--- a/examples/common.rs
+++ b/examples/common.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ fn merge_rgb_alpha(rgb: &DynamicImage, a
         .collect::<Vec<_>>()
 }
 
-fn load_rgb_png(surface: &mut GlfwSurface, path: &Path) -> Result<LoadedTexture, TextureLoadError> {
-    let img = open_rgb_png(&path)?;
+pub fn load_from_data(data: &[u8]) -> Result<DynamicImage, ImageError> {
+    image::load_from_memory(data)
+}
+
+pub fn upload_texture_from_rgb_image(surface: &mut GlfwSurface, img: DynamicImage) -> Result<LoadedTexture, TextureLoadError> {
     let (width, height) = img.dimensions();
     let texels = img
         .pixels()
@@ -65,6 +68,11 @@ fn load_rgb_png(surface: &mut GlfwSurfac
     Ok(LoadedTexture::Rgb(tex))
 }
 
+pub fn load_rgb_texture(surface: &mut GlfwSurface, path: &Path) -> Result<LoadedTexture, TextureLoadError> {
+    let img = open_rgb_png(&path)?;
+    upload_texture_from_rgb_image(surface, img)
+}
+
 fn load_rgb_a_pngs(surface: &mut GlfwSurface, rgb: &Path, alpha: &Path) -> Result<LoadedTexture, TextureLoadError> {
     let img = open_alpha_png(&alpha)?;
     let alpha = match img.grayscale() {
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn load_anm_image<P: AsRef<Path>>(mu
             load_rgb_a_pngs(&mut surface, &png_filename, &alpha_filename)
         },
         None => {
-            load_rgb_png(&mut surface, &png_filename)
+            load_rgb_texture(&mut surface, &png_filename)
         }
     }
 }