diff --git a/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php
index 74916555..1c27c2cd 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php
@@ -143,23 +143,23 @@ abstract class AbstractDecoder implements DecoderInterface
     }
 
     /**
-     * Parse and retunr a given file path or throw detailed exception if the path is invalid
+     * Parse and return a given file path or throw detailed exception if the path is invalid
      *
      * @throws DecoderException
      */
     protected function parseFilePath(mixed $path): string
     {
         if (!is_string($path)) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable decode image - path must be of type string.');
+            throw new DecoderException('Path must be of type string.');
         }
 
         if ($path === '') {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable decode image - path must not be an empty string.');
+            throw new DecoderException('Path must not be an empty string.');
         }
 
         if (strlen($path) > PHP_MAXPATHLEN) {
             throw new DecoderException(
-                "Unable decode image - the path is longer than the configured max. value of " . PHP_MAXPATHLEN . ".",
+                "Path is longer than the configured max. value of " . PHP_MAXPATHLEN . ".",
             );
         }
 
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ abstract class AbstractDecoder implements DecoderInterface
         $basename = pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_BASENAME);
 
         if (!is_dir($dirname)) {
-            throw new DecoderException("Unable decode image - directory ('" . $dirname . "') does not exist.");
+            throw new DecoderException("Directory ('" . $dirname . "') not found.");
         }
 
         if (!@is_file($path)) {
-            throw new DecoderException("Unable decode image - file ('" . $basename . "') does not exist.");
+            throw new DecoderException("File ('" . $basename . "') not found.");
         }
 
         return $path;
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
index 31f7dd53..4592e832 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class BinaryImageDecoder extends NativeObjectDecoder implements DecoderInterface
         $gd = @imagecreatefromstring($input);
 
         if ($gd === false) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unsupported image format.');
+            throw new DecoderException('Binary data contains unsupported image type.');
         }
 
         // create image instance
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php
index fe3abe6f..81d7dd28 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ class DataUriImageDecoder extends BinaryImageDecoder implements DecoderInterface
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_string($input)) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException('Data Uri must be of type string.');
         }
 
         $uri = $this->parseDataUri($input);
 
         if (!$uri->isValid()) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException('Input is no valid Data Uri Scheme.');
         }
 
         if ($uri->isBase64Encoded()) {
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php
index 0bf649dc..68ae017e 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class FilePointerImageDecoder extends BinaryImageDecoder
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_resource($input) || !in_array(get_resource_type($input), ['file', 'stream'])) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException("Input must be a resource of type 'file' or 'stream'.");
         }
 
         $contents = '';
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php
index 7aee8f58..d2459bf4 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SplFileInfoImageDecoder extends FilePathImageDecoder implements DecoderInt
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_a($input, SplFileInfo::class)) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException('Input must be of type ' . SplFileInfo::class . '.');
         }
 
         return parent::decode($input->getRealPath());
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
index 90f30b42..9a333ebc 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BinaryImageDecoder extends NativeObjectDecoder
             $imagick = new Imagick();
             $imagick->readImageBlob($input);
         } catch (ImagickException) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unsupported image format.');
+            throw new DecoderException('Binary data contains unsupported image type.');
         }
 
         // decode image
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php
index f395cb00..6e65d7ee 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/DataUriImageDecoder.php
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ class DataUriImageDecoder extends BinaryImageDecoder
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_string($input)) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException('Data Uri must be of type string.');
         }
 
         $uri = $this->parseDataUri($input);
 
         if (!$uri->isValid()) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException('Input is no valid Data Uri Scheme.');
         }
 
         if ($uri->isBase64Encoded()) {
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php
index 9b7d2214..d07330e8 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FilePathImageDecoder extends NativeObjectDecoder
             $imagick = new Imagick();
             $imagick->readImage($path);
         } catch (ImagickException) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unsupported image format.');
+            throw new DecoderException('File contains unsupported image format.');
         }
 
         // decode image
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php
index 08717e09..8e90df05 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/FilePointerImageDecoder.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class FilePointerImageDecoder extends BinaryImageDecoder
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_resource($input) || !in_array(get_resource_type($input), ['file', 'stream'])) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException("Input must be a resource of type 'file' or 'stream'.");
         }
 
         $contents = '';
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php
index 8850123e..1a5484e2 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Imagick/Decoders/SplFileInfoImageDecoder.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SplFileInfoImageDecoder extends FilePathImageDecoder
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_a($input, SplFileInfo::class)) {
-            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+            throw new DecoderException('Input must be of type ' . SplFileInfo::class . '.');
         }
 
         return parent::decode($input->getRealPath());