diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 024a7ff..ac1695c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1463,6 +1463,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mime",
  "minijinja",
  "palette",
+ "rayon",
  "rusqlite",
  "serde",
  "strum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fee9c2f..153f925 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ linux-embedded-hal = { version = "0.4.0"}
 mime = "0.3.17"
 minijinja = "2.1.0"
 palette = "0.7.6"
+rayon = "1.10.0"
 rusqlite = { version = "0.32.1", features = ["bundled"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.204", features = ["derive"] }
 strum = { version = "0.26.3", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/dither.rs b/src/dither.rs
index 7ea316a..37c91c2 100644
--- a/src/dither.rs
+++ b/src/dither.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use image::Rgb as imgRgb;
-use palette::color_difference::{Ciede2000, HyAb};
+use palette::color_difference::Ciede2000;
 use palette::{cast::FromComponents, IntoColor, Lab, Srgb};
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(
     strum::EnumString, strum::Display, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone,
@@ -215,10 +216,7 @@ impl<'a> Ditherer for ErrorDiffusion<'a> {
         let srgb = <&[Srgb<u8>]>::from_components(&**img);
         let (xsize, ysize) = img.dimensions();
         // our destination buffer.
-        let mut temp_img: Vec<Lab> = Vec::with_capacity((xsize * ysize) as usize);
-        for pix in srgb {
-            temp_img.push(pix.into_format().into_color());
-        }
+        let mut temp_img: Vec<Lab> = srgb.par_iter().map(|s| s.into_format().into_color()).collect();
         let lab_palette: Vec<Lab> = output.palette.iter().map(|c| Lab::from_color(*c)).collect();
 
         // TODO: rework this to make more sense.