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< … then again, Ed, you being the pioneer, you might do well to coin a new phrase for your innovations….> Gee, thanks, Dave, you give me too much credit. I've certainly enjoyed the last few weeks following in YOUR truly pioneering explorations of Animator Studio. I hated AS when I first tried it, but your enthusiasm was really contagious. Not just your articles, but even though I haven't looked at the forums for a while I see your name pass by (and the associated "everything works just great!" topic) while downloading messages. My first animation was "Smiley" or whatever he was called. I persisted, in great part because your "where do-I-start?!" introduction in Planet Studio was in such conflict with my first experiences (trying 1024×768 animations for example<g>). After getting the much improved Ver. 1.1, and using it for several weeks all I can only say is that Autodesk has another winner! It boggles my mind that they started their initial release with such an incredible number of features (that work!). Well, how was it that you lost your hard drive? I still haven't recovered completely from my loss. In my case, I decided to load my PC in the back seat of my car and go see my granddaughter (a two and a half hour trip). See ya. … Ed K