Only problem is that its an avi that im rendering, not just a static or else that would have been my 1st point of call. Well I think I can say im thick, I just changed the static background image again in photoshop and it worked fine, however its a bit pixalated so I might try something else. Supposedly After Effects is good for taking out backgrounds as Ive seen afew tutorials on removing bluescreen so I may try rendering it with a blue background then remove it in AE instead. Chris