Thanks for the post Walther. I can't really answer your question about when I've last seen an animation with those settings because I'm completely new to animation, CGD, or video making for that matter. I have no idea what PAL stands for, I have no idea what a standard video image size would be, I'm new to compression options, don't know much about the technical stuff, but I really wish I did because it would make my life a lot less complicated...lol. I just like to jump head first into the things I love and are interested in. I've been composing music for 15 years and I've never had a lesson, but I can tell you how to set up a professional recording studio, how to set up a drum rig, properly place all the mics, what compression ratios to use, how to manipulate sound on a synthesizer, how to apply effects and what settings to use, panning, mix an entire song, master an entire album, perform audio editing, etc, etc, etc. I've been having a lot of fun with Vue so far, but trying to learn a completely new field of study while trying to create professional work that I can be proud of is pretty daunting. I'm glad that my render times are not strangely slow, although you would think that the time it takes to render one image, would be multiplied by the number of frames in an animation, to get the time to render that animation, but that isn't the case really...or maybe it is. I rendered the image "Where The River Goes" at a screen resolution of 1024 x 682 with max settings on everything and it took 3 hours. I suppose someone wouldn't want to explain video settings and typical formats to me, or even better point me somewhere I can learn it for myself. I'm also interested in printing my work to canvass in the future but have no idea where to research that sort of thing....thats part of the reason I joined Renderosity, so I could learn all I want to know and learn these things from people who employ the techniques everyday. There are some amazing artists on here and I haven't even scratched the surface of this community. Anyways, Thanks Walther for your reply, you've made me feel better about what I'm doing. Take care.