diff --git a/filter/basic.go b/filter/basic.go
index 208273df..fbc45cf3 100644
--- a/filter/basic.go
+++ b/filter/basic.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type Basic struct {
 	img    image.Image
 	bg     [][]pixel
 	bwImg  *image.RGBA
+	thresh int
+	pix    int
 	w      int
 	h      int
 	file   io.WriteCloser
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ type Basic struct {
 }
 
 // NewBasic returns a pointer to a new Basic filter struct.
-func NewBasic(dst io.WriteCloser, debug bool) *Basic {
+func NewBasic(dst io.WriteCloser, debug bool, t, p int) *Basic {
 	bwImg := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	var file io.WriteCloser
 	var err error
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ func NewBasic(dst io.WriteCloser, debug bool) *Basic {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("could not create debug file: %v", err))
 		}
 	}
-	return &Basic{dst, nil, nil, bwImg, 0, 0, file, 0, debug}
+	return &Basic{dst, nil, nil, bwImg, t, p, 0, 0, file, 0, debug}
 }
 
 // Implements io.Closer.
@@ -108,14 +110,14 @@ func (bf *Basic) Write(f []byte) (int, error) {
 		bf.bwImg = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, bf.w, bf.h))
 
 		bf.bg = make([][]pixel, bf.h)
-		for i, _ := range bf.bg {
-			bf.bg[i] = make([]pixel, bf.w)
-			for j, _ := range bf.bg[i] {
+		for j, _ := range bf.bg {
+			bf.bg[j] = make([]pixel, bf.w)
+			for i, _ := range bf.bg[j] {
 				p := bf.img.At(i, j)
 				r, g, b, _ := p.RGBA()
-				bf.bg[i][j].r = r
-				bf.bg[i][j].b = b
-				bf.bg[i][j].g = g
+				bf.bg[j][i].r = r
+				bf.bg[j][i].b = b
+				bf.bg[j][i].g = g
 			}
 		}
 		return len(f), nil
@@ -124,14 +126,14 @@ func (bf *Basic) Write(f []byte) (int, error) {
 	// Use 4x goroutines to each process one row of pixels.
 	var j int
 	j = 0
-	var wg *sync.WaitGroup
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	for j < bf.h {
 		wg.Add(4)
-		go bf.process(j, wg)
-		go bf.process(j+1, wg)
-		go bf.process(j+2, wg)
-		go bf.process(j+3, wg)
+		go bf.process(j, &wg)
+		go bf.process(j+1, &wg)
+		go bf.process(j+2, &wg)
+		go bf.process(j+3, &wg)
 		j = j + 4
 		wg.Wait()
 	}
@@ -189,9 +191,9 @@ func (bf *Basic) process(j int, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		}
 
 		// Update backgound image.
-		bf.bg[i][j].r = r
-		bf.bg[i][j].b = b
-		bf.bg[i][j].g = g
+		bf.bg[j][i].r = r
+		bf.bg[j][i].b = b
+		bf.bg[j][i].g = g
 	}
 	wg.Done()
 }
diff --git a/revid/config/config.go b/revid/config/config.go
index a7f9e0bd..cc94c082 100644
--- a/revid/config/config.go
+++ b/revid/config/config.go
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ const (
 	defaultMOGMinArea   = 25.0
 	defaultMOGThreshold = 20.0
 	defaultMOGHistory   = 500
+
+	// Basic filter parameter defaults
+	defaultBasicThreshold = 45000
+	defaultBasicPixels    = 1000
 )
 
 // Quality represents video quality.
@@ -301,6 +305,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	MOGThreshold float64 // Intensity value from the KNN motion detection algorithm that is considered motion.
 	MOGHistory   uint    // Length of MOG filter's history
 
+	BasicThreshold int
+	BasicPixels    int
+
 	// If true will restart reading of input after an io.EOF.
 	Loop bool
 
@@ -314,6 +321,8 @@ type Config struct {
 // can be set over the web. It is a psuedo const.
 var TypeData = map[string]string{
 	"AutoWhiteBalance": "enum:off,auto,sun,cloud,shade,tungsten,fluorescent,incandescent,flash,horizon",
+	"BasicPixels":      "int",
+	"BasicThreshold":   "int",
 	"BitDepth":         "int",
 	"Brightness":       "uint",
 	"BurstPeriod":      "uint",
@@ -525,6 +534,16 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 		c.MOGHistory = defaultMOGHistory
 	}
 
+	if c.BasicThreshold <= 0 {
+		c.logInvalidField("BasicThreshold", defaultBasicThreshold)
+		c.BasicThreshold = defaultBasicThreshold
+	}
+
+	if c.BasicPixels <= 0 {
+		c.logInvalidField("BasicPixels", defaultBasicPixels)
+		c.BasicPixels = defaultBasicPixels
+	}
+
 	if c.ShowWindows {
 		os, err := osName()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 56be81b9..ec16fd03 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func (r *Revid) setupPipeline(mtsEnc func(dst io.WriteCloser, rate float64) (io.
 			case config.FilterDifference:
 				r.filters[i] = filter.NewDifference(dst, r.cfg.ShowWindows, r.cfg.DiffThreshold)
 			case config.FilterBasic:
-				r.filters[i] = filter.NewBasic(dst, r.cfg.ShowWindows)
+				r.filters[i] = filter.NewBasic(dst, r.cfg.ShowWindows, r.cfg.BasicThreshold, r.cfg.BasicPixels)
 			default:
 				panic("Undefined Filter")
 			}
@@ -860,6 +860,21 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 				break
 			}
 			r.cfg.MOGHistory = uint(v)
+
+		case "BasicThreshold":
+			v, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				r.cfg.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid BasicThreshold var", "value", value)
+				break
+			}
+			r.cfg.BasicThreshold = v
+		case "BasicPixels":
+			v, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				r.cfg.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid BasicPixels var", "value", value)
+				break
+			}
+			r.cfg.BasicPixels = v
 		case "FileFPS":
 			v, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
 			if err != nil {