diff --git a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/Svg/svg_doPostActions.sh b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/Svg/svg_doPostActions.sh
index 1a10b2f..8bc7eed 100755
--- a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/Svg/svg_doPostActions.sh
+++ b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/Svg/svg_doPostActions.sh
@@ -49,37 +49,37 @@ function svg_doPostActions {
     # the repository.
     if [[ $FLAG_DONT_DIRSPECIFIC == 'false' ]];then
 
-        if [[ $TEMPLATE =~ 'trunk/Identity/(Models|Images)/Themes/.+\.svg$' ]];then
+        if [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/(Models|Images)/Themes/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
 
             POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]="convertPngToBranded"
 
-            if [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Backgrounds/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+            if [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Backgrounds/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngTo:jpg'
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='groupBy:png jpg'
 
-            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Concept/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Concept/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngTo:jpg pdf'
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToThumbnail:250'
 
-            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Distro/$(cli_getPathComponent --release-pattern)/Syslinux/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Distro/$(cli_getPathComponent --release-pattern)/Syslinux/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToSyslinux:'
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToSyslinux:-floyd'
 
-            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Distro/$(cli_getPathComponent --release-pattern)/Grub/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Distro/$(cli_getPathComponent --release-pattern)/Grub/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToGrub:'
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToGrub:-floyd'
 
-            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Posters/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+            elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "Posters/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
                 POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngTo:jpg pdf'
             fi
 
-        elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/Models/Brands/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+        elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/Models/Brands/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
             POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToBrands'
 
-        elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/Models/Icons/.+\.svg$" ]];then
+        elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/Models/Icons/.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
             POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngToIcons'
 
-        elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/Models/Manuals.+\.svg$" ]];then
+        elif [[ $TEMPLATE =~ "trunk/Identity/Models/Manuals.+\.${RENDER_EXTENSION}$" ]];then
             POSTACTIONS[((++${#POSTACTIONS[*]}))]='convertPngTo:jpg pdf'
 
         fi
diff --git a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render.sh b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render.sh
index a27db19..fa92308 100755
--- a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render.sh
+++ b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function render {
     # base-rendition input. In order for design model files to be
     # correclty rendered, they must end with one of the file
     # extensions listed here.
-    local RENDER_EXTENSIONS='svg docbook'
+    local RENDER_EXTENSIONS='svg svgz docbook'
 
     # Interpret arguments and options passed through command-line.
     render_getOptions
diff --git a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doBaseActions.sh b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doBaseActions.sh
index f3ae0d1..d796101 100755
--- a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doBaseActions.sh
+++ b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doBaseActions.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ function render_doBaseActions {
 
         # Redefine name of rendition format based on supported file
         # extension.
-        if [[ $RENDER_EXTENSION =~ '^(svg|docbook)$' ]];then
-            RENDER_FORMAT=${RENDER_EXTENSION}
+        if [[ $RENDER_EXTENSION =~ '^(svg|svgz)$' ]];then
+            RENDER_FORMAT='svg'
+        elif [[ $RENDER_EXTENSION =~ '^(docbook)$' ]];then
+            RENDER_FORMAT='docbook'
         else
            cli_printMessage "`eval_gettext "The \\\"\\\$RENDER_EXTENSION\\\" file extension is not supported yet."`" --as-error-line 
         fi
diff --git a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doTranslation.sh b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doTranslation.sh
index d473f5c..2339b29 100755
--- a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doTranslation.sh
+++ b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/render_doTranslation.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 # the translated instance that is used to expand translation markers
 # and produce the base-rendition output.
 #
-# Assuming no translation file exists, the an untranslated instace
-# from the design model is created (i.e., just a copy of it). Using a
-# design model instance (translated or not) is required in order to
-# expand translation markers safetly.
+# Assuming no translation file exists, an untranslated instace is
+# taken from the design model and created (i.e., just a copy) from it.
+# Using a design model instance (translated or not) is required in
+# order to expand translation markers safetly.
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011 The CentOS Project
 #
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 
 function render_doTranslation {
 
+    # Define which command will be used to output the template
+    # content. This is required because template files might be found
+    # as compressed files inside the repository.
+    local COMMAND="/bin/cat"
+    if [[ $(file -b -i $TEMPLATE) =~ '^application/x-gzip$' ]];then
+        COMMAND="/bin/zcat"
+    fi
+
     # Verify translation file existence and create template
     # instance accordingly.
     if [[ -f ${TRANSLATION} ]];then
@@ -42,10 +50,11 @@ function render_doTranslation {
         # Create the translated instance of design model based on
         # whether the template file has DOCTYPE definition or not.
         if [[ ${TEMPLATE_HAS_DOCTYPE} -eq 0 ]];then
-            xmllint --valid --noent ${TEMPLATE} \
+            ${COMMAND} ${TEMPLATE} | xmllint --valid --noent - \
                 | xml2po -a -l $(cli_getCurrentLocale) -p ${TRANSLATION} -o ${INSTANCE} -
         else
-            xml2po -a -l $(cli_getCurrentLocale) -p ${TRANSLATION} -o ${INSTANCE} ${TEMPLATE}
+            ${COMMAND} ${TEMPLATE} | xml2po -a -l $(cli_getCurrentLocale) \
+                -p ${TRANSLATION} -o ${INSTANCE} -
         fi
 
         # Remove .xml2po.mo temporal file.
@@ -57,9 +66,9 @@ function render_doTranslation {
 
         # Create the non-translated instance of design model.
         if [[ ${TEMPLATE_HAS_DOCTYPE} -eq 0 ]];then
-            xmllint --valid --noent ${TEMPLATE} > ${INSTANCE}    
+            ${COMMAND} ${$TEMPLATE} | xmllint --valid --noent - > ${INSTANCE}    
         else
-            cp ${TEMPLATE} ${INSTANCE}
+            ${COMMAND} ${TEMPLATE} > ${INSTANCE}
         fi
 
     fi