diff --git a/src/filters/filter_base.hpp b/src/filters/filter_base.hpp
index 1131e037..8c4444ed 100644
--- a/src/filters/filter_base.hpp
+++ b/src/filters/filter_base.hpp
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@ class filter_base
 private:
     //Need to give the filter a width,height at initialization
     filter_base();
-    ///The filter's width
+    ///The filter's input width
     unsigned int width;
-    ///The filter's height
+    ///The filter's input height
     unsigned int height;
+    ///The filter's scale
+    unsigned int scale;
+protected:
+    void setScale(unsigned int _scale) {scale=_scale;};
 public:
-    filter_base(unsigned int _width,unsigned int _height): width(_width),height(_height) {}
+    filter_base(unsigned int _width,unsigned int _height): width(_width),height(_height),scale(1) {}
     virtual ~filter_base() {}
     unsigned int getWidth() {return width;}
     unsigned int getHeight() {return height;}
+    unsigned int getOutWidth() {return width*scale;}
+    unsigned int getOutHeight() {return height*scale;}
     virtual std::string getName() {return "Dummy Filter";}
-    virtual unsigned int getScale() {return 1;}
+    virtual unsigned int getScale() {return scale;}
     virtual bool exists() {return false;}
     /**
      * Run the filter.
diff --git a/src/filters/filters.hpp b/src/filters/filters.hpp
index efb36594..4526d815 100644
--- a/src/filters/filters.hpp
+++ b/src/filters/filters.hpp
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ private:
     std::string name;
     ///The internal filter used
     FilterFunc myFilter;
-    ///The internal scale
-    unsigned int myScale;
     //Don't need to calculate these every time (based off width)
     ///The number of pixels per horizontal row
     unsigned int horiz_bytes;
@@ -37,13 +35,13 @@ private:
 public:
     raw_filter(std::string _name,FilterFunc _myFilter,unsigned int _scale,unsigned int _width,unsigned int _height):
         filter_base(_width,_height),
-        name(_name), myFilter(_myFilter), myScale(_scale),
+        name(_name), myFilter(_myFilter),
         horiz_bytes(_width * 4), horiz_bytes_out(_width * 4 * _scale)
     {
+        this->setScale(_scale);
 //         std::cerr << name << std::endl;
     }
     std::string getName() {return name;}
-    unsigned int getScale() {return myScale;}
     bool exists() {return true;}
     ///Run the filter pointed to by the internal FilterFunc
     void run(u32 *srcPtr, u32 *dstPtr)
@@ -64,15 +62,13 @@ class xbr : public filter_base
 private:
     //Must enter width and height at filter initialization
     xbr();
-    unsigned int myscale;
 public:
-    xbr(unsigned int _width,unsigned int _height,unsigned int _myscale): filter_base(_width,_height), myscale(_myscale) {}
-    std::string getName() {return "XBR "+std::to_string(myscale)+"x";}
-    unsigned int getScale() {return myscale;}
+    xbr(unsigned int _width,unsigned int _height,unsigned int scale = 5): filter_base(_width,_height) {this->setScale(scale);}
+    std::string getName() {return "XBR "+std::to_string(this->getScale())+"x";}
     bool exists() {return true;}
     void run(u32 *srcPtr,u32 *dstPtr)
     {
-        xbrz::scale(myscale, //valid range:
+        xbrz::scale(this->getScale(),
            srcPtr, dstPtr, getWidth(), getHeight(),
            xbrz::ColorFormat::ARGB);
     }