Interesting idea, smiller1, but a .GIF doesn't have the same colour depth or compression as a JPEG. A 24/32-bit JPEG would look aweful when converted down to an 8-bit GIF. Such a system would make simply looking at the picture annoying, let alone trying to steal it. There's no real practical way of controlling the timing of the "little squares" either. No one's gonna frequent a gallery whose pictures flash like a Las Vegas casino sign. :) nukem