diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/MatrixTransform.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/MatrixTransform.cpp
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+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/MatrixTransform.cpp
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+#include "osg/MatrixTransform"
+
+#include "osgDB/Registry"
+#include "osgDB/Input"
+#include "osgDB/Output"
+
+using namespace osg;
+using namespace osgDB;
+
+// forward declare functions to use later.
+bool MatrixTransform_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr);
+bool MatrixTransform_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw);
+
+// register the read and write functions with the osgDB::Registry.
+RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy g_MatrixTransformProxy
+(
+    osgNew osg::Transform,
+    "MatrixTransform",
+    "Object Node Transform MatrixTransform Group",
+    &MatrixTransform_readLocalData,
+    &MatrixTransform_writeLocalData,
+    DotOsgWrapper::READ_AND_WRITE
+);
+
+// register old style 'DCS' read and write functions with the osgDB::Registry.
+RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy g_DCSProxy
+(
+    osgNew osg::MatrixTransform,
+    "DCS",
+    "Object Node Group DCS",
+    &MatrixTransform_readLocalData,
+    NULL,
+    DotOsgWrapper::READ_ONLY
+);
+
+bool MatrixTransform_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
+{
+    bool iteratorAdvanced = false;
+
+    MatrixTransform& transform = static_cast<MatrixTransform&>(obj);
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("Type"))
+    {
+        if (fr[1].matchWord("DYNAMIC"))
+        {
+            transform.setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
+            fr +=2 ;
+            iteratorAdvanced = true;
+        }
+        else if (fr[1].matchWord("STATIC"))
+        {
+            transform.setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
+            fr +=2 ;
+            iteratorAdvanced = true;
+        }
+        
+    }    
+
+    static Matrix s_matrix;
+    
+    if (Matrix* tmpMatrix = static_cast<Matrix*>(fr.readObjectOfType(s_matrix)))
+    {
+
+        transform.setMatrix(*tmpMatrix);
+
+        osgDelete tmpMatrix;
+
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    return iteratorAdvanced;
+}
+
+
+bool MatrixTransform_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
+{
+    const MatrixTransform& transform = static_cast<const MatrixTransform&>(obj);
+
+    fw.writeObject(transform.getMatrix());
+
+    return true;
+}