diff --git a/re/sniffer/snifferitem.cpp b/re/sniffer/snifferitem.cpp
index e6e45e8..2597fd0 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/snifferitem.cpp
+++ b/re/sniffer/snifferitem.cpp
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@
 #include "snifferitem.h"
 
 
-SnifferItem::SnifferItem(const CANFrame& pFrame):
+SnifferItem::SnifferItem(const CANFrame& pFrame, quint32 seq):
     mID(pFrame.ID)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
         mNotch[i] =0;
         mMarker.data[i] = 0;
         mMarker.dataTimestamp[i] = 0;
+        mCurrent.data[i] = pFrame.data[i];
+        mCurrent.dataTimestamp[i] = seq;
     }
     mLastMarker = mMarker;
+    mCurrent.len = pFrame.len;
     /* that's dirty */
-    update(pFrame, 0);
-    update(pFrame, 0);
+    update(pFrame, seq);
+    update(pFrame, seq);
 }
 
 
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ int SnifferItem::elapsed() const
 //called when a new frame comes in that matches our same ID
 void SnifferItem::update(const CANFrame& pFrame, quint32 timeSeq)
 {
+    //qDebug() << "update with ts: " << timeSeq;
     /* copy current to last */
     mLast = mCurrent;
     mLastTime = mCurrentTime;
diff --git a/re/sniffer/snifferitem.h b/re/sniffer/snifferitem.h
index 5f85880..39067de 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/snifferitem.h
+++ b/re/sniffer/snifferitem.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ enum dc
 class SnifferItem
 {
 public:
-    explicit SnifferItem(const CANFrame& pFrame);
+    explicit SnifferItem(const CANFrame& pFrame, quint32 seq);
     virtual ~SnifferItem();
 
     quint64 getId() const;
diff --git a/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp b/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp
index d8dfdb5..dd1f977 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp
+++ b/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ QVariant SnifferModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         case Qt::ForegroundRole:
         {
             if (!mFadeInactive ||  col < 2) return QBrush(Qt::black);
-            int v = (mTimeSequence - item->getDataTimestamp(col - 2)) * 20;
-            if (v > 215) v = 215;
+            int v = (mTimeSequence - item->getDataTimestamp(col - 2)) * 10;
+            //qDebug() << "mTS: " << mTimeSequence << " gDT(" << (col - 2) << ") " << item->getDataTimestamp(col - 2);
+            if (v > 225) v = 225;
+            if (v < 0) v = 0;
             return QBrush(QColor(v,v,v,255));
             break;
         }
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ void SnifferModel::update(CANConnection*, QVector<CANFrame>& pFrames)
             int index = std::distance(mMap.begin(), mMap.lowerBound(frame.ID));
             /* add the frame */
             beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), index, index);
-            mMap[frame.ID] = new SnifferItem(frame);
+            mMap[frame.ID] = new SnifferItem(frame, mTimeSequence);
             mMap[frame.ID]->update(frame, mTimeSequence);
             endInsertRows();