I saw mark put up a similar question on the elist...antoine had a few suggestions also. Heres the quote: ---------------------- Have you tried to uncheck "Light smart sampling" ? Light smart sampling accelerates the rendering of images but can introduce inaccuracies. As a general advice to the Dreamers: it is always a good idea to uncheck the two smart sampling options when doing a final render. --------------------- For the last few nights I have been trying to get carrara to render its alpha's to my likeing. Once I get that down I'll start on your suggestions.