I too have encountered this problem. It doesn't happen all the time and I can eventually save the file. Just keep trying. It's almost as if vue is still doing something that hangs it up. But trust me, you CAN save it. I just wish I can remember what I did last time to be able to save it. If I figure it out, I'll let you know. In the meantime, see if this helps. When you render, it also generates an alpha and depth image. click over to one of those and try saving. It should let you do it. After that, go back to your color image and see if it will let you now. If that doesn't work, try hitting the escape key while the color image is up. Then try saving. Of course you should also make sure you have the latest patch. Not sure if they'll work, but I'm trying to figure out what I did last time. :) Good luck!! Dragontales