diff --git a/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.cpp b/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.cpp
index 30fffc5..fd9750b 100644
--- a/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.cpp
@@ -228,4 +228,24 @@ void ImgViewer::print()
     }
 }
 
+int ImgViewer::getPixelWidth()
+{
+    return file.size().width;
+}
+
+int ImgViewer::getPixelHeight()
+{
+    return file.size().height;
+}
+
+int ImgViewer::getTerminalWidth()
+{
+    return width;
+}
+
+int ImgViewer::getTerminalHeight()
+{
+    return height;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.hpp b/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.hpp
index e8f02b2..fa3ad24 100644
--- a/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.hpp
+++ b/src/img-viewer/imgviewer.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ class ImgViewer {
         ImgViewer(const std::string path);
         void transcode(const int width, const int height);
         void print();
+
+        /// @brief Get the width of the original image file.
+        int getPixelWidth();
+        /// @brief Get the height of the original image file.
+        int getPixelHeight();
+
+        /// @brief Get the width of the transcoded image.
+        int getTerminalWidth();
+        /// @brief Get the height of the transcoded image.
+        int getTerminalHeight();
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/media-viewer/main.cpp b/src/media-viewer/main.cpp
index b3d58ec..58a458d 100644
--- a/src/media-viewer/main.cpp
+++ b/src/media-viewer/main.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     filesystem::path path;
     if (argc > 1)
-        path = filesystem::absolute(argv[1]);
+        path = filesystem::relative(argv[1]);
     else
-        path = filesystem::current_path();
+        path = filesystem::relative(filesystem::current_path());
 
     auto mv = MediaViewer(path);
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             if (!viewing && std::toupper(kp.keyValue) == 'V')
             {
                 viewing = true;
-                mv.view(&tu);
+                mv.view();
             }
 
             // ESC
diff --git a/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.cpp b/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.cpp
index 074fa94..7e6d5be 100644
--- a/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.cpp
@@ -131,25 +131,34 @@ File* MediaViewer::prev()
     return &files[filesIndex];
 }
 
-void MediaViewer::view(TermUtils* tu)
+void MediaViewer::view()
 {
     auto currentFile = current();
     switch (currentFile->type)
     {
         case FileType::IMG:
         {
-            int width, height;
             auto viewer = ImgViewer(currentFile->path);
-            if (tu != nullptr)
-                (*tu).showInput();
-            std::cout << "Enter width: ";
-            std::cin >> width;
-            std::cout << "Enter height: ";
-            std::cin >> height;
-            std::cout << "\n";
-            if (tu != nullptr)
-                (*tu).hideInput();
-            viewer.transcode(width, height);
+            auto pDims = std::array<int, 2>();
+            pDims[0] = viewer.getPixelWidth();
+            pDims[1] = viewer.getPixelHeight();
+            auto tMax = TermUtils::getTerminalDimensions();
+
+            double aspectRatio = (double) pDims[0] / pDims[1];
+            std::array<double, 2> tDims;
+
+            // try maxing out height
+            tDims[1] = tMax[1];
+            tDims[0] = 2 * aspectRatio * tDims[1];
+
+            // if that doesn't work, max out width
+            if (tDims[0] > tMax[0])
+            {
+                tDims[0] = tMax[0];
+                tDims[1] = 0.5 * tDims[0] / aspectRatio;
+            }
+
+            viewer.transcode(tDims[0], tDims[1]);
             viewer.print();
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.hpp b/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.hpp
index 1e2fe69..d209e00 100644
--- a/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.hpp
+++ b/src/media-viewer/mediaviewer.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MediaViewer {
         /// @brief Move to the previous file in the list.
         /// @return A pointer to the previous file in the list, or nullptr if the directory is empty.
         File* prev();
-        void view(TermUtils* tu = nullptr);
+        void view();
 };
 
 }