diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index d4ae9f28c..b96f5a08b 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ void Core::CreateNewFolder()
 #include "node/output/timeline/timeline.h"
 #include "node/output/track/track.h"
 #include "node/output/viewer/viewer.h"
+#include "node/processor/renderer/renderer.h"
 #include "panel/panelmanager.h"
 #include "panel/node/node.h"
 #include "panel/viewer/viewer.h"
@@ -271,13 +272,22 @@ void Core::CreateNewSequence()
     TimelineOutput* tb = new TimelineOutput();
     new_sequence->AddNode(tb);
 
+    RendererProcessor* rp = new RendererProcessor();
+    new_sequence->AddNode(rp);
+
     ViewerOutput* vo = new ViewerOutput();
     new_sequence->AddNode(vo);
 
     TrackOutput* to = new TrackOutput();
     new_sequence->AddNode(to);
 
-    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(to->texture_output(), vo->texture_input());
+    // Connect track to renderer
+    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(to->texture_output(), rp->texture_input());
+
+    // Connect renderer to viewer
+    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(rp->texture_output(), vo->texture_input());
+
+    // Connect track to timeline
     NodeParam::ConnectEdge(to->track_output(), tb->track_input());
 
     vo->AttachViewer(olive::panel_focus_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<ViewerPanel>());
diff --git a/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp b/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp
index 31401d7fa..2fa7c391e 100644
--- a/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp
+++ b/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 RendererProcessor::RendererProcessor() :
   started_(false)
 {
+  texture_input_ = new NodeInput("tex_in");
+  texture_input_->add_data_input(NodeInput::kTexture);
+  AddParameter(texture_input_);
+
+  texture_output_ = new NodeOutput("tex_out");
+  texture_output_->set_data_type(NodeInput::kTexture);
+  AddParameter(texture_output_);
 }
 
 QString RendererProcessor::Name()
@@ -42,9 +49,23 @@ QString RendererProcessor::Description()
   return tr("A multi-threaded OpenGL hardware-accelerated node compositor.");
 }
 
+QString RendererProcessor::id()
+{
+  return "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.renderervenus";
+}
+
 void RendererProcessor::Process(const rational &time)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(time)
+
+  // FIXME: Test code only
+  GLuint tex = texture_input_->get_value(time).value<GLuint>();
+
+  //glReadPixels()
+
+  texture_output_->set_value(tex);
+  // End test code
+
   /*
   // Ensure we have started
   Start();
@@ -62,6 +83,12 @@ void RendererProcessor::Release()
   Stop();
 }
 
+void RendererProcessor::InvalidateCache(const rational &start_range, const rational &end_range)
+{
+  Q_UNUSED(start_range)
+  Q_UNUSED(end_range)
+}
+
 void RendererProcessor::Start()
 {
   if (started_) {
@@ -97,3 +124,13 @@ RendererThread* RendererProcessor::CurrentThread()
 {
   return dynamic_cast<RendererThread*>(QThread::currentThread());
 }
+
+NodeInput *RendererProcessor::texture_input()
+{
+  return texture_input_;
+}
+
+NodeOutput *RendererProcessor::texture_output()
+{
+  return texture_output_;
+}
diff --git a/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.h b/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.h
index 3d22fbb14..4df3016bb 100644
--- a/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.h
+++ b/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.h
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ public:
   virtual QString Name() override;
   virtual QString Category() override;
   virtual QString Description() override;
-
-  virtual void Process(const rational &time) override;
+  virtual QString id() override;
 
   virtual void Release() override;
 
+  virtual void InvalidateCache(const rational &start_range, const rational &end_range) override;
+
   /**
    * @brief Set parameters of the Renderer
    *
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ public:
    */
   static RendererThread *CurrentThread();
 
+  NodeInput* texture_input();
+
+  NodeOutput* texture_output();
+
+public slots:
+  virtual void Process(const rational &time) override;
+
 private:
   /**
    * @brief Allocate and start the multithreaded backend
@@ -89,6 +97,10 @@ private:
   QVector<RendererThreadPtr> threads_;
 
   bool started_;
+
+  NodeInput* texture_input_;
+
+  NodeOutput* texture_output_;
 };
 
 #endif // RENDERER_H