diff --git a/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in b/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in
index b65d23b..dd06cc1 100644
--- a/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in
+++ b/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 #include "ImageFileFormat.h"
 #include "TexCompTypes.h"
+#include "ImageFwd.h"
 
 class ImageLoader {
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class ImageLoader {
   uint32 GetHeight() const { return m_Height; }
   uint32 GetImageDataSz() const { return m_Width * m_Height * 4; }
 
-  bool LoadImage();
+  virtual FasTC::Image<> *LoadImage();
   const uint8 *GetImageData() const { return m_PixelData; }
 };
 
diff --git a/IO/src/ImageFile.cpp b/IO/src/ImageFile.cpp
index 18d7602..60e4479 100644
--- a/IO/src/ImageFile.cpp
+++ b/IO/src/ImageFile.cpp
@@ -221,28 +221,13 @@ FasTC::Image<> *ImageFile::LoadImage() const {
   if(!loader)
     return NULL;
 
-  if(!(loader->LoadImage())) {
+  FasTC::Image<> *i = loader->LoadImage();
+  if(i == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Unable to load image!\n");
-    delete loader;
-    return NULL;
   }
 
-  uint8 *pixelData = NULL;
-  if(loader->GetImageData()) {
-    pixelData = new uint8[ loader->GetImageDataSz() ];
-    if(!pixelData) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", "Out of memory!"); exit(1); }
-    memcpy(pixelData, loader->GetImageData(), loader->GetImageDataSz());
-  }
-  else {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", "Failed to get data from image loader!");
-  }
-
-  uint32 *pixels = reinterpret_cast<uint32 *>(pixelData);
-  FasTC::Image<> *i = new FasTC::Image<>(loader->GetWidth(), loader->GetHeight(), pixels);
-
   // Cleanup
   delete loader;
-  delete [] pixelData;
 
   return i;
 }
diff --git a/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp b/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp
index b65bb94..1bed8e5 100644
--- a/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp
+++ b/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#include "Image.h"
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Static helper functions
@@ -166,15 +167,17 @@ bool ImageLoader::LoadFromPixelBuffer(const uint32 *data, bool flipY) {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool ImageLoader::LoadImage() {
+FasTC::Image<> *ImageLoader::LoadImage() {
 
   // Do we already have pixel data?
-  if(m_PixelData)
-    return true;
+  if(m_PixelData) {
+    uint32 *pixels = reinterpret_cast<uint32 *>(m_PixelData);
+    return new FasTC::Image<>(m_Width, m_Height, pixels);
+  }
 
   // Read the image data!
   if(!ReadData())
-    return false;
+    return NULL;
 
   m_Width = GetWidth();
   m_Height = GetHeight();
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ bool ImageLoader::LoadImage() {
 
       unsigned int redVal = GetChannelForPixel(i, j, 0);
       if(redVal == INT_MAX)
-        return false;
+        return NULL;
 
       unsigned int greenVal = redVal;
       unsigned int blueVal = redVal;
@@ -209,20 +212,20 @@ bool ImageLoader::LoadImage() {
       if(GetGreenChannelPrecision() > 0) {
         greenVal = GetChannelForPixel(i, j, 1);
         if(greenVal == INT_MAX)
-          return false;
+          return NULL;
       }
 
       if(GetBlueChannelPrecision() > 0) {
         blueVal = GetChannelForPixel(i, j, 2);
         if(blueVal == INT_MAX)
-          return false;
+          return NULL;
       }
 
       unsigned int alphaVal = 0xFF;
       if(GetAlphaChannelPrecision() > 0) {
         alphaVal = GetChannelForPixel(i, j, 3);
         if(alphaVal == INT_MAX)
-          return false;
+          return NULL;
       }
 
       // Red channel
@@ -239,5 +242,6 @@ bool ImageLoader::LoadImage() {
     }
   }
 
-  return true;
+  uint32 *pixels = reinterpret_cast<uint32 *>(m_PixelData);
+  return new FasTC::Image<>(m_Width, m_Height, pixels);
 }