diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9c98080..903718c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -896,9 +896,9 @@ impl MessageBehavior for VmcExtLight {
             ],
         };
     }
-    fn from_osc_message(msg: OscMessage) -> Result<Self, String> {
+    fn from_osc_message(msg: OscMessage) -> Result<Self, FromMessageErr> {
         if msg.args.len() != 12 {
-            return Err(String::from("arg count invalid"));
+            return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgCount(ArgCountErr { expected_in: vec![12], actual: msg.args.len(), addr: msg.addr}));
         }
         let name: String;
         let mut origin = Vector3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
@@ -906,51 +906,51 @@ impl MessageBehavior for VmcExtLight {
         let mut color = Color::from_rgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
         match &msg.args[0] {
             OscType::String(s) => name = s.to_owned(),
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::String(String::new()), actual: msg.args[0], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 0})),
         }
         match msg.args[1] {
             OscType::Float(f) => origin.x = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[1], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 1})),
         }
         match msg.args[2] {
             OscType::Float(f) => origin.y = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[2], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 2})),
         }
         match msg.args[3] {
             OscType::Float(f) => origin.z = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[3], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 3})),
         }
         match msg.args[4] {
             OscType::Float(f) => quat.x = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[4], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 4})),
         }
         match msg.args[5] {
             OscType::Float(f) => quat.y = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[5], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 5})),
         }
         match msg.args[6] {
             OscType::Float(f) => quat.z = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[6], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 6})),
         }
         match msg.args[7] {
             OscType::Float(f) => quat.w = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[7], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 7})),
         }
         match msg.args[8] {
             OscType::Float(f) => color.r = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[8], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 8})),
         }
         match msg.args[9] {
             OscType::Float(f) => color.g = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[9], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 9})),
         }
         match msg.args[10] {
             OscType::Float(f) => color.b = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[10], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 10})),
         }
         match msg.args[11] {
             OscType::Float(f) => color.a = f,
-            _ => return Err(String::from("arg type invalid")),
+            _ => return Err(FromMessageErr::ArgType(ArgTypeErr { expected: OscType::Float(0.0), actual: msg.args[11], addr: msg.addr, arg_count: 11})),
         }
         return Ok(VmcExtLight {
             name,