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Of course you can go back to your next shot. Perhaps you didn't understand my method completely, so here's another description: Create your set, "actors", etc…, and animate your "master scene" of which you'll want coverage. Then set the camera for the first shot, perhaps a medium shot dolly in to medium close shot, frames 0 to 24. You don't have to get rid of it for the next one, just move the camera to the next placement over the course of one frame, setting continuity to zero on both keys (i.e. key frame 24, 25). This new placment is perhaps a cross cut at a 45 degree angle close shot pull out to medium shot, frames 25 to 70. Move camera to next shot over course of one frame (70, 71 – continuity zero on both keys), this shot is a static long shot to tie up this scene. Bingo – coverage from 3 angles with one camera in one mesh or project file, no need to erase, kill, mame, or delete the camera. And if you're afraid of bonked renderings, you can render each set of frames (i.e. each "take") as a seperate RANGE (shot one = 0-24, two = 25-70, etc.) and save these as network project files to render via network (if you have R3). This will cut your losses if there's a bonked render, your machine(s) will simply move to the next net project file and you can catch up later. I also recommend saving all major scenes (different actors or sets) as seperate meshes or projects, that way you won't get confused or have 5 minutes worth of frames to slide through, but you'll reduce the # of meshes by a large factor. Hope this helps, John Tissavary (La Luna cie)