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I'm unsure how I would go about creating an "empty scene" using all the 256 colors in the custom pallete on one frame without drawing 256 time consuming squares, maybe I'm missing something? Although the idea of exporting to a *.bmp or *.gif is a great idea, I'm using paledit.exe that was packaged with video for windows to make custom palletes in windows, which will later be used in authorware to run animation at VGA 256 color without changing the system software colors use in menus and buttons. if you can give anymore insight, it would be a great help. -Michael