#Load images and prepare to use
def load_image(name,colorkey=None,scale=None):
    fullname = os.path.join('gfx', name)
    try:
        image = pygame.image.load(fullname)
    except pygame.error, message:
        print "Can't load image:", name
        raise SystemExit
    # Convert into pygame images. If exist alpha_channel - then convert_alpha()
    if name.endswith(('.png')):
        image = image.convert_alpha()
    else:
        image = image.convert() 
    # make colorkey pixels transparent
    if colorkey:
        if colorkey is -1:
            colorkey = image.get_at((0,0))
        image.set_colorkey(colorkey, RLEACCEL)
    # Scale image
    if scale:
        if len(scale) is 1:
            image = pygame.transform.smoothscale(image, (scale,scale))
        elif len(scale) is 2:
            image = pygame.transform.smoothscale(image, (int(scale[0]),int(scale[1])))
            
    return image, image.get_rect()