Hi folks. I am playing with Apo and wondering what "Use flame background" means under colors in the editor. How and why would I use it? A related question is (related in the sense that this is one reason why I am wondering) can one superimpose 2 images and export them as a single jpg or png. I don't see any way to do it, but maybe I am missing something. Phil

You can set the background colour for your editor window to make it easier to see the editor triangles. The 'Flame background' refers to the backroud colour option in the Adjust menu(To get away from that all-pervading black) As for the superimposing - I'm not sure, would be nice if you could. Like they say, if in doubt, photoshop :)

So thats what its for, Thanks. Yeah, photoshop. Just playing around with Apo to find out what it will do and thinking of ways to use it. Getting absorbed by sort of abstract stuff right now -- flat-looking more or less. Not what I started out trying to do. Speaking of science fiction, did you see Titan AE? There are some beautiful scenes that have a sort of fractal quality (what does that mean?) and I intend to watch it again, now that I have had more experience with 3D programs. Thanks again. Phil

Apophysis will export to UltraFractal where you can layer several flames, change the backgrounds, etc. I think it will also do that with Gimp, but not sure. (Gimp is free)