diff --git a/examples/osgscreencapture/osgscreencapture.cpp b/examples/osgscreencapture/osgscreencapture.cpp
index a1d80c7b0..581187627 100644
--- a/examples/osgscreencapture/osgscreencapture.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgscreencapture/osgscreencapture.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,19 @@ class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
 {
     public:
     
+        enum Mode
+        {
+            READ_PIXELS,
+            SINGLE_PBO,
+            DOUBLE_PBO
+        };
+    
         struct ContextData : public osg::Referenced
         {
         
-            ContextData(osg::GraphicsContext* gc, const std::string& name):
+            ContextData(osg::GraphicsContext* gc, Mode mode, const std::string& name):
                 _gc(gc),
+                _mode(mode),
                 _fileName(name),
                 _pixelFormat(GL_RGB),
                 _type(GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE),
@@ -57,8 +65,23 @@ class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
                 _imageBuffer.push_back(new osg::Image);
                 
                 // double buffer PBO.
-                _pboBuffer.push_back(new osg::PixelBufferObject);
-                _pboBuffer.push_back(new osg::PixelBufferObject);
+                switch(_mode)
+                {
+                    case(READ_PIXELS): 
+                        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Reading window usig glReadPixels, with out PixelBufferObject."<<std::endl;
+                        break;
+                    case(SINGLE_PBO): 
+                        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Reading window usig glReadPixels, with a single PixelBufferObject."<<std::endl;
+                        _pboBuffer.push_back(0); 
+                        break;
+                    case(DOUBLE_PBO): 
+                        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Reading window usig glReadPixels, with a double buffer PixelBufferObject."<<std::endl;
+                        _pboBuffer.push_back(0); 
+                        _pboBuffer.push_back(0); 
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        break;                                
+                }
             }
             
             void getSize(osg::GraphicsContext* gc, int& width, int& height)
@@ -72,39 +95,36 @@ class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
             
             void read()
             {
-                std::cout<<"Read to "<<_fileName<<" image "<<_currentImageIndex<<" "<<_currentPboIndex<<std::endl;
-                
-                unsigned int nextImageIndex = (_currentImageIndex+1)%_imageBuffer.size();
-                unsigned int nextPboIndex = (_currentPboIndex+1)%_pboBuffer.size();
+                osg::BufferObject::Extensions* ext = osg::BufferObject::getExtensions(_gc->getState()->getContextID(),true);
 
-                int width=0, height=0;
-                getSize(_gc, width, height);
-                if (width!=_width || _height!=height)
+                if (ext->isPBOSupported() && !_pboBuffer.empty())
                 {
-                    std::cout<<"   Window resized "<<width<<", "<<height<<std::endl;
-                    _width = width;
-                    _height = height;
+                    if (_pboBuffer.size()==1)
+                    {
+                        singlePBO(ext);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        multiPBO(ext);
+                    }
                 }
-                
-                osg::Image* image = _imageBuffer[_currentImageIndex].get();
-                
-                image->readPixels(0,0,_width,_height,
-                                  _pixelFormat,_type);
-                                   
-                if (!_fileName.empty())
+                else
                 {
-                    osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, _fileName);
+                    readPixels();
                 }
-                
-                _currentImageIndex = nextImageIndex;
-                _currentPboIndex = nextPboIndex;
-
             }
+            
+            void readPixels();
+
+            void singlePBO(osg::BufferObject::Extensions* ext);
+
+            void multiPBO(osg::BufferObject::Extensions* ext);
         
             typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> >             ImageBuffer;
-            typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<osg::PixelBufferObject> > PBOBuffer;
+            typedef std::vector< GLuint > PBOBuffer;
         
             osg::GraphicsContext*   _gc;
+            Mode                    _mode;
             std::string             _fileName;
             
             GLenum                  _pixelFormat;
@@ -119,7 +139,8 @@ class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
             PBOBuffer               _pboBuffer;
         };
     
-        WindowCaptureCallback()
+        WindowCaptureCallback(Mode mode):
+            _mode(mode)
         {
         }
 
@@ -127,7 +148,7 @@ class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
         {
             std::stringstream filename;
             filename << "test_"<<_contextDataMap.size()<<".jpg";
-            return new ContextData(gc,filename.str());
+            return new ContextData(gc, _mode, filename.str());
         }
         
         ContextData* getContextData(osg::GraphicsContext* gc) const
@@ -142,19 +163,200 @@ class WindowCaptureCallback : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
         virtual void operator () (osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
         {
             osg::GraphicsContext* gc = renderInfo.getState()->getGraphicsContext();
-            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Capture screen image "<<gc<<std::endl;
-            
             osg::ref_ptr<ContextData> cd = getContextData(gc);
             cd->read();
         }
         
         typedef std::map<osg::GraphicsContext*, osg::ref_ptr<ContextData> > ContextDataMap;
-        
+
+        Mode                        _mode;        
         mutable OpenThreads::Mutex  _mutex;
         mutable ContextDataMap      _contextDataMap;
         
 };
 
+void WindowCaptureCallback::ContextData::readPixels()
+{
+    // std::cout<<"readPixels("<<_fileName<<" image "<<_currentImageIndex<<" "<<_currentPboIndex<<std::endl;
+
+    unsigned int nextImageIndex = (_currentImageIndex+1)%_imageBuffer.size();
+    unsigned int nextPboIndex = _pboBuffer.empty() ? 0 : (_currentPboIndex+1)%_pboBuffer.size();
+
+    int width=0, height=0;
+    getSize(_gc, width, height);
+    if (width!=_width || _height!=height)
+    {
+        std::cout<<"   Window resized "<<width<<", "<<height<<std::endl;
+        _width = width;
+        _height = height;
+    }
+
+    osg::Image* image = _imageBuffer[_currentImageIndex].get();
+
+    image->readPixels(0,0,_width,_height,
+                      _pixelFormat,_type);
+
+    if (!_fileName.empty())
+    {
+        // osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, _fileName);
+    }
+
+    _currentImageIndex = nextImageIndex;
+    _currentPboIndex = nextPboIndex;
+}
+
+void WindowCaptureCallback::ContextData::singlePBO(osg::BufferObject::Extensions* ext)
+{
+    // std::cout<<"singelPBO(  "<<_fileName<<" image "<<_currentImageIndex<<" "<<_currentPboIndex<<std::endl;
+
+    unsigned int nextImageIndex = (_currentImageIndex+1)%_imageBuffer.size();
+
+    int width=0, height=0;
+    getSize(_gc, width, height);
+    if (width!=_width || _height!=height)
+    {
+        std::cout<<"   Window resized "<<width<<", "<<height<<std::endl;
+        _width = width;
+        _height = height;
+    }
+
+    GLuint& pbo = _pboBuffer[0];
+    
+    osg::Image* image = _imageBuffer[_currentImageIndex].get();
+    if (image->s() != _width || 
+        image->t() != _height)
+    {
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Allocating image "<<std::endl;
+        image->allocateImage(_width, _height, 1, _pixelFormat, _type);
+        
+        if (pbo!=0)
+        {
+            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"deleting pbo "<<pbo<<std::endl;
+            ext->glDeleteBuffers (1, &pbo);
+            pbo = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    if (pbo==0)
+    {
+        ext->glGenBuffers(1, &pbo);
+        ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, pbo);
+        ext->glBufferData(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, image->getTotalSizeInBytes(), 0, GL_STREAM_READ);
+
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Generating pbo "<<pbo<<std::endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, pbo);
+    }
+
+    glReadPixels(0, 0, _width, _height, _pixelFormat, _type, 0);
+
+    GLubyte* src = (GLubyte*)ext->glMapBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB,
+                                              GL_READ_ONLY_ARB);
+
+    if(src)
+    {
+        memcpy(image->data(), src, image->getTotalSizeInBytes());
+
+        ext->glUnmapBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB);
+    }
+
+    if (!_fileName.empty())
+    {
+        // osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, _fileName);
+    }
+
+    ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, 0);
+
+    _currentImageIndex = nextImageIndex;
+}
+
+void WindowCaptureCallback::ContextData::multiPBO(osg::BufferObject::Extensions* ext)
+{
+    // std::cout<<"multiPBO(  "<<_fileName<<" image "<<_currentImageIndex<<" "<<_currentPboIndex<<std::endl;
+    unsigned int nextImageIndex = (_currentImageIndex+1)%_imageBuffer.size();
+    unsigned int nextPboIndex = (_currentPboIndex+1)%_pboBuffer.size();
+
+    int width=0, height=0;
+    getSize(_gc, width, height);
+    if (width!=_width || _height!=height)
+    {
+        std::cout<<"   Window resized "<<width<<", "<<height<<std::endl;
+        _width = width;
+        _height = height;
+    }
+
+    GLuint& copy_pbo = _pboBuffer[_currentPboIndex];
+    GLuint& read_pbo = _pboBuffer[nextPboIndex];
+    
+    osg::Image* image = _imageBuffer[_currentImageIndex].get();
+    if (image->s() != _width || 
+        image->t() != _height)
+    {
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Allocating image "<<std::endl;
+        image->allocateImage(_width, _height, 1, _pixelFormat, _type);
+        
+        if (read_pbo!=0)
+        {
+            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"deleting pbo "<<read_pbo<<std::endl;
+            ext->glDeleteBuffers (1, &read_pbo);
+            read_pbo = 0;
+        }
+
+        if (copy_pbo!=0)
+        {
+            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"deleting pbo "<<copy_pbo<<std::endl;
+            ext->glDeleteBuffers (1, &copy_pbo);
+            copy_pbo = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    if (read_pbo==0)
+    {
+        ext->glGenBuffers(1, &read_pbo);
+        ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, read_pbo);
+        ext->glBufferData(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, image->getTotalSizeInBytes(), 0, GL_STREAM_READ);
+
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Generating pbo "<<read_pbo<<std::endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, read_pbo);
+    }
+
+    glReadPixels(0, 0, _width, _height, _pixelFormat, _type, 0);
+
+
+    if (copy_pbo!=0)
+    {
+
+        ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, copy_pbo);
+
+        GLubyte* src = (GLubyte*)ext->glMapBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB,
+                                                  GL_READ_ONLY_ARB);
+
+        if(src)
+        {
+            memcpy(image->data(), src, image->getTotalSizeInBytes());
+
+            ext->glUnmapBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB);
+        }
+
+        if (!_fileName.empty())
+        {
+            // osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, _fileName);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    ext->glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB, 0);
+
+    _currentImageIndex = nextImageIndex;
+    _currentPboIndex = nextPboIndex;
+}
+
 void addCallbackToViewer(osgViewer::ViewerBase& viewer, WindowCaptureCallback* callback)
 {
     osgViewer::ViewerBase::Windows windows;
@@ -281,6 +483,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // add the LOD Scale handler
     viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::LODScaleHandler);
 
+    WindowCaptureCallback::Mode mode = WindowCaptureCallback::DOUBLE_PBO;
+    while (arguments.read("--no-pbo")) mode = WindowCaptureCallback::READ_PIXELS;
+    while (arguments.read("--single-pbo")) mode = WindowCaptureCallback::SINGLE_PBO;
+    while (arguments.read("--double-pbo")) mode = WindowCaptureCallback::DOUBLE_PBO;
+        
     // load the data
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loadedModel = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
     if (!loadedModel) 
@@ -308,7 +515,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     viewer.realize();
     
-    addCallbackToViewer(viewer, new WindowCaptureCallback);
+    addCallbackToViewer(viewer, new WindowCaptureCallback(mode));
 
     return viewer.run();