CompuServe Messages

Gary, I need to bring an image into the Keyframer as a background and animate over it. Is there any provision being made for this function? Most, if not all, cell animation is done using a color image as a background reference for positioning. I'm wondering why the 3DS world is without this extremely essential tool. I'm assuming you know that Alis, Soft Image, etc. can import a .pix image into their animation window, but not 3DS. Can't the greyscale image function in the shaper be put into the keyframer? This brings up the match perspective feature. In Crystal Topas's match perspective you can bring in any color image and match that perspective with points in a simple wireframe. Then the software shifts the viewpoint and perspective to match. The color picture stays there for reference. You can bring in a sequence and match a move perfectly. Will 3DS R4 have this capability? Hopefully, Sanford