midazolam, that's very helpful. I usually actually do the edges manually (with a soft, low-opacity smudge brush and a pen tablet) because I'm a glutton for punishment (actually, I'm one of those weird peole who finds minute pixel manipulation enjoyable, hehe). I've done the feather selection trick, but find it less than precise and the results vary considerably. Gaussian Blur on the alpha channel, though, that's a good trick to try. Thanks! bonni

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