diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 3d9baec..2d2c466 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,60 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
-pub fn main() !void {
+const util = @import("util.zig");
 
+const InitError = error {
+    NotEnoughArgs,
+    InvalidDimension,
+    InvalidQuality,
+    InvalidNumJobs,
+};
+
+inline fn next_arg(args: *std.process.ArgIterator) ![:0]const u8 {
+    return args.next() orelse InitError.NotEnoughArgs;
+}
+
+inline fn get_dim(arg: [:0]const u8) !usize {
+    const d = try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, arg, 10);
+    if (d % 16 != 0 or d == 0) {
+        return InitError.InvalidDimension;
+    }
+    return d;
+}
+
+inline fn get_qual(arg: [:0]const u8) !f16 {
+    const q = try std.fmt.parseFloat(f16, arg);
+    if (q < 0 or q > 1) {
+        return InitError.InvalidQuality;
+    }
+    return q;
+}
+
+inline fn get_n_jobs(arg: [:0]const u8) !usize {
+    const n = try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, arg, 10);
+    if (n == 0) {
+        return InitError.InvalidNumJobs;
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+fn get_opts(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !util.Options {
+    var args = try std.process.argsWithAllocator(alloc);
+    defer args.deinit();
+    _ = args.next();
+
+    return util.Options {
+        .width = try get_dim(try next_arg(&args)),
+        .height = try get_dim(try next_arg(&args)),
+        .quality = try get_qual(try next_arg(&args)),
+        .n_quant_jobs = try get_n_jobs(try next_arg(&args)),
+    };
+}
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var arg_buff: [100]u8 = undefined;
+    var arg_fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&arg_buff);
+    const alloc = arg_fba.allocator();
+
+    const opts = try get_opts(alloc);
+    std.debug.print("{any}\n", .{opts});
 }
diff --git a/src/util.zig b/src/util.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b94454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub const Options = struct {
+    width: usize,
+    height: usize,
+    quality: f16,
+    n_quant_jobs: usize,
+};