Thankyou both for your answers, must admit if the mat file isnt hi res I tend to shy away and lights and shadows, just gotta have them :)

Karl, thanks for the video, very imformative.

I downloaded the current bryce to see if I could still remember how to use it and if so maybe make a pic every now and again.

Took about a week to get up to speed but now after seeing all the extra's version 7 has, I'm thinking I'll be back in the newbie section for some time.

Thanks again to both of you for your answers.

Ross.