diff --git a/Controller.js b/Controller.js
index 81d133a..3c57d82 100644
--- a/Controller.js
+++ b/Controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Autoloader } from '../../jsOMS/Autoloader.js';
 import { Application } from '../../Web/Backend/js/backend.js';
 import { Upload } from './Models/Upload.js';
+import { NotificationMessage } from '../../jsOMS/Message/Notification/NotificationMessage.js';
+import { NotificationLevel } from '../../jsOMS/Message/Notification/NotificationLevel.js';
+import { NotificationType } from '../../jsOMS/Message/Notification/NotificationType.js';
 
 Autoloader.defineNamespace('jsOMS.Modules');
 
@@ -53,11 +56,18 @@ jsOMS.Modules.Media = class {
 
                     uploader.setSuccess(e.id, function (type, response)
                     {
-                        document.querySelector('input[form=' + e.id + '][type=file]+input[form=' + e.id + '][type=hidden]').value = JSON.stringify(response);
+                        self.app.notifyManager.send(
+                            new NotificationMessage(response[0].status, response[0].title, response[0].message), NotificationType.APP_NOTIFICATION
+                        );
+
+                        document.querySelector(
+                            '#' + e.id + ' input[type=file]+input[type=hidden], '
+                            + 'input[form=' + e.id + '][type=file]+input[type=hidden]'
+                        ).value = response[0].response;
                         self.app.eventManager.trigger(form.id, requestId);
                     });
 
-                    uploader.setUri('{/base}/{/lang}/api/media');
+                    uploader.setUri('api/media');
 
                     const length   = fileFields.length;
                     let fileLength = 0;
diff --git a/Controller/ApiController.php b/Controller/ApiController.php
index b5da2e8..bfacd54 100644
--- a/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use Modules\Media\Models\Collection;
 use Modules\Media\Models\CollectionMapper;
 use Modules\Media\Models\UploadFile;
 use Modules\Media\Models\UploadStatus;
+use phpOMS\Message\NotificationLevel;
 
 use phpOMS\Message\RequestAbstract;
 use phpOMS\Message\ResponseAbstract;
@@ -88,25 +89,7 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
             $ids[] = $file->getId();
         }
 
-        $this->fillJsonRawResponse($request, $response, $ids);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Shows api content.
-     *
-     * @param RequestAbstract  $request  Request
-     * @param ResponseAbstract $response Response
-     * @param mixed            $data     Generic data
-     *
-     * @return void
-     *
-     * @api
-     *
-     * @since  1.0.0
-     */
-    public function apiMediaCreate(RequestAbstract $request, ResponseAbstract $response, $data = null) : void
-    {
-        // todo: change database entry for files if has write permission
+        $this->fillJsonResponse($request, $response, NotificationLevel::OK, 'Media', 'Media successfully created.', $ids);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Controller/BackendController.php b/Controller/BackendController.php
index 04cdd68..a20f716 100644
--- a/Controller/BackendController.php
+++ b/Controller/BackendController.php
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ final class BackendController extends Controller
     {
         /** @var \phpOMS\Model\Html\Head $head */
         $head = $response->get('Content')->getData('head');
-        $head->addAsset(AssetType::JSLATE, 'Modules/Media/Models/Upload.js');
-        $head->addAsset(AssetType::JSLATE, 'Modules/Media/Controller.js');
+        $head->addAsset(AssetType::JSLATE, 'Modules/Media/Controller.js', ['type' => 'module']);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Models/Upload.js b/Models/Upload.js
index 9c58f4a..b2eb8ce 100644
--- a/Models/Upload.js
+++ b/Models/Upload.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import { Request } from '../../../jsOMS/Message/Request/Request.js';
+import { RequestType } from '../../../jsOMS/Message/Request/RequestType.js';
+import { RequestMethod } from '../../../jsOMS/Message/Request/RequestMethod.js';
+import { Logger } from '../../../jsOMS/Log/Logger.js';
+
 /**
  * Media uploader.
  *
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ export class Upload {
         request.setSuccess(function (xhr)
         {
             try {
+                console.log(xhr.response);
                 const response = JSON.parse(xhr.response);
 
                 if (!self.success[formId]) {
diff --git a/Models/UploadFile.php b/Models/UploadFile.php
index 4341208..d7ec169 100644
--- a/Models/UploadFile.php
+++ b/Models/UploadFile.php
@@ -180,11 +180,13 @@ class UploadFile
             }
 
             if ($this->isInterlaced && \in_array($extension, FileUtils::IMAGE_EXTENSION)) {
-                $this->interlace($extension, $dest);
+                // todo: interlacing somehow messes up some images (tested with logo.png from assets)
+                //$this->interlace($extension, $dest);
             }
 
             if ($encoding !== '') {
-                FileUtils::changeFileEncoding($dest, $encoding);
+                // changing encoding bugs out image files
+                //FileUtils::changeFileEncoding($dest, $encoding);
             }
 
             $result[$key]['path'] = \realpath($this->outputDir);
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ class UploadFile
             return;
         }
 
-        \imageinterlace($img, (int) $this->isInterlaced);
+        \imageinterlace($img, $this->isInterlaced ? 1 : 0);
 
         if ($extension === 'png') {
             \imagepng($img, $path);
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/media-create.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/media-create.tpl.php
index 7a1f3ff..1d1b1a6 100644
--- a/Theme/Backend/media-create.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/media-create.tpl.php
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
         <section class="box wf-100">
             <header><h1><?= $this->getHtml('Upload') ?></h1></header>
             <div class="inner">
-                <form method="POST" id="media-uploader" action="<?= \phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory::build('{/api}media'); ?>">
+                <form method="POST" id="media-uploader" action="">
                     <table class="layout wf-100">
-                        <tr><td><label for="iName"><?= $this->getHtml('Name') ?></label>
-                        <tr><td><input type="text" id="iName" name="name" placeholder="&#xf040;">
-                        <tr><td><label for="iDescription"><?= $this->getHtml('Description') ?></label>
-                        <tr><td><textarea id="iDescription" name="description"></textarea>
                         <tr><td><label for="iFiles"><?= $this->getHtml('Files') ?></label>
                         <tr><td><input type="file" id="iFiles" name="files" multiple><input name="media" type="hidden">
                         <tr><td><input type="submit" id="iMediaCreate" name="mediaCreateButton" value="<?= $this->getHtml('Create', 0, 0); ?>">
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/media-single.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/media-single.tpl.php
index ebfd1c4..a8c3d36 100644
--- a/Theme/Backend/media-single.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/media-single.tpl.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render();
                 $path = $this->filePathFunction($media, $this->request->getData('sub') ?? '');
 
                 if ($this->isImageFunction($media, $path)) : ?>
-                    <div class="h-overflow">
+                    <div class="h-overflow centerText">
                         <img src="<?= $media->isAbsolute() ? $this->printHtml($path) : $this->printHtml($this->request->getUri()->getBase() . $path); ?>">
                     </div>
                 <?php else : ?>