diff --git a/src/helma/image/IRemoteImage.java b/src/helma/image/IRemoteImage.java
index 1e57ae90..ac308315 100644
--- a/src/helma/image/IRemoteImage.java
+++ b/src/helma/image/IRemoteImage.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public interface IRemoteImage extends Remote  {
     public void setFont (String name, int style, int size) throws RemoteException;
     public void setColor (int color) throws RemoteException;
     public void setColor (int r, int g, int b) throws RemoteException;
+
     public void reduceColors (int colors) throws RemoteException;
 
     public void drawString (String str, int x, int y) throws RemoteException;
@@ -29,9 +30,5 @@ public interface IRemoteImage extends Remote  {
     public void resize (int w, int h) throws RemoteException;
     
     public void saveAs (String filename) throws RemoteException;
-    public void readFrom (String filename) throws RemoteException;
-    
-    public byte[] getBytes (String type) throws RemoteException;
-    public void setBytes (byte[] bytes, String type) throws RemoteException;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/helma/image/ImageGenerator.java b/src/helma/image/ImageGenerator.java
index 0afa35da..ff6dadb5 100644
--- a/src/helma/image/ImageGenerator.java
+++ b/src/helma/image/ImageGenerator.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package helma.image;
 
 import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.*;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
@@ -117,7 +118,32 @@ public class ImageGenerator extends Window {
 	}
 	return rimg;
     }
-    
+
+    public ImageWrapper createPaintableImage (ImageWrapper iw, ImageFilter filter) {
+	ImageWrapper rimg = null;
+	MediaTracker tracker = new MediaTracker (this);
+	try {
+	    FilteredImageSource fis = new FilteredImageSource (iw.getSource(), filter);
+	    Image img1 = createImage (fis);
+	    tracker.addImage (img1, 0);
+	    tracker.waitForAll ();
+	    int w = img1.getWidth (null);
+	    int h = img1.getHeight (null);
+	    Image img = createImage (w, h);
+	    Graphics g = img.getGraphics ();
+	    g.drawImage (img1, 0, 0, null);
+	    try {
+	        rimg = new ActivatedImageWrapper (img, g, w, h, this);
+	    } catch (NoClassDefFoundError notfound) {
+	        rimg = new SunImageWrapper (img, g, w, h, this);
+	    } catch (ClassNotFoundException notfound) {
+	        rimg = new SunImageWrapper (img, g, w, h, this);
+	    }
+	} catch (Exception x) {}
+	return rimg;
+    }
+
+
      public Image createImage (String filename) {
 	Image img = null;
 	MediaTracker tracker = new MediaTracker (this);
diff --git a/src/helma/image/ImageWrapper.java b/src/helma/image/ImageWrapper.java
index bd236a5f..0740051d 100644
--- a/src/helma/image/ImageWrapper.java
+++ b/src/helma/image/ImageWrapper.java
@@ -102,16 +102,11 @@ public abstract class ImageWrapper {
 
     public abstract void saveAs (String filename);
 
-    public void readFrom (String filename) {
-	throw new RuntimeException ("Image.readFrom() is currently not implemented.");
-    }
-
-    public byte[] getBytes (String type) { 
-	throw new RuntimeException ("Image.getBytes() is currently not implemented.");
-    }
-    
-    public void setBytes (byte[] bytes, String type) {
-	throw new RuntimeException ("Image.setBytes() is currently not implemented.");
+    /**
+     * Get ImageProducer of the wrapped image
+     */
+    public ImageProducer getSource () {
+	return img.getSource ();
     }
 
     public void fillString (String str) {
diff --git a/src/helma/image/RemoteImage.java b/src/helma/image/RemoteImage.java
index dff899e3..1623c6d2 100644
--- a/src/helma/image/RemoteImage.java
+++ b/src/helma/image/RemoteImage.java
@@ -77,18 +77,6 @@ public class RemoteImage extends UnicastRemoteObject implements IRemoteImage {
 	wrapped.saveAs (filename);
     }
     
-    public void readFrom (String filename) {
-	wrapped.readFrom (filename);
-    }
-    
-    public byte[] getBytes (String type) { 
-	return wrapped.getBytes (type);
-    }
-    
-    public void setBytes (byte[] bytes, String type) {
-	wrapped.setBytes (bytes, type);
-    }
-
     public void fillString (String str) {
 	wrapped.fillString (str);
     }