diff --git a/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in b/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in
index 1a50c37..6250e0f 100644
--- a/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in
+++ b/IO/config/ImageLoader.h.in
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ class ImageLoader {
 
   uint32 GetChannelForPixel(uint32 x, uint32 y, uint32 ch);
 
+  bool LoadFromPixelBuffer(uint32 *data);
+
  public:
   virtual ~ImageLoader() {
     if(m_RedData) {
diff --git a/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp b/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp
index d2a2155..f2bbed0 100644
--- a/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp
+++ b/IO/src/ImageLoader.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,27 @@ unsigned int ImageLoader::GetChannelForPixel(uint32 x, uint32 y, uint32 ch) {
   return val;
 }
 
+bool ImageLoader::LoadFromPixelBuffer(uint32 *data) {
+  const int nPixels = m_Width * m_Height;
+  m_RedData = new uint8[nPixels];
+  m_GreenData = new uint8[nPixels];
+  m_BlueData = new uint8[nPixels];
+  m_AlphaData = new uint8[nPixels];
+
+  for (uint32 i = 0; i < m_Width; i++) {
+    for (uint32 j = 0; j < m_Height; j++) {
+      uint32 idx = j*m_Height + i;
+      uint32 pixel = data[idx];
+      m_RedData[idx] = pixel & 0xFF;
+      m_GreenData[idx] = (pixel >> 8) & 0xFF;
+      m_BlueData[idx] = (pixel >> 16) & 0xFF;
+      m_AlphaData[idx] = (pixel >> 24) & 0xFF;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool ImageLoader::LoadImage() {
 
   // Do we already have pixel data?
diff --git a/IO/src/ImageLoaderPVR.cpp b/IO/src/ImageLoaderPVR.cpp
index ee34e0e..765c9b4 100644
--- a/IO/src/ImageLoaderPVR.cpp
+++ b/IO/src/ImageLoaderPVR.cpp
@@ -84,24 +84,6 @@ bool ImageLoaderPVR::ReadData() {
   m_Width = hdr.getWidth();
   m_Height = hdr.getHeight();
 
-  const int nPixels = m_Width * m_Height;
-  m_RedData = new uint8[nPixels];
-  m_GreenData = new uint8[nPixels];
-  m_BlueData = new uint8[nPixels];
-  m_AlphaData = new uint8[nPixels];
-
-  uint32 *data = (uint32 *)(pvrTex.getDataPtr());
-  for (uint32 i = 0; i < m_Width; i++) {
-    for (uint32 j = 0; j < m_Height; j++) {
-      uint32 idx = j*m_Height + i;
-      uint32 pixel = data[idx];
-      m_RedData[idx] = pixel & 0xFF;
-      m_GreenData[idx] = (pixel >> 8) & 0xFF;
-      m_BlueData[idx] = (pixel >> 16) & 0xFF;
-      m_AlphaData[idx] = (pixel >> 24) & 0xFF;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return true;
+  return LoadFromPixelBuffer(reinterpret_cast<uint32 *>(pvrTex.getDataPtr()));
 }