Hi, "B-D" lol - All you have to do is save the parameters of each mask (or texture or any other layer) layer into a .upr file. What I do is, if the layer is part of another piece I'm working on or I'm exploring a formula, I "File"-"New"-"Fractal" selecting any formula to get a second fractal window. Then highlight the layer in the layer stack (Fractal Properties window) you want to save and left click drag it into the new fractal window. This duplicates the layer in the new window. Then delete the original layer. Then, "File" - "Save Parameters". When the window opens, there will be a long address in the "File Name" that ends in .upr. Change the name before the ".upr" to something you want - my layer library says "C:Documents and SettingsRykkMy DocumentsParametersRicTOOLS.upr. Then, give it a "Title" like "Texture - like the lines on my butt after I sit in a lawn chair" (lol) or "Texture - grainy" or "Mask - circle" - just whatever will jog your memory as to what that layer is when you look for it. Later, when you have another layer you want to save, save it to this same .upr File Name and with a different "Title". You can literally save dozens of layers in the same .upr file as separate images. Mine probably has well over 100. Then, when you need something, just "File"-"Browse"-"Parameters" and select that .upr file and it will display a full list of all the layers you've saved in that file and you just open the one you want and drag it from the Fractal Properties window into the fractal window you are working on or right-click "Copy" the mask layer in the Fractal Properties window stack, highlight the layer in the layer stack of your new image that you want the mask/texture/etc layer to be on top of and right-click "Paste". Doing things this way saves TONS of clutter in your Parameters folder. I have folders called "Landscaping.upr" for clouds, water, stars, etc - "Frames.upr" with a lot of frames I've made - "Flames.upr" and a few "WIP" upr's with lots of layers or almost done images. When you open parameters it can sometimes take a while to draw itself. There is another way to save fractals so that they open MUCH faster and that is to "File"-"Save As" and direct it to your fractals folder and it will save as a ".ufr" file. The major drawback is that it creates a HUGE file if you save this way. Saving parameters (.upr) just saves a text file that is merely a few kilobytes in size. Hope this is coherent and helps! Rick