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Ben, I've been reading your messages to others about WinImages, and this program sounds like just the sort of tool I've been looking for to process, and compile some of my Imagine animation. I'm coming over from the Amiga, and looking for something to replace what I've been doing with Art Department/MorphPlus. Obviously, I'm also looking into ER as well. So here are the questions. 1. Can you compile 8-bit animation with good dithering and an optimized, locked palette from 24-bit TIF renderings. 2. Can you do multi-layer alpha-compositing, without using nasty scripting? 3. Can you compile FLC 8-bit animation files? (I can currently get Imagine FLCs to play back at 60 frames/second under DOS on my P90, and I don't want to loose that capability.) 4. Is the Direct Access program still in affect, and does it apply to R3? If so, would you accept a COD order? 5. How do you set up a series of operations for a batch of images, for example, Gamma Correction, Resampling, Alpha Compositing? Through some type of Macros? Or is your program fully and completely designed for batch processing (unlike some of the nasty arexx junk I've had to deal with on the Amiga)? 6. Ben, do I know you? What's your last name? I'm a friend of Dan Lutz, and used to work at Creative in Santa Monica. I'm also the designer of Humanoid, and should be getting my own forum set up in ANVENA soon, I hope. If your Direct Access plan is still in force, I'll probably go ahead with an order regardless of your answers to the other questions. Based on what I've already heard, it's a steal. Many of the Imagine users over in GUGRPA seem to be fans of WinImages. Looking forward to your reply, – Tim