diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp b/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
index 87e5745a4..3996365e7 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ void printParameterHelp(const char *argv0, bool foundInvalidArgs) {
 	printf("\n                     \t\t        of the optional settings:");
 	printf("\n                     \t\ttransparent, enable_grid, enable_wireframe,");
 	printf("\n                     \t\tenable_normals, disable_grid, disable_wireframe,");
-	printf("\n                     \t\tdisable_normals, saveas-<filename>");
+	printf("\n                     \t\tdisable_normals, saveas-<filename>, resize-wxh");
 	printf("\n                     \t\texample:");
-	printf("\n %s %s=transparent,disable_grid,saveas-test.png %s=techs/megapack/factions/tech/units/battle_machine/models/battle_machine_dying.g3d",extractFileFromDirectoryPath(argv0).c_str(),(const char *)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTO_SCREENSHOT]),(const char *)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_LOAD_MODEL]));
+	printf("\n %s %s=transparent,disable_grid,saveas-test.png,resize-800x600 %s=techs/megapack/factions/tech/units/battle_machine/models/battle_machine_dying.g3d",extractFileFromDirectoryPath(argv0).c_str(),(const char *)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_AUTO_SCREENSHOT]),(const char *)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_LOAD_MODEL]));
 
 	//     "================================================================================"
 	printf("\n%s=x",(const char *)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_LOAD_PARTICLE]));
@@ -950,6 +950,22 @@ void MainWindow::onMenumFileToggleScreenshotTransparent(wxCommandEvent &event) {
 
 void MainWindow::saveScreenshot() {
 	try {
+		std::pair<int,int> overrideSize(0,0);
+	    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < autoScreenShotParams.size(); ++i) {
+			if(_strnicmp(autoScreenShotParams[i].c_str(),"resize-",7) == 0) {
+	    		printf("Screenshot option [%s]\n",autoScreenShotParams[i].c_str());
+
+	    		string resize = autoScreenShotParams[i];
+	    		resize = resize.erase(0,7);
+	    		vector<string> values;
+	            Tokenize(resize,values,"x");
+	            overrideSize.first = strToInt(values[0]);
+	            overrideSize.second = strToInt(values[1]);
+
+	    		break;
+	    	}
+	    }
+
 		int autoSaveScreenshotIndex = -1;
 	    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < autoScreenShotParams.size(); ++i) {
 			if(_strnicmp(autoScreenShotParams[i].c_str(),"saveas-",7) == 0) {
@@ -967,7 +983,7 @@ void MainWindow::saveScreenshot() {
 			FILE *f= fopen(saveAsFilename.c_str(), "rb");
 #endif
 			if(f == NULL) {
-				renderer->saveScreen(saveAsFilename.c_str());
+				renderer->saveScreen(saveAsFilename.c_str(),&overrideSize);
 			}
 			else {
 				if(f) {
@@ -1002,7 +1018,7 @@ void MainWindow::saveScreenshot() {
 					FILE *f= fopen(path.c_str(), "rb");
 #endif
 					if(f == NULL) {
-						renderer->saveScreen(path);
+						renderer->saveScreen(path,&overrideSize);
 						break;
 					}
 					else {
diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
index 7a5e15890..95d61d501 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void Renderer::setAlphaColor(float alpha) {
     //printf("#3.1 The framebuffer uses %d bit(s) per the alpha component\n", alpha_bits);
 }
 
-void Renderer::saveScreen(const string &path) {
+void Renderer::saveScreen(const string &path,std::pair<int,int> *overrideSize) {
 	Pixmap2D *pixmapScreenShot = new Pixmap2D(width, height, 4);
 	//glFinish();
 
@@ -494,6 +494,10 @@ void Renderer::saveScreen(const string &path) {
 
 	glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
 
+	if(overrideSize != NULL && overrideSize->first > 0 && overrideSize->second > 0) {
+		pixmapScreenShot->Scale(GL_RGBA,overrideSize->first,overrideSize->second);
+	}
+
 	pixmapScreenShot->save(path);
 	delete pixmapScreenShot;
 }
diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h
index 48b533e77..9a523bb76 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public:
 
 	void setBackgroundColor(float red, float green, float blue);
 	void setAlphaColor(float alpha);
-	void saveScreen(const string &path);
+	void saveScreen(const string &path,std::pair<int,int> *overrideSize);
 	bool hasActiveParticleSystem(ParticleSystem::ParticleSystemType typeName) const;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp
index d77933ebb..7e7b55601 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp
@@ -916,20 +916,30 @@ Pixmap2D::~Pixmap2D() {
 
 void Pixmap2D::Scale(int format, int newW, int newH) {
 	int useComponents = this->getComponents();
+	int originalW = w;
+	int originalH = h;
 	uint8 *newpixels= new uint8[newW * newH * useComponents];
 
 	glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
 	int error = gluScaleImage(	format,
 				w, h, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels,
 				newW, newH, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, newpixels);
-	if(error != GL_NO_ERROR) {
+	glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
+
+	if(error == GL_NO_ERROR) {
 		init(newW,newH,this->components);
 		pixels = newpixels;
+
+		if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Scaled image from [%d x %d] to [%d x %d]\n",originalW,originalH,w,h);
 	}
 	else {
-		assertGl();
+		const char *errorString= reinterpret_cast<const char*>(gluErrorString(error));
+		printf("ERROR Scaling image from [%d x %d] to [%d x %d] error: %d [%s]\n",originalW,originalH,w,h,error,errorString);
+
+		GLenum glErr = error;
+		assertGlWithErrorNumber(glErr);
 	}
-	glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
+
 	CalculatePixelsCRC(pixels,getPixelByteCount(), crc);
 }