Can I ask a question? I don't want this to sound bad, I really don't. I'm not trying to sound mean, and if it comes across that way, then I apologise up front. Why is everyone so concerned about speed when rendering animations? I've read many times in 3D World magazine where professional studios have had to wait for renders. I read about one instance where a single frame of animation for a TV commercial took 16 hours to render on some high powered computers. Multiply that by 30 fps (for video), then multiply that by about 10 seconds of anmation. That is a long time to wait. They didn't freak out about it, why should anyone else. That's how long it took to get the effect that they wanted. I've seen a lot of people come onto a lot of forums and say that 1 hour per frame is way too long for animation purposes. Apparently, from some of the examples that I've seen (like the one above), 1 hour per frame is as fast as all get out. I know it sucks, but sometimes, to get the look that you want, you just have to wait. Again, I apologise if this came across a little harsh. That was not my intention.