diff --git a/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp b/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp
index 96ae6a286..fc5f4b7d8 100644
--- a/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ void build_world(osg::Group *root)
         osgParticle::SmokeEffect* smoke = new osgParticle::SmokeEffect;
         osgParticle::FireEffect* fire = new osgParticle::FireEffect;
 
-        osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode;
-        geode->addDrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable(new osg::Sphere(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),10.0f)));
-        positionEffects->addChild(geode);
+        //osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode;
+        //geode->addDrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable(new osg::Sphere(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),10.0f)));
+        //positionEffects->addChild(geode);
 
         positionEffects->addChild(explosion);
         positionEffects->addChild(smoke);
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp
index a1c69a441..9ddad3b93 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ void ExplosionEffect::setDefaults()
     ps->setDefaultAttributes("Images/particle.rgb", false, false);
     
     _particleSystem = ps;
+    //_particleSystem->setUseIntialViewMatrix(true);
 
     // set up the emitter
     {
         osgParticle::ModularEmitter *emitter = new osgParticle::ModularEmitter;
         emitter->setParticleSystem(ps);
+        emitter->setReferenceFrame(osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::ABSOLUTE_RF);
 
         osgParticle::Particle ptemplate;
 
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ void ExplosionEffect::buildEffect()
 
     osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
     geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
+    //geode->setCullingActive(false);
 
     // add the geode to the scene graph
     addChild(geode);
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp
index c99cf3994..442f08075 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ void FireEffect::setDefaults()
     ps->setDefaultAttributes("Images/smoke.rgb", true, false);
 
     _particleSystem = ps;
+//    _particleSystem->setUseIntialViewMatrix(true);
 
     // set up the emitter
     {
         osgParticle::ModularEmitter *emitter = new osgParticle::ModularEmitter;
         emitter->setParticleSystem(ps);
+        emitter->setReferenceFrame(osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::ABSOLUTE_RF);
 
 
         osgParticle::Particle ptemplate;
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ void FireEffect::buildEffect()
 
     osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
     geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
+    //geode->setCullingActive(false);
 
     // add the geode to the scene graph
     addChild(geode);
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp
index d0d60976a..65553c8eb 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ void SmokeEffect::setDefaults()
     ps->setDefaultAttributes("Images/smoke.rgb", false, false);
 
     _particleSystem = ps;
+//    _particleSystem->setUseIntialViewMatrix(true);
 
     // set up the emitter
     {
         osgParticle::ModularEmitter *emitter = new osgParticle::ModularEmitter;
         emitter->setParticleSystem(ps);
+        emitter->setReferenceFrame(osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::ABSOLUTE_RF);
 
 
         osgParticle::Particle ptemplate;
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ void SmokeEffect::buildEffect()
 
     osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
     geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
+//    geode->setCullingActive(false);
 
     // add the geode to the scene graph
     addChild(geode);