diff --git a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj
index 2b030833..631d2ea2 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj
+++ b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TargetPlatform.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tasks\BuildContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tasks\BuildItem.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Tasks\BuildRequest.cs" />
+    <None Include="Tasks\BuildRequest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tasks\ImporterManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tasks\ProcessorManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="VideoContent.cs" />
diff --git a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/NamedValueDictionary.cs b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/NamedValueDictionary.cs
index 22c98a12..1bb1a286 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/NamedValueDictionary.cs
+++ b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/NamedValueDictionary.cs
@@ -15,26 +15,30 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline
 {
     public class NamedValueDictionary<T> : IDictionary<string, T>, ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, T>>, IEnumerable
     {
+        private Dictionary<string, T> keyValues = new Dictionary<string, T>();
+
         public NamedValueDictionary()
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            // nothing to do
         }
 
         public int Count
         {
-            get;
-            private set;
+            get
+            {
+                return this.keyValues.Count;
+            }
         }
 
         public T this[string key]
         {
             get
             {
-                throw new NotImplementedException();
+                return this.keyValues[key];
             }
             set
             {
-                throw new NotImplementedException();
+                this.keyValues[key] = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline
         {
             get
             {
-                throw new NotImplementedException();
+                return this.keyValues.Keys;
             }
         }
 
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline
         {
             get
             {
-                throw new NotImplementedException();
+                return this.keyValues.Values;
             }
         }
 
@@ -58,88 +62,91 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline
         {
             get
             {
-                throw new NotImplementedException();
+                return typeof(T);
             }
         }
 
         public void Add(string key, T value)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            this.keyValues.Add(key, value);
         }
 
         public void Clear()
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            this.keyValues.Clear();
         }
 
         public bool ContainsKey(string key)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.ContainsKey(key);
         }
 
         public IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<string, T>> GetEnumerator()
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.GetEnumerator();
         }
 
         public bool Remove(string key)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.Remove(key);
         }
 
         public bool TryGetValue(string key, out T value)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.TryGetValue(key, out value);
         }
 
         protected virtual void AddItem(string key, T value)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            this.keyValues.Add(key, value);
         }
 
         protected virtual void ClearItems()
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            this.keyValues.Clear();
         }
 
         protected virtual bool RemoveItem(string key)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.Remove(key);
         }
 
         protected virtual void SetItem(string key, T value)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            this.keyValues[key] = value;
         }
 
         bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>.IsReadOnly
         {
-            get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+            get 
+            { 
+                return false; 
+            }
         }
 
         void ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>.Add(KeyValuePair<string, T> item)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            this.keyValues.Add(item.Key, item.Value);
         }
 
         bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>.Contains(KeyValuePair<string, T> item)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.ContainsKey(item.Key);
         }
 
         void ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>.CopyTo(KeyValuePair<string, T>[] array, int arrayIndex)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>)this.keyValues).CopyTo(array, arrayIndex);
         }
 
         IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.GetEnumerator();
         }
 
         bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, T>>.Remove(KeyValuePair<string, T> item)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return this.keyValues.Remove(item.Key);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/OpaqueDataDictionary.cs b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/OpaqueDataDictionary.cs
index 34ef419b..4bdf95ef 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/OpaqueDataDictionary.cs
+++ b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/OpaqueDataDictionary.cs
@@ -16,19 +16,21 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline
     {
         public OpaqueDataDictionary()
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-
-        public string GetContentAsXml()
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            // nothing to do
         }
 
         public T GetValue<T>(string key, T defaultValue)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            object retValue = null;
+            if (base.TryGetValue(key, out retValue))
+            {
+                if (retValue is T)
+                {
+                    return (T)retValue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return defaultValue;
         }
-
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildContent.cs b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildContent.cs
index 49517d2b..57f92957 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildContent.cs
+++ b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildContent.cs
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Tasks
             {
                 var importedObject = ImportAsset(buildItem);
 
-                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(buildItem.BuildRequest.ProcessorName))
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(buildItem.ProcessorName))
                 {
-                    buildItem.BuildRequest.ProcessorName = ProcessorManager.GetProcessorForType(importedObject.GetType());
+                    buildItem.ProcessorName = ProcessorManager.GetProcessorForType(importedObject.GetType());
                 }
 
                 var buildedItem = Process(buildItem, importedObject);
@@ -117,21 +117,21 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Tasks
 
         private object ImportAsset(BuildItem item)
         {
-            IContentImporter instance = this.ImporterManager.GetInstance(item.BuildRequest.ImporterName);
+            IContentImporter instance = this.ImporterManager.GetInstance(item.ImporterName);
             ContentImporterContext context = new AnxContentImporterContext(this, item, BuildLogger);
             BuildLogger.LogMessage("building {0} of type {1}", new object[]
             {
-                item.BuildRequest.SourceFilename,
+                item.SourceFilename,
                 instance.GetType()
             });
-            return instance.Import(item.BuildRequest.SourceFilename, context);
+            return instance.Import(item.SourceFilename, context);
         }
 
         private object Process(BuildItem item, object importedObject)
         {
-            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(item.BuildRequest.ProcessorName) == false)
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(item.ProcessorName) == false)
             {
-                IContentProcessor instance = this.ProcessorManager.GetInstance(item.BuildRequest.ProcessorName);
+                IContentProcessor instance = this.ProcessorManager.GetInstance(item.ProcessorName);
                 ContentProcessorContext context = new AnxContentProcessorContext(item, BuildLogger, TargetPlatform, TargetProfile, "");
                 context.OutputDirectory = OutputDirectory;
                 context.OutputFilename = item.OutputFilename;
diff --git a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildItem.cs b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildItem.cs
index 513f5c5e..a3f945de 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildItem.cs
+++ b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildItem.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,27 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Tasks
 {
     public class BuildItem
     {
-        public BuildRequest BuildRequest
+        public readonly OpaqueDataDictionary ProcessorParameters = new OpaqueDataDictionary();
+
+        public String SourceFilename
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
+        public String AssetName
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
+        public string ImporterName
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
+        public string ProcessorName
         {
             get;
             set;
diff --git a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildRequest.cs b/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildRequest.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a941967..00000000
--- a/ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Tasks/BuildRequest.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#region Using Statements
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-
-#endregion
-
-// This file is part of the ANX.Framework created by the
-// "ANX.Framework developer group" and released under the Ms-PL license.
-// For details see: http://anxframework.codeplex.com/license
-
-namespace ANX.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Tasks
-{
-    public class BuildRequest
-    {
-        public String SourceFilename;
-        public String AssetName;
-        public string ImporterName;
-        public string ProcessorName;
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Tools/ContentBuilder/Program.cs b/Tools/ContentBuilder/Program.cs
index 3077801a..04887c59 100644
--- a/Tools/ContentBuilder/Program.cs
+++ b/Tools/ContentBuilder/Program.cs
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ namespace ContentBuilder
                 if (!arg.StartsWith("/") && !arg.StartsWith("-"))
                 {
                     BuildItem buildItem = new BuildItem();
-                    buildItem.BuildRequest = new BuildRequest();
-                    buildItem.BuildRequest.ImporterName = ImporterManager.GuessImporterByFileExtension(arg);
+                    buildItem.ImporterName = ImporterManager.GuessImporterByFileExtension(arg);
                     //TODO: set configured processor name
-                    buildItem.BuildRequest.SourceFilename = arg;
-                    buildItem.BuildRequest.AssetName = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(arg);
-                    buildItem.OutputFilename = String.Format("{0}.xnb", buildItem.BuildRequest.AssetName);
+                    buildItem.SourceFilename = arg;
+                    buildItem.AssetName = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(arg);
+                    buildItem.OutputFilename = String.Format("{0}.xnb", buildItem.AssetName);
 
                     itemsToBuild.Add(buildItem);
                 }