diff --git a/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h b/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
index 1ad7ab1c56..0428055595 100644
--- a/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
+++ b/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
 	
 private:
     glm::vec3 mapToTrackball(glm::vec2 mousePos);
+    glm::vec3 mapToCamera(glm::vec3 trackballPos);
     void trackballRotate(int x, int y);
 
 	Camera* camera_;
diff --git a/include/openspace/util/camera.h b/include/openspace/util/camera.h
index c9c945d505..a5e6e0e2c5 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/camera.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/camera.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public:
 	void setScaling(const glm::vec2 &scaling);
 	const glm::vec2 & getScaling() const;
 	
+	void setLookUp(glm::vec3 lookUp);
+	const glm::vec3 getLookUp() const;
+
 private:
 	float maxFov_;
 	float sinMaxFov_;
@@ -51,8 +54,10 @@ private:
 
 	glm::quat viewRotation_;
 	glm::mat4 viewRotationMatrix_; // compiled from the quaternion
+
+	glm::vec3 lookUp_;
 };
 
 } // namespace openspace
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/kernels/helpers/volume_raycasting.cl b/kernels/helpers/volume_raycasting.cl
index e52c746b74..8623e27c53 100644
--- a/kernels/helpers/volume_raycasting.cl
+++ b/kernels/helpers/volume_raycasting.cl
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 
+#ifdef CL_VERSION_1_2
+    #define RC_TF_TYPE image1d_t
+    #define RC_TF_MAP(intensity) intensity
+#else
+    #define RC_TF_TYPE image1d_t
+    #define RC_TF_MAP(intensity) (float2)(intensity,0.0f)
+#endif
+
+
 #define EARLY_RAY_TERMINATION_OPACITY 0.95
 
 void raySetup(float3 first, float3 last, float3 dimension, float3* rayDirection, float* tIncr, float* tEnd);
@@ -37,8 +46,8 @@ void raySetup(float3 first, float3 last, float3 dimension, float3* rayDirection,
  * 1.0 and true is returned, otherwise false is returned.
  ***/
 bool earlyRayTermination(float4* color, float maxOpacity) {
-    if ((*color).a >= maxOpacity) {
-        (*color).a = 1.0f;
+    if ((*color).w >= maxOpacity) {
+        (*color).w = 1.0f;
         return true;
     } else {
         return false;
diff --git a/openspace-data b/openspace-data
index 741819bbd5..8d90347525 160000
--- a/openspace-data
+++ b/openspace-data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 741819bbd51d68bde6fe3128276c05a370797629
+Subproject commit 8d9034752552a0e92d44c3ae7c99d2a75b5152a7
diff --git a/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp b/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
index b6907d7c47..65a7cc38e1 100644
--- a/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ std::string _loggerCat = "InteractionHandler";
 namespace openspace {
 
 InteractionHandler::InteractionHandler() {
-
 	// initiate pointers
 	camera_ = nullptr;
 	enabled_ = true;
 	node_ = nullptr;
 	dt_ = 0.0;
-	_lastTrackballPos = glm::vec3(0.5);
+	_lastTrackballPos = glm::vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.5);
 	_leftMouseButtonDown = false;
 	_isMouseBeingPressedAndHeld = false;
 }
@@ -100,8 +99,7 @@ void InteractionHandler::connectDevices() {
 
 void InteractionHandler::addExternalControl(ExternalControl* controller) {
 	//assert(this_);
-	if (controller != nullptr)
-	{
+	if (controller != nullptr) {
 		controllers_.push_back(controller);
 	}
 }
@@ -113,8 +111,7 @@ void InteractionHandler::setCamera(Camera *camera) {
 
 Camera * InteractionHandler::getCamera() const {
 	//assert(this_);
-	if (enabled_)
-	{
+	if (enabled_) {
 		return camera_;
 	}
 	return nullptr;
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ void InteractionHandler::orbit(const glm::quat &rotation) {
 void InteractionHandler::distance(const pss &distance) {
 	//assert(this_);
 	lockControls();
-
 	
 	psc relative = camera_->getPosition();
 	psc origin;
@@ -210,12 +206,9 @@ void InteractionHandler::setRotation(const glm::quat &rotation) {
 
 void InteractionHandler::update(const double dt) {
 	//assert(this_);
-
 	// setting dt_ for use in callbacks
 	dt_ = dt;
-
 	if (enabled_ && camera_) {
-
 		// fetch data from joysticks
 		DeviceIdentifier::ref().update();
 
@@ -223,7 +216,6 @@ void InteractionHandler::update(const double dt) {
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < controllers_.size(); ++i) {
 			controllers_[i]->update();
 		}
-		
 	}
 }
 
@@ -249,12 +241,30 @@ glm::vec3 InteractionHandler::mapToTrackball(glm::vec2 mousePos) {
 	return glm::normalize(out);
 }
 
+glm::vec3 InteractionHandler::mapToCamera(glm::vec3 trackballPos) {
+//	return glm::vec3((sgct::Engine::instance()->getActiveViewMatrix() * glm::vec4(trackballPos,0)));
+
+    //Get x,y,z axis vectors of current camera view
+	glm::vec3 currentViewYaxis = glm::normalize(camera_->getLookUp());
+	psc viewDir = camera_->getPosition() - node_->getWorldPosition();
+	glm::vec3 currentViewZaxis = glm::normalize(viewDir.getVec3f());
+	glm::vec3 currentViewXaxis = glm::normalize(glm::cross(currentViewYaxis, currentViewZaxis));
+
+    //mapping to camera co-ordinate
+    currentViewXaxis*=trackballPos.x;
+    currentViewYaxis*=trackballPos.y;
+    currentViewZaxis*=trackballPos.z;
+    return (currentViewXaxis + currentViewYaxis + currentViewZaxis);
+}
+
 void InteractionHandler::trackballRotate(int x, int y) {
 	// Normalize mouse coordinates to [0,1]
 	float width = sgct::Engine::instance()->getActiveXResolution();
 	float height = sgct::Engine::instance()->getActiveYResolution();
 	glm::vec2 mousePos = glm::vec2((float)x/width, (float)y/height);
-    mousePos[1] = 0.5;
+
+	mousePos = glm::clamp(mousePos, -0.5, 1.5); // Ugly fix #1: Camera position becomes NaN on mouse values outside [-0.5, 1.5]
+    mousePos[1] = 0.5; 							// Ugly fix #2: Tempoarily only allow rotation around y
 
 	glm::vec3 curTrackballPos = mapToTrackball(mousePos);
 //	LDEBUG(mousePos.x << ", " << mousePos.y << " = " << curTrackballPos.x << ", " << curTrackballPos.y << ", " << curTrackballPos.z);
@@ -266,36 +276,24 @@ void InteractionHandler::trackballRotate(int x, int y) {
 	}
 
 	if (curTrackballPos != _lastTrackballPos) {
-		// calculate rotation angle (in radians), rotation axis and quaternion
+		// calculate rotation angle (in radians)
 		float rotationAngle = glm::angle(curTrackballPos, _lastTrackballPos);
-        rotationAngle *= getDt()*100.0f;
+		rotationAngle *= getDt()*100.0f;
+
+        // Map trackballpos to camera
+//		glm::vec3 trackballMappedToCamera = mapToCamera(_lastTrackballPos - curTrackballPos);
+//		psc currentCamPos = camera_->getPosition();
+//		glm::vec3 nextCamPos = currentCamPos.getVec3f() + trackballMappedToCamera;
+//		glm::vec3 rotationAxis = glm::cross(currentCamPos.getVec3f(), nextCamPos);
+
 		glm::vec3 rotationAxis = glm::cross(_lastTrackballPos, curTrackballPos);
 		rotationAxis = glm::normalize(rotationAxis);
 		glm::quat quaternion = glm::angleAxis(rotationAngle, rotationAxis);
 
-		// -----------------------------------------------------------------
-
+		// Apply quaternion to camera
 		orbit(glm::inverse(quaternion));
 		camera_->rotate(quaternion);
-//		camera_->compileViewRotationMatrix();
-/*
-		psc nodePos = node_->getWorldPosition();
-		psc camPos = camera_->getPosition();
-		glm::mat4 transMatrix = glm::translate(glm::mat4(1.0), nodePos.getVec3f()-camPos.getVec3f());
-		glm::mat4 transBackMatrix = glm::translate(glm::mat4(1.0), camPos.getVec3f()-nodePos.getVec3f());
-		glm::vec4 translated = transMatrix*glm::vec4(camPos.getVec3f(), 1.0);
-		glm::vec4 postRot = glm::rotate(quaternion, translated);
-		glm::vec4 newCamPos = transBackMatrix*glm::vec4(postRot.x, postRot.y, postRot.z, 1.0);
-		camera_->setPosition(psc::CreatePSC(newCamPos.x, newCamPos.y, newCamPos.z));
-		camera_->rotate(glm::inverse(quaternion));
-		camera_->compileViewRotationMatrix();
-        */
-//		node_->calculateBoundingSphere();
-
-//		glm::vec3 camPos = *sgct::Engine::instance()->getUserPtr()->getPosPtr();
-//		sgct::Engine::instance()->getUserPtr()->setOrientation(quaternion.w, quaternion.x, quaternion.y, quaternion.z);
-//		sgct::Engine::instance()->getUserPtr()->setPos(glm::rotate(quaternion, camPos));
-
+		camera_->setLookUp(glm::rotate(quaternion, camera_->getLookUp()));
 
 		_lastTrackballPos = curTrackballPos;
 	}
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderablevolumeexpert.cpp b/src/rendering/renderablevolumeexpert.cpp
index 9c4c1d5eaa..b2be33c6e3 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderablevolumeexpert.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderablevolumeexpert.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ bool RenderableVolumeExpert::initialize() {
     
     _colorBoxRenderer->initialize();
     glm::size2_t dimensions = _colorBoxRenderer->dimensions();
-    
 	ghoul::opengl::Texture* backTexture = _colorBoxRenderer->backFace();
 	ghoul::opengl::Texture* frontTexture = _colorBoxRenderer->frontFace();
 	_output = new ghoul::opengl::Texture(glm::size3_t(dimensions[0],dimensions[1],1));
@@ -342,15 +341,14 @@ void RenderableVolumeExpert::render(const Camera *camera, const psc &thisPositio
     if( ! _kernel.isValidKernel())
         return;
     
-    psc camPos = camera->getPosition();
-    psc relative = thisPosition-camPos;
-    double factor = pow(10.0,relative[3]);
-    glm::mat4 camTransform = camera->getViewRotationMatrix();
-    
     glm::mat4 transform = camera->getViewProjectionMatrix();
+    glm::mat4 camTransform = camera->getViewRotationMatrix();
+    psc relative = thisPosition-camera->getPosition();
+
     transform = transform*camTransform;
-    transform = glm::translate(transform, glm::vec3(relative[0]*factor, relative[1]*factor, relative[2]*factor));
+    transform = glm::translate(transform, relative.getVec3f());
     transform = glm::scale(transform, _boxScaling);
+
     _colorBoxRenderer->render(transform);
     
     _textureLock->lock();
@@ -450,6 +448,7 @@ void RenderableVolumeExpert::safeKernelCompilation() {
                 if(argumentError)
                     return;
                 
+            
                 tmpKernel.setArgument(0, &_clFrontTexture);
                 tmpKernel.setArgument(1, &_clBackTexture);
                 tmpKernel.setArgument(2, &_clOutput);
@@ -494,6 +493,7 @@ void RenderableVolumeExpert::safeUpdateTexture(const ghoul::filesystem::File& fi
     
     // create the new texture
     ghoul::opengl::Texture* newTexture = loadTransferFunction(file.path());
+    
     if(newTexture) {
         
         // upload the new texture and create a cl memory
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index 66f441b105..469ceb4275 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool RenderEngine::initialize() {
 
 bool RenderEngine::initializeGL() {
 
-#define SGCT_WPTR sgct::Engine::instance()->getWindowPtr(0)
+#define SGCT_WPTR sgct::Engine::instance()->getActiveWindowPtr()
 using sgct_core::Viewport;
 
     // TODO:    Fix the power scaled coordinates in such a way that these values can be set
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ using sgct_core::Viewport;
 		// get viewdirection, stores the direction in the camera, used for culling
 		glm::vec3 viewdir = glm::normalize(eyePosition- center);
 		_mainCamera->setCameraDirection(-viewdir);
+		_mainCamera->setLookUp(glm::vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0));
 
 		// set the initial fov to be 0.0 which means everything will be culled
 		float maxFov = 0.0f;
@@ -142,14 +143,13 @@ void RenderEngine::postSynchronizationPreDraw() {
 }
 
 void RenderEngine::render() {
-	
     // SGCT resets certian settings
 	glEnable (GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 	glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
     
 	// setup the camera for the current frame
-    const glm::vec3 eyePosition = sgct_core::ClusterManager::instance()->getUserPtr()->getPos();
-    glm::mat4 view = glm::translate(glm::mat4(1.0), eyePosition); // make sure the eye is in the center
+	const glm::vec3 eyePosition = sgct_core::ClusterManager::instance()->getUserPtr()->getPos();
+	glm::mat4 view = glm::translate(glm::mat4(1.0), eyePosition); // make sure the eye is in the center
 	_mainCamera->setViewProjectionMatrix(sgct::Engine::instance()->getActiveModelViewProjectionMatrix()*view);
 
 	// render the scene starting from the root node
diff --git a/src/scenegraph/scenegraph.cpp b/src/scenegraph/scenegraph.cpp
index de3d7d4792..a47f37ff05 100644
--- a/src/scenegraph/scenegraph.cpp
+++ b/src/scenegraph/scenegraph.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bool SceneGraph::initialize() {
         // TODO: Set scaling dependent on the position and distance
         // set position for camera
         psc cameraPosition = positionNode->getPosition();
-        cameraPosition += psc(0.0,0.0,2.0,0.0);
+        cameraPosition += psc(0.0,0.0,1.0,2.0);
         c->setPosition(cameraPosition);
         c->setCameraDirection(glm::vec3(0,0,-1));
         c->setScaling(glm::vec2(1.0,0.0));
diff --git a/src/util/camera.cpp b/src/util/camera.cpp
index d7112c8c62..58ea592662 100644
--- a/src/util/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/util/camera.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 // sgct includes
 #include "sgct.h"
 
+#include <glm/gtx/vector_angle.hpp>
+
 namespace openspace {
 	
 Camera::Camera() {
@@ -44,14 +46,11 @@ const glm::mat4 & Camera::getViewRotationMatrix() const {
 
 void Camera::compileViewRotationMatrix() {
 	// convert from quaternion to rotationmatrix using glm
-
 	viewRotationMatrix_ = glm::mat4_cast(viewRotation_);
 
 	// the camera matrix needs to be rotated inverse to the world
-	glm::mat4 camrotmatrix = glm::mat4_cast(glm::inverse(viewRotation_));
-	glm::vec4 camdir(cameraDirection_[0],cameraDirection_[1],cameraDirection_[2],0);
-	camdir = camrotmatrix* camdir;
-	viewDirection_ = glm::normalize(glm::vec3(camdir[0],camdir[1],camdir[2]));
+	viewDirection_ = glm::rotate(glm::inverse(viewRotation_), cameraDirection_);
+	viewDirection_ = glm::normalize(viewDirection_);
 }
 
 void Camera::rotate(glm::quat rotation) {
@@ -91,5 +90,13 @@ void Camera::setScaling(const glm::vec2 &scaling) {
 const glm::vec2 & Camera::getScaling() const {
 	return scaling_;
 }
+
+void Camera::setLookUp(glm::vec3 lookUp) {
+	lookUp_ = lookUp;
+}
+
+const glm::vec3 Camera::getLookUp() const {
+	return lookUp_;
+}
 	
-} // namespace openspace
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace openspace