diff --git a/dist/renamer-0.7.1-py3-none-any.whl b/dist/renamer-0.7.1-py3-none-any.whl
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index 0000000..7ca75b9
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 36d2090..76ec802 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "renamer"
-version = "0.6.12"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "Terminal-based media file renamer and metadata viewer"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/renamer/formatters/catalog_formatter.py b/renamer/formatters/catalog_formatter.py
index c9eb2f4..9e168cb 100644
--- a/renamer/formatters/catalog_formatter.py
+++ b/renamer/formatters/catalog_formatter.py
@@ -74,39 +74,31 @@ class CatalogFormatter:
         return console.file.getvalue()
 
     def _display_poster(self, image_path: str) -> str:
-        """Display poster image in terminal using simple ASCII art"""
+        """Display poster image in terminal using viu"""
+        import subprocess
+        import shutil
+
+        if not os.path.exists(image_path):
+            return f"Image file not found: {image_path}"
+
+        # Check if viu is available
+        if not shutil.which('viu'):
+            return f"viu not installed. Install with: cargo install viu\nPoster at: {image_path}"
+
         try:
-            from PIL import Image
-            import os
-            
-            if not os.path.exists(image_path):
-                return f"Image file not found: {image_path}"
-            
-            # Open and resize image
-            img = Image.open(image_path).convert('L').resize((80, 40), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
-            
-            # ASCII characters from dark to light
-            ascii_chars = '@%#*+=-:. '
-            
-            # Convert to ASCII
-            pixels = img.getdata()
-            width, height = img.size
-            
-            ascii_art = []
-            for y in range(0, height, 2):  # Skip every other row for aspect ratio
-                row = []
-                for x in range(width):
-                    # Average of two rows for better aspect
-                    pixel1 = pixels[y * width + x] if y < height else 255
-                    pixel2 = pixels[(y + 1) * width + x] if y + 1 < height else 255
-                    avg = (pixel1 + pixel2) // 2
-                    char = ascii_chars[avg * len(ascii_chars) // 256]
-                    row.append(char)
-                ascii_art.append(''.join(row))
-            
-            return '\n'.join(ascii_art)
-            
-        except ImportError:
-            return f"Image at {image_path} (PIL not available)"
+            # Run viu to render the image
+            # -w 40: width in characters
+            # -h 30: height in characters
+            # -t: transparent background
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ['viu', '-w', '40', '-t', image_path],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=True
+            )
+            return result.stdout
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            return f"Failed to render image with viu: {e.stderr}\nPoster at: {image_path}"
         except Exception as e:
-            return f"Failed to display image at {image_path}: {e}"
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+            return f"Failed to display image: {e}\nPoster at: {image_path}"
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diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d2b3cf4..016a741 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "renamer"
-version = "0.6.12"
+version = "0.7.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "langcodes" },