diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 308a27b169..32bc649004 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ SectionColor7=0.8, 0.6, 0.0, 1
 MeterWidth=258
 MeterHeight=20
 DangerThreshold=0.2
-NumChambers=30
+NumChambers=32
 NumStrips=2
 
 [TransitionKeepAlive]
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
index 8fa311a457..3e3e6c316f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ public:
 
 			DrawMask( m_fPercent );
 			
-			const float fPercentBetweenStrips = 1.0f/g_iNumStrips;
+			const float fChamberWidthInPercent = 1.0f/g_iNumChambers;
+			const float fPercentBetweenStrips = froundf( 1.0f/g_iNumStrips, fChamberWidthInPercent );
 
 			const float fPercentOffset = fmodf( GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat/4+1000, fPercentBetweenStrips );
 			ASSERT( fPercentOffset >= 0  &&  fPercentOffset <= fPercentBetweenStrips );
@@ -206,10 +207,10 @@ public:
 		m_quadMask.Draw();
 
 		// draw mask for horizontal chambers
-		rect.left	= LONG(-g_iMeterWidth/2 + fRightPercent*g_iMeterWidth);
-		rect.top	= LONG(-g_iMeterHeight/2);
-		rect.right	= LONG(+g_iMeterWidth/2);
-		rect.bottom	= LONG(+g_iMeterHeight/2);
+		rect.left	= (LONG)(-g_iMeterWidth/2 + fRightPercent*g_iMeterWidth); 
+		rect.top	= -g_iMeterHeight/2;
+		rect.right	= +g_iMeterWidth/2;
+		rect.bottom	= +g_iMeterHeight/2;
 
 		rect.left  = MIN( rect.left,  + g_iMeterWidth/2 );
 		rect.right = MIN( rect.right, + g_iMeterWidth/2 );
@@ -358,10 +359,6 @@ void LifeMeterBar::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	{
 
 		const float fDelta = m_fLifePercentage - m_fTrailingLifePercentage;
-//		const float fSign = (fDelta>0) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
-
-//		const float fLinearForce = fSign * 0.2f;
-//		m_fLifeVelocity += fSpringForce * fDeltaTime;
 
 		const float fSpringForce = fDelta * 2.0f;
 		m_fLifeVelocity += fSpringForce * fDeltaTime;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGraphicOptions.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGraphicOptions.cpp
index 6e086edb02..180349947c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGraphicOptions.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGraphicOptions.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void ScreenGraphicOptions::ImportOptions()
 	}
 
 	m_iSelectedOption[0][GO_BGMODE]					= PREFSMAN->m_BackgroundMode;
-	m_iSelectedOption[0][GO_BGBRIGHTNESS]			= roundf( PREFSMAN->m_fBGBrightness*10 ); 
+	m_iSelectedOption[0][GO_BGBRIGHTNESS]			= (int)( PREFSMAN->m_fBGBrightness*10+0.5f ); 
 	m_iSelectedOption[0][GO_MOVIEDECODEMS]			= PREFSMAN->m_iMovieDecodeMS-1;
 	m_iSelectedOption[0][GO_BGIFNOBANNER]			= PREFSMAN->m_bUseBGIfNoBanner ? 1:0;
 	m_iSelectedOption[0][GO_VSYNC]					= PREFSMAN->m_bVsync ? 1:0;