diff --git a/Basic Shapes/SvgVisualElementEvents.cs b/Basic Shapes/SvgVisualElementEvents.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index e842aa94bf867d7166b062fa803b992e263c6749..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Basic Shapes/SvgVisualElementEvents.cs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace Svg
-{
-    public abstract partial class SvgVisualElement
-    {
-        private static readonly object _mouseOverKey = new object();
-        private static readonly object _mouseOutKey = new object();
-        private static readonly object _focusKey = new object();
-        private static readonly object _activeKey = new object();
-        private static readonly object _clickKey = new object();
-
-        public event EventHandler MouseOver
-        {
-            add { this.Events.AddHandler(_mouseOverKey, value); }
-            remove { this.Events.RemoveHandler(_mouseOverKey, value); }
-        }
-
-        public event EventHandler MouseOut
-        {
-            add { this.Events.AddHandler(_mouseOutKey, value); }
-            remove { this.Events.RemoveHandler(_mouseOutKey, value); }
-        }
-
-        public event EventHandler Focus
-        {
-            add { this.Events.AddHandler(_focusKey, value); }
-            remove { this.Events.RemoveHandler(_focusKey, value); }
-        }
-
-        public event EventHandler Active
-        {
-            add { this.Events.AddHandler(_activeKey, value); }
-            remove { this.Events.RemoveHandler(_activeKey, value); }
-        }
-
-        public event EventHandler Click
-        {
-            add { this.Events.AddHandler(_clickKey, value); }
-            remove { this.Events.RemoveHandler(_clickKey, value); }
-        }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/ISvgFilter.cs b/Filter Effects/ISvgFilter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index a80efb6e540b08998e830648e550b81f54e1e0ae..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Filter Effects/ISvgFilter.cs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Drawing;
-using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
-
-namespace Svg.FilterEffects
-{
-    public interface ISvgFilter
-    {
-        void ApplyFilter(Bitmap sourceGraphic, Graphics renderer);
-        List<SvgFilterPrimitive> Primitives { get; }
-        Dictionary<string, Bitmap> Results { get; }
-        SvgUnit Width { get; set; }
-        SvgUnit Height { get; set; }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/ISvgFilterable.cs b/Filter Effects/ISvgFilterable.cs
index 3d20196ea5c521891207299debb7b58cca598be2..fcaeded1f7c4923628801ab10e2b32052f9464d0 100644
--- a/Filter Effects/ISvgFilterable.cs	
+++ b/Filter Effects/ISvgFilterable.cs	
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ namespace Svg.FilterEffects
 {
     public interface ISvgFilterable
     {
-        ISvgFilter Filter { get; set; }
+        SvgFilter Filter { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Filter Effects/SvgFilter.cs b/Filter Effects/SvgFilter.cs
index ba0b65ac89312efcd9989ff9886d729546140f5d..1a6edb07126526f1b7a780bd6e18ba136d8f76d9 100644
--- a/Filter Effects/SvgFilter.cs	
+++ b/Filter Effects/SvgFilter.cs	
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Drawing;
@@ -7,77 +8,161 @@ using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
 
 namespace Svg.FilterEffects
 {
-    public class SvgFilter : SvgElement, ISvgFilter
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A filter effect consists of a series of graphics operations that are applied to a given source graphic to produce a modified graphical result.
+    /// </summary>
+    [SvgElement("filter")]
+    public sealed class SvgFilter : SvgElement
     {
-        private readonly List<SvgFilterPrimitive> _primitives;
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, Bitmap> _results;
-        private SvgUnit _width;
-        private SvgUnit _height;
+        private Bitmap sourceGraphic;
+        private Bitmap sourceAlpha;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the width of the resulting filter graphic.
+        /// </summary>
         [SvgAttribute("width")]
         public SvgUnit Width
         {
-            get { return this._width; }
-            set { this._width = value; }
+            get { return this.Attributes.GetAttribute<SvgUnit>("width"); }
+            set { this.Attributes["width"] = value; }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the height of the resulting filter graphic.
+        /// </summary>
         [SvgAttribute("height")]
         public SvgUnit Height
         {
-            get { return this._height; }
-            set { this._height = value; }
+            get { return this.Attributes.GetAttribute<SvgUnit>("height"); }
+            set { this.Attributes["height"] = value; }
         }
 
-        public List<SvgFilterPrimitive> Primitives
-        {
-            get { return this._primitives; }
-        }
-
-        public Dictionary<string, Bitmap> Results
-        {
-            get { return this._results; }
-        }
+        internal Dictionary<string, Func<SvgVisualElement, SvgRenderer, Bitmap>> Buffer { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SvgFilter"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
         public SvgFilter()
         {
-            this._primitives = new List<SvgFilterPrimitive>();
-            this._results = new Dictionary<string, Bitmap>();
+            this.Buffer = new Dictionary<string, Func<SvgVisualElement, SvgRenderer, Bitmap>>();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Renders the <see cref="SvgElement"/> and contents to the specified <see cref="SvgRenderer"/> object.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="renderer">The <see cref="SvgRenderer"/> object to render to.</param>
         protected override void Render(SvgRenderer renderer)
         {
             // Do nothing
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A new object that is a copy of this instance.
+        /// </returns>
         public override object Clone()
         {
             return (SvgFilter)this.MemberwiseClone();
         }
 
-        public void ApplyFilter(Bitmap sourceGraphic, Graphics renderer)
+        public void ApplyFilter(SvgVisualElement element, SvgRenderer renderer)
+        {
+            this.Buffer.Clear();
+            this.PopulateDefaults(element, renderer);
+
+            IEnumerable<SvgFilterPrimitive> primitives = this.Children.OfType<SvgFilterPrimitive>();
+
+            if (primitives.Count() > 0)
+            {
+                foreach (var primitive in primitives)
+                {
+                    this.Buffer.Add(primitive.Result, (e, r) => primitive.Process());
+                }
+
+                // Render the final filtered image
+                renderer.DrawImageUnscaled(this.Buffer.Last().Value(element, renderer), new Point(0, 0));
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void PopulateDefaults(SvgVisualElement element, SvgRenderer renderer)
+        {
+            this.ResetDefaults();
+
+            this.Buffer.Add(SvgFilterPrimitive.SourceGraphic, this.CreateSourceGraphic);
+            this.Buffer.Add(SvgFilterPrimitive.SourceAlpha, this.CreateSourceAlpha);
+        }
+
+        #region Defaults
+
+        private void ResetDefaults()
         {
-            // A bit inefficient to create all the defaults when they may not even be used
-            this.PopulateDefaults(sourceGraphic);
-            Bitmap result = null;
+            if (this.sourceGraphic != null)
+            {
+                this.sourceGraphic.Dispose();
+                this.sourceGraphic = null;
+            }
 
-            foreach (SvgFilterPrimitive primitive in this.Primitives)
+            if (this.sourceAlpha != null)
             {
-                result = primitive.Apply();
-                // Add the result to the dictionary for use by other primitives
-                this._results.Add(primitive.Result, result);
+                this.sourceAlpha.Dispose();
+                this.sourceAlpha = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Bitmap CreateSourceGraphic(SvgVisualElement element, SvgRenderer renderer)
+        {
+            if (this.sourceGraphic == null)
+            {
+                RectangleF bounds = element.Path.GetBounds();
+                this.sourceGraphic = new Bitmap((int)bounds.Width, (int)bounds.Height);
+
+                using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(this.sourceGraphic))
+                {
+                    graphics.Clip = renderer.Clip;
+                    graphics.Transform = renderer.Transform;
+
+                    element.RenderElement(SvgRenderer.FromGraphics(graphics));
+
+                    graphics.Save();
+                }
             }
 
-            // Render the final filtered image
-            renderer.DrawImageUnscaled(result, new Point(0,0));
+            return this.sourceGraphic;
         }
 
-        private void PopulateDefaults(Bitmap sourceGraphic)
+        private Bitmap CreateSourceAlpha(SvgVisualElement element, SvgRenderer renderer)
         {
-            // Source graphic
-            //this._results.Add("SourceGraphic", sourceGraphic);
+            if (this.sourceAlpha == null)
+            {
+                Bitmap source = this.Buffer[SvgFilterPrimitive.SourceGraphic](element, renderer);
+
+                float[][] colorMatrixElements = {
+                   new float[] {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},        // red
+                   new float[] {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},        // green
+                   new float[] {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},        // blue
+                   new float[] {0, 0, 0, 1, 1},        // alpha
+                   new float[] {0, 0, 0, 0, 0} };    // translations
+
+                var matrix = new ColorMatrix(colorMatrixElements);
+
+                ImageAttributes attributes = new ImageAttributes();
+                attributes.SetColorMatrix(matrix);
+
+                this.sourceAlpha = new Bitmap(source.Width, source.Height);
+
+                using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(this.sourceAlpha))
+                {
+
+                    graphics.DrawImage(source, new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height), 0, 0,
+                          source.Width, source.Height, GraphicsUnit.Pixel, attributes);
+                    graphics.Save();
+                }
+            }
 
-            // Source alpha
-            //this._results.Add("SourceAlpha", ImageProcessor.GetAlphaChannel(sourceGraphic));
+            return this.sourceAlpha;
         }
+        #endregion
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/SvgFilterPrimitive.cs b/Filter Effects/SvgFilterPrimitive.cs
index 2588b47d18a3f14f85e3b58797fb368381ef474c..b962c343d0c346490901b4809bb7eb6131eec83c 100644
--- a/Filter Effects/SvgFilterPrimitive.cs	
+++ b/Filter Effects/SvgFilterPrimitive.cs	
@@ -6,42 +6,34 @@ using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
 
 namespace Svg.FilterEffects
 {
-    public abstract class SvgFilterPrimitive
+    public abstract class SvgFilterPrimitive : SvgElement
     {
-        private string _in;
-        private string _in2;
-        private string _result;
-        private ISvgFilter _owner;
+        public static readonly string SourceGraphic = "SourceGraphic";
+        public static readonly string SourceAlpha = "SourceAlpha";
+        public static readonly string BackgroundImage = "BackgroundImage";
+        public static readonly string BackgroundAlpha = "BackgroundAlpha";
+        public static readonly string FillPaint = "FillPaint";
+        public static readonly string StrokePaint = "StrokePaint";
 
-        protected ISvgFilter Owner
+        [SvgAttribute("in")]
+        public string Input
         {
-            get { return this._owner; }
-        }
-
-        public string In
-        {
-            get { return this._in; }
-            set { this._in = value; }
-        }
-
-        public string In2
-        {
-            get { return this._in2; }
-            set { this._in2 = value; }
+            get { return this.Attributes.GetAttribute<string>("in"); }
+            set { this.Attributes["in"] = value; }
         }
 
+        [SvgAttribute("result")]
         public string Result
         {
-            get { return this._result; }
-            set { this._result = value; }
+            get { return this.Attributes.GetAttribute<string>("result"); }
+            set { this.Attributes["result"] = value; }
         }
 
-        public SvgFilterPrimitive(ISvgFilter owner, string input)
+        protected SvgFilter Owner
         {
-            this._in = input;
-            this._owner = owner;
+            get { return (SvgFilter)this.Parent; }
         }
 
-        public abstract Bitmap Apply();
+        public abstract Bitmap Process();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/SvgGaussianBlur.cs b/Filter Effects/SvgGaussianBlur.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f55c23804160c7b469712ca15ea4243cc9442c1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Filter Effects/SvgGaussianBlur.cs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Drawing;
-using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
-
-namespace Svg.FilterEffects
-{
-    public class SvgGaussianBlur : SvgFilterPrimitive
-    {
-        private float _standardDeviation;
-
-        public SvgGaussianBlur(ISvgFilter owner, string inputGraphic)
-            : base(owner, inputGraphic)
-        {
-            
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The standard deviation for the blur operation.
-        /// </summary>
-        public float StandardDeviation
-        {
-            get { return this._standardDeviation; }
-            set { this._standardDeviation = value; }
-        }
-
-        public override Bitmap Apply()
-        {
-            Bitmap source = this.Owner.Results[this.In];
-            Bitmap blur = new Bitmap(source.Width, source.Height);
-
-
-
-            return source;
-        }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/SvgMerge.cs b/Filter Effects/SvgMerge.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7809ceedfc7b99f2e052bffeb067700c32f3e60f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Filter Effects/SvgMerge.cs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.Specialized;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Drawing;
-using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
-using System.Drawing.Imaging;
-
-namespace Svg.FilterEffects
-{
-    public class SvgMerge : SvgFilterPrimitive
-    {
-        private StringCollection _mergeResults;
-
-        public StringCollection MergeResults
-        {
-            get { return this._mergeResults; }
-        }
-
-        public SvgMerge(ISvgFilter owner, string input)
-            : base(owner, input)
-        {
-            this._mergeResults = new StringCollection();
-        }
-
-        public override Bitmap Apply()
-        {
-            Bitmap merged = new Bitmap((int)this.Owner.Width.Value, (int)this.Owner.Height.Value); 
-            Graphics mergedGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(merged);
-
-            foreach (string resultId in this.MergeResults)
-                mergedGraphics.DrawImageUnscaled(this.Owner.Results[resultId], new Point(0, 0));
-
-            mergedGraphics.Save();
-            mergedGraphics.Dispose();
-
-            return merged;
-        }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/feGaussianBlur/RawBitmap.cs b/Filter Effects/feGaussianBlur/RawBitmap.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cde6f1ad6fa9d43581f529d73c07a0070a7eb8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Filter Effects/feGaussianBlur/RawBitmap.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Svg.FilterEffects
+{
+    internal sealed class RawBitmap : IDisposable
+    {
+        private Bitmap _originBitmap;
+        private BitmapData _bitmapData;
+        private IntPtr _ptr;
+        private int _bytes;
+        private byte[] _argbValues;
+
+        public RawBitmap(Bitmap originBitmap)
+        {
+            _originBitmap = originBitmap;
+            _bitmapData = _originBitmap.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, _originBitmap.Width, _originBitmap.Height), ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+            _ptr = _bitmapData.Scan0;
+            _bytes = this.Stride * _originBitmap.Height;
+            _argbValues = new byte[_bytes];
+            Marshal.Copy(_ptr, _argbValues, 0, _bytes);
+        }
+
+        #region IDisposable Members
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _originBitmap.UnlockBits(_bitmapData);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        public int Stride
+        {
+            get { return _bitmapData.Stride; }
+        }
+
+        public int Width
+        {
+            get { return _bitmapData.Width; }
+        }
+
+        public int Height
+        {
+            get { return _bitmapData.Height; }
+        }
+
+        public byte[] ArgbValues
+        {
+            get { return _argbValues; }
+            set
+            {
+                _argbValues = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Bitmap Bitmap
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                Marshal.Copy(_argbValues, 0, _ptr, _bytes);
+                return _originBitmap;
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Filter Effects/feGaussianBlur/SvgGaussianBlur.cs b/Filter Effects/feGaussianBlur/SvgGaussianBlur.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6a553d44ae8a357bfc0804708b1ab6e505fea303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Filter Effects/feGaussianBlur/SvgGaussianBlur.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Svg.FilterEffects
+{
+    public enum BlurType
+    {
+        Both,
+        HorizontalOnly,
+        VerticalOnly,
+    }
+
+    [SvgElement("feGaussianBlur")]
+    public class SvgGaussianBlur
+    {
+        private int _radius;
+        private int[] _kernel;
+        private int _kernelSum;
+        private int[,] _multable;
+        private BlurType _blurType;
+
+        public SvgGaussianBlur()
+            : this(1, BlurType.Both)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public SvgGaussianBlur(int radius)
+            : this(radius, BlurType.Both)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public SvgGaussianBlur(int radius, BlurType blurType)
+        {
+            _radius = radius;
+            _blurType = blurType;
+            PreCalculate();
+        }
+
+        private void PreCalculate()
+        {
+            int sz = _radius * 2 + 1;
+            _kernel = new int[sz];
+            _multable = new int[sz, 256];
+            for (int i = 1; i <= _radius; i++)
+            {
+                int szi = _radius - i;
+                int szj = _radius + i;
+                _kernel[szj] = _kernel[szi] = (szi + 1) * (szi + 1);
+                _kernelSum += (_kernel[szj] + _kernel[szi]);
+                for (int j = 0; j < 256; j++)
+                {
+                    _multable[szj, j] = _multable[szi, j] = _kernel[szj] * j;
+                }
+            }
+            _kernel[_radius] = (_radius + 1) * (_radius + 1);
+            _kernelSum += _kernel[_radius];
+            for (int j = 0; j < 256; j++)
+            {
+                _multable[_radius, j] = _kernel[_radius] * j;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Bitmap Apply(Image inputImage)
+        {
+            using (RawBitmap src = new RawBitmap(new Bitmap(inputImage)))
+            {
+                using (RawBitmap dest = new RawBitmap(new Bitmap(inputImage.Width, inputImage.Height)))
+                {
+                    int pixelCount = src.Width * src.Height;
+                    int[] b = new int[pixelCount];
+                    int[] g = new int[pixelCount];
+                    int[] r = new int[pixelCount];
+                    int[] a = new int[pixelCount];
+
+                    int[] b2 = new int[pixelCount];
+                    int[] g2 = new int[pixelCount];
+                    int[] r2 = new int[pixelCount];
+                    int[] a2 = new int[pixelCount];
+
+                    int ptr = 0;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < pixelCount; i++)
+                    {
+                        b[i] = src.ArgbValues[ptr];
+                        g[i] = src.ArgbValues[++ptr];
+                        r[i] = src.ArgbValues[++ptr];
+                        a[i] = src.ArgbValues[++ptr];
+                        ptr++;
+                    }
+
+                    int bsum;
+                    int gsum;
+                    int rsum;
+                    int asum;
+                    int read;
+
+                    int start = 0;
+                    int index = 0;
+                    if (_blurType != BlurType.VerticalOnly)
+                    {
+                        for (int i = 0; i < pixelCount; i++)
+                        {
+                            bsum = gsum = rsum = asum = 0;
+                            read = i - _radius;
+                            for (int z = 0; z < _kernel.Length; z++)
+                            {
+                                if (read < start)
+                                {
+                                    ptr = start;
+                                }
+                                else if (read > start + src.Width - 1)
+                                {
+                                    ptr = start + src.Width - 1;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    ptr = read;
+                                }
+                                bsum += _multable[z, b[ptr]];
+                                gsum += _multable[z, g[ptr]];
+                                rsum += _multable[z, r[ptr]];
+                                asum += _multable[z, a[ptr]];
+
+                                ++read;
+                            }
+                            b2[i] = (bsum / _kernelSum);
+                            g2[i] = (gsum / _kernelSum);
+                            r2[i] = (rsum / _kernelSum);
+                            a2[i] = (asum / _kernelSum);
+
+                            if (_blurType == BlurType.HorizontalOnly)
+                            {
+                                dest.ArgbValues[index] = (byte)(bsum / _kernelSum);
+                                dest.ArgbValues[++index] = (byte)(gsum / _kernelSum);
+                                dest.ArgbValues[++index] = (byte)(rsum / _kernelSum);
+                                dest.ArgbValues[++index] = (byte)(asum / _kernelSum);
+                                index++;
+                            }
+
+                            if (i > 0 && i % src.Width == 0)
+                            {
+                                start += src.Width;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (_blurType == BlurType.HorizontalOnly)
+                    {
+                        return dest.Bitmap;
+                    }
+
+                    int tempy;
+                    index = 0;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < src.Height; i++)
+                    {
+                        int y = i - _radius;
+                        start = y * src.Width;
+                        for (int j = 0; j < src.Width; j++)
+                        {
+                            bsum = gsum = rsum = asum = 0;
+                            read = start + j;
+                            tempy = y;
+                            for (int z = 0; z < _kernel.Length; z++)
+                            {
+                                if (_blurType == BlurType.VerticalOnly)
+                                {
+                                    if (tempy < 0)
+                                    {
+                                        ptr = j;
+                                    }
+                                    else if (tempy > src.Height - 1)
+                                    {
+                                        ptr = pixelCount - (src.Width - j);
+                                    }
+                                    else
+                                    {
+                                        ptr = read;
+                                    }
+                                    bsum += _multable[z, b[ptr]];
+                                    gsum += _multable[z, g[ptr]];
+                                    rsum += _multable[z, r[ptr]];
+                                    asum += _multable[z, a[ptr]];
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    if (tempy < 0)
+                                    {
+                                        ptr = j;
+                                    }
+                                    else if (tempy > src.Height - 1)
+                                    {
+                                        ptr = pixelCount - (src.Width - j);
+                                    }
+                                    else
+                                    {
+                                        ptr = read;
+                                    }
+                                    bsum += _multable[z, b2[ptr]];
+                                    gsum += _multable[z, g2[ptr]];
+                                    rsum += _multable[z, r2[ptr]];
+                                    asum += _multable[z, a2[ptr]];
+                                }
+                                read += src.Width;
+                                ++tempy;
+                            }
+
+                            dest.ArgbValues[index] = (byte)(bsum / _kernelSum);
+                            dest.ArgbValues[++index] = (byte)(gsum / _kernelSum);
+                            dest.ArgbValues[++index] = (byte)(rsum / _kernelSum);
+                            dest.ArgbValues[++index] = (byte)(asum / _kernelSum);
+                            index++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return dest.Bitmap;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Radius
+        {
+            get { return _radius; }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value < 1)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Radius must be greater then 0");
+                }
+                _radius = value;
+                PreCalculate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public BlurType BlurType
+        {
+            get { return _blurType; }
+            set
+            {
+                _blurType = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Filter Effects/feMerge/SvgMerge.cs b/Filter Effects/feMerge/SvgMerge.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6c1285bd314ec2b85a3ff3c2417962f71b453c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Filter Effects/feMerge/SvgMerge.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+
+namespace Svg.FilterEffects
+{
+    public class SvgMerge : SvgFilterPrimitive
+    {
+        private StringCollection _mergeResults;
+
+        public StringCollection MergeResults
+        {
+            get { return this._mergeResults; }
+        }
+
+        public override Bitmap Process()
+        {
+            //Bitmap merged = new Bitmap((int)this.Owner.Width.Value, (int)this.Owner.Height.Value); 
+            //Graphics mergedGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(merged);
+
+            //foreach (string resultId in this.MergeResults)
+            //{
+            //    mergedGraphics.DrawImageUnscaled(this.Owner.Results[resultId](), new Point(0, 0));
+            //}
+
+            //mergedGraphics.Save();
+            //mergedGraphics.Dispose();
+
+            //results.Add(this.Result, () => merged);
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Svg.csproj b/Svg.csproj
index 1e5844ed296ccbcbac8472d1e6664324fda941b6..37194a4611da13fe3f3b2bd7c13a7acb4101b4e3 100644
--- a/Svg.csproj
+++ b/Svg.csproj
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Basic Shapes\SvgVisualElement.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Basic Shapes\SvgVisualElementEvents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Basic Shapes\SvgCircle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Basic Shapes\SvgEllipse.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Basic Shapes\SvgLine.cs" />
@@ -85,12 +84,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Document Structure\SvgGroup.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Document Structure\SvgFragment.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Document Structure\SvgUse.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Filter Effects\ISvgFilter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Filter Effects\feGaussianBlur\RawBitmap.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filter Effects\ISvgFilterable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filter Effects\SvgFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filter Effects\SvgFilterPrimitive.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Filter Effects\SvgGaussianBlur.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Filter Effects\SvgMerge.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Filter Effects\feGaussianBlur\SvgGaussianBlur.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Filter Effects\feMerge\SvgMerge.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SvgElementAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SvgRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Painting\SvgColourConverter.cs" />
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Paths\SvgPathSegmentList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Paths\SvgQuadraticCurveSegment.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Document Structure\SvgDocument.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SvgDocument.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SvgAttributeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SvgAttributeCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SvgElement.cs" />
diff --git a/Document Structure/SvgDocument.cs b/SvgDocument.cs
similarity index 86%
rename from Document Structure/SvgDocument.cs
rename to SvgDocument.cs
index 33f6496a374bba7ab6a8fdd36fd46b952dca414b..e350752d4c70099939ee7f90a2f282332862572f 100644
--- a/Document Structure/SvgDocument.cs	
+++ b/SvgDocument.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using System.Xml;
 namespace Svg
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The class used to create and load all SVG documents.
+    /// The class used to create and load SVG documents.
     /// </summary>
     public class SvgDocument : SvgFragment, ITypeDescriptorContext
     {
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ namespace Svg
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Pixels Per Inch of the rendered image.
+        /// </summary>
         public int Ppi { get; set; }
 
         #region ITypeDescriptorContext Members
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Svg
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the document at the specified path and loads the contents.
+        /// Opens the document at the specified path and loads the SVG contents.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path">A <see cref="string"/> containing the path of the file to open.</param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="SvgDocument"/> with the contents loaded.</returns>
@@ -117,11 +120,12 @@ namespace Svg
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the document at the specified path and loads the contents.
+        /// Opens the document at the specified path and loads the SVG contents.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path">A <see cref="string"/> containing the path of the file to open.</param>
         /// <param name="entities">A dictionary of custom entity definitions to be used when resolving XML entities within the document.</param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="SvgDocument"/> with the contents loaded.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">The document at the specified <paramref name="path"/> cannot be found.</exception>
         public static SvgDocument Open(string path, Dictionary<string, string> entities)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
@@ -147,10 +151,11 @@ namespace Svg
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Attempts to open an SVG document from the specified <see cref="Stream"/> and adds the specified entities.
+        /// Opens an SVG document from the specified <see cref="Stream"/> and adds the specified entities.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> containing the SVG document to open.</param>
         /// <param name="entities">Custom entity definitions.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="stream"/> parameter cannot be <c>null</c>.</exception>
         public static SvgDocument Open(Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string> entities)
         {
             if (stream == null)
@@ -164,6 +169,7 @@ namespace Svg
             {
                 var elementStack = new Stack<SvgElement>();
                 var value = new StringBuilder();
+                bool elementEmpty;
                 SvgElement element = null;
                 SvgElement parent;
                 SvgDocument svgDocument = null;
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ namespace Svg
                             case XmlNodeType.Element:
                                 // Does this element have a value or children
                                 // (Must do this check here before we progress to another node)
-                                bool isEmpty = reader.IsEmptyElement;
+                                elementEmpty = reader.IsEmptyElement;
                                 // Create element
                                 if (elementStack.Count > 0)
                                 {
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ namespace Svg
                                 elementStack.Push(element);
 
                                 // Need to process if the element is empty
-                                if (isEmpty)
+                                if (elementEmpty)
                                 {
                                     goto case XmlNodeType.EndElement;
                                 }
@@ -247,9 +253,20 @@ namespace Svg
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens an SVG document from the specified <see cref="XmlDocument"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="document">The <see cref="XmlDocument"/> containing the SVG document XML.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="document"/> parameter cannot be <c>null</c>.</exception>
         public static SvgDocument Open(XmlDocument document)
         {
-            return null;
+            if (document == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("document");
+            }
+
+            Stream stream = new MemoryStream(ASCIIEncoding.Default.GetBytes(document.InnerXml));
+            return Open(stream, null);
         }
 
         public static Bitmap OpenAsBitmap(string path)
@@ -279,7 +296,7 @@ namespace Svg
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("renderer");
             }
 
-            Render(renderer);
+            this.Render(renderer);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -294,7 +311,7 @@ namespace Svg
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("graphics");
             }
 
-            Render(SvgRenderer.FromGraphics(graphics));
+            this.Render(SvgRenderer.FromGraphics(graphics));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/SvgElementFactory.cs b/SvgElementFactory.cs
index b96c1bbb15c640fe0db5a1f0f16522f994530dde..d83d080676c254986b4c0523ce2696253b0d965b 100644
--- a/SvgElementFactory.cs
+++ b/SvgElementFactory.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ using Svg.Transforms;
 
 namespace Svg
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides the methods required in order to parse and create <see cref="SvgElement"/> instances from XML.
+    /// </summary>
     internal class SvgElementFactory
     {
         private static List<ElementInfo> availableElements;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a list of available types that can be used when creating an <see cref="SvgElement"/>.
+        /// </summary>
         private static List<ElementInfo> AvailableElements
         {
             get
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Svg
                 {
                     var svgTypes = from t in typeof(SvgDocument).Assembly.GetExportedTypes()
                                    where t.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(SvgElementAttribute), true).Length > 0
+                                   && t.IsSubclassOf(typeof(SvgElement))
                                    select new ElementInfo { ElementName = ((SvgElementAttribute)t.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(SvgElementAttribute), true)[0]).ElementName, ElementType = t };
 
                     availableElements = svgTypes.ToList();
@@ -39,20 +46,51 @@ namespace Svg
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an <see cref="SvgDocument"/> from the current node in the specified <see cref="XmlTextReader"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="XmlTextReader"/> containing the node to parse into an <see cref="SvgDocument"/>.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="reader"/> parameter cannot be <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The CreateDocument method can only be used to parse root &lt;svg&gt; elements.</exception>
         public static SvgDocument CreateDocument(XmlTextReader reader)
         {
+            if (reader == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("reader");
+            }
+
+            if (reader.LocalName != "svg")
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("The CreateDocument method can only be used to parse root <svg> elements.");
+            }
+
             return (SvgDocument)CreateElement(reader, true, null);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an <see cref="SvgElement"/> from the current node in the specified <see cref="XmlTextReader"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="XmlTextReader"/> containing the node to parse into a subclass of <see cref="SvgElement"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="document">The <see cref="SvgDocument"/> that the created element belongs to.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="reader"/> and <paramref name="document"/> parameters cannot be <c>null</c>.</exception>
         public static SvgElement CreateElement(XmlTextReader reader, SvgDocument document)
         {
+            if (reader == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("reader");
+            }
+
+            if (document == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("document");
+            }
+
             return CreateElement(reader, false, document);
         }
 
         private static SvgElement CreateElement(XmlTextReader reader, bool fragmentIsDocument, SvgDocument document)
         {
             SvgElement createdElement = null;
-            SvgFragment fragment;
             string elementName = reader.LocalName;
 
             Trace.TraceInformation("Begin CreateElement: {0}", elementName);
@@ -137,11 +175,25 @@ namespace Svg
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains information about a type inheriting from <see cref="SvgElement"/>.
+        /// </summary>
         private struct ElementInfo
         {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the SVG name of the <see cref="SvgElement"/>.
+            /// </summary>
             public string ElementName { get; set; }
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the <see cref="Type"/> of the <see cref="SvgElement"/> subclass.
+            /// </summary>
             public Type ElementType { get; set; }
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ElementInfo"/> struct.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="elementName">Name of the element.</param>
+            /// <param name="elementType">Type of the element.</param>
             public ElementInfo(string elementName, Type elementType)
                 : this()
             {
diff --git a/SvgRenderer.cs b/SvgRenderer.cs
index 3c933b690c660a515f35cfb9ff8d615321489955..7af50e569dcc0e0386211c26516c376b0139432c 100644
--- a/SvgRenderer.cs
+++ b/SvgRenderer.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ namespace Svg
             return renderer;
         }
 
+        public void DrawImageUnscaled(Image image, Point location)
+        {
+            this._innerGraphics.DrawImageUnscaled(image, location);
+        }
+
         public void SetClip(Region region)
         {
             this._innerGraphics.SetClip(region, CombineMode.Complement);