diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
index a2674b83eb..f4d9cb4631 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from calibre.customize.conversion import OutputFormatPlugin, \
     OptionRecommendation
 from calibre.ebooks.oeb.output import OEBOutput
 from calibre.ptempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from calibre.ebooks.pdf.writer import PDFWriter, PDFMetadata
+from calibre.ebooks.pdf.writer import PDFWriter, ImagePDFWriter, PDFMetadata
 from calibre.ebooks.pdf.pageoptions import UNITS, PAPER_SIZES, \
     ORIENTATIONS
 
@@ -49,36 +49,42 @@ class PDFOutput(OutputFormatPlugin):
 
     def convert(self, oeb_book, output_path, input_plugin, opts, log):
         self.input_plugin, self.opts, self.log = input_plugin, opts, log
+        self.output_path = output_path
+        self.metadata = oeb_book.metadata
     
         if input_plugin.is_image_collection:
-            self.convert_images(input_plugin.get_images(), output_path)
+            self.convert_images(input_plugin.get_images())
         else:
-            self.convert_text(oeb_book, output_path)
+            self.convert_text(oeb_book)
             
-    def convert_images(self, images, output_path):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+    def convert_images(self, images):
+        # process images to document size
+        self.write(ImagePDFWriter, images)
             
-    def convert_text(self, oeb_book, output_path):
+    def convert_text(self, oeb_book):
         with TemporaryDirectory('_pdf_out') as oebdir:
             OEBOutput(None).convert(oeb_book, oebdir, self.input_plugin, self.opts, self.log)
 
             opf = glob.glob(os.path.join(oebdir, '*.opf'))[0]
+            
+            self.write(PDFWriter, [s.path for s in opf.spine])
 
-            writer = PDFWriter(self.opts, self.log)
+    def write(self, Writer, items):
+        writer = Writer(self.opts, self.log)
 
-            close = False
-            if not hasattr(output_path, 'write'):
-                close = True
-                if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(output_path)) and os.path.dirname(output_path) != '':
-                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_path))
-                out_stream = open(output_path, 'wb')
-            else:
-                out_stream = output_path
+        close = False
+        if not hasattr(self.output_path, 'write'):
+            close = True
+            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(self.output_path)) and os.path.dirname(self.output_path) != '':
+                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.output_path))
+            out_stream = open(self.output_path, 'wb')
+        else:
+            out_stream = self.output_path
 
-            out_stream.seek(0)
-            out_stream.truncate()
-            writer.dump(opf, out_stream, PDFMetadata(oeb_book.metadata))
+        out_stream.seek(0)
+        out_stream.truncate()
+        writer.dump(items, out_stream, PDFMetadata(self.metadata))
 
-            if close:
-                out_stream.close()
+        if close:
+            out_stream.close()
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py
index e82c6bd257..adaae10d16 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
 
         self.opts = opts
 
-    def dump(self, opfpath, out_stream, pdf_metadata):
+    def dump(self, items, out_stream, pdf_metadata):
         self.metadata = pdf_metadata
         self._delete_tmpdir()
 
-        opf = OPF(opfpath, os.path.dirname(opfpath))
-        self.render_queue = [i.path for i in opf.spine]
+        self.render_queue = items
         self.combine_queue = []
         self.out_stream = out_stream
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
         item = str(self.render_queue.pop(0))
         self.combine_queue.append(os.path.join(self.tmp_path, '%i.pdf' % (len(self.combine_queue) + 1)))
 
-        self.logger.info('Processing %s...' % item)
+        self.logger.debug('Processing %s...' % item)
 
         self.view.load(QUrl(item))
 
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
             self.tmp_path = PersistentTemporaryDirectory('_pdf_output_parts')
 
     def _write(self):
-        self.logger.info('Combining individual PDF parts...')
+        self.logger.debug('Combining individual PDF parts...')
 
         try:
             outPDF = PdfFileWriter(title=self.metadata.title, author=self.metadata.author)
@@ -134,8 +133,16 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
             self.loop.exit(0)
 
 
-class ImagePDFWriter(object):
+class ImagePDFWriter(PDFWriter):
     
-    def __init__(self, opts, log):
-        self.opts, self.log = opts, log
-        
+    def _render_next(self):
+        item = str(self.render_queue.pop(0))
+        self.combine_queue.append(os.path.join(self.tmp_path, '%i.pdf' % (len(self.combine_queue) + 1)))
+
+        self.logger.debug('Processing %s...' % item)
+
+        html = '<html><body><img src="%s" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px;" /></body></html>' % item
+
+        self.view.setHtml(html)
+
+