diff --git a/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp b/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
index 18c724647..73d097074 100644
--- a/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,17 @@ void PagedLOD::setDatabasePath(const std::string& path)
         char& lastCharacter = _databasePath[_databasePath.size()-1];
         const char unixSlash = '/';
         const char winSlash = '\\';
-        
+
+        if (lastCharacter==winSlash)
+        {
+            lastCharacter = unixSlash;
+        }
+        else if (lastCharacter!=unixSlash)
+        {
+            _databasePath += unixSlash;
+        }
+
+/*        
         // make sure the last character is the appropriate slash 
 #ifdef WIN32       
         if (lastCharacter==unixSlash)
@@ -68,6 +78,7 @@ void PagedLOD::setDatabasePath(const std::string& path)
             _databasePath += unixSlash;
         }
 #endif
+*/
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgDB/Input.cpp b/src/osgDB/Input.cpp
index 7021226c6..be0594b71 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/Input.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/Input.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ osg::Object* Input::readObject(const std::string& fileName)
 
 osg::Image*  Input::readImage(const std::string& fileName)
 {
+
+    if (_options.valid() && !_options->getDatabasePath().empty())
+    {
+        osg::Image* image = readImageFile(_options->getDatabasePath()+'/'+fileName);
+        if (image) return image;
+    }
+
     return readImageFile(fileName);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/jp2/ReaderWriterJP2.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/jp2/ReaderWriterJP2.cpp
index 31f2a0704..d40e7499d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/jp2/ReaderWriterJP2.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/jp2/ReaderWriterJP2.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ class ReaderWriterJP2 : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                 osgDB::equalCaseInsensitive(extension,"jpc");
         }
 
+        virtual ReadResult readObject(const std::string& file, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
+        {
+            return readImage(file,options);
+        }
+
+        virtual ReadResult readObject(std::istream& fin, const Options* options)
+        {
+            return readImage(fin,options);
+        }
+
+
         virtual ReadResult readImage(const std::string& file, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
         {
             std::string ext = osgDB::getFileExtension(file);
@@ -266,13 +277,15 @@ class ReaderWriterJP2 : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             jas_stream_t* in = jas_stream_memopen((char*)sdata, ssize);
 
             char* opt = 0;
-            if(options)
+            if(options && !options->getOptionString().empty())
             {
                 opt = new char[options->getOptionString().size() + 1];
                 strcpy(opt, options->getOptionString().c_str());
             }
             jas_image_t* jimage = jas_image_decode(in, -1, opt); // last is the option string whatto put there?
             if(opt) delete[] opt;
+            
+            if (!jimage) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED; 
 
             int internalFormat = jimage->numcmpts_;
 
@@ -312,6 +325,22 @@ class ReaderWriterJP2 : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             return image;
         }
 
+        virtual WriteResult writeObject(const osg::Object& object,const std::string& file, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
+        {
+            const osg::Image* image = dynamic_cast<const osg::Image*>(&object);
+            if (!image) return WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+            return writeImage(*image,file,options);
+        }
+
+        virtual WriteResult writeObject(const osg::Object& object,std::ostream& fout,const Options* options)
+        {
+            const osg::Image* image = dynamic_cast<const osg::Image*>(&object);
+            if (!image) return WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+            return writeImage(*image,fout,options);
+        }
+
         virtual WriteResult writeImage(const osg::Image &img,const std::string& fileName, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
         {
             std::string ext = osgDB::getFileExtension(fileName);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osga/ReaderWriterOSGA.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osga/ReaderWriterOSGA.cpp
index a9b928519..8859777b2 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osga/ReaderWriterOSGA.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osga/ReaderWriterOSGA.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,25 @@ public:
         return archive.get();
     }
 
-    virtual ReadResult readObject(const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) { return ReadResult(ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
-    virtual ReadResult readImage(const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) { return ReadResult(ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
-    virtual ReadResult readHeightField(const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) { return ReadResult(ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
+    virtual ReadResult readImage(const std::string& file,const Options* options)
+    {
+        ReadResult result = openArchive(file,osgDB::Archive::READ);
+        
+        if (!result.validArchive()) return result;
+
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<ReaderWriter::Options> local_options = new ReaderWriter::Options;
+        local_options->setDatabasePath(file);
+
+        ReadResult result_2 = result.getArchive()->readImage(result.getArchive()->getMasterFileName(),local_options.get());
+        
+
+        // register the archive so that it is cached for future use.
+        osgDB::Registry::instance()->addToArchiveCache(file, result.getArchive());
+
+
+        return result_2;
+    }
 
     virtual ReadResult readNode(const std::string& file,const Options* options)
     {
@@ -58,11 +74,6 @@ public:
         return result_2;
     }
 
-    virtual WriteResult writeObject(const osg::Object& /*obj*/,const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) {return WriteResult(WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
-    virtual WriteResult writeImage(const osg::Image& /*image*/,const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) {return WriteResult(WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
-    virtual WriteResult writeHeightField(const osg::HeightField& /*heightField*/,const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) {return WriteResult(WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
-    virtual WriteResult writeNode(const osg::Node& /*node*/,const std::string& /*fileName*/,const Options* =NULL) { return WriteResult(WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED); }
-
 protected:
 
     
diff --git a/src/osgTerrain/DataSet.cpp b/src/osgTerrain/DataSet.cpp
index 5e1cdcb71..5483abad4 100644
--- a/src/osgTerrain/DataSet.cpp
+++ b/src/osgTerrain/DataSet.cpp
@@ -1946,6 +1946,7 @@ osg::StateSet* DataSet::DestinationTile::createStateSet()
     if (!_imagery.valid() || !_imagery->_image.valid()) return 0;
 
     std::string imageExension(".dds"); // ".rgb"
+    //std::string imageExension(".jp2"); // ".rgb"
     std::string imageName(_name+imageExension);
     _imagery->_image->setFileName(imageName.c_str());
 
@@ -3896,7 +3897,7 @@ void DataSet::_buildDestination(bool writeToDisk)
     if (!_archive && !_archiveName.empty())
     {
         unsigned int indexBlockSizeHint=4096;
-        _archive = openArchive(_archiveName, osgDB::Archive::CREATE, indexBlockSizeHint);
+        _archive = osgDB::openArchive(_archiveName, osgDB::Archive::CREATE, indexBlockSizeHint);
     }
 
     if (_destinationGraph.valid())