diff --git a/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp b/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
index a7449dfa5..85cc74b53 100644
--- a/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
 #include <osgGA/FlightManipulator>
 #include <osgGA/KeySwitchMatrixManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/StateSetManipulator>
 
 #include <osgUtil/CullVisitor>
 
@@ -490,6 +491,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     // add the stats handler
     viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
 
+    // add stateset manipulator
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgGA::StateSetManipulator(viewer.getCamera()->getOrCreateStateSet()));
+
     viewer.getCamera()->setClearColor(osg::Vec4(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f));
 
     // if user request help write it out to cout.
@@ -1225,6 +1229,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
         }
 
 
+
+
         // set the scene to render
         viewer.setSceneData(loadedModel.get());
 
diff --git a/include/osgVolume/VolumeScene b/include/osgVolume/VolumeScene
index ad2edd72c..63ad7f26a 100644
--- a/include/osgVolume/VolumeScene
+++ b/include/osgVolume/VolumeScene
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #define OSGVOLUMESCENE 1
 
 #include <osg/Group>
+#include <osg/Texture2D>
+#include <osgUtil/CullVisitor>
 #include <osgVolume/Export>
 
 namespace osgVolume {
@@ -37,6 +39,22 @@ class OSGVOLUME_EXPORT VolumeScene : public osg::Group
 
         virtual ~VolumeScene();
 
+        class ViewData : public osg::Referenced
+        {
+            public:
+                ViewData();
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> _depthTexture;
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> _colorTexture;
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Camera> _rttCamera;
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Camera> _postCamera;
+                osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::RenderStage> _parentRenderStage;
+            protected:
+                virtual ~ViewData() {}
+        };
+
+        typedef std::map< osgUtil::CullVisitor*, osg::ref_ptr<ViewData> >  ViewDataMap;
+        OpenThreads::Mutex _viewDataMapMutex;
+        ViewDataMap _viewDataMap;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/osgVolume/VolumeScene.cpp b/src/osgVolume/VolumeScene.cpp
index 40f230f09..bfc9d7377 100644
--- a/src/osgVolume/VolumeScene.cpp
+++ b/src/osgVolume/VolumeScene.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,50 @@
 */
 
 #include <osgVolume/VolumeScene>
+#include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/Geode>
 #include <OpenThreads/ScopedLock>
 
 using namespace osgVolume;
 
+class RTTCameraCullCallback : public osg::NodeCallback
+{
+    public:
+
+        RTTCameraCullCallback(VolumeScene* vs):
+            _volumeScene(vs) {}
+
+        virtual void operator()(osg::Node* node, osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
+        {
+#if 1
+            _volumeScene->osg::Group::traverse(*nv);
+#else
+            osg::Group* group = dynamic_cast<osg::Group*>(node);
+            if (group)
+            {
+                OSG_NOTICE<<"Traversing RTT subgraph, "<<group->className()<<", "<<nv->className()<<std::endl;
+                group->osg::Group::traverse(*nv);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                OSG_NOTICE<<"Can't traverse RTT subgraph"<<std::endl;
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+
+    protected:
+
+        virtual ~RTTCameraCullCallback() {}
+
+        osgVolume::VolumeScene* _volumeScene;
+};
+
+
+VolumeScene::ViewData::ViewData()
+{
+}
+
+
 VolumeScene::VolumeScene()
 {
 }
@@ -30,7 +70,102 @@ VolumeScene::~VolumeScene()
 {
 }
 
+
+
 void VolumeScene::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
 {
-    Group::traverse(nv);
+    osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv);
+    if (cv)
+    {
+        OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_viewDataMapMutex);
+        osg::ref_ptr<ViewData>& viewData = _viewDataMap[cv];
+        if (!viewData)
+        {
+            OSG_NOTICE<<"Creating ViewData"<<std::endl;
+
+
+            unsigned textureWidth = 512;
+            unsigned textureHeight = 512;
+
+            viewData = new ViewData;
+
+            // set up depth texture
+            viewData->_depthTexture = new osg::Texture2D;
+
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setTextureSize(textureWidth, textureHeight);
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setInternalFormat(GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT);
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setFilter(osg::Texture2D::MIN_FILTER,osg::Texture2D::LINEAR);
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setFilter(osg::Texture2D::MAG_FILTER,osg::Texture2D::LINEAR);
+
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setWrap(osg::Texture2D::WRAP_S,osg::Texture2D::CLAMP_TO_BORDER);
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setWrap(osg::Texture2D::WRAP_T,osg::Texture2D::CLAMP_TO_BORDER);
+            viewData->_depthTexture->setBorderColor(osg::Vec4(1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f));
+
+            // set up color texture
+            viewData->_colorTexture = new osg::Texture2D;
+
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setTextureSize(textureWidth, textureHeight);
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setInternalFormat(GL_RGBA);
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setFilter(osg::Texture2D::MIN_FILTER,osg::Texture2D::LINEAR);
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setFilter(osg::Texture2D::MAG_FILTER,osg::Texture2D::LINEAR);
+
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setWrap(osg::Texture2D::WRAP_S,osg::Texture2D::CLAMP_TO_BORDER);
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setWrap(osg::Texture2D::WRAP_T,osg::Texture2D::CLAMP_TO_BORDER);
+            viewData->_colorTexture->setBorderColor(osg::Vec4(1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f));
+
+
+            // set up the RTT Camera to capture the main scene to a color and depth texture that can be used in post processing
+            viewData->_rttCamera = new osg::Camera;
+            viewData->_rttCamera->attach(osg::Camera::DEPTH_BUFFER, viewData->_depthTexture.get());
+            viewData->_rttCamera->attach(osg::Camera::COLOR_BUFFER, viewData->_colorTexture.get());
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setCullCallback(new RTTCameraCullCallback(this));
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setViewport(0,0,textureWidth,textureHeight);
+
+            // clear the depth and colour bufferson each clear.
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setClearMask(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+
+            // set the camera to render before the main camera.
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setRenderOrder(osg::Camera::PRE_RENDER);
+
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setClearColor(osg::Vec4(1.0,0.5,0.5,1.0));
+
+            // tell the camera to use OpenGL frame buffer object where supported.
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setRenderTargetImplementation(osg::Camera::FRAME_BUFFER_OBJECT);
+
+
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setReferenceFrame(osg::Transform::RELATIVE_RF);
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setProjectionMatrix(osg::Matrixd::identity());
+            viewData->_rttCamera->setViewMatrix(osg::Matrixd::identity());
+
+            // create mesh for rendering the RTT textures onto the screen
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode = new osg::Geode;
+            geode->addDrawable(osg::createTexturedQuadGeometry(osg::Vec3(-1.0f,-1.0f,-1.0f),osg::Vec3(2.0f,0.0f,-1.0f),osg::Vec3(0.0f,2.0f,-1.0f)));
+            //geode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setTextureAttributeAndModes(0, viewData->_colorTexture.get(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+            geode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setTextureAttributeAndModes(0, viewData->_depthTexture.get(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+            geode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_DEPTH_TEST, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
+            geode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_LIGHTING, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
+
+            viewData->_postCamera = new osg::Camera;
+            viewData->_postCamera->setReferenceFrame(osg::Camera::ABSOLUTE_RF);
+            viewData->_postCamera->addChild(geode);
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            OSG_NOTICE<<"Reusing ViewData"<<std::endl;
+
+        }
+
+        viewData->_parentRenderStage = cv->getCurrentRenderStage();
+
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"Ready to traverse RTT Camera"<<std::endl;
+        viewData->_rttCamera->accept(nv);
+
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"Ready to traverse POST Camera"<<std::endl;
+        viewData->_postCamera->accept(nv);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Group::traverse(nv);
+    }
 }