diff --git a/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c b/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
index d4de1386871..42a163d3da5 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ void image_buffer_rect_update(Scene *scene, RenderResult *rr, ImBuf *ibuf, volat
 /* set callbacks, exported to sequence render too.
  Only call in foreground (UI) renders. */
 
-static void render_error_reports(void *reports, const char *str)
-{
-	BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, str);
-}
-
 /* executes blocking render */
 static int screen_render_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
@@ -214,7 +209,6 @@ static int screen_render_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	G.afbreek= 0;
 	RE_test_break_cb(re, NULL, (int (*)(void *)) blender_test_break);
-	RE_error_cb(re, op->reports, render_error_reports);
 
 	ima= BKE_image_verify_viewer(IMA_TYPE_R_RESULT, "Render Result");
 	BKE_image_signal(ima, NULL, IMA_SIGNAL_FREE);
@@ -226,11 +220,15 @@ static int screen_render_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	   since sequence rendering can call that recursively... (peter) */
 	seq_stripelem_cache_cleanup();
 
+	RE_SetReports(re, op->reports);
+
 	if(is_animation)
-		RE_BlenderAnim(re, mainp, scene, camera_override, lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step, op->reports);
+		RE_BlenderAnim(re, mainp, scene, camera_override, lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step);
 	else
 		RE_BlenderFrame(re, mainp, scene, NULL, camera_override, lay, scene->r.cfra, is_write_still);
 
+	RE_SetReports(re, NULL);
+
 	// no redraw needed, we leave state as we entered it
 	ED_update_for_newframe(mainp, scene, CTX_wm_screen(C), 1);
 
@@ -374,10 +372,14 @@ static void render_startjob(void *rjv, short *stop, short *do_update, float *pro
 	rj->do_update= do_update;
 	rj->progress= progress;
 
+	RE_SetReports(rj->re, rj->reports);
+
 	if(rj->anim)
-		RE_BlenderAnim(rj->re, rj->main, rj->scene, rj->camera_override, rj->lay, rj->scene->r.sfra, rj->scene->r.efra, rj->scene->r.frame_step, rj->reports);
+		RE_BlenderAnim(rj->re, rj->main, rj->scene, rj->camera_override, rj->lay, rj->scene->r.sfra, rj->scene->r.efra, rj->scene->r.frame_step);
 	else
 		RE_BlenderFrame(rj->re, rj->main, rj->scene, rj->srl, rj->camera_override, rj->lay, rj->scene->r.cfra, rj->write_still);
+
+	RE_SetReports(rj->re, NULL);
 }
 
 static void render_endjob(void *rjv)
@@ -470,7 +472,7 @@ static int screen_render_invoke(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *event)
 	if(WM_jobs_test(CTX_wm_manager(C), scene))
 		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
 
-	if(!RE_is_rendering_allowed(scene, camera_override, op->reports, render_error_reports)) {
+	if(!RE_is_rendering_allowed(scene, camera_override, op->reports)) {
 		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
 	}
 
@@ -578,8 +580,6 @@ static int screen_render_invoke(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *event)
 	rj->re= re;
 	G.afbreek= 0;
 
-	RE_error_cb(re, op->reports, render_error_reports);
-
 	WM_jobs_start(CTX_wm_manager(C), steve);
 
 	WM_cursor_wait(0);
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ static int screen_render_invoke(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *event)
 	return OPERATOR_RUNNING_MODAL;
 }
 
-
 /* contextual render, using current scene, view3d? */
 void RENDER_OT_render(wmOperatorType *ot)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c
index 6638a9d76d3..3a6cebef178 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 
 #include "RNA_define.h"
+#include "RNA_enum_types.h"
 
 #include "rna_internal.h"
 
@@ -271,6 +272,12 @@ static void rna_def_render_engine(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	prop= RNA_def_string(func, "info", "", 0, "Info", "");
 	RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_REQUIRED);
 
+	func= RNA_def_function(srna, "report", "RE_engine_report");
+	prop= RNA_def_enum_flag(func, "type", wm_report_items, 0, "Type", "");
+	RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_REQUIRED);
+	prop= RNA_def_string(func, "message", "", 0, "Report Message", "");
+	RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_REQUIRED);
+
 	/* registration */
 	RNA_define_verify_sdna(0);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h b/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h
index 23f301249ba..6debe8c9bc3 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ void RE_TileProcessor(struct Render *re);
 
 /* only RE_NewRender() needed, main Blender render calls */
 void RE_BlenderFrame(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene, struct SceneRenderLayer *srl, struct Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int frame, const short write_still);
-void RE_BlenderAnim(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene, struct Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra, struct ReportList *reports);
+void RE_BlenderAnim(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene, struct Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra);
+
+/* error reporting */
+void RE_SetReports(struct Render *re, struct ReportList *reports);
 
 /* main preview render call */
 void RE_PreviewRender(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene);
@@ -242,7 +245,6 @@ void RE_stats_draw_cb	(struct Render *re, void *handle, void (*f)(void *handle,
 void RE_progress_cb	(struct Render *re, void *handle, void (*f)(void *handle, float));
 void RE_draw_lock_cb		(struct Render *re, void *handle, void (*f)(void *handle, int));
 void RE_test_break_cb	(struct Render *re, void *handle, int (*f)(void *handle));
-void RE_error_cb		(struct Render *re, void *handle, void (*f)(void *handle, const char *str));
 
 /* should move to kernel once... still unsure on how/where */
 float RE_filter_value(int type, float x);
@@ -308,11 +310,12 @@ void RE_engine_end_result(RenderEngine *engine, struct RenderResult *result);
 
 int RE_engine_test_break(RenderEngine *engine);
 void RE_engine_update_stats(RenderEngine *engine, const char *stats, const char *info);
+void RE_engine_report(RenderEngine *engine, int type, const char *msg);
 
 void RE_engines_init(void);
 void RE_engines_exit(void);
 
-int RE_is_rendering_allowed(struct Scene *scene, struct Object *camera_override, void *erh, void (*error)(void *handle, const char *str));
+int RE_is_rendering_allowed(struct Scene *scene, struct Object *camera_override, struct ReportList *reports);
 
 #endif /* RE_PIPELINE_H */
 
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h b/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h
index b2535ebc9ea..13ca40bfd20 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct RenderBuckets;
 struct ObjectInstanceRen;
 struct RayObject;
 struct RayFace;
+struct ReportList;
 struct Main;
 
 #define TABLEINITSIZE 1024
@@ -252,10 +253,9 @@ struct Render
 	int (*test_break)(void *handle);
 	void *tbh;
 	
-	void (*error)(void *handle, const char *str);
-	void *erh;
-	
 	RenderStats i;
+
+	struct ReportList *reports;
 };
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index b1c9820337c..1d4014aac3e 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Render R;
 
 /* ********* alloc and free ******** */
 
-static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, ReportList *reports, const char *name_override);
+static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, const char *name_override);
 
 static volatile int g_break= 0;
 static int thread_break(void *UNUSED(arg))
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static void result_nothing(void *UNUSED(arg), RenderResult *UNUSED(rr)) {}
 static void result_rcti_nothing(void *UNUSED(arg), RenderResult *UNUSED(rr), volatile struct rcti *UNUSED(rect)) {}
 static void stats_nothing(void *UNUSED(arg), RenderStats *UNUSED(rs)) {}
 static void float_nothing(void *UNUSED(arg), float UNUSED(val)) {}
-static void print_error(void *UNUSED(arg), const char *str) {printf("ERROR: %s\n", str);}
 static int default_break(void *UNUSED(arg)) {return G.afbreek == 1;}
 
 static void stats_background(void *UNUSED(arg), RenderStats *rs)
@@ -1190,13 +1189,12 @@ void RE_InitRenderCB(Render *re)
 	re->display_draw= result_rcti_nothing;
 	re->progress= float_nothing;
 	re->test_break= default_break;
-	re->error= print_error;
 	if(G.background)
 		re->stats_draw= stats_background;
 	else
 		re->stats_draw= stats_nothing;
 	/* clear callback handles */
-	re->dih= re->dch= re->ddh= re->sdh= re->prh= re->tbh= re->erh= NULL;
+	re->dih= re->dch= re->ddh= re->sdh= re->prh= re->tbh= NULL;
 }
 
 /* only call this while you know it will remove the link too */
@@ -1251,7 +1249,7 @@ void RE_InitState(Render *re, Render *source, RenderData *rd, SceneRenderLayer *
 	
 	if(re->rectx < 2 || re->recty < 2 || (BKE_imtype_is_movie(rd->imtype) &&
 										  (re->rectx < 16 || re->recty < 16) )) {
-		re->error(re->erh, "Image too small");
+		BKE_report(re->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Image too small");
 		re->ok= 0;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1417,11 +1415,6 @@ void RE_test_break_cb(Render *re, void *handle, int (*f)(void *handle))
 	re->test_break= f;
 	re->tbh= handle;
 }
-void RE_error_cb(Render *re, void *handle, void (*f)(void *handle, const char *str))
-{
-	re->error= f;
-	re->erh= handle;
-}
 
 
 /* ********* add object data (later) ******** */
@@ -2710,14 +2703,14 @@ static int check_valid_camera(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, void (*error)(void *handle, const char *str))
+int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, ReportList *reports)
 {
 	SceneRenderLayer *srl;
 	
 	if(scene->r.mode & R_BORDER) {
 		if(scene->r.border.xmax <= scene->r.border.xmin ||
 		   scene->r.border.ymax <= scene->r.border.ymin) {
-			error(erh, "No border area selected.");
+			BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "No border area selected.");
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2728,13 +2721,13 @@ int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, vo
 		scene_unique_exr_name(scene, str, 0);
 		
 		if (BLI_is_writable(str)==0) {
-			error(erh, "Can not save render buffers, check the temp default path");
+			BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Can not save render buffers, check the temp default path");
 			return 0;
 		}
 		
 		/* no fullsample and edge */
 		if((scene->r.scemode & R_FULL_SAMPLE) && (scene->r.mode & R_EDGE)) {
-			error(erh, "Full Sample doesn't support Edge Enhance");
+			BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Full Sample doesn't support Edge Enhance");
 			return 0;
 		}
 		
@@ -2748,7 +2741,7 @@ int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, vo
 			bNode *node;
 		
 			if(ntree==NULL) {
-				error(erh, "No Nodetree in Scene");
+				BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "No Nodetree in Scene");
 				return 0;
 			}
 			
@@ -2757,13 +2750,13 @@ int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, vo
 					break;
 			
 			if(node==NULL) {
-				error(erh, "No Render Output Node in Scene");
+				BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "No Render Output Node in Scene");
 				return 0;
 			}
 			
 			if(scene->r.scemode & R_FULL_SAMPLE) {
 				if(composite_needs_render(scene, 0)==0) {
-					error(erh, "Full Sample AA not supported without 3d rendering");
+					BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Full Sample AA not supported without 3d rendering");
 					return 0;
 				}
 			}
@@ -2772,7 +2765,7 @@ int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, vo
 	
 	 /* check valid camera, without camera render is OK (compo, seq) */
 	if(!check_valid_camera(scene, camera_override)) {
-		error(erh, "No camera");
+		BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "No camera");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	
@@ -2782,7 +2775,7 @@ int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, vo
 	/* forbidden combinations */
 	if(scene->r.mode & R_PANORAMA) {
 		if(scene->r.mode & R_ORTHO) {
-			error(erh, "No Ortho render possible for Panorama");
+			BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "No Ortho render possible for Panorama");
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2798,13 +2791,13 @@ int RE_is_rendering_allowed(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, void *erh, vo
 		if(!(srl->layflag & SCE_LAY_DISABLE))
 			break;
 	if(srl==NULL) {
-		error(erh, "All RenderLayers are disabled");
+		BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "All RenderLayers are disabled");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	
 	/* renderer */
 	if(!ELEM(scene->r.renderer, R_INTERN, R_YAFRAY)) {
-		error(erh, "Unknown render engine set");
+		BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Unknown render engine set");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2906,6 +2899,11 @@ static int render_initialize_from_main(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Sc
 	return 1;
 }
 
+void RE_SetReports(Render *re, ReportList *reports)
+{
+	re->reports= reports;
+}
+
 /* general Blender frame render call */
 void RE_BlenderFrame(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SceneRenderLayer *srl, Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int frame, const short write_still)
 {
@@ -2931,7 +2929,7 @@ void RE_BlenderFrame(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SceneRenderLayer *sr
 				BKE_makepicstring(name, scene->r.pic, scene->r.cfra, scene->r.imtype, scene->r.scemode & R_EXTENSION, FALSE);
 	
 				/* reports only used for Movie */
-				do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, NULL, NULL, name);
+				do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, NULL, name);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2942,7 +2940,7 @@ void RE_BlenderFrame(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SceneRenderLayer *sr
 	G.rendering= 0;
 }
 
-static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, ReportList *reports, const char *name_override)
+static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, const char *name_override)
 {
 	char name[FILE_MAX];
 	RenderResult rres;
@@ -2960,7 +2958,7 @@ static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, R
 			dofree = 1;
 		}
 		RE_ResultGet32(re, (unsigned int *)rres.rect32);
-		ok= mh->append_movie(&re->r, scene->r.cfra, rres.rect32, rres.rectx, rres.recty, reports);
+		ok= mh->append_movie(&re->r, scene->r.cfra, rres.rect32, rres.rectx, rres.recty, re->reports);
 		if(dofree) {
 			MEM_freeN(rres.rect32);
 		}
@@ -3042,7 +3040,7 @@ static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, R
 }
 
 /* saves images to disk */
-void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra, ReportList *reports)
+void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra)
 {
 	bMovieHandle *mh= BKE_get_movie_handle(scene->r.imtype);
 	int cfrao= scene->r.cfra;
@@ -3055,14 +3053,14 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_overri
 	/* ugly global still... is to prevent renderwin events and signal subsurfs etc to make full resol */
 	/* is also set by caller renderwin.c */
 	G.rendering= 1;
-	
+
 	if(BKE_imtype_is_movie(scene->r.imtype))
-		if(!mh->start_movie(scene, &re->r, re->rectx, re->recty, reports))
+		if(!mh->start_movie(scene, &re->r, re->rectx, re->recty, re->reports))
 			G.afbreek= 1;
 
 	if (mh->get_next_frame) {
 		while (!(G.afbreek == 1)) {
-			int nf = mh->get_next_frame(&re->r, reports);
+			int nf = mh->get_next_frame(&re->r, re->reports);
 			if (nf >= 0 && nf >= scene->r.sfra && nf <= scene->r.efra) {
 				scene->r.cfra = re->r.cfra = nf;
 
@@ -3071,7 +3069,7 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_overri
 				do_render_all_options(re);
 
 				if(re->test_break(re->tbh) == 0) {
-					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, reports, NULL))
+					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, NULL))
 						G.afbreek= 1;
 				}
 
@@ -3135,7 +3133,7 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_overri
 			
 			if(re->test_break(re->tbh) == 0) {
 				if(!G.afbreek)
-					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, reports, NULL))
+					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, NULL))
 						G.afbreek= 1;
 			}
 			else
@@ -3343,6 +3341,11 @@ void RE_engine_update_stats(RenderEngine *engine, const char *stats, const char
 	re->i.statstr= NULL;
 }
 
+void RE_engine_report(RenderEngine *engine, int type, const char *msg)
+{
+	BKE_report(engine->re->reports, type, msg);
+}
+
 /* loads in image into a result, size must match
  * x/y offsets are only used on a partial copy when dimensions dont match */
 void RE_layer_load_from_file(RenderLayer *layer, ReportList *reports, const char *filename, int x, int y)
diff --git a/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c b/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c
index cf2481bc982..e496fa0fa8c 100644
--- a/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c
+++ b/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ void RE_AcquireResultImage(struct Render *re, struct RenderResult *rr){}
 void RE_ReleaseResult(struct Render *re){}
 void RE_ReleaseResultImage(struct Render *re){}
 int RE_engine_test_break(struct RenderEngine *engine){return 0;}
+void RE_engine_report(struct RenderEngine *engine, int type, const char *msg) {}
 
 /* python */
 struct wmOperatorType *WM_operatortype_find(const char *idname, int quiet){return (struct wmOperatorType *) NULL;}
diff --git a/source/creator/creator.c b/source/creator/creator.c
index 28447ac8e46..a8b24d0c9bc 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator.c
+++ b/source/creator/creator.c
@@ -768,7 +768,9 @@ static int render_frame(int argc, const char **argv, void *data)
 
 			frame = MIN2(MAXFRAME, MAX2(MINAFRAME, frame));
 
-			RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, frame, frame, scene->r.frame_step, &reports);
+			RE_SetReports(re, &reports);
+			RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, frame, frame, scene->r.frame_step);
+			RE_SetReports(re, NULL);
 			return 1;
 		} else {
 			printf("\nError: frame number must follow '-f / --render-frame'.\n");
@@ -789,7 +791,9 @@ static int render_animation(int UNUSED(argc), const char **UNUSED(argv), void *d
 		Render *re= RE_NewRender(scene->id.name);
 		ReportList reports;
 		BKE_reports_init(&reports, RPT_PRINT);
-		RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step, &reports);
+		RE_SetReports(re, &reports);
+		RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step);
+		RE_SetReports(re, NULL);
 	} else {
 		printf("\nError: no blend loaded. cannot use '-a'.\n");
 	}