diff --git a/pandora/annotation/models.py b/pandora/annotation/models.py
index bdca993d..0322057d 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/models.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/models.py
@@ -161,5 +161,5 @@ class Annotation(models.Model):
         return j
 
     def __unicode__(self):
-        return u"%s/%s-%s" %(self.item, self.start, self.end)
+        return u"%s %s-%s" %(self.public_id, self.start, self.end)
 
diff --git a/pandora/archive/extract.py b/pandora/archive/extract.py
index 8133946e..1c952ffe 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/extract.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/extract.py
@@ -294,11 +294,12 @@ def average_color(prefix, start=0, end=0):
     timelines = sorted(filter(lambda t: t!= '%s%sp.png'%(prefix,height), glob("%s%sp*.png"%(prefix, height))))
     for image in timelines:
         start_offset = 0
-        timeline = Image.open(image).convert('RGB')
-        frames += timeline.size[0]
-        if start and frames < start:
+        if start and frames + 1500 < start:
+            frames += 1500
             continue
-        elif start and frames > start > frames-timeline.size[0]:
+        timeline = Image.open(image)
+        frames += timeline.size[0]
+        if start and frames > start > frames-timeline.size[0]:
             start_offset = start - (frames-timeline.size[0])
             box = (start_offset, 0, timeline.size[0], height)
             timeline = timeline.crop(box)
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ def average_color(prefix, start=0, end=0):
             box = (0, 0, end_offset, height)
             timeline = timeline.crop(box)
         
-        p = np.asarray(timeline, dtype=np.float32)
+        p = np.asarray(timeline.convert('RGB'), dtype=np.float32)
         p = np.sum(p, axis=0) / height               #average color per frame
         pixels.append(p)
 
diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index 1b79a700..c7d8bf27 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
 
     def make_timeline(self):
         streams = self.streams()
-        if len(streams) > 1:
+        if streams.count() > 1:
             timelines = [s.timeline_prefix for s in self.streams()]
             join_timelines(timelines, self.timeline_prefix)