diff --git a/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.hpp b/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.hpp
index afb011d5b..c4d302044 100644
--- a/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.hpp
+++ b/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.hpp
@@ -161,5 +161,6 @@ void		InvalidateVisual( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData );
 OSStatus	ConfigureVisual( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData );
 
 void        initProjectM( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData );
+void        renderProjectMTexture( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.mm b/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.mm
index 9b39799e1..f44bab18b 100644
--- a/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.mm
+++ b/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM.mm
@@ -10,13 +10,50 @@
 void initProjectM( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData ) {
 //    std::string config_filename = getConfigFilename();
     projectM *pm = new projectM("/usr/local/share/projectM/config.inp");
-    
     visualPluginData->pm = pm;
     
-    // start off with a random preset
-    unsigned int playlistSize = pm->getPlaylistSize();
-    unsigned int index = rand() % playlistSize;
-    pm->selectPreset(index, false);
+    pm->selectRandom(true);
+}
+
+void renderProjectMTexture( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData ){
+    static int textureHandle = visualPluginData->pm->initRenderToTexture();
+    
+    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+    glClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+    
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    
+    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
+    glLoadIdentity();
+    glFrustum(-1, 1, -1, 1, 2, 10);
+    
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    
+    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+    glLoadIdentity();
+    
+    glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    glMatrixMode(GL_TEXTURE);
+    glLoadIdentity();
+    
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, textureHandle);
+    glColor4d(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2d(0, 1);
+    glVertex3d(-0.8, 0.8, 0);
+    glTexCoord2d(0, 0);
+    glVertex3d(-0.8, -0.8, 0);
+    glTexCoord2d(1, 0);
+    glVertex3d(0.8, -0.8, 0);
+    glTexCoord2d(1, 1);
+    glVertex3d(0.8, 0.8, 0);
+    glEnd();
+    
+    glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    
+    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM_mac.mm b/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM_mac.mm
index fdeeccb9d..d6ee3435e 100644
--- a/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM_mac.mm
+++ b/src/projectM-iTunes/iprojectM_mac.mm
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void DrawVisual( VisualPluginData * visualPluginData )
     
     // render
     visualPluginData->pm->renderFrame();
+//    renderProjectMTexture(visualPluginData);
     
     glFlush();