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/spirale.f90 b/spirale.f90
index 62e2181..0cb5daa 100644
--- a/spirale.f90
+++ b/spirale.f90
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ program spirale
   use genplotting
   implicit none
 
+  character(*), parameter :: scratch = "WS/spirale.scratch"
+
   write (0, '(A)') "----[ genplotting spirale ]----"
 
-  call genp_init (0, 'WS/spirale.scratch')
-  call do_spirale (1337, 0.51, 0.0666, 0.7, 3)
+  call genp_init (0, scratch)
+  call do_spirale (1337, 0.51, 0.0666, 0.7, 5)
   call do_spirale (1337, 0.42, 0.0333, 0.7, 6)
   call genp_end (0)
+  call genp_do_render(scratch, "WS/a.tga", 512, 512)
 
 contains
 ! ---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/starfield.f90 b/starfield.f90
index c12c669..7cd7f3a 100644
--- a/starfield.f90
+++ b/starfield.f90
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@
 program starfield
   use genplotting
   implicit none
+
+  character(*), parameter :: scratch = "WS/starfield.scratch"
+
   write (0, '(A)') "----[ genplotting starfield ]----"
-  call genp_init (0, 'WS/starfield.scratch')
-  call do_starfield (200)
+  call genp_init (0, scratch)
+  call do_starfield (300)
   call genp_end (0)
+  call genp_do_render(scratch, "WS/a.tga", 512, 512)
+
 contains
 ! ---------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plot_a_star(at_x, at_y, sz, color)
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ subroutine plot_a_star(at_x, at_y, sz, color)
   integer                 :: idx
   real                    :: rad, xv, yv
 
-  write(0, '("plot a star ", 2F8.3)') at_x, at_y
+  write(0, '("plot a star at ", 2F8.3)') at_x, at_y
   call genp_set_offset(at_x, at_y)
   do idx=0, 360, 36
     !   convert index to radians