Just as a final note, Most of my big renders are done in batch while I'm asleep. I do all the development with render settings in "test" mode and then I set it up in batch mode, jack up the settings and go to bed. That way I when I open the file, the "test" settings are still saved so my working environment is always available. The big final job doesn't go any faster if I'm sitting around watching so I do something else. -Kix

-Kix