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This message was sent to me as I asked the same question, by Robert Ritger. I hope it is useful. -Kouros. Assume that your animation file on the PAR is called FILE.ANI and that it has 100 frames. 1. Create an IFL file which has entries from FILE0000.TGA – FILE0099.TGA as its contents. 2. Make sure the PAR drive and directory is in your MAPS PATH. 3. In the editor fire up the DPS_PAR PXP and set it to acquire TARGA files and chose FILENAME as the option (as opposed to INCREMENT). 4. In the MATERIALS EDITOR assign your IFL file as a texture map and assign this new material to the object you choose in the EDITOR. 5. In the KEYFRAMER you should set your rendering size to 752 x 480 x 85 (not 83). If you use the Vibrant driver then you don't have to chose 'Null'. 6. Render to DISK (send your TGA's back to the PAR) and also to DISPLAY. This will leave an image on your computer monitor when a frame is complete and you should see an image on your PAR monitor at two moments during the rendering of a single frame. I believe you will briefly see the frame from the animation you are scoping and the rendered frame as it goes back to the PAR. The final rendered frame will pop on the video monitor just after you see your computer display SAVING TARGA FILE. There is no need to copy your ANI file off of the PAR to do what you wish. You should be able to do exactly what you described its just not that clear in all of the documents as to exactly how its done. The choices you made (ie. ANI files for acquisition and INCREMENT for file type) seem completely reasonable yet are exactly the wrong choices. Perhaps the interface should be more explicit I know I had it backwards when I first tried it out. Bob