diff --git a/PC2Player/PC2Player/MainForm.cs b/PC2Player/PC2Player/MainForm.cs
index 0cd1f77..8063dd7 100644
--- a/PC2Player/PC2Player/MainForm.cs
+++ b/PC2Player/PC2Player/MainForm.cs
@@ -238,14 +238,14 @@ namespace PC2Player
 			List<string> tmpOut = new List<string>();
 			foreach (string frame in stringyBits)
 			{
-				uint b = uint.Parse(frame, NumberStyles.HexNumber);
+				int b = int.Parse(frame, NumberStyles.HexNumber);
 				char[] bytesOut = new char[8];
 				int bytes = int.Parse(ShowtapeBits)/4;
 				for (int i = 0; i < bytes; i++)
 				{
-					uint offset = 4 * i;
-					uint mask = 0b1111 << offset;
-					uint masked_value = (b & mask) >> offset;
+					int offset = 4 * i;
+					int mask = 0b1111 << offset;
+					int masked_value = (b & mask) >> offset;
 					bytesOut[i] = (char)(64 | masked_value);
 				}
 				tmpOut.Add(new string(bytesOut));