diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a4146120..64f241968 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgautotransform)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgbillboard)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgblendequation)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgautocapture)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgcallback)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgcamera)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgcatch)
diff --git a/examples/osgautocapture/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osgautocapture/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c2302d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgautocapture/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+SET(TARGET_SRC osgautocapture.cpp )
+
+#### end var setup  ###
+SETUP_EXAMPLE(osgautocapture)
diff --git a/examples/osgautocapture/osgautocapture.cpp b/examples/osgautocapture/osgautocapture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b067dff51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgautocapture/osgautocapture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+/**
+ * TODO:
+ * 1) Change example to use offscreen rendering (pbuffer) so that it becomes a true commandline tool with now windows
+ * 2) Make example work with other threading models than SingleThreaded
+ * 3) Add support for autocapture to movies
+ *
+ */
+#include <osg/ArgumentParser>
+#include <osg/CoordinateSystemNode>
+#include <osg/Matrix>
+#include <osg/NodeVisitor>
+
+#include <osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor>
+#include <osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor>
+
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+#include <osgDB/WriteFile>
+
+#include <osgGA/DriveManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/FlightManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/KeySwitchMatrixManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/TerrainManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
+
+#include <osgTerrain/Terrain>
+#include <osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique>
+
+#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+#include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
+#include <osgViewer/Renderer>
+    
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+/** Helper class*/
+template<class T>
+class FindTopMostNodeOfTypeVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+{
+public:
+    FindTopMostNodeOfTypeVisitor():
+        osg::NodeVisitor(osg::NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN),
+        _foundNode(0)
+    {}
+    
+    void apply(osg::Node& node)
+    {
+        T* result = dynamic_cast<T*>(&node);
+        if (result)
+             _foundNode = result;
+         else
+             traverse(node);
+     }
+    
+    T* _foundNode;
+};
+
+/** Convenience function*/
+template<class T>
+T* findTopMostNodeOfType(osg::Node* node)
+{
+    if (!node) return 0;
+
+    FindTopMostNodeOfTypeVisitor<T> fnotv;
+    node->accept(fnotv);
+    
+    return fnotv._foundNode;
+}
+
+/** Capture the frame buffer and write image to disk*/
+class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
+{
+public:    
+    WindowCaptureCallback(GLenum readBuffer, const std::string& name):
+        _readBuffer(readBuffer),
+        _fileName(name)
+        {
+            _image = new osg::Image;
+        }
+    
+    virtual void operator () (osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
+        {
+            glReadBuffer(_readBuffer);
+
+            OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_mutex);
+            osg::GraphicsContext* gc = renderInfo.getState()->getGraphicsContext();
+            if (gc->getTraits())
+            {
+                GLenum pixelFormat;
+
+                if (gc->getTraits()->alpha)
+                    pixelFormat = GL_RGBA;
+                else 
+                    pixelFormat = GL_RGB;
+
+                int width = gc->getTraits()->width;
+                int height = gc->getTraits()->height;
+
+                std::cout<<"Capture: size="<<width<<"x"<<height<<", format="<<(pixelFormat == GL_RGBA ? "GL_RGBA":"GL_RGB")<<std::endl;
+
+                _image->readPixels(0, 0, width, height, pixelFormat, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
+            }
+                
+            if (!_fileName.empty())
+            {
+                std::cout << "Writing to: " << _fileName << std::endl;
+                osgDB::writeImageFile(*_image, _fileName);
+            }
+        }
+
+protected:    
+    GLenum                      _readBuffer;
+    std::string                 _fileName;
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image>    _image;
+    mutable OpenThreads::Mutex  _mutex;
+};
+
+
+/** Do Culling only while loading PagedLODs*/
+class CustomRenderer : public osgViewer::Renderer
+{
+public:
+    CustomRenderer(osg::Camera* camera) 
+        : osgViewer::Renderer(camera),
+          _cullOnly(true)
+        {
+            setTargetFrameRate(1);
+            setMinimumTimeAvailableForGLCompileAndDeletePerFrame(1);
+        }
+
+    /** Set flag to omit drawing in renderingTraversals */
+    void setCullOnly(bool on) { _cullOnly = on; }
+
+    virtual void operator () (osg::GraphicsContext* /*context*/)
+        {
+            if (_graphicsThreadDoesCull)
+            {
+                if (_cullOnly)
+                    cull();
+                else
+                    cull_draw();
+            }
+        }
+
+    virtual void cull()
+        {
+            osgUtil::SceneView* sceneView = _sceneView[0].get();
+            if (!sceneView || _done ) return;
+            
+            updateSceneView(sceneView);
+            
+            osgViewer::View* view = dynamic_cast<osgViewer::View*>(_camera->getView());
+            if (view) sceneView->setFusionDistance(view->getFusionDistanceMode(), view->getFusionDistanceValue());
+
+            sceneView->inheritCullSettings(*(sceneView->getCamera()));
+            sceneView->cull();
+        }
+    
+    bool _cullOnly;
+};
+    
+
+//===============================================================
+// MAIN
+//
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc, argv);
+    osg::ApplicationUsage* usage = arguments.getApplicationUsage();
+
+    usage->setApplicationName(arguments.getApplicationName());
+    usage->setDescription(arguments.getApplicationName()+" loads a model, sets a camera position and automatically captures screenshot to disk");
+    usage->setCommandLineUsage(arguments.getApplicationName()+" [options] filename ...");
+    usage->addCommandLineOption("--camera <lat> <lon> <alt> <heading> <incline> <roll>", "Specify camera position for image capture. Angles are specified in degrees and altitude in meters above sealevel (e.g. --camera 55 10 300000 0 30 0)");
+    usage->addCommandLineOption("--filename", "Filename for the captured image", "autocapture.jpg");
+    usage->addCommandLineOption("--db-threads", "Number of DatabasePager threads to use", "2");
+    usage->addCommandLineOption("--active", "Use active rendering instead of passive / lazy rendering");
+
+    // Construct the viewer and register options arguments.
+    osgViewer::Viewer viewer(arguments);
+
+    if (arguments.argc()<=1)
+    {
+        arguments.getApplicationUsage()->write(std::cout,osg::ApplicationUsage::COMMAND_LINE_OPTION);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Get user specified number of DatabaseThreads
+    int dbThreads = 2;
+    arguments.read("--db-threads", dbThreads);
+    if (dbThreads < 1) dbThreads = 1;
+
+    osg::DisplaySettings::instance()->setNumOfDatabaseThreadsHint(dbThreads);
+
+    // Get user specified file name
+    std::string fileName("autocapture.jpg");
+    arguments.read("--filename", fileName);
+
+    // Rendering mode is passive by default
+    bool activeMode = false;
+    if (arguments.read("--active"))
+        activeMode = true;
+
+    // Read camera settings for screenshot
+    double lat=50;
+    double lon=10;
+    double alt=2000;
+    double heading=0;
+    double incline=45;
+    double roll=0;
+    bool camera_specified=false;
+    if (arguments.read("--camera", lat, lon, alt, heading, incline, roll))
+    {
+        camera_specified=true;
+        lat = lat * M_PI / 180.0;  // Convert to radians
+        lon = lon * M_PI / 180.0;  // Convert to radians
+        heading = heading * M_PI / 180.0;  // Convert to radians
+        incline = incline * M_PI / 180.0;  // Convert to radians
+        roll = roll * M_PI / 180.0;  // Convert to radians
+    }
+
+    // load the data
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loadedModel = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
+    if (!loadedModel) 
+    {
+        std::cout << arguments.getApplicationName() <<": No data loaded" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+     // any option left unread are converted into errors to write out later.
+     arguments.reportRemainingOptionsAsUnrecognized();
+
+    // report any errors if they have occurred when parsing the program arguments.
+    if (arguments.errors())
+    {
+        arguments.writeErrorMessages(std::cout);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Setup specified camera
+    if (camera_specified)
+    {
+        osg::CoordinateSystemNode* csn = findTopMostNodeOfType<osg::CoordinateSystemNode>(loadedModel.get());
+        if(!csn) return 1;
+        
+        // Compute eye point in world coordiantes
+        osg::Vec3d eye;
+        csn->getEllipsoidModel()->convertLatLongHeightToXYZ(lat, lon, alt, eye.x(), eye.y(), eye.z());
+
+        // Build matrix for computing target vector
+        osg::Matrixd target_matrix = osg::Matrixd::rotate(-heading, osg::Vec3d(1,0,0),
+                                                          -lat,     osg::Vec3d(0,1,0),
+                                                          lon,      osg::Vec3d(0,0,1));
+
+        // Compute tangent vector ...
+        osg::Vec3d tangent = target_matrix.preMult(osg::Vec3d(0, 0, 1));
+
+        // Compute non-inclined, non-rolled up vector ...
+        osg::Vec3d up(eye);
+        up.normalize();
+
+        // Incline by rotating the target- and up vector around the tangent/up-vector
+        // cross-product ...
+        osg::Vec3d up_cross_tangent = up ^ tangent;
+        osg::Matrixd incline_matrix = osg::Matrixd::rotate(incline, up_cross_tangent);
+        osg::Vec3d target = incline_matrix.preMult(tangent);
+        
+        // Roll by rotating the up vector around the target vector ...
+        osg::Matrixd roll_matrix = incline_matrix * osg::Matrixd::rotate(roll, target);
+        up = roll_matrix.preMult(up);
+        
+        viewer.getCamera()->setViewMatrixAsLookAt(eye, eye+target, up);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Only add camera manipulators if camera is not specified
+        camera_specified=false;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osgGA::KeySwitchMatrixManipulator> keyswitchManipulator = new osgGA::KeySwitchMatrixManipulator;
+
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '1', "Trackball", new osgGA::TrackballManipulator() );
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '2', "Flight", new osgGA::FlightManipulator() );
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '3', "Drive", new osgGA::DriveManipulator() );
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '4', "Terrain", new osgGA::TerrainManipulator() );
+    }
+
+            
+    // Optimize DatabasePager for auto-capture
+    osgDB::DatabasePager* pager = viewer.getDatabasePager();
+    pager->setDoPreCompile(false);
+
+    // Install custom renderer
+    osg::ref_ptr<CustomRenderer> customRenderer = new CustomRenderer(viewer.getCamera());
+    viewer.getCamera()->setRenderer(customRenderer.get());
+
+    // Override threading model
+    viewer.setThreadingModel(osgViewer::Viewer::SingleThreaded);
+
+    // Set the final SceneData to show
+    viewer.setSceneData(loadedModel.get());
+
+    // Realize GUI
+    viewer.realize();
+
+    //--- Load PageLOD tiles ---
+
+    // Initiate the first PagedLOD request
+    viewer.frame();
+        
+    osg::Timer_t beforeLoadTick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
+    
+    // Keep updating and culling until full level of detail is reached
+    while(!viewer.done() && pager->getRequestsInProgress())
+    {
+//        std::cout <<pager->getRequestsInProgress()<<" ";
+        viewer.updateTraversal();
+        viewer.renderingTraversals();
+    }
+//    std::cout<<std::endl;
+        
+    osg::Timer_t afterLoadTick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
+    std::cout<<"Load and Compile time = "<<osg::Timer::instance()->delta_s(beforeLoadTick, afterLoadTick)<<" seconds"<<std::endl;
+
+  
+    //--- Capture the image!!! ---
+    if (!activeMode)
+    {
+        // Do cull and draw to render the scene correctly
+        customRenderer->setCullOnly(false);
+        
+        // Add the WindowCaptureCallback now that we have full resolution
+        viewer.getCamera()->setFinalDrawCallback(new WindowCaptureCallback(GL_BACK, fileName));
+
+        osg::Timer_t beforeRenderTick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
+
+        // Do rendering with capture callback
+         viewer.renderingTraversals();
+
+        osg::Timer_t afterRenderTick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
+        std::cout<<"Rendring time = "<<osg::Timer::instance()->delta_s(beforeRenderTick, afterRenderTick) <<" seconds"<<std::endl;
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return viewer.run();
+    }
+}