diff --git a/source/gameengine/PyDoc/VideoTexture.py b/source/gameengine/PyDoc/VideoTexture.py
index cbcd28fb24c..8f8ad28e32e 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/PyDoc/VideoTexture.py
+++ b/source/gameengine/PyDoc/VideoTexture.py
@@ -1,33 +1,94 @@
 # $Id$
 """
-Documentation for the VideoTexture module.
+The VideoTexture module allows you to manipulate textures during the game. 
+Several sources for texture are possible: video files, image files, 
+video capture, memory buffer, camera render or a mix of that. 
+The video and image files can be loaded from the internet using an URL 
+instead of a file name. In addition, you can apply filters on the images
+before sending them to the GPU, allowing video effect: blue screen, 
+color band, gray, normal map. 
+VideoTexture uses FFmpeg to load images and videos. All the formats and codecs
+that FFmpeg supports are supported by VideoTexture, including but not limited to: 
+
+    * AVI
+    * Ogg
+    * Xvid
+    * Theora
+    * dv1394 camera
+    * video4linux capture card (this includes many webcams)
+    * videoForWindows capture card (this includes many webcams)
+    * JPG 
+
+The principle is simple: first you identify a texture on an existing object using 
+the L{materialID} function, then you create a new texture with dynamic content
+and swap the two textures in the GPU. 
+The GE is not aware of the substitution and continues to display the object as always, 
+except that you are now in control of the texture. At the end, the new texture is
+deleted and the old texture restored. 
 
 Example:
 	import VideoTexture
 	import GameLogic
 
+	contr = GameLogic.getCurrentController()
+	obj = contr.getOwner()
+	
+	# the creation of the texture must be done once: save the 
+	# texture object in an attribute of GameLogic module makes it persistent
+	if not hasattr(GameLogic, 'video'):
+	
+		# identify a static texture by name
+		matID = VideoTexture.materialID(obj, 'IMvideo.png')
+		
+		# create a dynamic texture that will replace the static texture
+		GameLogic.video = VideoTexture.Texture(obj, matID)
+		
+		# define a source of image for the texture, here a movie
+		movie = GameLogic.expandPath('//trailer_400p.ogg')
+		GameLogic.video.source = VideoTexture.VideoFFmpeg(movie)
+		GameLogic.video.source.scale = True
+		
+		# quick off the movie, but it wont play in the background
+		GameLogic.video.source.play()	
+		
+		# you need to call this function every frame to ensure update of the texture.
+		GameLogic.video.refresh(True)
+	
+
 """
 def getLastError():
 	"""
-	Does something
+	Returns the description of the last error that occured in a VideoTexture function.
 	
-	@rtype: 
+	@rtype: string
 	"""
 def imageToArray(image):
 	"""
-	Does something
+	Returns a string corresponding to the current image stored in a texture source object
 
-	@param image: Image ID
-	@type image: integer
-	@rtype: array
+	@param image: Image source object.
+	@type image: object of type L{VideoFFmpeg}, L{ImageFFmpeg}, L{ImageBuff}, L{ImageMix}, L{ImageRender}, L{ImageMirror} or L{ImageViewport}
+	@rtype: string representing the image, 4 bytes per pixel in the RGBA order, line per line, starting from the bottom of the image.
 	"""
-def materialID(material):
+def materialID(object,name):
 	"""
-	Gets the ID of a material
-
-	@param material: the name of the material
-	@type material: string
-	@rtype: 
+	Returns a numeric value that can be used in L{Texture} to create a dynamic texture.
+	The value corresponds to an internal material number that uses the texture identified
+	by name. name is a string representing a texture name with IM prefix if you want to
+	identify the texture directly. 	This method works for basic tex face and for material,
+	provided the material has a texture channel using that particular texture in first
+	position of the texture stack. 	name can also have MA prefix if you want to identify
+	the texture by material. In that case the material must have a texture channel in first
+	position.
+	If the object has no material that matches name, it generates a runtime error. Use try/catch to catch the exception.
+	
+	Ex: VideoTexture.materialID(obj, 'IMvideo.png')
+	
+	@param object: the game object that uses the texture you want to make dynamic
+	@type object: game object
+	@param name: name of the texture/material you want to make dynamic. 
+	@type name: string
+	@rtype: integer
 	"""
 def setLogFile():
 	"""
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.cpp
index 0740afed2c6..1c5425c932c 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool ImageBase::release (void)
 
 
 // get image
-unsigned int * ImageBase::getImage (unsigned int texId)
+unsigned int * ImageBase::getImage (unsigned int texId, double ts)
 {
 	// if image is not available
 	if (!m_avail)
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ unsigned int * ImageBase::getImage (unsigned int texId)
 			// get images from sources
 			for (ImageSourceList::iterator it = m_sources.begin(); it != m_sources.end(); ++it)
 				// get source image
-				(*it)->getImage();
+				(*it)->getImage(ts);
 			// init image
 			init(m_sources[0]->getSize()[0], m_sources[0]->getSize()[1]);
 		}
 		// calculate new image
-		calcImage(texId);
+		calcImage(texId, ts);
 	}
 	// if image is available, return it, otherwise NULL
 	return m_avail ? m_image : NULL;
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ void ImageSource::setSource (PyImage * source)
 
 
 // get image from source
-unsigned int * ImageSource::getImage (void)
+unsigned int * ImageSource::getImage (double ts)
 {
 	// if source is available
 	if (m_source != NULL)
 		// get image from source
-		m_image = m_source->m_image->getImage();
+		m_image = m_source->m_image->getImage(0, ts);
 	// otherwise reset buffer
 	else
 		m_image = NULL;
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.h b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.h
index 138580ce701..70b1929b91d 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageBase.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool release (void);
 
 	/// get image
-	unsigned int * getImage (unsigned int texId = 0);
+	unsigned int * getImage (unsigned int texId = 0, double timestamp=-1.0);
 	/// get image size
 	short * getSize (void) { return m_size; }
 	/// get image buffer size
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ protected:
 	bool checkSourceSizes (void);
 
 	/// calculate image from sources and set its availability
-	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId) {}
+	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts) {}
 
 	/// perform loop detection
 	bool loopDetect (ImageBase * img);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public:
 	void setSource (PyImage * source);
 
 	/// get image from source
-	unsigned int * getImage (void);
+	unsigned int * getImage (double ts=-1.0);
 	/// get buffered image
 	unsigned int * getImageBuf (void) { return m_image; }
 	/// refresh source
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.cpp
index 2560467c3db..a4a61e7f55a 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ExceptionID ImageSizesNotMatch;
 ExpDesc ImageSizesNotMatchDesc (ImageSizesNotMatch, "Image sizes of sources are different");
 
 // calculate image from sources and set its availability
-void ImageMix::calcImage (unsigned int texId)
+void ImageMix::calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts)
 {
 	// check source sizes
 	if (!checkSourceSizes()) THRWEXCP(ImageSizesNotMatch, S_OK);
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.h b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.h
index b4842bd6b40..47bd644860f 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageMix.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual ImageSource * newSource (const char * id) { return new ImageSourceMix(id); }
 
 	/// calculate image from sources and set its availability
-	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId);
+	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.cpp
index 62594f9552c..8fd0a8968f8 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void ImageRender::setBackground (int red, int green, int blue, int alpha)
 
 
 // capture image from viewport
-void ImageRender::calcImage (unsigned int texId)
+void ImageRender::calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts)
 {
     if (m_rasterizer->GetDrawingMode() != RAS_IRasterizer::KX_TEXTURED ||   // no need for texture
         m_camera->GetViewport() ||        // camera must be inactive
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ImageRender::calcImage (unsigned int texId)
     // render the scene from the camera
     Render();
 	// get image from viewport
-	ImageViewport::calcImage(texId);
+	ImageViewport::calcImage(texId, ts);
     // restore OpenGL state
     m_canvas->EndFrame();
 }
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.h b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.h
index c94e2f1e718..d49544ce42a 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageRender.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected:
 
 
 	/// render 3d scene to image
-	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId);
+	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts);
 
 	void Render();
 	void SetupRenderFrame(KX_Scene *scene, KX_Camera* cam);
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.cpp
index 691a983970a..c39173a96f9 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ImageViewport::setPosition (GLint * pos)
 
 
 // capture image from viewport
-void ImageViewport::calcImage (unsigned int texId)
+void ImageViewport::calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts)
 {
 	// if scale was changed
 	if (m_scaleChange)
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.h b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.h
index 0449249cf95..49db56bcf19 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/ImageViewport.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ protected:
 	bool m_texInit;
 
 	/// capture image from viewport
-	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId);
+	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts);
 
 	/// get viewport size
 	GLint * getViewportSize (void) { return m_viewport + 2; }
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/Texture.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/Texture.cpp
index 04b39f0b05c..09c95b929c5 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/Texture.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/Texture.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ PyObject * Texture_refresh (Texture * self, PyObject * args)
 {
 	// get parameter - refresh source
 	PyObject * param;
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:refresh", &param) || !PyBool_Check(param))
+	double ts = -1.0;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|d:refresh", &param, &ts) || !PyBool_Check(param))
 	{
 		// report error
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "The value must be a bool");
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ PyObject * Texture_refresh (Texture * self, PyObject * args)
 				}
 
 				// get texture
-				unsigned int * texture = self->m_source->m_image->getImage(self->m_actTex);
+				unsigned int * texture = self->m_source->m_image->getImage(self->m_actTex, ts);
 				// if texture is available
 				if (texture != NULL)
 				{
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.cpp
index f21555a95c9..9136e619288 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ VideoFFmpeg::VideoFFmpeg (HRESULT * hRslt) : VideoBase(),
 m_codec(NULL), m_formatCtx(NULL), m_codecCtx(NULL), 
 m_frame(NULL), m_frameDeinterlaced(NULL), m_frameRGB(NULL), m_imgConvertCtx(NULL),
 m_deinterlace(false), m_preseek(0),	m_videoStream(-1), m_baseFrameRate(25.0),
-m_lastFrame(-1),  m_eof(false), m_curPosition(-1), m_startTime(0), 
+m_lastFrame(-1),  m_eof(false), m_externTime(false), m_curPosition(-1), m_startTime(0), 
 m_captWidth(0), m_captHeight(0), m_captRate(0.f), m_isImage(false),
 m_isThreaded(false), m_stopThread(false), m_cacheStarted(false)
 {
@@ -723,22 +723,37 @@ void VideoFFmpeg::setFrameRate (float rate)
 
 
 // image calculation
-void VideoFFmpeg::calcImage (unsigned int texId)
+void VideoFFmpeg::calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts)
 {
-	loadFrame();
+	loadFrame(ts);
 }
 
 
 // load frame from video
-void VideoFFmpeg::loadFrame (void)
+void VideoFFmpeg::loadFrame (double ts)
 {
 	if (m_status == SourcePlaying)
 	{
 		// get actual time
 		double startTime = PIL_check_seconds_timer();
-		if (m_lastFrame == -1 && !m_isFile)
-			m_startTime = startTime;
-		double actTime = startTime - m_startTime;
+		double actTime;
+		if (m_isFile && ts >= 0.0)
+		{
+			// allow setting timestamp only when not streaming
+			actTime = ts;
+			if (m_eof && actTime * actFrameRate() < m_lastFrame) 
+			{
+				// user is asking to rewind while the playback is already finished in the cache.
+				// we must clean the cache otherwise the eof condition will prevent any further reading.
+				stopCache();
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (m_lastFrame == -1 && !m_isFile)
+				m_startTime = startTime;
+			actTime = startTime - m_startTime;
+		}
 		// if video has ended
 		if (m_isFile && actTime * m_frameRate >= m_range[1])
 		{
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.h b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.h
index b56984588c1..355c58c496b 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/VideoFFmpeg.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ protected:
 	/// end of file reached
 	bool m_eof;
 
+	/// flag to indicate that time is coming from application
+	bool m_externTime;
+
 	/// current file pointer position in file expressed in frame number
 	long m_curPosition;
 
@@ -154,10 +157,10 @@ protected:
 	STR_String m_imageName;
 
 	/// image calculation
-	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId);
+	virtual void calcImage (unsigned int texId, double ts);
 
 	/// load frame from video
-	void loadFrame (void);
+	void loadFrame (double ts);
 
 	/// set actual position
 	void setPositions (void);