diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 9c76bd05..d620e01c 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "spectral-workbench",
-  "version": "0.0.8",
   "main": "dist/spectral-workbench.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "fontawesome":     "~4.5.0",
diff --git a/dist/spectral-workbench.js b/dist/spectral-workbench.js
index 0d303325..8247ff4d 100644
--- a/dist/spectral-workbench.js
+++ b/dist/spectral-workbench.js
@@ -796,10 +796,10 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
         // Tortured:
         if (!_spectrum.graph || (!_spectrum.graph.range || (x >= _spectrum.graph.range[0] && x <= _spectrum.graph.range[1]))) {
 
-          _spectrum.average.push({ y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          _spectrum.red.push(    { y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          _spectrum.green.push(  { y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          _spectrum.blue.push(   { y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
+          _spectrum.average.push({ y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
+          _spectrum.red.push(    { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
+          _spectrum.green.push(  { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
+          _spectrum.blue.push(   { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
 
         }
 
@@ -839,11 +839,11 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
         // Tortured:
         if (!_spectrum.graph || (!_spectrum.graph.range || (x >= _spectrum.graph.range[0] && x <= _spectrum.graph.range[1]))) {
 
-          _spectrum.average.push({ y: parseInt(line.average / 2.55)/100, x: x })
+          _spectrum.average.push({ y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.average), x: x })
  
-          if (line.r != null) _spectrum.red.push(  { y: parseInt(line.r / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          if (line.g != null) _spectrum.green.push({ y: parseInt(line.g / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          if (line.b != null) _spectrum.blue.push( { y: parseInt(line.b / 2.55)/100, x: x })
+          if (line.r != null) _spectrum.red.push(  { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.r), x: x })
+          if (line.g != null) _spectrum.green.push({ y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.g), x: x })
+          if (line.b != null) _spectrum.blue.push( { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.b), x: x })
 
         }
 
@@ -864,10 +864,10 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
       _spectrum.average.forEach(function(line, i) {
 
         lines.push({
-          average:    +(_spectrum.average[i].y * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity),
-          r:          +(_spectrum.red[i].y     * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity),
-          g:          +(_spectrum.green[i].y   * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity),
-          b:          +(_spectrum.blue[i].y    * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity)
+          average:    +_spectrum.average[i].y,
+          r:          +_spectrum.red[i].y,
+          g:          +_spectrum.green[i].y,
+          b:          +_spectrum.blue[i].y   
         });
 
         if (_spectrum.isCalibrated()) lines[lines.length-1].wavelength = _spectrum.average[i].x;
@@ -880,6 +880,30 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
     }
 
 
+    /* ======================================
+     * Scales data from an 8-bit float to a 0-1 float
+     * at _spectrum.sigFigIntensity precision
+     * UNTESTED IN JASMINE
+     */
+    _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat = function(value) {
+
+      return parseInt(value / 2.55) / 100;
+
+    }
+
+
+    /* ======================================
+     * Scales data from a 0-1 float to an 8-bit float 
+     * at _spectrum.sigFigIntensity precision
+     * UNTESTED IN JASMINE
+     */
+    _spectrum.scaleIntensityTo8Bit = function(value) {
+
+      return (value * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity);
+
+    }
+
+
     /* ======================================
      * Returns closest intensity for a given wavelength,
      * from available wavelength/intensity pairs
diff --git a/src/SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum.js b/src/SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum.js
index a449891b..a5328857 100644
--- a/src/SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum.js
+++ b/src/SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum.js
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
         // Tortured:
         if (!_spectrum.graph || (!_spectrum.graph.range || (x >= _spectrum.graph.range[0] && x <= _spectrum.graph.range[1]))) {
 
-          _spectrum.average.push({ y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          _spectrum.red.push(    { y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          _spectrum.green.push(  { y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          _spectrum.blue.push(   { y: parseInt(line[1] / 2.55)/100, x: x })
+          _spectrum.average.push({ y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
+          _spectrum.red.push(    { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
+          _spectrum.green.push(  { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
+          _spectrum.blue.push(   { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line[1]), x: x })
 
         }
 
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
         // Tortured:
         if (!_spectrum.graph || (!_spectrum.graph.range || (x >= _spectrum.graph.range[0] && x <= _spectrum.graph.range[1]))) {
 
-          _spectrum.average.push({ y: parseInt(line.average / 2.55)/100, x: x })
+          _spectrum.average.push({ y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.average), x: x })
  
-          if (line.r != null) _spectrum.red.push(  { y: parseInt(line.r / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          if (line.g != null) _spectrum.green.push({ y: parseInt(line.g / 2.55)/100, x: x })
-          if (line.b != null) _spectrum.blue.push( { y: parseInt(line.b / 2.55)/100, x: x })
+          if (line.r != null) _spectrum.red.push(  { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.r), x: x })
+          if (line.g != null) _spectrum.green.push({ y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.g), x: x })
+          if (line.b != null) _spectrum.blue.push( { y: _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat(line.b), x: x })
 
         }
 
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
       _spectrum.average.forEach(function(line, i) {
 
         lines.push({
-          average:    +(_spectrum.average[i].y * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity),
-          r:          +(_spectrum.red[i].y     * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity),
-          g:          +(_spectrum.green[i].y   * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity),
-          b:          +(_spectrum.blue[i].y    * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity)
+          average:    +_spectrum.average[i].y,
+          r:          +_spectrum.red[i].y,
+          g:          +_spectrum.green[i].y,
+          b:          +_spectrum.blue[i].y   
         });
 
         if (_spectrum.isCalibrated()) lines[lines.length-1].wavelength = _spectrum.average[i].x;
@@ -144,6 +144,30 @@ SpectralWorkbench.Spectrum = SpectralWorkbench.Datum.extend({
     }
 
 
+    /* ======================================
+     * Scales data from an 8-bit float to a 0-1 float
+     * at _spectrum.sigFigIntensity precision
+     * UNTESTED IN JASMINE
+     */
+    _spectrum.scale8BitToFloat = function(value) {
+
+      return parseInt(value / 2.55) / 100;
+
+    }
+
+
+    /* ======================================
+     * Scales data from a 0-1 float to an 8-bit float 
+     * at _spectrum.sigFigIntensity precision
+     * UNTESTED IN JASMINE
+     */
+    _spectrum.scaleIntensityTo8Bit = function(value) {
+
+      return (value * 255).toPrecision(_spectrum.sigFigIntensity);
+
+    }
+
+
     /* ======================================
      * Returns closest intensity for a given wavelength,
      * from available wavelength/intensity pairs