diff --git a/src/BuildTiles/Main/main.cxx b/src/BuildTiles/Main/main.cxx
index 66720669..0724221c 100644
--- a/src/BuildTiles/Main/main.cxx
+++ b/src/BuildTiles/Main/main.cxx
@@ -1060,14 +1060,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     struct rlimit limit;
     limit.rlim_cur = 20000000;
     limit.rlim_max = 20000000;
+
     result = setrlimit( RLIMIT_DATA, &limit );
     cout << "result of setting mem limit = " << result << endl;
     result = setrlimit( RLIMIT_STACK, &limit );
     cout << "result of setting mem limit = " << result << endl;
     result = setrlimit( RLIMIT_CORE, &limit );
     cout << "result of setting mem limit = " << result << endl;
+#if 0
     result = setrlimit( RLIMIT_RSS, &limit );
     cout << "result of setting mem limit = " << result << endl;
+#endif
 
     // cpu time limit since occassionally the triangulator can go into
     // an infinite loop.
diff --git a/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx b/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx
index 319e02b1..2bfab6f9 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx
+++ b/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 #include <simgear/math/sg_types.hxx>
 
+#include <Polygon/polygon.hxx>
+
 
 void write_polygon( const FGPolygon& poly, const string& base );
 
diff --git a/src/Prep/Photo/Makefile.am b/src/Prep/Photo/Makefile.am
index 957d45de..7f5939e9 100644
--- a/src/Prep/Photo/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Prep/Photo/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ photo_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/Lib/Polygon/libPolygon.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/Lib/poly2tri/libpoly2tri.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/Lib/Geometry/libGeometry.a \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/Lib/Output/libOutput.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/Lib/TriangleJRS/libTriangleJRS.a \
 	-lsgbucket -lsgdebug -lsgio -lsgmath -lsgmisc -lz -lgpc \
 	$(base_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Prep/Photo/photo.cxx b/src/Prep/Photo/photo.cxx
index 12361c2a..b147efb0 100644
--- a/src/Prep/Photo/photo.cxx
+++ b/src/Prep/Photo/photo.cxx
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@
 
 #include <Array/array.hxx>
 #include <Geometry/trinodes.hxx>
+#include <Output/output.hxx>
+#include <Polygon/index.hxx>
+#include <Polygon/split.hxx>
+#include <Polygon/polygon.hxx>
 
 SG_USING_STD(string);
 
 
-const int MAX_XDIV = 32;
-const int MAX_YDIV = 32;
+const int MAX_XDIV = 16;
+const int MAX_YDIV = 16;
 
 
 // fix node elevations
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     if ( argc != 13 ) {
         SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT,
                 "Usage " << argv[0]
-                << " root <image>.png xdiv ydiv x0 y0 x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3" );
+                << " root image(base) xdiv ydiv x0 y0 x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3" );
         exit(-1);
     }
 
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     int ydiv = atoi( argv[4] );
     if ( xdiv > MAX_XDIV || xdiv < 1 || ydiv > MAX_YDIV || ydiv < 1 ) {
         SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT,
-                "{x,y}div must be in the range of 1 - 32" );
+                "{x,y}div must be in the range of 1 - " << MAX_XDIV );
         exit(-1);
     }
         
@@ -210,11 +214,12 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
             strip_tc.push_back( 2 );
 
             char bufx[5], bufy[5];
-            snprintf( bufx, 5, "%02d", i );
-            snprintf( bufy, 5, "%02d", j );
-            string material = bufx;
+            snprintf( bufx, 5, "%X", i );
+            snprintf( bufy, 5, "%X", j );
+            string material = image;
+            material += bufx;
             material += bufy;
-            material += image;
+            material += ".png";
 
             strips_v.push_back( strip_v );
             strips_tc.push_back( strip_tc );
@@ -236,9 +241,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     }
 
     // bounding sphere
-    Point3D center_geod = Point3D( (x0 + x2) / 2 * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS,
-                                   (y0 + y2) / 2 * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS, 0 );
+    Point3D center_geod = Point3D( ((x0 + x2) / 2) * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS,
+                                   ((y0 + y2) / 2) * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS,
+                                   0 );
     Point3D gbs_center = sgGeodToCart( center_geod );
+    cout << "gbs center = " << gbs_center << endl;
     float gbs_radius = sgCalcBoundingRadius( gbs_center, wgs84_nodes );
 
     // normals
@@ -264,6 +271,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     string_list fan_materials; fan_materials.clear();
 
     obj.set_gbs_center( gbs_center );
+    cout << "gbs center = " << gbs_center << endl;
     obj.set_gbs_radius( gbs_radius );
     obj.set_wgs84_nodes( wgs84_nodes );
     obj.set_normals( normals );
@@ -281,7 +289,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     // write the object
     string objpath = root + "/PhotoObj";
     string name = image;
-    SGBucket b( center_geod.x(), center_geod.y() );
+    SGBucket b( center_geod.x() * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES,
+                center_geod.y() * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES);
 
     bool result = obj.write_bin( objpath, name, b );
     if ( !result ) {
@@ -289,5 +298,24 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
 	exit(-1);
     }
 
+    // write the index entry
+    write_index( objpath, b, name );
+
+    // write the 'hole' polygon
+    FGPolygon hole; hole.erase();
+    Point3D p;
+
+    p = Point3D( x0, y0, 0 ); hole.add_node( 0, p );
+    p = Point3D( x1, y1, 0 ); hole.add_node( 0, p );
+    p = Point3D( x2, y2, 0 ); hole.add_node( 0, p );
+    p = Point3D( x3, y3, 0 ); hole.add_node( 0, p );
+
+    // initialize persistant polygon counter
+    string counter_file = root + "/poly_counter";
+    poly_index_init( counter_file );
+
+    string holepath = root + "/PhotoArea";
+    split_polygon( holepath, HoleArea, hole );
+
     return 0;
 }