diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/BitMaskImageCodec.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/BitMaskImageCodec.java
index a888dfa41..324052604 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/BitMaskImageCodec.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/BitMaskImageCodec.java
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ class BitMaskImageCodec extends ImageCodec {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
-        int inputPixel = readPixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp, bpp);
+    public void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
+        int inputPixel = readPixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp + offset, bpp);
         components[0] = (inputPixel >> as) & maxAlpha;
         components[1] = (inputPixel >> rs) & maxRed;
         components[2] = (inputPixel >> gs) & maxGreen;
         components[3] = (inputPixel >> bs) & maxBlue;
     }
 
-    public void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
+    public void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
         // Shift components then mask them
         // Map all components into a single bitspace
         int outputPixel = ((components[0] & maxAlpha) << as)
@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ class BitMaskImageCodec extends ImageCodec {
         
         // Find index in image where to write pixel.
         // Write the resultant bitspace into the pixel.
-        writePixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp, outputPixel, bpp);
+        writePixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp + offset, outputPixel, bpp);
     }
 }
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteAlignedImageCodec.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteAlignedImageCodec.java
index 490a44014..ac1989d5c 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteAlignedImageCodec.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteAlignedImageCodec.java
@@ -109,19 +109,19 @@ class ByteAlignedImageCodec extends ImageCodec {
 //        }
     }
     
-    public void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
-        readPixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp, bpp, tmp);
+    public void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
+        readPixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width + offset) * bpp + offset, bpp, tmp);
         components[0] = readComponent(tmp, ap, az);
         components[1] = readComponent(tmp, rp, rz);
         components[2] = readComponent(tmp, gp, gz);
         components[3] = readComponent(tmp, bp, bz);
     }
     
-    public void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
+    public void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
         writeComponent(components[0], ap, az, tmp);
         writeComponent(components[1], rp, rz, tmp);
         writeComponent(components[2], gp, gz, tmp);
         writeComponent(components[3], bp, bz, tmp);
-        writePixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp, tmp, bpp);
+        writePixelRaw(buf, (x + y * width) * bpp + offset, tmp, bpp);
     }
 }
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteOffsetImageCodec.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteOffsetImageCodec.java
index e0054d7e5..eb4f0a1f2 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteOffsetImageCodec.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ByteOffsetImageCodec.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public class ByteOffsetImageCodec extends ImageCodec {
     }
     
     @Override
-    public void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
-        int i = (y * width + x) * bpp;
+    public void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
+        int i = (y * width + x) * bpp + offset;
         buf.position(i);
         buf.get(tmp, 0, bpp);
         if (alphaPos != -1) {
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ public class ByteOffsetImageCodec extends ImageCodec {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
-        int i = (y * width + x) * bpp;
+    public void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp) {
+        int i = (y * width + x) * bpp + offset;
         if (alphaPos != -1) {
             tmp[alphaPos] = (byte) components[0];
         }
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/DefaultImageRaster.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/DefaultImageRaster.java
index 32fc99eda..4cbfc3b57 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/DefaultImageRaster.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/DefaultImageRaster.java
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ public class DefaultImageRaster extends ImageRaster {
         }
     }
     
+    public void setSlice(int slice) {
+        this.slice = slice;
+        this.buffer = image.getData(slice);
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public int getWidth() {
         return width;
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ public class DefaultImageRaster extends ImageRaster {
     public int getHeight() {
         return height;
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public void setPixel(int x, int y, ColorRGBA color) {
         rangeCheck(x, y);
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ public class DefaultImageRaster extends ImageRaster {
                 components[3] = Math.min( (int) (color.b * codec.maxBlue + 0.5f), codec.maxBlue);
                 break;
         }     
-        codec.writeComponents(getBuffer(), x, y, width, components, temp);
+        codec.writeComponents(getBuffer(), x, y, width, 0, components, temp);
         image.setUpdateNeeded();
     }
     
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ public class DefaultImageRaster extends ImageRaster {
     public ColorRGBA getPixel(int x, int y, ColorRGBA store) {
         rangeCheck(x, y);
         
-        codec.readComponents(getBuffer(), x, y, width, components, temp);
+        codec.readComponents(getBuffer(), x, y, width, 0, components, temp);
         if (store == null) {
             store = new ColorRGBA();
         }
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ImageCodec.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ImageCodec.java
index a6acb480c..bbad96ace 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ImageCodec.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/image/ImageCodec.java
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ abstract class ImageCodec {
                                                             12, 0, 4, 8));
     }
     
-    public abstract void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp);
+    public abstract void readComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp);
     
-    public abstract void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int[] components, byte[] tmp);
+    public abstract void writeComponents(ByteBuffer buf, int x, int y, int width, int offset, int[] components, byte[] tmp);
     
     /**
      * Looks up the format in the codec registry.