--- a/artifacts/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/artifacts/context/RiverContextFactory.java	Mon Sep 23 12:21:59 2013 +0200
+++ b/artifacts/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/artifacts/context/RiverContextFactory.java	Mon Sep 23 12:28:22 2013 +0200
@@ -8,26 +8,8 @@
 
 package org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.context;
 
-import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.state.State;
-import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.state.StateEngine;
-import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.transition.Transition;
-import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.transition.TransitionEngine;
-import org.dive4elements.artifacts.ArtifactContextFactory;
-import org.dive4elements.artifacts.GlobalContext;
-import org.dive4elements.artifacts.common.utils.Config;
-import org.dive4elements.artifacts.common.utils.XMLUtils;
-import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.model.Module;
-import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.model.ZoomScale;
-import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.states.StateFactory;
-import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.transitions.TransitionFactory;
-import org.dive4elements.river.themes.Theme;
-import org.dive4elements.river.themes.ThemeFactory;
-import org.dive4elements.river.themes.ThemeGroup;
-import org.dive4elements.river.themes.ThemeMapping;
-import org.dive4elements.river.utils.Pair;
-import org.dive4elements.river.exports.OutGenerator;
+import java.io.File;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -36,12 +18,41 @@
 import javax.xml.xpath.XPathConstants;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.state.State;
+import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.state.StateEngine;
+
+import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.transition.Transition;
+import org.dive4elements.artifactdatabase.transition.TransitionEngine;
+
+import org.dive4elements.artifacts.ArtifactContextFactory;
+import org.dive4elements.artifacts.GlobalContext;
+
+import org.dive4elements.artifacts.common.utils.Config;
+import org.dive4elements.artifacts.common.utils.ElementConverter;
+import org.dive4elements.artifacts.common.utils.XMLUtils;
+
+import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.model.Module;
+import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.model.ZoomScale;
+
+import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.states.StateFactory;
+
+import org.dive4elements.river.artifacts.transitions.TransitionFactory;
+
+import org.dive4elements.river.exports.OutGenerator;
+
+import org.dive4elements.river.themes.Theme;
+import org.dive4elements.river.themes.ThemeFactory;
+import org.dive4elements.river.themes.ThemeGroup;
+import org.dive4elements.river.themes.ThemeMapping;
+
+import org.dive4elements.river.utils.Pair;
+
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 
-
 /**
  * The ArtifactContextFactory is used to initialize basic components and put
  * them into the global context of the application.
@@ -324,8 +335,8 @@
 
         logger.info("Found " + num + " configured output generators.");
 
-        Map<String, Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Element>> generators =
-            new HashMap<String, Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Element>>();
+        Map<String, Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Object>> generators =
+            new HashMap<String, Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Object>>();
 
         int idx = 0;
 
@@ -334,6 +345,7 @@
 
             String names = item.getAttribute("names").trim();
             String clazz = item.getAttribute("class").trim();
+            String converter = item.getAttribute("converter").trim();
 
             if (names.isEmpty() || clazz.isEmpty()) {
                 continue;
@@ -345,12 +357,32 @@
                 generatorClass = (Class<OutGenerator>)Class.forName(clazz);
             }
             catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
-                logger.warn(cnfe, cnfe);
+                logger.error(cnfe, cnfe);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Element> pair =
-                new Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Element>(generatorClass, item);
+            Object cfg = null;
+
+            if (!converter.isEmpty()) {
+                try {
+                    ElementConverter ec =
+                        (ElementConverter)Class.forName(converter)
+                            .newInstance();
+                    cfg = ec.convert(item);
+                }
+                catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
+                    logger.error(cnfe, cnfe);
+                }
+                catch (InstantiationException ie) {
+                    logger.error(ie);
+                }
+                catch (IllegalAccessException iae) {
+                    logger.error(iae);
+                }
+            }
+
+            Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Object> pair =
+                new Pair<Class<OutGenerator>, Object>(generatorClass, cfg);
 
             for (String key: names.split("[\\s,]")) {
                 if (!(key = key.trim()).isEmpty()) {