diff --git a/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegment.java b/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegment.java
index 739e219d..bad9c479 100755
--- a/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegment.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegment.java
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ final class AdobePathSegment {
             case OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED:
             case OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED:
                 isTrue(
-                        cppx >= 0 && cppx <= 1 && cppy >= 0 && cppy <= 1,
-                        String.format("Expected point in range [0...1]: (%f, %f)", cppx ,cppy)
+                        cppx >= -16 && cppx <= 16 && cppy >= -16 && cppy <= 16,
+                        String.format("Expected point in range [-16...16]: (%f, %f)", cppx ,cppy)
                 );
                 break;
             case PATH_FILL_RULE_RECORD:
diff --git a/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegmentTest.java b/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegmentTest.java
index 7b4827e4..27988541 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegmentTest.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-clippath/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/path/AdobePathSegmentTest.java
@@ -113,8 +113,13 @@ public class AdobePathSegmentTest {
     }
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-    public void testCreateOpenLinkedRecordNegative() {
-        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED, -.5, -.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    public void testCreateOpenLinkedRecordOutOfRangeNegative() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED, -16.1, -16.1, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testCreateOpenLinkedRecordOutOfRangePositive() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED, 16.1, 16.1, 0, 0, 1, 1);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -138,8 +143,13 @@ public class AdobePathSegmentTest {
 
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-    public void testCreateOpenUnlinkedRecordNegative() {
-        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED, -.5, -.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    public void testCreateOpenUnlinkedRecordOutOfRangeNegative() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED, -16.5, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testCreateOpenUnlinkedRecorOutOfRangePositive() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.OPEN_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED, 0, -17, 0, 0, 16.5, 1);
     }
 
     /// Closed subpath
@@ -164,8 +174,13 @@ public class AdobePathSegmentTest {
     }
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-    public void testCreateClosedLinkedRecordNegative() {
-        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.CLOSED_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED, -.5, -.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    public void testCreateClosedLinkedRecordOutOfRangeNegative() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.CLOSED_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED, -16.5, -.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testCreateClosedLinkedRecordOutOfRangePositive() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.CLOSED_SUBPATH_BEZIER_LINKED, .5, 16.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -189,8 +204,13 @@ public class AdobePathSegmentTest {
 
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-    public void testCreateClosedUnlinkedRecordNegative() {
-        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.CLOSED_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED, -.5, -.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    public void testCreateClosedUnlinkedRecordOutOfRangeNegative() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.CLOSED_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED, -.5, -16.5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testCreateClosedUnlinkedRecordOutOfRangePositive() {
+        new AdobePathSegment(AdobePathSegment.CLOSED_SUBPATH_BEZIER_UNLINKED, 16.5, .5, 0, 0, 1, 1);
     }
 
     @Test