diff --git a/include/ImageTools.h b/include/ImageTools.h
index 1b4faff..1cad73c 100644
--- a/include/ImageTools.h
+++ b/include/ImageTools.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 class MultiplyImageByColorTask : public QRunnable
 {
 public:
-	MultiplyImageByColorTask(QImage* image, QColor color, int startY, int endY)
-		: m_image(image), m_color(color), m_startY(startY), m_endY(endY)
+	MultiplyImageByColorTask(QImage* image, QColor color, int startY, int endY, int debug_width, int debug_height, QImage::Format debug_format)
+		: m_image(image), m_color(color), m_startY(startY), m_endY(endY), m_expectedWidth(debug_width), m_expectedHeight(debug_height), m_pixelFormat(debug_format)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -41,13 +41,17 @@ class MultiplyImageByColorTask : public QRunnable
 	QColor m_color;
 	int m_startY;
 	int m_endY;
+	// Crash Checks
+	int m_expectedWidth;
+	int m_expectedHeight;
+	QImage::Format m_pixelFormat;
 };
 
 class MultiplyImageByStrengthTask : public QRunnable
 {
 public:
-	MultiplyImageByStrengthTask(QImage* image, double strength, int startY, int endY)
-		: m_image(image), m_strength(strength), m_startY(startY), m_endY(endY)
+	MultiplyImageByStrengthTask(QImage* image, double strength, int startY, int endY, int debug_width, int debug_height, QImage::Format debug_format)
+		: m_image(image), m_strength(strength), m_startY(startY), m_endY(endY), m_expectedWidth(debug_width), m_expectedHeight(debug_height), m_pixelFormat(debug_format)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -79,6 +83,10 @@ class MultiplyImageByStrengthTask : public QRunnable
 	double m_strength;
 	int m_startY;
 	int m_endY;
+	// Crash Checks
+	int m_expectedWidth;
+	int m_expectedHeight;
+	QImage::Format m_pixelFormat;
 };
 
 void multiplyImageByColorMultithreaded(QImage& image, QColor color);
diff --git a/include/common_version.h b/include/common_version.h
index 468cd43..2a6fb27 100644
--- a/include/common_version.h
+++ b/include/common_version.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 #define COMMON_MAJOR	2023
 #define COMMON_MINOR	2
 #define COMMON_REV		1
-#define COMMON_BUILD	78
+#define COMMON_BUILD	79
 
 #define COMMON_VERSION	DZ_MAKE_VERSION( COMMON_MAJOR, COMMON_MINOR, COMMON_REV, COMMON_BUILD )
diff --git a/src/DzBridgeAction.cpp b/src/DzBridgeAction.cpp
index d3d21e6..79d4589 100644
--- a/src/DzBridgeAction.cpp
+++ b/src/DzBridgeAction.cpp
@@ -5692,14 +5692,15 @@ bool DzBridgeAction::multiplyTextureValues(DzMaterial* material)
 			if (colorValue != QColor(255, 255, 255) && textureFilename != "")
 			{
 				QImage image = dzApp->getImageMgr()->loadImage(textureFilename);
+				QString tempPath = dzApp->getTempPath().replace("\\", "/");
+				QString stem = QFileInfo(textureFilename).fileName();
+				QString outfile = tempPath + "/" + stem + QString("_%1.png").arg(colorToHexString(colorValue));
 
 				// multiply image
+				dzApp->log(QString("DazBridge: Baking material strength into image: %1").arg(outfile));
 				multiplyImageByColorMultithreaded(image, colorValue);
 
 				// save out file
-				QString tempPath = dzApp->getTempPath().replace("\\", "/");
-				QString stem = QFileInfo(textureFilename).fileName();
-				QString outfile = tempPath + "/" + stem + QString("_%1.png").arg( colorToHexString(colorValue) );
 				dzApp->getImageMgr()->saveImage(outfile, image);
 
 				// create undo record
@@ -5724,14 +5725,15 @@ bool DzBridgeAction::multiplyTextureValues(DzMaterial* material)
 			if (numericValue != 1.0 && textureFilename != "")
 			{
 				QImage image = dzApp->getImageMgr()->loadImage(textureFilename);
+				QString tempPath = dzApp->getTempPath().replace("\\", "/");
+				QString stem = QFileInfo(textureFilename).fileName();
+				QString outfile = tempPath + "/" + stem + QString("_%1.png").arg(numericValue);
 
 				// multiply image
+				dzApp->log(QString("DazBridge: Baking material strength into image: %1").arg(outfile));
 				multiplyImageByStrengthMultithreaded(image, numericValue);
 
 				// save out file
-				QString tempPath = dzApp->getTempPath().replace("\\", "/");
-				QString stem = QFileInfo(textureFilename).fileName();
-				QString outfile = tempPath + "/" + stem + QString("_%1.png").arg(numericValue);
 				dzApp->getImageMgr()->saveImage(outfile, image);
 
 				// create undo record
diff --git a/src/ImageTools.cpp b/src/ImageTools.cpp
index e073efe..ca1de73 100644
--- a/src/ImageTools.cpp
+++ b/src/ImageTools.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+#define USE_DAZ_LOG 1
+
 #include "ImageTools.h"
 
+#if USE_DAZ_LOG
+#include <dzapp.h>	
+#endif
+
+void log(QString message)
+{
+#if USE_DAZ_LOG
+	dzApp->log(message);
+#else
+	printf(message.toLocal8Bit().constData());
+#endif
+}
+
 
 // Bitwise check if number is a power of two
 bool isPowerOfTwo(int n)
@@ -41,7 +56,18 @@ int nearestPowerOfTwo(int n)
 
 void multiplyImageByColorMultithreaded(QImage& image, QColor color)
 {
+	// Crash Check
+	int width = image.width();
 	int height = image.height();
+	int lineLength = image.bytesPerLine();
+	QImage::Format pixelFormat = image.format();
+	if (pixelFormat != QImage::Format_ARGB32 &&
+		pixelFormat != QImage::Format_RGB32)
+	{
+		log(QString("WARNING: multiplyImageByColorMultithreaded(): incompatible pixel format: %1, converting to ARGB32...").arg(pixelFormat));
+		image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+	}
+
 	int numThreads = QThreadPool::globalInstance()->maxThreadCount();
 	int step = height / numThreads;
 
@@ -49,7 +75,7 @@ void multiplyImageByColorMultithreaded(QImage& image, QColor color)
 	{
 		int startY = i * step;
 		int endY = (i == numThreads - 1) ? height : startY + step;
-		MultiplyImageByColorTask* task = new MultiplyImageByColorTask(&image, color, startY, endY);
+		MultiplyImageByColorTask* task = new MultiplyImageByColorTask(&image, color, startY, endY, width, height, pixelFormat);
 		QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(task);
 	}
 
@@ -58,7 +84,18 @@ void multiplyImageByColorMultithreaded(QImage& image, QColor color)
 
 void multiplyImageByStrengthMultithreaded(QImage& image, double strength)
 {
+	// Crash Check
+	int width = image.width();
 	int height = image.height();
+	int lineLength = image.bytesPerLine();
+	QImage::Format pixelFormat = image.format();
+	if (pixelFormat != QImage::Format_ARGB32 &&
+		pixelFormat != QImage::Format_RGB32)
+	{
+		log(QString("WARNING: multiplyImageByStrengthMultithreaded(): incompatible pixel format: %1, converting to ARGB32...").arg(pixelFormat));
+		image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+	}
+
 	int numThreads = QThreadPool::globalInstance()->maxThreadCount();
 	int step = height / numThreads;
 
@@ -66,7 +103,7 @@ void multiplyImageByStrengthMultithreaded(QImage& image, double strength)
 	{
 		int startY = i * step;
 		int endY = (i == numThreads - 1) ? height : startY + step;
-		MultiplyImageByStrengthTask* task = new MultiplyImageByStrengthTask(&image, strength, startY, endY);
+		MultiplyImageByStrengthTask* task = new MultiplyImageByStrengthTask(&image, strength, startY, endY, width, height, pixelFormat);
 		QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(task);
 	}