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Blaq, Logging your demo reel creation give a good starting point if you decide to make the jump. Another idea, you may want to consider sending your anim frames to a service bureau to ouput to beta-sp. Then create as much of an EDL as you can from video/graphics/anim sources, take the stuff to an "on-line" suite or a freind with top notch equipment to make your demo master. Then find a good dupication service that can do the dupes in one pass from the master. (The dupes aren't that expensive – about 2.50 each for 10 minute tape with label applied and cardboard slip case.) But the quality of your master is going to make the difference between whether it looks cheap or not. Also, another tid-bit. Put your best stuff and obvious "paid jobs" samples at the front of the tape, spec work, experiments and simple stuff at the back. And keep it fast paced and short. If you go over 7 minutes, most prospective clients will not watch the entire thing, or they will but will feel put upon becuase you are taking too much of their time. The demo reel motto should be "short, fast paced, great sound, quality look". wmc – via Autopilot!