diff --git a/archive/pc_arc_filter.c b/archive/pc_arc_filter.c
index c691f75..3b5b603 100644
--- a/archive/pc_arc_filter.c
+++ b/archive/pc_arc_filter.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define	PJG_APPVERSION1		(25)
 #define	PJG_APPVERSION2		(25)
 
-struct packjpg_filter_data {
+struct scratch_buffer {
 	uchar_t *in_buff;
 	size_t in_bufflen;
 };
@@ -59,21 +59,31 @@ int64_t packjpg_filter(struct filter_info *fi, void *filter_private);
 void
 add_filters_by_type(struct type_data *typetab, struct filter_flags *ff)
 {
-	struct packjpg_filter_data *pjdat;
+	struct scratch_buffer *sdat;
 	int slot;
 
 	if (ff->enable_packjpg) {
-		pjdat = (struct packjpg_filter_data *)malloc(sizeof (struct packjpg_filter_data));
-		pjdat->in_buff = NULL;
-		pjdat->in_bufflen = 0;
+		sdat = (struct scratch_buffer *)malloc(sizeof (struct scratch_buffer));
+		sdat->in_buff = NULL;
+		sdat->in_bufflen = 0;
 
 		slot = TYPE_JPEG >> 3;
-		typetab[slot].filter_private = pjdat;
+		typetab[slot].filter_private = sdat;
 		typetab[slot].filter_func = packjpg_filter;
 		typetab[slot].filter_name = "packJPG";
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+ensure_buffer(struct scratch_buffer *sdat, uint64_t len)
+{
+	if (sdat->in_bufflen < len) {
+		if (sdat->in_buff) free(sdat->in_buff);
+		sdat->in_bufflen = len;
+		sdat->in_buff = malloc(sdat->in_bufflen);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Copy current entry data from the archive being extracted into the given buffer.
  */
@@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ pjg_version_supported(char ver)
 ssize_t
 packjpg_filter(struct filter_info *fi, void *filter_private)
 {
-	struct packjpg_filter_data *pjdat = (struct packjpg_filter_data *)filter_private;
+	struct scratch_buffer *sdat = (struct scratch_buffer *)filter_private;
 	uchar_t *mapbuf, *out;
 	uint64_t len, in_size = 0, len1;
 	ssize_t rv;
@@ -171,17 +181,13 @@ packjpg_filter(struct filter_info *fi, void *filter_private)
 		 * Allocate input buffer and read archive data stream for the entry
 		 * into this buffer.
 		 */
-		if (pjdat->in_bufflen < len) {
-			if (pjdat->in_buff) free(pjdat->in_buff);
-			pjdat->in_bufflen = len;
-			pjdat->in_buff = malloc(pjdat->in_bufflen);
-			if (pjdat->in_buff == NULL) {
-				log_msg(LOG_ERR, 1, "Out of memory.");
-				return (FILTER_RETURN_ERROR);
-			}
+		ensure_buffer(sdat, len);
+		if (sdat->in_buff == NULL) {
+			log_msg(LOG_ERR, 1, "Out of memory.");
+			return (FILTER_RETURN_ERROR);
 		}
 
-		in_size = copy_archive_data(fi->source_arc, pjdat->in_buff);
+		in_size = copy_archive_data(fi->source_arc, sdat->in_buff);
 		if (in_size != len) {
 			log_msg(LOG_ERR, 0, "Failed to read archive data.");
 			return (FILTER_RETURN_ERROR);
@@ -192,8 +198,8 @@ packjpg_filter(struct filter_info *fi, void *filter_private)
 		 * LibArchive always zero-pads entries to their original size so
 		 * we need to separately store the compressed size.
 		 */
-		in_size = LE64(U64_P(pjdat->in_buff));
-		mapbuf = pjdat->in_buff + 8;
+		in_size = LE64(U64_P(sdat->in_buff));
+		mapbuf = sdat->in_buff + 8;
 
 		/*
 		 * We are trying to decompress and this is not a packJPG file.
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ packjpg_filter(struct filter_info *fi, void *filter_private)
 		 * version number. We also check if it is supported.
 		 */
 		if (mapbuf[0] != 'J' || mapbuf[1] != 'S' || !pjg_version_supported(mapbuf[2])) {
-			return (write_archive_data(fi->target_arc, pjdat->in_buff,
+			return (write_archive_data(fi->target_arc, sdat->in_buff,
 			    len, fi->block_size));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pcompress.c b/pcompress.c
index d36f906..d660e06 100644
--- a/pcompress.c
+++ b/pcompress.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * pcompress - Do a chunked parallel compression/decompression of a file.
+ * pcompress - Do a chunked parallel compression/decompression and archiving
+ * of one or more files.
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -2797,8 +2798,10 @@ init_pc_context_argstr(pc_ctx_t *pctx, char *args)
 int DLL_EXPORT
 init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	int opt, num_rem, err, my_optind;
+	int opt, num_rem, err, my_optind, advanced_opts;
 	char *pos;
+	struct filter_flags ff;
+
 
 	pctx->level = -1;
 	err = 0;
@@ -2808,6 +2811,8 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 	while (*pos != '/' && pos > argv[0]) pos--;
 	if (*pos == '/') pos++;
 	strcpy(pctx->exec_name, pos);
+	advanced_opts = 0;
+	ff.enable_packjpg = 0;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&opt_parse);
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "dc:s:l:pt:MCDGEe:w:LPS:B:Fk:avnmK")) != -1) {
@@ -2859,6 +2864,7 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 
 		    case 'B':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->rab_blk_size = atoi(optarg);
 			if (pctx->rab_blk_size < 0 || pctx->rab_blk_size > 5) {
 				log_msg(LOG_ERR, 0, "Average Dedupe block size must be in range 0 (2k), 1 (4k) .. 5 (64k)");
@@ -2887,14 +2893,17 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 
 		    case 'D':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->enable_rabin_scan = 1;
 			break;
 
 		    case 'G':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->enable_rabin_global = 1;
 			break;
 
 		    case 'E':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->enable_rabin_scan = 1;
 			if (!pctx->enable_delta_encode)
 				pctx->enable_delta_encode = DELTA_NORMAL;
@@ -2916,15 +2925,18 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 
 		    case 'F':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->enable_fixed_scan = 1;
 			pctx->enable_rabin_split = 0;
 			break;
 
 		    case 'L':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->lzp_preprocess = 1;
 			break;
 
 		    case 'P':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
 			pctx->enable_delta2_encode = 1;
 			break;
 
@@ -2965,6 +2977,16 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 			pctx->no_overwrite_newer = 1;
 			break;
 
+		    case 'j':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
+			ff.enable_packjpg = 1;
+			break;
+
+		    case 'x':
+			advanced_opts = 1;
+			pctx->dispack_preprocess = 1;
+			break;
+
 		    case '?':
 		    default:
 			return (2);
@@ -3070,6 +3092,14 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 		return (1);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Dispack and PackJPG are only valid when archiving files.
+	 */
+	if ((pctx->dispack_preprocess || ff.enable_packjpg) && !pctx->archive_mode) {
+		log_msg(LOG_ERR, 0, "Dispack Executable Preprocessor and PackJPG are only valid when archiving.");
+		return (1);
+	}
+
 	if (num_rem == 0 && !pctx->pipe_mode) {
 		log_msg(LOG_ERR, 0, "Expected at least one filename.");
 		return (1);
@@ -3218,16 +3248,23 @@ init_pc_context(pc_ctx_t *pctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * Selectively enable filters while archiving, depending on compression level.
+		 * Auto-select filters and preprocessing modes based on compresion level.
+		 * This is not done if user explicitly specified advanced options.
 		 */
-		if (pctx->archive_mode) {
-			struct filter_flags ff;
+		if (!advanced_opts) {
+			/*
+			 * Selectively enable filters while archiving, depending on compression level.
+			 */
+			if (pctx->archive_mode) {
+				if (pctx->level > 10) ff.enable_packjpg = 1;
+				init_filters(&ff);
+				pctx->enable_packjpg = ff.enable_packjpg;
+				if (pctx->level > 8) pctx->dispack_preprocess = 1;
+			}
 
-			ff.enable_packjpg = 0;
-			if (pctx->level > 10) ff.enable_packjpg = 1;
-			init_filters(&ff);
-			pctx->enable_packjpg = ff.enable_packjpg;
-			if (pctx->level > 8) pctx->dispack_preprocess = 1;
+			/*
+			 * Enable other preprocessors based on compresion level.
+			 */
 			if (pctx->level > 4) pctx->enable_delta2_encode = 1;
 			if (pctx->level > 9) pctx->lzp_preprocess = 1;
 			if (pctx->level > 3) {