diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 86fcbaa..cf8a463 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
         jumping = true;
     }
     virtual void move(int ticks) {
-        auto dimensions = renderer->getDimensions();
+        auto dimension = renderer->getSmallerSide();
         auto time_portion = (static_cast<double>(ticks)/1000);
         auto addx = static_cast<double>(movementSpeed * movementDirection.first)*time_portion;
         auto addy = static_cast<double>(movementSpeed * movementDirection.second)*time_portion;
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ public:
             jump_ = 0;
         y_ += grav * time_portion;
         y_ -= jump_ * time_portion;
-        rect.x = x_ * dimensions.first;
-        rect.y = y_ * dimensions.second;
+        rect.x = x_ * dimension;
+        rect.y = y_ * dimension;
         for( auto &x : collisions ) {
             x->updateCollision(collisionPushX(), collisionPushY(), collisionWidth(), collisionHeight());
         }
diff --git a/sdlpp.hpp b/sdlpp.hpp
index 23dccf0..0f8bcbf 100644
--- a/sdlpp.hpp
+++ b/sdlpp.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ public:
         SDL_GetRendererOutputSize(renderer, &width, &height);
         return {width, height};
     }
+    int getWidth() {
+        return getDimensions().first;
+    }
+    int getHeight() {
+        return getDimensions().second;
+    }
+    int getSmallerSide() {
+        auto dimensions = getDimensions();
+        return dimensions.first < dimensions.second ? dimensions.first : dimensions.second;
+    }
+    int getLargerSide() {
+        auto dimensions = getDimensions();
+        return dimensions.first > dimensions.second ? dimensions.first : dimensions.second;
+    }
 private:
     SDL_Renderer *renderer = NULL;
 };
@@ -302,12 +316,11 @@ public:
     RectangleRender() = delete;
     virtual ~RectangleRender() {};
     RectangleRender(double x, double y, double w, double h, std::shared_ptr<Renderer> &r) : RenderObject(r) {
-        auto dimensions = renderer->getDimensions();
-        auto smaller_dimension = dimensions.first < dimensions.second ? dimensions.first : dimensions.second;
-        rect.x = x * dimensions.first;
-        rect.y = y * dimensions.second;
-        rect.w = w * smaller_dimension;
-        rect.h = h * smaller_dimension;
+        auto dimension = renderer->getSmallerSide();
+        rect.x = x * dimension;
+        rect.y = y * dimension;
+        rect.w = w * dimension;
+        rect.h = h * dimension;
         x_ = x;
         y_ = y;
         w_ = w;
@@ -324,13 +337,13 @@ public:
         SDL_RenderCopy(renderer->getRendererPtr(), texture->getTexturePtr(), NULL, &rect);
     }
     virtual void move(int ticks) {
-        auto dimensions = renderer->getDimensions();
+        auto dimension = renderer->getSmallerSide();
         auto addx = static_cast<double>(movementSpeed * movementDirection.first)*(static_cast<double>(ticks)/1000);
         auto addy = static_cast<double>(movementSpeed * movementDirection.second)*(static_cast<double>(ticks)/1000);
         x_ += addx;
         y_ += addy;
-        rect.x = x_ * dimensions.first;
-        rect.y = y_ * dimensions.second;
+        rect.x = x_ * dimension;
+        rect.y = y_ * dimension;
         for( auto &x : collisions ) {
             x->updateCollision(collisionPushX(), collisionPushY(), collisionWidth(), collisionHeight());
         }
@@ -339,11 +352,11 @@ public:
         return {{x_,y_}, {w_,h_}};
     }
     virtual void setPos(double x, double y) {
-        auto dimensions = renderer->getDimensions();
+        auto dimension = renderer->getSmallerSide();
         x_ = x;
         y_ = y;
-        rect.x = x_ * dimensions.first;
-        rect.y = y_ * dimensions.second;
+        rect.x = x_ * dimension;
+        rect.y = y_ * dimension;
     }
     virtual int leftmost() {
         return rect.x;
@@ -364,12 +377,11 @@ public:
         return rect.h;
     }
     virtual void updateSizeAndPosition() {
-        auto dimensions = renderer->getDimensions();
-        auto smaller_dimension = dimensions.first < dimensions.second ? dimensions.first : dimensions.second;
-        rect.x = x_ * dimensions.first;
-        rect.y = y_ * dimensions.second;
-        rect.w = w_ * smaller_dimension;
-        rect.h = h_ * smaller_dimension;
+        auto dimension = renderer->getSmallerSide();
+        rect.x = x_ * dimension;
+        rect.y = y_ * dimension;
+        rect.w = w_ * dimension;
+        rect.h = h_ * dimension;
     }
 protected:
     double x_;