diff --git a/src/main/java/bdv/AbstractSpimSource.java b/src/main/java/bdv/AbstractSpimSource.java
index ba8e1b93ed17032580371c1c890e55774753434e..c981e1039da5f2bac258e1e46449e7348ff5f2ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bdv/AbstractSpimSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bdv/AbstractSpimSource.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package bdv;
 
 import mpicbg.spim.data.SequenceDescription;
+import mpicbg.spim.data.View;
 import net.imglib2.RandomAccessible;
 import net.imglib2.RandomAccessibleInterval;
 import net.imglib2.RealRandomAccessible;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import net.imglib2.interpolation.randomaccess.NLinearInterpolatorFactory;
 import net.imglib2.interpolation.randomaccess.NearestNeighborInterpolatorFactory;
 import net.imglib2.realtransform.AffineTransform3D;
 import net.imglib2.type.numeric.NumericType;
+import net.imglib2.view.Views;
 import bdv.viewer.Interpolation;
 import bdv.viewer.Source;
 
@@ -59,7 +61,40 @@ public abstract class AbstractSpimSource< T extends NumericType< T > > implement
 		interpolatorFactories[ iNLinearMethod ] = new NLinearInterpolatorFactory< T >();
 	}
 
-	protected abstract void loadTimepoint( final int timepoint );
+	protected void loadTimepoint( final int timepoint )
+	{
+		currentTimepoint = timepoint;
+		if ( isPresent( timepoint ) )
+		{
+			final T zero = getType().createVariable();
+			zero.setZero();
+			final View view = sequenceViews.getView( timepoint, setup );
+			final AffineTransform3D reg = view.getModel();
+			for ( int level = 0; level < currentSources.length; level++ )
+			{
+				final AffineTransform3D mipmapTransform = getMipmapTransforms( setup )[ level ];
+				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].set( reg );
+				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].concatenate( mipmapTransform );
+				currentSources[ level ] = getImage( view, level );
+				for ( int method = 0; method < numInterpolationMethods; ++method )
+					currentInterpolatedSources[ level ][ method ] = Views.interpolate( Views.extendValue( currentSources[ level ], zero ), interpolatorFactories[ method ] );
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			for ( int level = 0; level < currentSources.length; level++ )
+			{
+				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].identity();
+				currentSources[ level ] = null;
+				for ( int method = 0; method < numInterpolationMethods; ++method )
+					currentInterpolatedSources[ level ][ method ] = null;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected abstract AffineTransform3D[] getMipmapTransforms( final int setup );
+
+	protected abstract RandomAccessibleInterval< T > getImage( final View view, final int level );
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isPresent( final int t )
diff --git a/src/main/java/bdv/SpimSource.java b/src/main/java/bdv/SpimSource.java
index 70b34d0655c43308680cca8e9f692e06d4004e18..801db3445fa1f911f143493cfb3c13fb0c9b968d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bdv/SpimSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bdv/SpimSource.java
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package bdv;
 
 import mpicbg.spim.data.SequenceDescription;
 import mpicbg.spim.data.View;
+import net.imglib2.RandomAccessibleInterval;
 import net.imglib2.realtransform.AffineTransform3D;
 import net.imglib2.type.numeric.NumericType;
-import net.imglib2.view.Views;
 
 public class SpimSource< T extends NumericType< T > > extends AbstractSpimSource< T >
 {
@@ -20,40 +20,20 @@ public class SpimSource< T extends NumericType< T > > extends AbstractSpimSource
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected void loadTimepoint( final int timepoint )
+	public T getType()
 	{
-		currentTimepoint = timepoint;
-		if ( isPresent( timepoint ) )
-		{
-			final T zero = imgLoader.getImageType().createVariable();
-			zero.setZero();
-			final View view = sequenceViews.getView( timepoint, setup );
-			final AffineTransform3D reg = view.getModel();
-			for ( int level = 0; level < currentSources.length; level++ )
-			{
-				final AffineTransform3D mipmapTransform = imgLoader.getMipmapTransforms( setup )[ level ];
-				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].set( reg );
-				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].concatenate( mipmapTransform );
-				currentSources[ level ] = imgLoader.getImage( view, level );
-				for ( int method = 0; method < numInterpolationMethods; ++method )
-					currentInterpolatedSources[ level ][ method ] = Views.interpolate( Views.extendValue( currentSources[ level ], zero ), interpolatorFactories[ method ] );
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			for ( int level = 0; level < currentSources.length; level++ )
-			{
-				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].identity();
-				currentSources[ level ] = null;
-				for ( int method = 0; method < numInterpolationMethods; ++method )
-					currentInterpolatedSources[ level ][ method ] = null;
-			}
-		}
+		return imgLoader.getImageType();
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public T getType()
+	protected RandomAccessibleInterval< T > getImage( final View view, final int level )
 	{
-		return imgLoader.getImageType();
+		return imgLoader.getImage( view, level );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected AffineTransform3D[] getMipmapTransforms( final int setup )
+	{
+		return imgLoader.getMipmapTransforms( setup );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/bdv/VolatileSpimSource.java b/src/main/java/bdv/VolatileSpimSource.java
index d2dfb10d279230c222817119966157e6332ee331..7739d9e8753db9623481711d427cf4cdd24eaffb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bdv/VolatileSpimSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bdv/VolatileSpimSource.java
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package bdv;
 
 import mpicbg.spim.data.SequenceDescription;
 import mpicbg.spim.data.View;
+import net.imglib2.RandomAccessibleInterval;
 import net.imglib2.Volatile;
 import net.imglib2.realtransform.AffineTransform3D;
 import net.imglib2.type.numeric.NumericType;
-import net.imglib2.type.numeric.RealType;
-import net.imglib2.view.Views;
 
 public class VolatileSpimSource< T extends NumericType< T >, V extends Volatile< T > & NumericType< V >  > extends AbstractSpimSource< V >
 {
@@ -24,38 +23,6 @@ public class VolatileSpimSource< T extends NumericType< T >, V extends Volatile<
 		loadTimepoint( 0 );
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	protected void loadTimepoint( final int timepoint )
-	{
-		currentTimepoint = timepoint;
-		if ( isPresent( timepoint ) )
-		{
-			final V zero = imgLoader.getVolatileImageType().createVariable();
-			zero.setZero();
-			final View view = sequenceViews.getView( timepoint, setup );
-			final AffineTransform3D reg = view.getModel();
-			for ( int level = 0; level < currentSources.length; level++ )
-			{
-				final AffineTransform3D mipmapTransform = imgLoader.getMipmapTransforms( setup )[ level ];
-				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].set( reg );
-				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].concatenate( mipmapTransform );
-				currentSources[ level ] = imgLoader.getVolatileImage( view, level );
-				for ( int method = 0; method < numInterpolationMethods; ++method )
-					currentInterpolatedSources[ level ][ method ] = Views.interpolate( Views.extendValue( currentSources[ level ], zero ), interpolatorFactories[ method ] );
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			for ( int level = 0; level < currentSources.length; level++ )
-			{
-				currentSourceTransforms[ level ].identity();
-				currentSources[ level ] = null;
-				for ( int method = 0; method < numInterpolationMethods; ++method )
-					currentInterpolatedSources[ level ][ method ] = null;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public V getType()
 	{
@@ -66,4 +33,16 @@ public class VolatileSpimSource< T extends NumericType< T >, V extends Volatile<
 	{
 		return nonVolatileSource;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected RandomAccessibleInterval< V > getImage( final View view, final int level )
+	{
+		return imgLoader.getVolatileImage( view, level );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected AffineTransform3D[] getMipmapTransforms( final int setup )
+	{
+		return imgLoader.getMipmapTransforms( setup );
+	}
 }