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Martin, Thanks for the thoughtful answer. Yes, I am attempting to do my war scene all on the computer. I have already discovered how much time it takes to render a dense cloud of Vapor. Even tornados take a long time when you max out the particle count. My plan is to use video post to assemble different animations…with Alpha, and some 2D photoshop effects. I will have an old French fortress in the scene as well. Because everything is stylized, I will be able to take many liberties with the effects. I havn't tried LensFX but I've seen what it can do. Very pretty. Great for cannon fire and bombs, etc. Smoke will most likely be 2D…except in closeups. Lots of experimentation ahead. Sanford