diff --git a/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp b/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
index b257c3949..9b12b9099 100644
--- a/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ osg::Node* createCube(float size,float alpha, unsigned int numSlices, float slic
 
     float halfSize = size*0.5f;
     float y = halfSize;
-    float dy =-size/(float)(numSlices-1)*sliceEnd;
+    float dy =-size*1.4/(float)(numSlices-1)*sliceEnd;
 
     //y = -halfSize;
     //dy *= 0.5;
diff --git a/include/osgDB/Output b/include/osgDB/Output
index 0d67fbdd5..c97a09bf4 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/Output
+++ b/include/osgDB/Output
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
 
 #include <osg/Object>
 
-#include <osgDB/Export>
+#include <osgDB/ReaderWriter>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
-
 #include <fstream>
 
 namespace osgDB {
@@ -36,6 +35,10 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT Output : public std::ofstream
         
         virtual ~Output();
 
+       
+        void setOptions(const ReaderWriter::Options* options) { _options = options; }
+        const ReaderWriter::Options* getOptions() const { return _options.get(); }
+
         void open(const char *name);
         
         // comment out temporarily to avoid compilation problems, RO Jan 2002.
@@ -79,12 +82,18 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT Output : public std::ofstream
         virtual std::string getFileNameForOutput(const std::string& filename) const;
         const std::string& getFileName() const { return _filename; }
 
+        void setOutputTextureFiles(bool flag) { _outputTextureFiles = true; }
+        bool getOutputTextureFiles() const { return _outputTextureFiles; }
+
+        virtual std::string getTextureFileNameForOutput();
         
     protected:
 
 
         virtual void init();
 
+        osg::ref_ptr<const ReaderWriter::Options> _options;
+
         int _indent;
         int _indentStep;
         
@@ -96,6 +105,8 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT Output : public std::ofstream
         std::string _filename;
         
         PathNameHint _pathNameHint;
+        bool _outputTextureFiles;
+        unsigned int _textureFileNameNumber;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/osgDB/Output.cpp b/src/osgDB/Output.cpp
index 2e1c1b6c8..f8d2a3eac 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/Output.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/Output.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <osg/Notify>
 
+#include <sstream>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ void Output::init()
     _indentStep = 2;
     _numIndicesPerLine = 10;
     _pathNameHint = AS_IS;
+    _outputTextureFiles = false;
+    _textureFileNameNumber = 0;
 }
 
 void Output::open(const char *name)
@@ -157,3 +160,20 @@ std::string Output::getFileNameForOutput(const std::string& filename) const
         return filename;
     }
 }
+
+std::string Output::getTextureFileNameForOutput()
+{
+    std::string fileName = osgDB::getNameLessExtension(_filename);
+    if (_textureFileNameNumber>0)
+    {
+        std::ostringstream o;
+        o << '_' << _textureFileNameNumber;
+        fileName += o.str();
+    }
+    
+    fileName += ".dds";
+    ++_textureFileNameNumber;
+    
+    return fileName;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp
index ca4f877db..08b348d01 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ class OSGReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
                         iss >> prec;
                         fout.precision(prec);
                     }
+                    if (opt=="OutputTextureFiles")
+                    {
+                        fout.setOutputTextureFiles(false);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }            
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ class OSGReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
             if (!acceptsExtension(ext)) return WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
 
             Output fout(fileName.c_str());
+            fout.setOptions(options);
             if (fout)
             {
                 setPrecision(fout,options);
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ class OSGReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
         virtual WriteResult writeObject(const Object& obj,std::ostream& fout, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
         {
             Output foutput;
+            foutput.setOptions(options);
 
 	    std::ios &fios = foutput;
 	    fios.rdbuf(fout.rdbuf());
@@ -147,6 +153,7 @@ class OSGReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
 
 
             Output fout(fileName.c_str());
+            fout.setOptions(options);
             if (fout)
             {
                 setPrecision(fout,options);
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ class OSGReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
         virtual WriteResult writeNode(const Node& node,std::ostream& fout, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
         {
             Output foutput;
+            foutput.setOptions(options);
 
 	    std::ios &fios = foutput;
 	    fios.rdbuf(fout.rdbuf());
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture1D.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture1D.cpp
index 39daacbc8..7b63ff03c 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture1D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture1D.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "osgDB/Registry"
 #include "osgDB/Input"
 #include "osgDB/Output"
+#include "osgDB/WriteFile"
 
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgDB;
@@ -61,9 +62,22 @@ bool Texture1D_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 {
     const Texture1D& texture = static_cast<const Texture1D&>(obj);
 
-    if (texture.getImage() && !(texture.getImage()->getFileName().empty()))
+    if (texture.getImage())
     {
-        fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(texture.getImage()->getFileName()))<< std::endl;
+        std::string fileName = texture.getImage()->getFileName();
+        if (fw.getOutputTextureFiles())
+        {
+            if (fileName.empty())
+            {
+                fileName = fw.getTextureFileNameForOutput();
+            }
+            osgDB::writeImageFile(*texture.getImage(), fileName);
+        }
+        
+        if (!fileName.empty())
+        {    
+            fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(fileName))<< std::endl;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture2D.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture2D.cpp
index 15a84b73c..9c6916091 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture2D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture2D.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "osgDB/Registry"
 #include "osgDB/Input"
 #include "osgDB/Output"
+#include "osgDB/WriteFile"
 
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgDB;
@@ -65,14 +66,26 @@ bool Texture2D_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
     return iteratorAdvanced;
 }
 
-
 bool Texture2D_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 {
     const Texture2D& texture = static_cast<const Texture2D&>(obj);
 
-    if (texture.getImage() && !(texture.getImage()->getFileName().empty()))
+    if (texture.getImage())
     {
-        fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(texture.getImage()->getFileName()))<< std::endl;
+        std::string fileName = texture.getImage()->getFileName();
+        if (fw.getOutputTextureFiles())
+        {
+            if (fileName.empty())
+            {
+                fileName = fw.getTextureFileNameForOutput();
+            }
+            osgDB::writeImageFile(*texture.getImage(), fileName);
+        }
+        
+        if (!fileName.empty())
+        {    
+            fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(fileName))<< std::endl;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture3D.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture3D.cpp
index 7e2011114..0914c752e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Texture3D.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "osgDB/Registry"
 #include "osgDB/Input"
 #include "osgDB/Output"
+#include "osgDB/WriteFile"
 
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgDB;
@@ -56,14 +57,26 @@ bool Texture3D_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
     return iteratorAdvanced;
 }
 
-
 bool Texture3D_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 {
     const Texture3D& texture = static_cast<const Texture3D&>(obj);
 
-    if (texture.getImage() && !(texture.getImage()->getFileName().empty()))
+    if (texture.getImage())
     {
-        fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(texture.getImage()->getFileName()))<< std::endl;
+        std::string fileName = texture.getImage()->getFileName();
+        if (fw.getOutputTextureFiles())
+        {
+            if (fileName.empty())
+            {
+                fileName = fw.getTextureFileNameForOutput();
+            }
+            osgDB::writeImageFile(*texture.getImage(), fileName);
+        }
+        
+        if (!fileName.empty())
+        {    
+            fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(fileName))<< std::endl;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
index 667cd5bc7..b1fd1c864 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "osgDB/Registry"
 #include "osgDB/Input"
 #include "osgDB/Output"
+#include "osgDB/WriteFile"
 
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgDB;
@@ -60,9 +61,21 @@ bool TextureCubeMap_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
 #define WRITE_IMAGE(FACE) \
     {\
         const osg::Image* image = texture.getImage(osg::TextureCubeMap::FACE);\
-        if (image && !(image->getFileName().empty())) \
+        if (image)\
         {\
-            fw.indent() << "image "<<#FACE<<" "<<image->getFileName()<<std::endl;\
+            std::string fileName = image->getFileName();\
+            if (fw.getOutputTextureFiles())\
+            {\
+                if (fileName.empty())\
+                {\
+                    fileName = fw.getTextureFileNameForOutput();\
+                }\
+                osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, fileName);\
+            }\
+            if (!fileName.empty())\
+            {\
+                fw.indent() << "image "<<#FACE<<" "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(fileName))<< std::endl;\
+            }\
         }\
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp
index 0b79f7967..ba3dda1a4 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "osgDB/Registry"
 #include "osgDB/Input"
 #include "osgDB/Output"
+#include "osgDB/WriteFile"
 
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgDB;
@@ -61,9 +62,22 @@ bool TextureRectangle_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 {
     const TextureRectangle& texture = static_cast<const TextureRectangle&>(obj);
 
-    if (texture.getImage() && !(texture.getImage()->getFileName().empty()))
+    if (texture.getImage())
     {
-        fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(texture.getImage()->getFileName()))<< std::endl;
+        std::string fileName = texture.getImage()->getFileName();
+        if (fw.getOutputTextureFiles())
+        {
+            if (fileName.empty())
+            {
+                fileName = fw.getTextureFileNameForOutput();
+            }
+            osgDB::writeImageFile(*texture.getImage(), fileName);
+        }
+        
+        if (!fileName.empty())
+        {    
+            fw.indent() << "file "<<fw.wrapString(fw.getFileNameForOutput(fileName))<< std::endl;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;