Christian Schulte zu Berge · Christian Schulte zu Berge · Christian Schulte zu Berge · Christian Schulte zu Berge · Christian Schulte zu Berge · Jakob Weiss
326 changed files
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
+# EditorConfig is awesome: http://EditorConfig.org
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+# Windows-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+end_of_line = crlf
+insert_final_newline = true
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
 # Files generated by CMake
 CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeLists.txt.user
 CMakeFiles
 cmake_install.cmake
 Makefile
 /core/gen_converterregistration.h
 /modules/gen_pipelineregistration.h
+FailedShader.vert
+FailedShader.geom
+FailedShader.frag
+FailedShader.comp
 # Files generated by Qt's moc and uic
 moc_*.cxx
@@ -48,3 +53,12 @@ ext/tbb
 # SWIG wrapper code
 *LUA_wrap.cxx
+# CMake build folders and IDE folders
+build*/
+.vs/
+.vscode/
+# Mac specific
+.DS_Store
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
 # = CAMPVis - Yet another medical visualization framework =====================
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.0.2 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0020 NEW)
 PROJECT(CAMPVis)
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.0.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 SET(CAMPVIS_VERSION 1.0.0)
 # = Global Build Options ======================================================
 OPTION(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS            "Build shared libraries (strongly recommended!)"                ON)
 OPTION(CAMPVIS_DEBUG                "Activate debug code?"                                          ON)
+OPTION(CAMPVIS_BUILD_LIB_CGT        "Build CGT Library"                                             ON)
 OPTION(CAMPVIS_BUILD_APPLICATION    "Build CAMPVis Application"                                     ON)
 OPTION(CAMPVIS_BUILD_MODULES        "Build CAMPVis Modules"                                         ON)
 OPTION(CAMPVIS_ENABLE_SCRIPTING     "Add support for scripting CAMPVis using Lua"                   OFF)
@@ -27,6 +30,10 @@ ENDIF()
 SET(CAMPVIS_DEFAULT_ENABLED_MODULES "STABLE_NO_DEPENDENCIES" CACHE STRING "Default CAMPVis modules to activate")
 SET_PROPERTY(CACHE CAMPVIS_DEFAULT_ENABLED_MODULES PROPERTY STRINGS "NONE" "STABLE_NO_DEPENDENCIES" "STABLE_WITH_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES" "TESTING" "ALL")
+IF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    MESSAGE(WARNING "Building shared libraries is turned off. Thus, CAMPVis will most probably not work as intended!\nPlease turn BUILD_SHARED_LIBS on unless you know what you're doing!")
+ENDIF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 # propagate CAMPVIS_ENABLE_SCRIPTING to CAMPVIS_BUILD_LIB_LUA to support deprecated code
 IF (CAMPVIS_ENABLE_SCRIPTING)
    SET(CAMPVIS_BUILD_LIB_LUA ON)
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ ENDIF()
 # build campvis-test when enabled
 IF(CAMPVIS_ENABLE_TESTING)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ext/gtest-1.7.0)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ext/googletest-release-1.8.0)
    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(test)
 ENDIF()
@@ -105,15 +112,9 @@ EXPORT(PACKAGE CAMPVis)
 # = Copy Windows DLLs to binary dir for improved development experience =======
 IF(WIN32)
-    # gather Qt4 DLLs - TODO: remove redundant naming of required components 
-    FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4DLLs COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui QtOpenGL QtNetwork QtXmlPatterns)
-    LIST(APPEND CampvisExternalDllsDebug ${QT_DEBUG_DLLS})
-    LIST(APPEND CampvisExternalDllsRelease ${QT_RELEASE_DLLS})
-    LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CampvisExternalDllsDebug)
-    LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CampvisExternalDllsRelease)
    IF(CAMPVIS_COPY_EXTERNAL_DLLS)
+        LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CampvisExternalDllsDebug)
+        LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CampvisExternalDllsRelease)
        COPY_EXTERNAL_DLLS(CampvisExternalDllsDebug CampvisExternalDllsRelease false)
    ENDIF()
 ENDIF()

--- a/application/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/CMakeLists.txt
 PROJECT(campvis-application)
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 INCLUDE(../cmake/commonconf.cmake)
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Configuring CAMPVis-Application")
@@ -106,13 +105,7 @@ FOREACH(ModFile ${CampvisModulesApplicationToBeMocced})
    LIST(APPEND CampvisApplicationToBeMocced ${ModFileRelative})
 ENDFOREACH()
-#
+QT5_WRAP_UI(CampvisApplicationFormsHeaders ${CampvisApplicationForms})
-# Qt related stuff:
-#
-QT4_WRAP_CPP(CampvisApplicationMoc ${CampvisApplicationToBeMocced})
-LIST(APPEND CampvisApplicationSources ${CampvisApplicationMoc})
-QT4_WRAP_UI(CampvisApplicationFormsHeaders ${CampvisApplicationForms})
 LIST(APPEND CampvisApplicationSources ${CampvisApplicationFormsHeaders})
 LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CampvisGlobalLinkDirectories} ${CampvisModulesLinkDirectories})
@@ -127,14 +120,15 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(campvis-application-lib
    ${CampvisApplicationSources} ${CampvisApplicationHeaders}
    ${CampvisApplicationMoc}
 )
-ADD_DEFINITIONS(${CampvisGlobalDefinitions} ${CampvisModulesDefinitions} ${CampvisApplicationDefinitions} ${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(${CampvisGlobalDefinitions} ${CampvisModulesDefinitions} ${CampvisApplicationDefinitions})
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CampvisGlobalIncludeDirs} ${CampvisModulesIncludeDirs})
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(campvis-application-lib ${CampvisMainLibs} ${CampvisGlobalExternalLibs} ${CampvisModulesExternalLibs} ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(campvis-application-lib ${CampvisMainLibs} ${CampvisGlobalExternalLibs} ${CampvisModulesExternalLibs} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::OpenGL)
 # if campvis-core is built as a shared library, CMake will define the following flag to instruct
 # the code to export DLL symbols
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(campvis-application-lib PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL "CAMPVIS_APPLICATION_BUILD_DLL")
 IF(CAMPVIS_GROUP_SOURCE_FILES)
    DEFINE_SOURCE_GROUPS_FROM_SUBDIR(CampvisApplicationSources ${CampvisHome} "")
    DEFINE_SOURCE_GROUPS_FROM_SUBDIR(CampvisApplicationHeaders ${CampvisHome} "")
@@ -144,9 +138,7 @@ INSTALL(TARGETS campvis-application-lib DESTINATION exports EXPORT campvis-targe
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(campvis-application "campvis.cpp")
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(campvis-application campvis-application-lib ${CampvisMainLibs} ${CampvisGlobalExternalLibs} ${CampvisModulesExternalLibs} ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(campvis-application campvis-application-lib ${CampvisMainLibs} ${CampvisGlobalExternalLibs} ${CampvisModulesExternalLibs} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::OpenGL)
 IF(CAMPVIS_DEPLOY_SHADERS)
    LIST(APPEND CampvisShaderDirectories "application/data")

--- a/application/campvisapplication.cpp
+++ b/application/campvisapplication.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,15 @@
 #include "core/pipeline/abstractworkflow.h"
 #include "core/pipeline/pipelinefactory.h"
 #include "core/pipeline/pipelinepainter.h"
+#include "core/pipeline/visualizationprocessor.h"
 #include "core/datastructures/imagerepresentationconverter.h"
 #include "core/pipeline/visualizationprocessor.h"
 #include "tools/qtjobprocessor.h"
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QStyleFactory>
 #ifdef CAMPVIS_HAS_SCRIPTING
 #include "scripting/glue/luavmstate.h"
@@ -93,12 +96,11 @@ namespace campvis {
 #endif
        }
-        _localContext = new QtThreadedCanvas("", cgt::ivec2(16, 16));
+        _localContext = new cgt::QtThreadedCanvas("", cgt::ivec2(16, 16));
        campvis::init(_localContext, searchPaths);
        _mainWindow = new MainWindow(this);
-        cgt::GLContextScopedLock lock(_localContext);
+        GLJobProc.enqueueJobBlocking([&]() {
-        {
            _mainWindow->init();
            // load textureData from file
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            if (! _luaVmState->injectGlobalObjectPointer(this, "campvis::CampVisApplication *", "application"))
                LERROR("Could not inject the pipeline into the Lua VM.");
 #endif
-        }
+        });
        // parse argument list and create pipelines
        QStringList pipelinesToAdd = this->arguments();
@@ -171,6 +173,27 @@ namespace campvis {
            }
        }
+        // Set Qt color palette to dark - adapted from https://gist.github.com/QuantumCD/6245215
+        QApplication::setStyle(QStyleFactory::create("Fusion"));
+        QPalette darkPalette;
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::Window, QColor(53, 53, 53));
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, Qt::white);
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::Base, QColor(25, 25, 25));
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::AlternateBase, QColor(53, 53, 53));
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::ToolTipBase, Qt::white);
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::ToolTipText, Qt::white);
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::Text, Qt::white);
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::Button, QColor(53, 53, 53));
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::ButtonText, Qt::white);
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::BrightText, Qt::red);
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::Link, QColor(42, 130, 218));
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::Highlight, QColor(42, 130, 218));
+        darkPalette.setColor(QPalette::HighlightedText, Qt::black);
+        setPalette(darkPalette);
+        setStyleSheet("QMainWindow * {font: 12pt;} QToolTip { color: #ffffff; background-color: #2a82da; border: 1px solid white; }");
        _initialized = true;
    }
@@ -185,10 +208,7 @@ namespace campvis {
        for (auto it = _workflows.begin(); it != _workflows.end(); ++it)
            (*it)->deinit();
-        {
+        GLJobProc.enqueueJobBlocking([&]() {
-            // Deinit everything OpenGL related using the local context.
-            cgt::GLContextScopedLock lock(_localContext);
            delete _errorTexture;
            // Deinit pipeline and painter first
@@ -197,7 +217,9 @@ namespace campvis {
            }
            _mainWindow->deinit();
-        }
+        });
+        delete _mainWindow;
        // now delete everything in the right order:
        for (auto it = _pipelines.begin(); it != _pipelines.end(); ++it) {
@@ -254,8 +276,10 @@ namespace campvis {
 #endif
        GLCtxtMgr.releaseContext(canvas, false);
        s_PipelinesChanged.emitSignal();
-        pipeline->start();
+        startOpenGlThreadAndMoveQtThreadAffinity(pipeline, canvas);
    }
    void CampVisApplication::initGlContextAndPipeline(cgt::GLCanvas* canvas, AbstractPipeline* pipeline) {
@@ -286,7 +310,7 @@ namespace campvis {
    void CampVisApplication::rebuildAllShadersFromFiles() {
        // rebuilding all shaders has to be done from OpenGL context, use the local one.
-        GLJobProc.enqueueJob(makeJobOnHeap(this, &CampVisApplication::triggerShaderRebuild));
+        GLJobProc.enqueueJob(cgt::makeJobOnHeap(this, &CampVisApplication::triggerShaderRebuild));
    }
    void CampVisApplication::triggerShaderRebuild() {

--- a/application/campvisapplication.h
+++ b/application/campvisapplication.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 namespace cgt {
    class GLCanvas;
+    class QtCanvas;
    class QtThreadedCanvas;
    class Texture;
 }
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ namespace campvis {
        void triggerShaderRebuild();
        /// A local OpenGL context used for initialization
-        cgt::GLCanvas* _localContext;
+        cgt::QtCanvas* _localContext;
        /// Main window hosting GUI stuff
        MainWindow* _mainWindow;

--- a/application/glsl/datacontainerinspector.frag
+++ b/application/glsl/datacontainerinspector.frag
@@ -101,12 +101,17 @@ void main() {
    if (! _renderRChannel)
        out_Color.r = 0.0;
    if (! _renderGChannel)
        out_Color.g = 0.0;
    if (! _renderBChannel)
        out_Color.b = 0.0;
    if (! _renderAChannel)
        out_Color.a = 1.0;
+    else if(! _renderRChannel && ! _renderGChannel && ! _renderBChannel)
+        out_Color = vec4(vec3((abs(out_Color.a) - vec3(_transferFunctionParams._intensityDomain.x)) / (_transferFunctionParams._intensityDomain.y - _transferFunctionParams._intensityDomain.x)), 1);
    // mix with fancy checkerboard pattern:
    if ((mod(ex_TexCoord.x * 10.0, 2.0) > 1.0) ^^ (mod(ex_TexCoord.y * 10.0, 2.0) > 1.0))

--- a/application/gui/datacontainerfileloaderwidget.cpp
+++ b/application/gui/datacontainerfileloaderwidget.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ namespace campvis {
    }
    DataContainerFileLoaderWidget::~DataContainerFileLoaderWidget() {
+        delete _imgReader;
+        _imgReader = nullptr;
        if (_dataContainer != 0) {
            _dataContainer->s_dataAdded.disconnect(this);
        }
@@ -97,14 +100,6 @@ namespace campvis {
        return false;
    }
-    void DataContainerFileLoaderWidget::init() {
-    }
-    void DataContainerFileLoaderWidget::deinit() {
-        delete _imgReader;
-        _imgReader = nullptr;
-    }
    void DataContainerFileLoaderWidget::onBtnCancelClicked() {
        delete _imgReader;
        _imgReader = nullptr;

--- a/application/gui/datacontainerfileloaderwidget.h
+++ b/application/gui/datacontainerfileloaderwidget.h
@@ -66,18 +66,7 @@ namespace campvis {
         * \return QSize(300, 350)
         */
        QSize sizeHint() const;
-        /**
-         * Initializes the OpenGL stuff (e.g. shaders).
-         * Must be called with a valid and locked OpenGL context.
-         */
-        virtual void init();
-        /**
-         * Deinitializes the OpenGL stuff (e.g. shaders).
-         * Must be called with a valid and locked OpenGL context.
-         */
-        void deinit();
    private slots:
        /**

--- a/application/gui/datacontainerinspectorcanvas.cpp
+++ b/application/gui/datacontainerinspectorcanvas.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "ext/cgt/navigation/trackball.h"
+#include <QWindow>
 namespace campvis {
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ namespace campvis {
        static_cast<Geometry1DTransferFunction*>(p_transferFunction.getTF())->addGeometry(TFGeometry1D::createQuad(cgt::vec2(0.f, 1.f), cgt::col4(0, 0, 0, 255), cgt::col4(255, 255, 255, 255)));
        GLCtxtMgr.registerContextAndInitGlew(this, "DataContainerInspector");
-        GLCtxtMgr.releaseContext(this, false);
        addProperty(p_currentSlice);
        addProperty(p_transferFunction);
@@ -103,10 +103,13 @@ namespace campvis {
        p_renderGChannel.setVisible(false);
        p_renderBChannel.setVisible(false);
        p_renderAChannel.setVisible(false);
+		connect(this, &DataContainerInspectorCanvas::s_invalidated, this, &DataContainerInspectorCanvas::onInvalidated);
+        init();
    }
    DataContainerInspectorCanvas::~DataContainerInspectorCanvas() {
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::init() {
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ namespace campvis {
        getEventHandler()->addEventListenerToFront(this);
        _geometryRenderer.init();
+        _tcp.init();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::deinit() {
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ namespace campvis {
        }
        _geometryRenderer.deinit();
+        _tcp.deinit();
        _handles.clear();
        _localDataContainer.clear();
@@ -157,16 +162,17 @@ namespace campvis {
            _geometriesDirty = false;
        }
-        if (_textures.empty()) {
-            return;
-        }
        glPushAttrib(GL_ALL_ATTRIB_BITS);
        glViewport(0, 0, size_.x, size_.y);
        glClearColor(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f, 1.f);
        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
        LGL_ERROR;
+        if (_textures.empty()) {
+            glPopAttrib();
+            return;
+        }
        // update layout dimensions
        _numTiles.x = ceil(sqrt(static_cast<float>(_textures.size())));
        _numTiles.y = ceil(static_cast<float>(_textures.size()) / _numTiles.x);
@@ -194,8 +200,8 @@ namespace campvis {
                    break;
                // gather image
-                cgtAssert(dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(_textures[index].getData()), "Found sth. else than ImageData in render texture vector. This should not happen!");
+                cgtAssert(_textures[index].getData<ImageData>(), "Found sth. else than ImageData in render texture vector. This should not happen!");
-                const ImageData* id = static_cast<const ImageData*>(_textures[index].getData());
+                auto id = _textures[index].getData<ImageData>();
                // compute transformation matrices
                float renderTargetRatio = static_cast<float>(_quadSize.x) / static_cast<float>(_quadSize.y);
@@ -249,16 +255,26 @@ namespace campvis {
        LGL_ERROR;
    }
-    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::invalidate() {
+    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::onInvalidated() {
+		// Prevent drawing when the window is not yet exposed to the window manager
+		QWindow* wnd = dynamic_cast<QWindow*>(window()->windowHandle());
+		if (!wnd || !wnd->isExposed()) return;
        // only if inited
-        if (_quad != 0 && _paintShader != 0) {
+        if (_quad != 0 && _paintShader != 0 && this->isVisible()) {
+            this->makeCurrent();
+            paint();
+            this->swap();
            // avoid recursive paints.
-            if (! cgt::GlContextManager::getRef().checkWhetherThisThreadHasAcquiredOpenGlContext()) {
+//             if (! cgt::GlContextManager::getRef().checkWhetherThisThreadHasAcquiredOpenGlContext()) {
-                SimpleJobProc.enqueueJob([this] () {
+//                 SimpleJobProc.enqueueJob(
-                    cgt::GLContextScopedLock lock(this);
+//                     [this] () {
-                    paint();
+//                     cgt::GLContextScopedLock lock(this);
-                });
+//                     paint();
-            }
+//                 });
+//             }
        }
    }
@@ -267,11 +283,11 @@ namespace campvis {
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::repaint() {
-        invalidate();
+        emit s_invalidated();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::sizeChanged(const cgt::ivec2& size) {
-        invalidate();
+		    emit s_invalidated();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::mouseMoveEvent(cgt::MouseEvent* e)
@@ -281,7 +297,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            if (texIndx < 0 || texIndx >= static_cast<int>(_textures.size()))
                return;
-            const ImageData* id = static_cast<const ImageData*>(_textures[texIndx].getData());
+            auto id = _textures[texIndx].getData<ImageData>();
            const cgt::Texture* tex = id->getRepresentation<ImageRepresentationGL>()->getTexture();
            const ImageRepresentationLocal* localRep = id->getRepresentation<ImageRepresentationLocal>();
            cgt::svec2 imageSize = id->getSize().xy();
@@ -297,7 +313,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            lookupTexelFloat /= (ratioRatio > 1) ? cgt::vec2(1.f, 1.f / ratioRatio) : cgt::vec2(ratioRatio, 1.f);
            cgt::svec3 lookupTexel(lookupTexelFloat.x, imageSize.y - lookupTexelFloat.y, 0);
-            if (lookupTexel.x >= 0 && lookupTexel.y >= 0 && lookupTexel.x < imageSize.x && lookupTexel.y < imageSize.y) {
+            if (lookupTexel.x < imageSize.x && lookupTexel.y < imageSize.y) {
                if (tex->isDepthTexture()) {
                    emit s_depthChanged(lookupTexel, localRep->getElementNormalized(lookupTexel, 0));
                }
@@ -335,7 +351,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            _tcp.process(_localDataContainer);
            e->accept();
            _geometriesDirty = true;
-            invalidate();
+			      emit s_invalidated();
        }
    }
@@ -357,7 +373,7 @@ namespace campvis {
        }
        if (_texturesDirty)
-            invalidate();
+			    emit s_invalidated();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::setDataHandles(const std::vector< std::pair<QString, QtDataHandle> >& handles) {
@@ -384,7 +400,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            _texturesDirty = true;
        }
-        invalidate();
+		    emit s_invalidated();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::updateTextures() {
@@ -394,13 +410,13 @@ namespace campvis {
        p_viewportSize.setValue(cgt::ivec2(width(), height()));
        for (std::map<QString, QtDataHandle>::iterator it = _handles.begin(); it != _handles.end(); ++it) {
-            if (const ImageData* img = dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(it->second.getData())) {
+            if (auto img = it->second.getData<ImageData>()) {
                if (const ImageRepresentationGL* imgGL = img->getRepresentation<ImageRepresentationGL>()) {
                    _textures.push_back(it->second);
                    maxSlices = std::max(maxSlices, imgGL->getTexture()->getDimensions().z);
                }
            }
-            else if (const RenderData* rd = dynamic_cast<const RenderData*>(it->second.getData())) {
+            else if (auto rd = it->second.getData<RenderData>()) {
                for (size_t i = 0; i < rd->getNumColorTextures(); ++i) {
                    const ImageRepresentationGL* imgGL = rd->getColorTexture(i)->getRepresentation<ImageRepresentationGL>();
                    if (imgGL) {
@@ -415,7 +431,7 @@ namespace campvis {
                }
            }
-            else if (const GeometryData* gd = dynamic_cast<const GeometryData*>(it->second.getData())) {
+            else if (auto gd = it->second.getData<GeometryData>()) {
                std::string name = it->first.toStdString();
                // copy geometry over to local 
@@ -440,12 +456,12 @@ namespace campvis {
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::onPropertyChanged(const AbstractProperty* prop) {
        // ignore properties of the geometry renderer
        if (prop != &p_geometryRendererProperties)
-            invalidate();
+			    emit s_invalidated();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::onGeometryRendererPropertyChanged(const AbstractProperty* prop) {
        _geometriesDirty = true;
-        invalidate();
+		      emit s_invalidated();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorCanvas::renderGeometryIntoTexture(const std::string& name, int textureIndex) {
@@ -481,7 +497,7 @@ namespace campvis {
        // check whether we have to render geometries
        cgt::Bounds unionBounds;
        for (std::map<QString, QtDataHandle>::iterator it = _handles.begin(); it != _handles.end(); ++it) {
-            if (const GeometryData* gd = dynamic_cast<const GeometryData*>(it->second.getData())) {
+            if (auto gd = it->second.getData<GeometryData>()) {
                unionBounds.addVolume(gd->getWorldBounds());
            }
        }

--- a/application/gui/datacontainerinspectorcanvas.h
+++ b/application/gui/datacontainerinspectorcanvas.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace campvis {
    signals:
        void s_colorChanged(const cgt::svec3& texel, const cgt::vec4&);
        void s_depthChanged(const cgt::svec3& texel, float depth);
+		    void s_invalidated();				///< signals an invalidation event
    private slots:
        /**
@@ -140,20 +141,17 @@ namespace campvis {
         */
        void onDataContainerChanged(const QString& key, QtDataHandle dh);
+		    /**
+		    * To be called when the canvas is invalidated, issues new paint job.
+		    */
+		    void onInvalidated();
    protected:
        /**
         * Performs the painting.
         */
        virtual void paint();
-        /**
-         * Gets called when the data collection of this pipeline has changed and thus has notified its observers.
-         * If \a name equals the name of the renderTarget, the s_renderTargetChanged signal will be emitted.
-         * \param   name    Name of the added data.
-         * \param   dh      DataHandle to the newly added data.
-         */
-        void onDataContainerDataAdded(const std::string& name, DataHandle dh);
        /**
         * Slot getting called when one of the observed properties changed and notifies its observers.
         * \param   prop    Property that emitted the signal
@@ -172,11 +170,6 @@ namespace campvis {
         */
        void resetTrackball();
-        /**
-         * To be called when the canvas is invalidated, issues new paint job.
-         */
-        void invalidate();
        /**
         * Renders the given 2D texture.
         * Binds the texture to the shader, sets the uniforms and renders the quad.

--- a/application/gui/datacontainerinspectorwidget.cpp
+++ b/application/gui/datacontainerinspectorwidget.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ namespace campvis {
    }
    DataContainerInspectorWidget::~DataContainerInspectorWidget() {
-        if (_dataContainer != 0) {
-            _dataContainer->s_dataAdded.disconnect(this);
-        }
        delete _pcWidget;
        _pcWidget = nullptr;
    }
@@ -260,7 +256,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            QModelIndex idxName = index->sibling(index->row(), 0);
            // only consider non-empty DataHandles
-            if (handle.getData() != 0) {
+            if (handle) {
                handles.push_back(std::make_pair(idxName.data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString(), handle));
                _localFootprint += handle.getData()->getLocalMemoryFootprint();
                _videoFootprint += handle.getData()->getVideoMemoryFootprint();
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            _lblName->setText("Name: " + handles.front().first);
            _lblTimestamp->setText("Timestamp: " + QString::number(handles.front().second.getTimestamp()));
-            if (const ImageData* tester = dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(handles.front().second.getData())) {
+            if (auto tester = handles.front().second.getData<ImageData>()) {
                _canvas->p_transferFunction.setImageHandle(handles.front().second);
                _lblNumChannels->setText(tr("Number of Channels: ") + QString::number(tester->getNumChannels()));
@@ -294,7 +290,7 @@ namespace campvis {
                _canvas->p_renderAChannel.setVisible(true);
                _canvas->p_geometryRendererProperties.setVisible(false);
            }
-            else if (const GeometryData* tester = dynamic_cast<const GeometryData*>(handles.front().second.getData())) {
+            else if (auto tester = handles.front().second.getData<GeometryData>()) {
                _lblSize->setText(tr("Size: n/a"));
                _lblNumChannels->setText(tr("Number of Channels: n/a"));
@@ -310,7 +306,7 @@ namespace campvis {
                _canvas->p_renderAChannel.setVisible(false);
                _canvas->p_geometryRendererProperties.setVisible(true);
            }
-            else if (const RenderData* tester = dynamic_cast<const RenderData*>(handles.front().second.getData())) {
+            else if (auto tester = handles.front().second.getData<RenderData>()) {
                const ImageData* id = tester->getNumColorTextures() > 0 ? tester->getColorTexture() : tester->getDepthTexture();
                if (id != 0) {
                    _lblNumChannels->setText(tr("Number of Channels: ") + QString::number(id->getNumChannels()));
@@ -386,28 +382,17 @@ namespace campvis {
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorWidget::init() {
-        if (_canvas != 0)
-            _canvas->init();
        _inited = true;
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorWidget::deinit() {
-        _inited = false;
+        _canvas->deinit();
-        if (_canvas != 0)
-            _canvas->deinit();
-        _pcWidget->updatePropCollection(0, 0);
        if (_dataContainer != 0) {
            _dataContainer->s_dataAdded.disconnect(this);
        }
-        _dataContainer = 0;
+        _inited = false;
-        _dctWidget->update(0);
-        if(_propEditorWid != nullptr)
-            _propEditorWid->deinit();
    }
    void DataContainerInspectorWidget::onDCTWidgetSelectionModelSelectionChanged(const QItemSelection& selected, const QItemSelection& deselected) {
@@ -445,7 +430,7 @@ namespace campvis {
            // only consider non-empty DataHandles that are ImageData and have render target representations
            if (handle.getData() != 0) {
-                if (dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(handle.getData()) && dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(handle.getData())->getDimensionality() == 3) {
+                if (handle.getData<ImageData>() && handle.getData<ImageData>()->getDimensionality() == 3) {
                    QString dialogCaption = "Export " + name + " as MHD Image";
                    QString directory = tr("");
                    const QString fileFilter = tr("*.mhd;;MHD images (*.mhd)");
@@ -453,15 +438,17 @@ namespace campvis {
                    QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, dialogCaption, directory, fileFilter);
                    MhdImageWriter writer;
+                    writer.init();
                    writer.p_fileName.setValue(filename.toStdString());
                    writer.p_inputImage.setValue(name.toStdString());
-                    writer.invalidate(AbstractProcessor::INVALID_RESULT);
+                    writer.invalidate(AbstractProcessor::INVALID_RESULT | AbstractProcessor::FIRST_FREE_TO_USE_INVALIDATION_LEVEL); // needed for the save action to actually execute
                    writer.process(*_dataContainer);
+                    writer.deinit();
                }
-                else if (dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(handle.getData()) || dynamic_cast<const RenderData*>(handle.getData())) {
+                else if (handle.getData<ImageData>() || handle.getData<RenderData>()) {
                    QString dialogCaption = "Export " + name + " as Image";
                    QString directory = tr("");
-                    const QString fileFilter = tr("*.png;;PNG images (*.png)");
+                    const QString fileFilter = tr("Image (*.png *.bmp *.jpg *.tif);;RAW Image (*.raw);;DirectDraw Surface (*.dds);;C-style header (*.h);;Radiance High Dynamic (*.hdr)");
                    QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, dialogCaption, directory, fileFilter);
@@ -484,10 +471,10 @@ namespace campvis {
        // get the ImageData object (either directly or from the RenderData)
        const ImageData* id = 0;
-        if (const RenderData* tester = dynamic_cast<const RenderData*>(handle.getData())) {
+        if (auto tester = handle.getData<RenderData>()) {
            id = tester->getColorTexture(0);
        }
-        else if (const ImageData* tester = dynamic_cast<const ImageData*>(handle.getData())) {
+        else if (auto tester = handle.getData<ImageData>()) {
            id = tester;
        }
        else {
@@ -518,10 +505,13 @@ namespace campvis {
        ilEnable(IL_FILE_OVERWRITE);
        ilResetWrite();
        ILboolean success = ilSaveImage(filename.c_str());
        ilDeleteImages(1, &img);
        if (!success) {
-            LERRORC