I don't see that this has to do with P5 much. P5 isn't any less stable on my PC than P4 was. In fact, I think it is more stable quite honestly. I don't animate though. I work in a huge number of different apps from Macromedia, Sonic Foundry, Adobe, Ulead, Microsoft, etc etc. and I always save frequently or have autosave switched on. I might generate 15 versions of a file in a day, and keep them all. But I know how much fun it is when it going blooey. Like when you thought you saved the other figure's pose but you had the wrong figure chosen right then. Regular mistake :o) :] Fish