diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baedf0f..2473f61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ The [install script](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/blob/master/preinstall.sh)
 - Crop
 - Enlarge
 - Zoom
-- Extract
-- Image metadata
+- Rotate by degrees
+- Flip/Flop
+- Extract area
+- Extract image metadata
 - Image conversion to multiple formats
 
 ## API
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 0a4fc3f..4344312 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ func (i *Image) Type() string {
 	return DetermineImageTypeName(i.buffer)
 }
 
+func (i *Image) Metadata() (ImageMetadata, error) {
+	return Metadata(i.buffer)
+}
+
+func (i *Image) Size() (ImageSize, error) {
+	return Size(i.buffer)
+}
+
 func NewImage(buf []byte) *Image {
 	return &Image{buf}
 }
diff --git a/image_test.go b/image_test.go
index 132faea..fa1fd02 100644
--- a/image_test.go
+++ b/image_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestImageResize(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestImageCrop(t *testing.T) {
 	image := readImage()
-	_, err := image.Crop(300, 240)
+	_, err := image.Crop(800, 600)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Cannot process the image: %#v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/metadata.go b/metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08776ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package bimg
+
+/*
+#cgo pkg-config: vips
+#include "vips/vips.h"
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import ()
+
+type ImageSize struct {
+	Width  int
+	Height int
+}
+
+type ImageMetadata struct {
+	Orientation int
+	Alpha       bool
+	Profile     bool
+	Space       int
+	Type        string
+	Size        ImageSize
+}
+
+func Size(buf []byte) (ImageSize, error) {
+	metadata, err := Metadata(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ImageSize{}, err
+	}
+
+	return ImageSize{
+		Width:  int(metadata.Size.Width),
+		Height: int(metadata.Size.Height),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func Metadata(buf []byte) (ImageMetadata, error) {
+	defer C.vips_thread_shutdown()
+
+	image, imageType, err := vipsRead(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ImageMetadata{}, err
+	}
+	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
+
+	metadata := ImageMetadata{
+		Type: getImageTypeName(imageType),
+		Size: ImageSize{
+			Width:  int(image.Xsize),
+			Height: int(image.Ysize),
+		},
+	}
+
+	return metadata, nil
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 1884fe9..c4f55f1 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ type Gravity int
 
 type Interpolator int
 
+const (
+	BICUBIC Interpolator = iota
+	BILINEAR
+	NOHALO
+)
+
 var interpolations = map[Interpolator]string{
 	BICUBIC:  "bicubic",
 	BILINEAR: "bilinear",
diff --git a/resize.go b/resize.go
index cbea3dd..58e6bbc 100644
--- a/resize.go
+++ b/resize.go
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"math"
 )
 
-const (
-	BICUBIC Interpolator = iota
-	BILINEAR
-	NOHALO
-)
-
 const (
 	CENTRE Gravity = iota
 	NORTH
@@ -163,9 +157,10 @@ func Resize(buf []byte, o Options) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	if affinedWidth != o.Width || affinedHeight != o.Height {
 		if o.Crop {
-			left, top := calculateCrop(inWidth, inHeight, o.Width, o.Height, o.Gravity)
+			left, top := calculateCrop(affinedWidth, affinedHeight, o.Width, o.Height, o.Gravity)
 			o.Width = int(math.Min(float64(inWidth), float64(o.Width)))
 			o.Height = int(math.Min(float64(inHeight), float64(o.Height)))
+			debug("crop image to %dx%d to %dx%d", left, top, o.Width, o.Height)
 			image, err = vipsExtract(image, left, top, o.Width, o.Height)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/resize_test.go b/resize_test.go
index 7c146c8..044f43c 100644
--- a/resize_test.go
+++ b/resize_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestResize(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestConvert(t *testing.T) {
-	options := Options{Width: 640, Height: 480, Crop: false, Type: PNG}
+	options := Options{Width: 640, Height: 480, Crop: true, Type: PNG}
 	img, err := os.Open("fixtures/test.jpg")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/type.go b/type.go
index a491b11..92cc560 100644
--- a/type.go
+++ b/type.go
@@ -16,23 +16,26 @@ func DetermineImageType(buf []byte) ImageType {
 }
 
 func DetermineImageTypeName(buf []byte) string {
-	imageCode := vipsImageType(buf)
+	return getImageTypeName(vipsImageType(buf))
+}
+
+func getImageTypeName(code ImageType) string {
 	imageType := "unknown"
 
 	switch {
-	case imageCode == JPEG:
+	case code == JPEG:
 		imageType = "jpeg"
 		break
-	case imageCode == WEBP:
+	case code == WEBP:
 		imageType = "webp"
 		break
-	case imageCode == PNG:
+	case code == PNG:
 		imageType = "png"
 		break
-	case imageCode == TIFF:
+	case code == TIFF:
 		imageType = "tiff"
 		break
-	case imageCode == MAGICK:
+	case code == MAGICK:
 		imageType = "magick"
 		break
 	}