diff --git a/examples/osgmovie/osgmovie.cpp b/examples/osgmovie/osgmovie.cpp
index 0b6f78f7e..0b0de6c9d 100644
--- a/examples/osgmovie/osgmovie.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgmovie/osgmovie.cpp
@@ -268,12 +268,13 @@ void MovieEventHandler::getUsage(osg::ApplicationUsage& usage) const
 
 osg::Geometry* myCreateTexturedQuadGeometry(const osg::Vec3& pos,float width,float height, osg::Image* image, bool useTextureRectangle)
 {
+    bool flip = image->getOrigin()==osg::Image::TOP_LEFT;
     if (useTextureRectangle)
     {
         osg::Geometry* pictureQuad = osg::createTexturedQuadGeometry(pos,
                                            osg::Vec3(width,0.0f,0.0f),
                                            osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,height),
-                                           0.0f,image->t(), image->s(),0.0f);
+                                           0.0f, flip ? image->t() : 0.0, image->s(), flip ? 0.0 : image->t());
 
         osg::TextureRectangle* texture = new osg::TextureRectangle(image);
         texture->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture::CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ osg::Geometry* myCreateTexturedQuadGeometry(const osg::Vec3& pos,float width,flo
         osg::Geometry* pictureQuad = osg::createTexturedQuadGeometry(pos,
                                            osg::Vec3(width,0.0f,0.0f),
                                            osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,height),
-                                           0.0f,1.0f, 1.0f,0.0f);
+                                           0.0f, flip ? 1.0f : 0.0f , 1.0f, flip ? 0.0f : 1.0f);
                                     
         osg::Texture2D* texture = new osg::Texture2D(image);
         texture->setFilter(osg::Texture::MIN_FILTER,osg::Texture::LINEAR);
diff --git a/include/osg/Image b/include/osg/Image
index fd4ab48db..55a14495f 100644
--- a/include/osg/Image
+++ b/include/osg/Image
@@ -127,6 +127,24 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Image : public Object
         */
         void copySubImage(int s_offset,int t_offset,int r_offset,osg::Image* source);
 
+
+        enum Origin 
+        {
+            BOTTOM_LEFT,
+            TOP_LEFT
+        };
+        
+        /** Set the origin of the image.
+          * The default value is BOTTOM_LEFT and is consistent with OpenGL.
+          * TOP_LEFT is used for imagery that follows standard Imagery convention, such as movies,
+          * and hasn't been flipped yet.  For such images one much flip the t axis of the tex coords.
+          * to handle this origin position. */
+        void setOrigin(Origin origin) { _origin = origin; }
+        
+        /** Get the origin of the image.*/
+        Origin getOrigin() const { return _origin; }
+        
+
         /** Width of image. */
         inline int s() const { return _s; }
 
@@ -271,6 +289,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Image : public Object
 
         std::string _fileName;
 
+        Origin _origin;
+
         int _s, _t, _r;
         GLint _internalTextureFormat;
         GLenum _pixelFormat;
diff --git a/src/osg/Image.cpp b/src/osg/Image.cpp
index 9916de898..104a08335 100644
--- a/src/osg/Image.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Image.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Image::Image()
     setDataVariance(STATIC); 
 
     _fileName               = "";
+    _origin                 = BOTTOM_LEFT;
     _s = _t = _r            = 0;
     _internalTextureFormat  = 0;
     _pixelFormat            = (unsigned int)0;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ Image::Image()
 Image::Image(const Image& image,const CopyOp& copyop):
     Object(image,copyop),
     _fileName(image._fileName),
+    _origin(image._origin),
     _s(image._s), _t(image._t), _r(image._r),
     _internalTextureFormat(image._internalTextureFormat),
     _pixelFormat(image._pixelFormat),
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp
index 25578a0c7..ca6485d0c 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ int QuicktimeImageStream::_qtInstanceCount = 0;
 // Constructor: setup and start thread
 QuicktimeImageStream::QuicktimeImageStream(std::string fileName) : ImageStream()
 {
+    setOrigin(osg::Image::TOP_LEFT);
+
     _len = 0;
     _movieData = new MovieData();
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/xine/ReaderWriterXine.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/xine/ReaderWriterXine.cpp
index 1475d6668..5216b7ab3 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/xine/ReaderWriterXine.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/xine/ReaderWriterXine.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ class XineImageStream : public osg::ImageStream
             _visual(0),
             _stream(0),
             _event_queue(0),
-            _ready(false) {}
+            _ready(false)
+        {
+            setOrigin(osg::Image::TOP_LEFT);
+        }
 
         /** Copy constructor using CopyOp to manage deep vs shallow copy. */
         XineImageStream(const XineImageStream& image,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY):