i hear thee..and yes..I've now tried the aspect ratio that you guys gave. this is what i get. my preview window.. if me working on anything that's long..thought of a poser hand... doesn't give me a general idea of what my image looks like. in other words..if i put anything on the ground plane..i can't see the whole thing in totality..unless i keep rendering to disc. i tried changing the camera view on the preview pane..not working.. oh well..me gonna try out some stuff tonite..see if it works... if anyone can comeup with a solution.. plz..plz.. let me know!