diff --git a/engine/src/android/com/jme3/asset/AndroidImageInfo.java b/engine/src/android/com/jme3/asset/AndroidImageInfo.java
index 26e37ae21..c8eb5390e 100644
--- a/engine/src/android/com/jme3/asset/AndroidImageInfo.java
+++ b/engine/src/android/com/jme3/asset/AndroidImageInfo.java
@@ -1,93 +1,101 @@
-package com.jme3.asset;
-
-import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
-import android.graphics.Matrix;
-import com.jme3.texture.Image;
-import com.jme3.texture.Image.Format;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-
-public class AndroidImageInfo {
-    
-    private AssetInfo assetInfo;
-    private Bitmap bitmap;
-    private Format format;
-
-    public AndroidImageInfo(AssetInfo assetInfo) {
-        this.assetInfo = assetInfo;
-    }
-    
-    public Bitmap getBitmap(){
-        if (bitmap == null || bitmap.isRecycled()){
-            try {
-                loadBitmap();
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                // If called first inside AssetManager, the error will propagate
-                // correctly. Assuming that if the first calls succeeds
-                // then subsequent calls will as well.
-                throw new AssetLoadException("Failed to load image " + assetInfo.getKey(), ex);
-            }
-        }
-        return bitmap;
-    }
-    
-    
-    
-    public Format getFormat(){
-        return format;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Loads the bitmap directly from the asset info, possibly updating
-     * or creating the image object.
-     */
-    private void loadBitmap() throws IOException{
-        InputStream in = null;
-        try {
-            in = assetInfo.openStream();
-            bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(in);
-            if (bitmap == null) {
-                throw new IOException("Failed to load image: " + assetInfo.getKey().getName());
-            }
-        } finally {
-            if (in != null) {
-                in.close();
-            }
-        }
-
-        switch (bitmap.getConfig()) {
-            case ALPHA_8:
-                format = Image.Format.Alpha8;
-                break;
-            case ARGB_4444:
-                format = Image.Format.ARGB4444;
-                break;
-            case ARGB_8888:
-                format = Image.Format.RGBA8;
-                break;
-            case RGB_565:
-                format = Image.Format.RGB565;
-                break;
-            default:
-                // This should still work as long
-                // as renderer doesn't check format
-                // but just loads bitmap directly.
-                format = null;
-        }
-
-        TextureKey texKey = (TextureKey) assetInfo.getKey();
-        if (texKey.isFlipY()) {
-            // Flip the image, then delete the old one.
-            Matrix flipMat = new Matrix();
-            flipMat.preScale(1.0f, -1.0f);
-            Bitmap newBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), flipMat, false);
-            bitmap.recycle();
-            bitmap = newBitmap;
-
-            if (bitmap == null) {
-                throw new IOException("Failed to flip image: " + texKey);
-            }
-        }  
-    }
-}
+package com.jme3.asset;
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
+import android.graphics.Matrix;
+import com.jme3.texture.Image;
+import com.jme3.texture.Image.Format;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+  * <code>AndroidImageInfo</code> is set in a jME3 image via the {@link Image#setEfficientData(java.lang.Object)}
+  * method to retrieve a {@link Bitmap} when it is needed by the renderer. 
+  * User code may extend <code>AndroidImageInfo</code> and provide their own implementation of the 
+  * {@link AndroidImageInfo#loadBitmap()} method to acquire a bitmap by their own means.
+  *
+  * @author Kirill Vainer
+  */
+public class AndroidImageInfo {
+    
+    protected AssetInfo assetInfo;
+    protected Bitmap bitmap;
+    protected Format format;
+
+    public AndroidImageInfo(AssetInfo assetInfo) {
+        this.assetInfo = assetInfo;
+    }
+    
+    public Bitmap getBitmap(){
+        if (bitmap == null || bitmap.isRecycled()){
+            try {
+                loadBitmap();
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                // If called first inside AssetManager, the error will propagate
+                // correctly. Assuming that if the first calls succeeds
+                // then subsequent calls will as well.
+                throw new AssetLoadException("Failed to load image " + assetInfo.getKey(), ex);
+            }
+        }
+        return bitmap;
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+    public Format getFormat(){
+        return format;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Loads the bitmap directly from the asset info, possibly updating
+     * or creating the image object.
+     */
+    protected void loadBitmap() throws IOException{
+        InputStream in = null;
+        try {
+            in = assetInfo.openStream();
+            bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(in);
+            if (bitmap == null) {
+                throw new IOException("Failed to load image: " + assetInfo.getKey().getName());
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (in != null) {
+                in.close();
+            }
+        }
+
+        switch (bitmap.getConfig()) {
+            case ALPHA_8:
+                format = Image.Format.Alpha8;
+                break;
+            case ARGB_4444:
+                format = Image.Format.ARGB4444;
+                break;
+            case ARGB_8888:
+                format = Image.Format.RGBA8;
+                break;
+            case RGB_565:
+                format = Image.Format.RGB565;
+                break;
+            default:
+                // This should still work as long
+                // as renderer doesn't check format
+                // but just loads bitmap directly.
+                format = null;
+        }
+
+        TextureKey texKey = (TextureKey) assetInfo.getKey();
+        if (texKey.isFlipY()) {
+            // Flip the image, then delete the old one.
+            Matrix flipMat = new Matrix();
+            flipMat.preScale(1.0f, -1.0f);
+            Bitmap newBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), flipMat, false);
+            bitmap.recycle();
+            bitmap = newBitmap;
+
+            if (bitmap == null) {
+                throw new IOException("Failed to flip image: " + texKey);
+            }
+        }  
+    }
+}