diff --git a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java
index c462a74d..07de4d84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ public class Split_Views implements PlugIn
 	public static boolean defaultOptimize = true;
 
 	public static boolean defaultAddIPs = true;
-	public static int defaultDensity = 100;
+	public static double defaultDensity = 100;
+	public static int defaultMinPoints = 20;
+	public static int defaultMaxPoints = 500;
+	public static double defaultError = 0.5;
 
 	public static boolean defaultAssignIlluminations = true;
 
@@ -92,10 +95,13 @@ public static boolean split(
 			final long[] minStepSize,
 			final boolean assingIlluminationsFromTileIds,
 			final boolean optimize,
-			final int pointDensity,
+			final double pointDensity,
+			final int minPoints,
+			final int maxPoints,
+			final double error,
 			final boolean display )
 	{
-		final SpimData2 newSD = SplittingTools.splitImages( data, overlap, targetSize, minStepSize, assingIlluminationsFromTileIds, optimize, pointDensity );
+		final SpimData2 newSD = SplittingTools.splitImages( data, overlap, targetSize, minStepSize, assingIlluminationsFromTileIds, optimize, pointDensity, minPoints, maxPoints, error );
 
 		if ( display )
 		{
@@ -148,7 +154,10 @@ public static boolean split( final SpimData2 data, final String fileName )
 		gd.addMessage( "Minimal image sizes per dimension: " + Util.printCoordinates( imgSizes.getB() ), GUIHelper.mediumstatusfont, Color.DARK_GRAY );
 
 		gd.addCheckbox( "Add_fake_interest_points", defaultAddIPs );
-		gd.addNumericField( "Density (# per 100x100x100 px)", defaultDensity, 0 );
+		gd.addNumericField( "Density (# per 100x100x100 px)", defaultDensity, 2 );
+		gd.addNumericField( "Min_total number of points", defaultMinPoints, 0 );
+		gd.addNumericField( "Max_total number of points", defaultMaxPoints, 0 );
+		gd.addNumericField( "Artificial error (px)", defaultError, 2 );
 		gd.addMessage( "" );
 
 		if ( data.getSequenceDescription().getAllIlluminationsOrdered().size() == 1 )
@@ -183,7 +192,11 @@ public static boolean split( final SpimData2 data, final String fileName )
 		final long oz = defaultOverlapZ = closestLargerLongDivisableBy( Math.round( gd.getNextNumber() ), minStepSize[ 2 ] );
 
 		final boolean addIPs = defaultAddIPs = gd.getNextBoolean();
-		final int density = defaultDensity = addIPs ? (int)Math.round( gd.getNextNumber() ) : 0;
+		final double density = defaultDensity = addIPs ? gd.getNextNumber() : 0;
+		final int minPoints = defaultMinPoints = addIPs ? (int)Math.round(gd.getNextNumber()) : 0;
+		final int maxPoints = defaultMaxPoints = addIPs ? (int)Math.round(gd.getNextNumber()) : 0;
+		final double error = defaultError = addIPs ? gd.getNextNumber() : 0;
+
 		final boolean assignIllum;
 		if ( data.getSequenceDescription().getAllIlluminationsOrdered().size() == 1 )
 			assignIllum = defaultAssignIlluminations = gd.getNextBoolean();
@@ -207,7 +220,7 @@ public static boolean split( final SpimData2 data, final String fileName )
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		return split( data, saveAs, new long[]{ sx, sy, sz }, new long[]{ ox, oy, oz }, minStepSize, assignIllum, optimize, density, choice == 0 );
+		return split( data, saveAs, new long[]{ sx, sy, sz }, new long[]{ ox, oy, oz }, minStepSize, assignIllum, optimize, density, minPoints, maxPoints, error, choice == 0 );
 	}
 
 	public static Pair< HashMap< String, Integer >, long[] > collectImageSizes( final AbstractSpimData< ? > data )
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/headless/splitting/TestSplitting.java b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/headless/splitting/TestSplitting.java
index 1513ad4e..37ae34b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/headless/splitting/TestSplitting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/headless/splitting/TestSplitting.java
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ public static void main( String[] args ) throws SpimDataException
 						minStepSize,
 						true,
 						true,
-						100 );
+						100,
+						20,
+						50,
+						0.5 );
 		// drosophila with 1000 views
 
 		final ViewSetupExplorer< SpimData2 > explorer = new ViewSetupExplorer<>( newSD, fileOut, new XmlIoSpimData2( "" ) );
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/process/splitting/SplittingTools.java b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/process/splitting/SplittingTools.java
index 03402c23..5ba59654 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/process/splitting/SplittingTools.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/process/splitting/SplittingTools.java
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@
 public class SplittingTools
 {
 	//public static boolean assingIlluminationsFromTileIds = false;
-	public static double error = 0.5;
-	public static int minPoints = 20;
+	//public static double error = 0.5;
+	//public static int minPoints = 20;
+	//public static int maxPoints = 500;
 
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ public class SplittingTools
 	 * @param assingIlluminationsFromTileIds - use illumination attribute to remember former tiles
 	 * @param optimize - whether to optimize overlap size
 	 * @param pointDensity - how many points per 100x100x100 volume
+	 * @param minPoints - min number of generated points per pair
+	 * @param maxPoints - max number of generated points per pair
+	 * @param error - artifical error for matching points
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public static SpimData2 splitImages(
@@ -98,7 +102,10 @@ public static SpimData2 splitImages(
 			final long[] minStepSize,
 			final boolean assingIlluminationsFromTileIds,
 			final boolean optimize,
-			final int pointDensity) {
+			final double pointDensity,
+			final int minPoints,
+			final int maxPoints,
+			final double error ) {
 		final TimePoints timepoints = spimData.getSequenceDescription().getTimePoints();
 
 		final List< ViewSetup > oldSetups = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -248,7 +255,7 @@ public static SpimData2 splitImages(
 										for ( int d = 0; d < n; ++d )
 											numPixels *= intersection.dimension( d );
 
-										final int numPoints = Math.max( minPoints, (int)Math.round( Math.ceil( pointDensity * numPixels / (100.0*100.0*100.0) ) ) );
+										final int numPoints = Math.min( maxPoints, Math.max( minPoints, (int)Math.round( Math.ceil( pointDensity * numPixels / (100.0*100.0*100.0) ) ) ) );
 										System.out.println(numPixels / (100.0*100.0*100.0) + " " + numPoints  );
 
 										final List< InterestPoint > otherPoints;