diff --git a/PixelComposer.resource_order b/PixelComposer.resource_order
index f3d3e4d3f..79cf8a183 100644
--- a/PixelComposer.resource_order
+++ b/PixelComposer.resource_order
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@
     {"name":"pcx_parse","order":3,"path":"scripts/pcx_parse/pcx_parse.yy",},
     {"name":"pcx_server","order":2,"path":"scripts/pcx_server/pcx_server.yy",},
     {"name":"perlin_noise","order":5,"path":"scripts/perlin_noise/perlin_noise.yy",},
+    {"name":"png_reader","order":9,"path":"scripts/png_reader/png_reader.yy",},
     {"name":"point_direction_positive","order":4,"path":"scripts/point_direction_positive/point_direction_positive.yy",},
     {"name":"point_rect_overlap","order":2,"path":"scripts/point_rect_overlap/point_rect_overlap.yy",},
     {"name":"point_rotate","order":1,"path":"scripts/point_rotate/point_rotate.yy",},
diff --git a/PixelComposer.yyp b/PixelComposer.yyp
index 2a91bdda2..d99db8700 100644
--- a/PixelComposer.yyp
+++ b/PixelComposer.yyp
@@ -1922,6 +1922,7 @@
     {"id":{"name":"pcx_parse","path":"scripts/pcx_parse/pcx_parse.yy",},},
     {"id":{"name":"pcx_server","path":"scripts/pcx_server/pcx_server.yy",},},
     {"id":{"name":"perlin_noise","path":"scripts/perlin_noise/perlin_noise.yy",},},
+    {"id":{"name":"png_reader","path":"scripts/png_reader/png_reader.yy",},},
     {"id":{"name":"point_direction_positive","path":"scripts/point_direction_positive/point_direction_positive.yy",},},
     {"id":{"name":"point_rect_overlap","path":"scripts/point_rect_overlap/point_rect_overlap.yy",},},
     {"id":{"name":"point_rotate","path":"scripts/point_rotate/point_rotate.yy",},},
diff --git a/scripts/byte_read_function/byte_read_function.gml b/scripts/byte_read_function/byte_read_function.gml
index 917f30f34..82ff0c52f 100644
--- a/scripts/byte_read_function/byte_read_function.gml
+++ b/scripts/byte_read_function/byte_read_function.gml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/////============= LITTLE ENDIEN =============
+
 function bin_read_byte(_bin) {
 	return file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
 }
@@ -111,6 +113,15 @@ function bin_read_long64(_bin) {
 	return sig? -lng : lng;
 }
 
+function bin_read_chars(_bin, _len) {
+	var ss = "";
+	repeat(_len) {
+		var utf = bin_read_byte(_bin);
+		ss += chr(utf);
+	}
+	return ss;
+}
+
 function bin_read_string(_bin) {
 	var len = bin_read_word(_bin);
 	var ss = "";
@@ -140,4 +151,159 @@ function bin_read_pixel(_bin, type) {
 		case 2 : return [ bin_read_byte(_bin) ];
 	}
 	return 0;
+}
+
+/////=========== BIG ENDIEN ===========
+
+function Bin_read_byte(_bin) {
+	return file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+}
+
+function Bin_read_word(_bin) {
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	return b0 + (b1 << 8);
+}
+
+function Bin_read_short(_bin) {
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	
+	var sht = b0 + (b1 << 8);
+	var sig = sht >> 15;
+	sht = sht & ~(1 << 15);
+	return sig? sht - power(2, 15) : sht;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_dword(_bin) {
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var dw = b0 + (b1 << 8) + (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 24);
+	return dw;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_long(_bin) {
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var lng = b0 + (b1 << 8) + (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 24);
+	
+	var sig = lng >> 31;
+	lng = lng & ~(1 << 31);
+	return sig? lng - power(2, 31) : lng;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_fixed(_bin) {
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	
+	var fixInt = b0 + (b1 << 8);
+	var fixFrc = b2 + (b3 << 8);
+	return fixInt + bin_fraction(fixFrc, 16);
+}
+
+function Bin_read_float(_bin) {
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var flt = b0 + (b1 << 8) + (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 24);
+	
+	var sig   = flt >> 31;
+	var expo  = (flt & ~(1 << 31)) >> 23;
+	var mant  = flt & 0b00000000_01111111_11111111_11111111;
+	
+	var val = (1 + mant) * power(2, expo - 127);
+	return sig? -val : val;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_double(_bin) {
+	var b7 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b6 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b5 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b4 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var dub = int64(b0 + (b1 << 8) + (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 24) + (b2 << 32) + (b3 << 40) + (b2 << 48) + (b3 << 56));
+	
+	var sig   = dub >> 63;
+	var expo  = (dub & ~(1 << 63)) >> 52;
+	var mant  = dub & 0b00000000_00001111_11111111_11111111_11111111_11111111_11111111_11111111;
+	
+	var val = (1 + mant) * power(2, expo - 1023);
+	return sig? -val : val;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_qword(_bin) {
+	var b7 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b6 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b5 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b4 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	return int64(b0 + (b1 << 8) + (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 24) + (b2 << 32) + (b3 << 40) + (b2 << 48) + (b3 << 56));
+}
+
+function Bin_read_long64(_bin) {
+	var b7 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b6 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b5 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b4 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b3 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b2 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b1 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b0 = file_bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var lng = int64(b0 + (b1 << 8) + (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 24) + (b2 << 32) + (b3 << 40) + (b2 << 48) + (b3 << 56));
+	var sig = lng >> 63;
+	lng = lng & ~(1 << 63);
+	return sig? -lng : lng;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_chars(_bin, _len) {
+	var ss = "";
+	repeat(_len) {
+		var utf = Bin_read_byte(_bin);
+		ss += chr(utf);
+	}
+	return ss;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_string(_bin) {
+	var len = Bin_read_word(_bin);
+	var ss = "";
+	repeat(len) {
+		var utf = Bin_read_byte(_bin);
+		ss += chr(utf);
+	}
+	return ss;
+}
+
+function Bin_read_point(_bin) { return [ Bin_read_long(_bin),  Bin_read_long(_bin) ]; }
+function Bin_read_size(_bin)  { return [ Bin_read_long(_bin),  Bin_read_long(_bin) ]; }
+function Bin_read_rect(_bin)  { return [ Bin_read_point(_bin), Bin_read_size(_bin) ]; }
+
+function Bin_read_color(_bin) {
+	var r = Bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var g = Bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	var b = Bin_read_byte(_bin);
+	
+	return make_color_rgb(r, g, b);
+}
+
+function Bin_read_pixel(_bin, type) {
+	switch(type) {
+		case 0 : return [ Bin_read_byte(_bin), Bin_read_byte(_bin), Bin_read_byte(_bin), Bin_read_byte(_bin) ];
+		case 1 : return [ Bin_read_byte(_bin), Bin_read_byte(_bin) ];
+		case 2 : return [ Bin_read_byte(_bin) ];
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/node_canvas/node_canvas.gml b/scripts/node_canvas/node_canvas.gml
index b3b608c88..de3f0c6d7 100644
--- a/scripts/node_canvas/node_canvas.gml
+++ b/scripts/node_canvas/node_canvas.gml
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ function Node_Canvas(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) constructor
 	static loadImagePath = function(path, live = false) {
 		if(!file_exists_empty(path)) return noone;
 		
-		var _spr = sprite_add(path, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+		var _spr = sprite_add(sprite_path_check_depth(path), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 		if(_spr == -1) return noone;
 		
 		var _sw = sprite_get_width(_spr);
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ function Node_Canvas(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) constructor
 		if(tool_selection.is_selected)
 			tool_selection.apply();
 		
-		var _spr = sprite_add(path, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+		var _spr = sprite_add(sprite_path_check_depth(path), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 		if(_spr == -1) return noone;
 		
 		var _sw = sprite_get_width(_spr);
diff --git a/scripts/node_image/node_image.gml b/scripts/node_image/node_image.gml
index 62419b78b..fe4e76a16 100644
--- a/scripts/node_image/node_image.gml
+++ b/scripts/node_image/node_image.gml
@@ -45,18 +45,14 @@ function Node_Image(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) constructor {
 	array_push(attributeEditors, [ "File Watcher", function() { return attributes.file_checker; }, 
 		new checkBox(function() { attributes.file_checker = !attributes.file_checker; }) ]);
 	
-	on_drop_file = function(path) {
+	static on_drop_file = function(path) {
 		inputs[0].setValue(path);
 		
-		if(updatePaths(path)) {
-			doUpdate();
-			return true;
-		}
-		
+		if(updatePaths(path)) { doUpdate(); return true; }
 		return false;
 	}
 	
-	function createSprite(path) {
+	static createSprite = function(path) {
 		if(!file_exists(path)) 
 			return noone;
 		
@@ -69,7 +65,9 @@ function Node_Image(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) constructor {
 			case ".jpeg":
 			case ".gif":
 				setDisplayName(_name);
-				var _spr = sprite_add(path, 1, false, false, 0, 0);
+				
+				var _real_path = sprite_path_check_depth(path);
+				var _spr = sprite_add(_real_path, 1, false, false, 0, 0);
 				
 				if(_spr == -1) {
 					var _txt = $"Image node: File not a valid image.";
@@ -84,11 +82,8 @@ function Node_Image(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) constructor {
 		return noone;
 	}
 	
-	function updatePaths(path) {
-		
-		if(sprite_exists(spr))
-			sprite_delete(spr);
-		
+	static updatePaths = function(path) {
+		if(sprite_exists(spr)) sprite_delete(spr);
 		spr = createSprite(path);
 	}
 	
@@ -134,29 +129,28 @@ function Node_Image(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) constructor {
 		
 		outputs[0].setValue(_outsurf);
 		
-		#region splice
-			if(!attributes.check_splice) return;
-			attributes.check_splice = false;
+		if(!attributes.check_splice) return;
+		attributes.check_splice = false;
+	
+		//////////////////////////////////////////////// SPLICE ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	
+		if(LOADING || APPENDING) return;
+		if(string_pos("strip", display_name) == 0) return;
 		
-			if(LOADING || APPENDING) return;
-			if(string_pos("strip", display_name) == 0) return;
+		var sep_pos = string_pos("strip", display_name) + 5;
+		var sep     = string_copy(display_name, sep_pos, string_length(display_name) - sep_pos + 1);
+		var amo		= toNumber(string_digits(sep));
+	
+		if(amo == 0) return;
 		
-			var sep_pos = string_pos("strip", display_name) + 5;
-			var sep     = string_copy(display_name, sep_pos, string_length(display_name) - sep_pos + 1);
-			var amo		= toNumber(string_digits(sep));
-		
-			if(amo == 0) return;
-			
-			var ww = sprite_get_width(spr) / amo;
-			var hh = sprite_get_height(spr);
-					
-			var _splice = nodeBuild("Node_Image_Sheet", x + w + 64, y);
-			_splice.inputs[0].setFrom(outputs[0], false);
-			_splice.inputs[1].setValue([ ww, hh ]);
-			_splice.inputs[2].setValue(amo);
-			_splice.inputs[3].setValue([ amo, 1 ]);
-			
-		#endregion
+		var ww = sprite_get_width(spr) / amo;
+		var hh = sprite_get_height(spr);
+				
+		var _splice = nodeBuild("Node_Image_Sheet", x + w + 64, y);
+		_splice.inputs[0].setFrom(outputs[0], false);
+		_splice.inputs[1].setValue([ ww, hh ]);
+		_splice.inputs[2].setValue(amo);
+		_splice.inputs[3].setValue([ amo, 1 ]);
 	}
 	
 	static dropPath = function(path) { 
diff --git a/scripts/node_image_animated/node_image_animated.gml b/scripts/node_image_animated/node_image_animated.gml
index 1eedb1953..90393c166 100644
--- a/scripts/node_image_animated/node_image_animated.gml
+++ b/scripts/node_image_animated/node_image_animated.gml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function Node_Image_Animated(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) cons
 	array_push(attributeEditors, [ "File Watcher", function() { return attributes.file_checker; }, 
 		new checkBox(function() { attributes.file_checker = !attributes.file_checker; }) ]);
 	
-	on_drop_file = function(path) { #region
+	on_drop_file = function(path) {
 		if(directory_exists(path)) {
 			with(dialogCall(o_dialog_drag_folder, WIN_W / 2, WIN_H / 2)) {
 				dir_paths = path;
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ function Node_Image_Animated(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) cons
 		}
 		
 		return false;
-	} #endregion
+	}
 	
-	function updatePaths(paths = path_current) { #region
+	function updatePaths(paths = path_current) {
 		if(!is_array(paths) && ds_exists(paths, ds_type_list))
 			paths = ds_list_to_array(paths);
 		
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ function Node_Image_Animated(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) cons
 				case ".png"	 :
 				case ".jpg"	 :
 				case ".jpeg" :
-					var _spr = sprite_add(_path, 1, false, false, 0, 0);
+					var _real_path = sprite_path_check_depth(path);
+					var _spr = sprite_add(_real_path, 1, false, false, 0, 0);
 					
 					if(_spr == -1) {
 						var _txt = $"Image node: File not a valid image.";
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ function Node_Image_Animated(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node(_x, _y, _group) cons
 		}
 		
 		return true;
-	} #endregion
+	}
 	
 	insp1UpdateTooltip  = __txt("Refresh");
 	insp1UpdateIcon     = [ THEME.refresh_icon, 1, COLORS._main_value_positive ];
diff --git a/scripts/png_reader/png_reader.gml b/scripts/png_reader/png_reader.gml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81fafc89d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/png_reader/png_reader.gml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#macro ___PNG_READ_ERROR { if(noti) noti_warning($"PNG header read error."); return noone; }
+
+function read_png_header(path, noti = true) {
+    static png_header = [ 137, 80, 78, 71, 13, 10, 26, 10 ];
+    
+    var f = file_bin_open(path, 0);
+    if(f < 0) ___PNG_READ_ERROR
+    
+    var b;
+    
+    for (var i = 0, n = array_length(png_header); i < n; i++) {
+        b = file_bin_read_byte(f); 
+        if(b != png_header[i]) { file_bin_close(f); ___PNG_READ_ERROR }
+    }
+    
+    repeat(4) b = file_bin_read_byte(f); // chunk size
+    
+    b = bin_read_chars(f, 4);
+    if(b != "IHDR") { file_bin_close(f); ___PNG_READ_ERROR }
+    
+    var _width  = Bin_read_dword(f);
+    var _height = Bin_read_dword(f);
+    var _depth  = Bin_read_byte(f);
+    
+    file_bin_close(f);
+    
+    return { width: _width, height: _height, depth: _depth };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/png_reader/png_reader.yy b/scripts/png_reader/png_reader.yy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f647df2ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/png_reader/png_reader.yy
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "$GMScript":"v1",
+  "%Name":"png_reader",
+  "isCompatibility":false,
+  "isDnD":false,
+  "name":"png_reader",
+  "parent":{
+    "name":"importers",
+    "path":"folders/functions/importers.yy",
+  },
+  "resourceType":"GMScript",
+  "resourceVersion":"2.0",
+}
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diff --git a/scripts/sprite_add_functions/sprite_add_functions.gml b/scripts/sprite_add_functions/sprite_add_functions.gml
index 816679bd4..9038aadd6 100644
--- a/scripts/sprite_add_functions/sprite_add_functions.gml
+++ b/scripts/sprite_add_functions/sprite_add_functions.gml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ globalvar SPRITE_PATH_MAP;
 SPRITE_PATH_MAP = {};
 
 function sprite_add_map(path) {
-	var _s = sprite_add(path, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	var _real_path = sprite_path_check_depth(path);
+	var _s = sprite_add(_real_path, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 	SPRITE_PATH_MAP[$ path] = _s;
 	return _s;
 }
@@ -17,4 +18,21 @@ function sprite_add_center(path) {
 	sprite_set_offset(_s, _sw / 2, _sh / 2);
 	
 	return _s;
+}
+
+function sprite_path_check_depth(path, noti = true) {
+	if(filename_ext(path) != ".png") return path;
+	
+	var _data = read_png_header(path, noti);
+	if(_data == noone) return path;
+	if(_data.depth == 8) return path;
+	
+	if(noti) noti_warning($"{_data.depth} bits image is not supported. Proxy will be used.");
+	
+	var path_magick = filepath_resolve(PREFERENCES.ImageMagick_path) + "magick.exe";
+	var proxy_path  = $"{TEMPDIR}{filename_name_only(path)}_{seed_random(6)}.png";
+	var shell_cmd   = $"convert \"{path}\" -depth 8 \"{proxy_path}\"";
+	shell_execute(path_magick, shell_cmd, self);
+	
+	return proxy_path;
 }
\ No newline at end of file