CompuServe Thread

HELLO, I'M HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CREAT A BLOWING SAND EFFECT. I HAVE TRIED PLAYING WITH DISINTEGRATE AND EXPLODE USING VERIOUS SETTINGS, WITH NOT THE LOOK I'M TRING TO GET. ANYWAY, WHAT I HAVE IS FIVE OBJECTS CENTERED IN THE SCREEN, THIS OBJECT WERE CRATED IN THE SHAPER WITH CURVEY TOP AND BOTTOM LINES AND STRAIGHT SIDE LINES, THAN LOFTED AND PULLED INTO THE 3D EDITOR. I NOW HAVE 5 OBJECTS WHICH HAVE VERTICES VERING FROM 354 TO 724 AND FACE VERYING FROM 640 TO 1444. I THEN WHENT INTO THE KEYFRAMER AND SET MY KEY FRAMERS TO 120. ON KEY FRAME 0. I SELECTED OBJECT/ATTRIBUTES AND SELECTED EACH OF THE OBJECTS AND STARTED WITH DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR BOTH IPAS EFFECTS. WHAT I'M TRING TO CREATE IS TO HAVE THE FIVE OBJECTS BE A BACKGROUND FOR A FLYING LOGO FOR 50 FRAMES AT THIS POINT I'M WANTING TO SEPERATE THE FIVE OBJECT VERTICALY WITH A SPACE BETWEEN EACH. AT THIS POINT, FRAME 60, I'M WANTING TO SEE THESE OBJECTS TO EXPLODE AND BLOW ACROSS THE SCREEN TO THE RIGHT. THIS EFFECT CAN LAST TO FRAME 120, OR THROUGH VIDEO POST BE FADE OUT OR HAVE A EMPTY SCREEN. WHERE I'M HAVING PROBLEMS IS TO START THE EFFECT ON FRAME 60. AND THAN OF COURSE WHAT SETTING TO USE? TO GET A BREAKUP OF THE FIVE OBJECTS AND THAN MOVING OR BLOWING THEM OFF SCREEN. I'M USEING THE RIGHT IPAS? CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE SETTINGS? IS THERE A GOOD TIME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU DURING THE DAY? IS THERE IN OTHER TUTORIALS TO WORK THUR IN BECOMING BETTER AT USING IPAS EFFECTS? I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU, AND YOUR IDEAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN HELPING ME.