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Rudy, I've had similar problems and I've come up with the following test so I don't get any surprises later. Just render your images as a background, with no geometry, and don't save to disk. This wouldn't take much longer than just viewing each image, so it's not too bad. Use an .ifl of your list of images. If it has problems with an image you'll get that message. You can then make a note of it. Then remove that line from the .ifl and continue the rendering at the same frame with the render range option. Works for me and requires little intervention.

Rudy: >> Is there any way to check a series of TGA files for integrity? Funny you shoud ask! (oh, oh, I hear a manufacturer's pitch coming on – those of you who get offended by these please skip to the next message!) We wrote some programs exactly for this purpose! One of our "Action IPAS" libraries, 'Utilities', solves this exact problem, and a few more! One of the programs in it is "WhatTGA.exe", which will check all the targa files in a directory for integrity, consistency, format, size, aspect ratio, and more! All command line switches, even verifies that all the files are there! The set has been shipping since Siggraph in August. Also included in the library: 2) WhatJPEG.exe does the same as WhatTGA but for JPEG files. 3) HBLUR.IXP does horizontal softening (like VBLUR does vertically) but can be used with field rendered files. 4) Thermo.IXP adjusts the overall color temperature of your images by making them 'warmer' or 'cooler'. 5) BrtCon.IXP will adjust the brightness or contrast of your images of those you rotoscope in from live video. 6) DeField.IXP will take images that have been field rendered and remove the fields, but average the remaining lines so as not to lose the resolution. A 'must-have' for anyone who does rotoscoping! 7) Legal.IXP takes all your images and makes sure that all your colors are legal for video, and has an option to either correct them or mark them for you to see. You can assign any color to the illegal colors (instead of just black, which may not be noticable with a black background.) 8) JPEG.IXP saves your Release 2 images out to JPEG compressed files like Release 3 does now. They slice, they dice, they automatically brew your coffee! All 8 programs for the low, low price of $125! Available through your local "Action IPAS" authorized multimedia dealer or direct from us!