diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextureFilm.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextureFilm.java
index 53ed9ca5c..b3d4b591c 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextureFilm.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextureFilm.java
@@ -90,6 +90,26 @@ public class TextureFilm {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	//creates a film for a texture with known size without needing to reference it
+	public TextureFilm( int txWidth, int txHeight, int width, int height){
+
+		texWidth = txWidth;
+		texHeight = txHeight;
+
+		float uw = (float)width / texWidth;
+		float vh = (float)height / texHeight;
+		int cols = texWidth / width;
+		int rows = texHeight / height;
+
+		for (int i=0; i < rows; i++) {
+			for (int j=0; j < cols; j++) {
+				RectF rect = new RectF( j * uw, i * vh, (j+1) * uw, (i+1) * vh );
+				add( i * cols + j, rect );
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
 	
 	public void add( Object id, RectF rect ) {
 		frames.put( id, rect );
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/ItemSpriteSheet.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/ItemSpriteSheet.java
index c7405044e..349fc94a9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/ItemSpriteSheet.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/ItemSpriteSheet.java
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ import com.watabou.noosa.TextureFilm;
 
 public class ItemSpriteSheet {
 
-	private static final int WIDTH = 16;
 	public static final int SIZE = 16;
 
-	public static TextureFilm film = new TextureFilm( Assets.Sprites.ITEMS, SIZE, SIZE );
+	private static final int TX_WIDTH = 256;
+	private static final int TX_HEIGHT = 512;
+
+	private static final int WIDTH = TX_WIDTH / SIZE;
+
+	public static TextureFilm film = new TextureFilm( TX_WIDTH, TX_HEIGHT, SIZE, SIZE );
 
 	private static int xy(int x, int y){
 		x -= 1; y -= 1;