2 files changed, 18 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/GraphicsContext3D.java b/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/GraphicsContext3D.java
index 6844b95..ed23fd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/GraphicsContext3D.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/GraphicsContext3D.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 
 import org.jogamp.vecmath.Color3f;
 import org.jogamp.vecmath.Vector3d;
@@ -314,9 +315,6 @@ public class GraphicsContext3D extends Object   {
     private int numActiveTexUnit = 0;
     private int lastActiveTexUnitIndex = 0;
 
-    // for read raster
-    private volatile boolean readRasterReady = false;
-
     // for runMonitor
     private boolean gcReady = false;
     private int waiting = 0;
@@ -2230,27 +2228,21 @@ public int numSounds() {
 		(!canvas3d.view.active)) {
             return;
         } else if (Thread.currentThread() == canvas3d.screen.renderer) {
-            doReadRaster(raster);
-        } else if (Thread.currentThread() ==
-                        canvas3d.view.universe.behaviorScheduler) {
-	    readRasterReady = false;
-            sendRenderMessage(false, GraphicsContext3D.READ_RASTER, raster, null);
-	    while (!readRasterReady) {
-		MasterControl.threadYield();
-	    }
+            doReadRaster(raster, null);
         } else {
-	    // call from user thread
-	    readRasterReady = false;
-            sendRenderMessage(true, GraphicsContext3D.READ_RASTER, raster, null);
-	    while (!readRasterReady) {
-		MasterControl.threadYield();
-	    }
+            CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+            sendRenderMessage(Thread.currentThread() != canvas3d.view.universe.behaviorScheduler,
+                    GraphicsContext3D.READ_RASTER, raster, latch);
+            try {
+                latch.await();
+            } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    void doReadRaster(Raster raster) {
+    void doReadRaster(Raster raster, CountDownLatch latch) {
+        try {
         if (!canvas3d.firstPaintCalled) {
-            readRasterReady = true;
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2374,7 +2366,11 @@ public int numSounds() {
                 ((DepthComponentNativeRetained)ras.depthComponent).retrieveDepth(
                         intBuffer, rasterSize.width, rasterSize.height);
         }
-        readRasterReady = true;
+        } finally {
+            if (latch != null) {
+                latch.countDown();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/Renderer.java b/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/Renderer.java
index 01958e3..3e5a384 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/Renderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jogamp/java3d/Renderer.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.awt.image.ImageObserver;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ ArrayList<TextureRetained> textureIDResourceTable = new ArrayList<TextureRetaine
                         break;
                     case GraphicsContext3D.READ_RASTER:
                         canvas.graphicsContext3D.doReadRaster(
-				(Raster)m[nmesg].args[2]);
+				(Raster)m[nmesg].args[2], (CountDownLatch) m[nmesg].args[3]);
                         break;
 		    case GraphicsContext3D.SET_APPEARANCE:
 			canvas.graphicsContext3D.doSetAppearance(