diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1e9157f..12b8896 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     android:versionName="3.0.2" >
 
     <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="8"
+        android:minSdkVersion="11"
         android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
diff --git a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/GameSurfaceView.java b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/GameSurfaceView.java
index 23cd65d..c40d5bb 100644
--- a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/GameSurfaceView.java
+++ b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/GameSurfaceView.java
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.graphics.drawable.PictureDrawable;
@@ -33,8 +36,8 @@ public class GameSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements
     private MainThread mThread;
     private long height, width;
     public static final String TAG = GameSurfaceView.class.getSimpleName();
-    PictureDrawable ghostBase;
-    PictureDrawable playerBase;
+    Bitmap ghostBase;
+    Bitmap playerBase;
     PictureDrawable background;
     private float cursorX = 0;
     private float cursorY = 0;
@@ -88,9 +91,20 @@ public GameSurfaceView(Context context, String username) {
 
         // Load SVGS
         SVG svg = SVGParser.getSVGFromResource(getResources(), R.raw.ghostbasic);
-        ghostBase = svg.createPictureDrawable();
-        svg = SVGParser.getSVGFromResource(getResources(), R.raw.ghostbasic);
-        playerBase = svg.createPictureDrawable();
+        PictureDrawable pd = svg.createPictureDrawable();
+        Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(pd.getIntrinsicWidth(), pd.getIntrinsicHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
+        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap); 
+        canvas.drawPicture(pd.getPicture());
+        
+
+        Bitmap bitmap2 = Bitmap.createBitmap(pd.getIntrinsicWidth(), pd.getIntrinsicHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
+        Canvas canvas2 = new Canvas(bitmap2); 
+        canvas2.scale(1, -1);
+        canvas2.translate(0, -pd.getIntrinsicWidth());
+        canvas2.drawPicture(pd.getPicture());
+        
+        ghostBase = bitmap2;
+        playerBase = bitmap;
 
         // Get window height/width
         DisplayMetrics displaymetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
@@ -132,7 +146,7 @@ public GameSurfaceView(Context context, String username) {
         for (int i = 0; i < numGhosts; i++) {
             Ghost ghost = new Ghost(50, (int) width, (int) height, ghostBase);
             ghost.random((int) width, (int) height);
-            ghost.setFlipped(true);
+            //ghost.setFlipped(true);
             ghosts.add(ghost);
         }
 
@@ -333,8 +347,8 @@ private void changeSize(String string) {
     }
 
     private void drawEntity(Canvas canvas, Entity entity) {
-        canvas.drawPicture(entity.basePicture(), entity);
-        canvas.drawCircle(entity.getX(), entity.getY() + entity.getOffset(), entity.getOffset(), entity.getPaint());
+        canvas.drawBitmap(entity.basePicture(), null, entity, entity.getPaint());
+        //canvas.drawCircle(entity.getX(), entity.getY() + entity.getOffset(), entity.getOffset(), entity.getPaint());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Entity.java b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Entity.java
index 42467cc..41a78d0 100644
--- a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Entity.java
+++ b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Entity.java
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 import java.util.Random;
 
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.ColorFilter;
+import android.graphics.LightingColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
-import android.graphics.Picture;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
-import android.graphics.drawable.PictureDrawable;
 
 public class Entity extends RectF {
 
@@ -19,16 +21,17 @@ public class Entity extends RectF {
     private boolean flipped = false;
     protected Random rand;
     protected Paint paint;
-    private Picture basePicture;
+    private Bitmap basePicture;
 
-    public Entity(float size, int screenWidth, int screenHeight, PictureDrawable baseImage) {
+    public Entity(float size, int screenWidth, int screenHeight, Bitmap playerBase) {
         rand = new Random();
         paint = new Paint();
         //Create ratio for width for target width of 720px
         this.widthRatio = (float) (screenWidth / 720.0);
         this.heightRatio = (float) (screenHeight / 1080.0);
         this.size = size;
-        this.basePicture = baseImage.getPicture();
+        //playerBase.setColorFilter(cf);
+        this.basePicture = playerBase;
     }
 
     public float getSize() {
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ public Paint getPaint() {
         return paint;
     }
 
-    public Picture basePicture() {
+    public Bitmap basePicture() {
         return basePicture;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Ghost.java b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Ghost.java
index 2d3e801..1e12c76 100644
--- a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Ghost.java
+++ b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Ghost.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.wurbo.ghostcatcher.entities;
 
-import android.graphics.drawable.PictureDrawable;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
 
 
 public class Ghost extends Entity {
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ public enum GhostType {
 
     private GhostType type;
 
-    public Ghost(float size, int screenWidth, int screenHeight, PictureDrawable ghostBase) {
+    public Ghost(float size, int screenWidth, int screenHeight, Bitmap ghostBase) {
         super(size, screenWidth, screenHeight, ghostBase);
         paint.setARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
         setType(GhostType.WHITE);
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ public void setType(GhostType type) {
         this.type = type;
         switch (type) {
         case WHITE:
-            paint.setARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
+            paint.setARGB(200, 255, 255, 255);
             setSize(50);
             break;
         case RED:
@@ -46,6 +48,11 @@ public void setType(GhostType type) {
         default:
             break;
         }
+
+        //ColorFilter cf = new LightingColorFilter(paint.getColor(), 1);
+        if (type != GhostType.WHITE) {
+        	paint.setColorFilter(new PorterDuffColorFilter(paint.getColor(), PorterDuff.Mode.ADD));
+        }
     }
 
     public void random(int width, int height) {
diff --git a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Player.java b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Player.java
index aaece56..3a78ff7 100644
--- a/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Player.java
+++ b/src/com/wurbo/ghostcatcher/entities/Player.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.wurbo.ghostcatcher.entities;
 
-import android.graphics.drawable.PictureDrawable;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 
 
 public class Player extends Entity {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
     private long shieldTime = 10000;
     private int score = 0;
 
-    public Player(float size, int screenWidth, int screenHeight, PictureDrawable playerBase) {
+    public Player(float size, int screenWidth, int screenHeight, Bitmap playerBase) {
         super(size, screenWidth, screenHeight, playerBase);
         paint.setARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
     }