diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bc8b9f7..bfc4e960 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ pids
 logs
 results
 build
+node_modules
+tests/output.jpg
 
 npm-debug.log
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ef8c916a..26dc54cc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.11"
   - "0.10"
-  - "0.8"
 before_install:
  - sudo apt-get update -qq
- - sudo apt-get install -qq libvips-dev
+ - sudo apt-get install -qq libvips-dev imagemagick
  - sudo ln -s /usr/lib/pkgconfig/vips-7.26.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/vips.pc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 221a5a0b..42ac11e4 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# sharp (_adj_)
+# sharp
+
+_adj_
 
 1. clearly defined; distinct: a sharp photographic image. 
 2. quick, brisk, or spirited. 
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ The typical use case for this high performance Node.js module is to convert a la
 
 It is somewhat opinionated in that it only deals with JPEG images, always obeys the requested dimensions by either cropping or embedding and insists on a mild sharpen of the resulting image.
 
-Under the hood you'll find the blazingly fast [libvips](https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips) image processing library, originally created in 1989 at Birkbeck College and currently maintained by the University of Southampton.
+Under the hood you'll find the blazingly fast [libvips](https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips) image processing library, originally created in 1989 at Birkbeck College and currently maintained by the University of Southampton. Speed is typically 25-30% faster than the imagemagick equivalent.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -36,9 +38,24 @@ Ubuntu 13.04:
 
 ```javascript
 var sharp = require("sharp");
-var cropLandscape = sharp.resize("input.jpg", "output.jpg", 300, 200, "c");
-var embedPortraitWhiteBorder = sharp.resize("input.jpg", "output.jpg", 200, 300, "w");
-var embedPortraitBlackBorder = sharp.resize("input.jpg", "output.jpg", 200, 300, "b");
+sharp.crop("input.jpg", "output.jpg", 300, 200, function(err) {
+  if (err) {
+    throw err;
+  }
+  // output.jpg is cropped input.jpg
+});
+sharp.embedWhite("input.jpg", "output.jpg", 200, 300, function(err) {
+  if (err) {
+    throw err;
+  }
+  // output.jpg contains input.jpg embedded with a white border
+});
+sharp.embedBlack("input.jpg", "output.jpg", 200, 300, function(err) {
+  if (err) {
+    throw err;
+  }
+  // output.jpg contains input.jpg embedded with a black border
+});
 ```
 
 ## Testing [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/lovell/sharp.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/lovell/sharp)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..148d9772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var sharp = require("./build/Release/sharp");
+
+module.exports.crop = function(input, output, width, height, callback) {
+  sharp.resize(input, output, width, height, "c", callback)
+}
+
+module.exports.embedWhite = function(input, output, width, height, callback) {
+  sharp.resize(input, output, width, height, "w", callback)
+}
+
+module.exports.embedBlack = function(input, output, width, height, callback) {
+  sharp.resize(input, output, width, height, "b", callback)
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0850251..3b64e186 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/lovell/sharp"
   },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "imagemagick": "*"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node tests/perf.js"
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": "*"
   },
diff --git a/src/sharp.cc b/src/sharp.cc
index be17c2d5..fbad45b7 100755
--- a/src/sharp.cc
+++ b/src/sharp.cc
@@ -170,4 +170,4 @@ extern "C" void init(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "resize", Resize);
 };
 
-NODE_MODULE(vips, init)
+NODE_MODULE(sharp, init)
diff --git a/tests/2569067123_aca715a2ee_o.jpg b/tests/2569067123_aca715a2ee_o.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad1b5b69
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diff --git a/tests/perf.js b/tests/perf.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6fe98389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/perf.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+var sharp = require("../index");
+var imagemagick = require("imagemagick");
+var assert = require("assert");
+
+// http://www.flickr.com/photos/grizdave/2569067123/
+var input = __dirname + "/2569067123_aca715a2ee_o.jpg";
+var output = __dirname + "/output.jpg";
+
+var width = 640;
+var height = 480;
+
+// imagemagick
+var time = process.hrtime();
+imagemagick.resize({
+  srcPath: input,
+  dstPath: output,
+  quality: 0.75,
+  width: width,
+  height: height
+}, function(err) {
+  if (err) {
+    throw err;
+  }
+  var diff = process.hrtime(time);
+  imagemagickTime = diff[0] * 1e9 + diff[1];
+  console.log("imagemagick took %d nanoseconds", imagemagickTime);
+
+  // sharp
+  time = process.hrtime();
+  sharp.crop(input, output, width, height, function(err) {
+    if (err) {
+      throw err;
+    }
+    diff = process.hrtime(time);
+	var sharpTime = diff[0] * 1e9 + diff[1];
+    console.log("sharp took %d nanoseconds", sharpTime);
+
+	// diff
+	assert(sharpTime < imagemagickTime, "sharp was blunt");
+	console.log("sharp was %d%% faster", (imagemagickTime - sharpTime) / imagemagickTime * 100);
+  });
+});