Scott:

Thanks SO much for that in-depth explanation ... it was truly helpful. I can't tell you how much I appreciate (and what a relief) it is to hear from ANIMATORS on subjects like these. Typically, I get posts from people who use Vue that haven't added a keyframe in their life! LOL! Still-only artists just have no clue the differences (and to some extent, DEFICIENCIES) in Vue when animating.

I will take your suggestions (as well as Phoul and Wabe, of course) to heart and give it a go. Although I must say, in Bryce either this is simply not true OR the noise/flicker is not NEARLY as apparent. I've done quite a few nature animations in Bryce, and don't remember being "shocked" by the noise I see in Vue renders. I'm going to go check the Bryce forum now and search for "noise" or "flicker" and see what comes up. Not to say I don't believe you ... but, I don't believe you. ;-)

The export function in Pro sounds wonderful. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like this would be nearly a complete solution this problem for me, would it not?

Thanks VERY much, once again!

-Tim