dot, in referenece to your question about dragging the shader... you can do that too but ... have you ever dropped the shader on the wrong object by mistake? and what about opening and closing the browser all the time, or switching to the master shader window of the sequencer? time consuming. instead, just leave the properties tab open (the most commonly used tab anyway) and just grab the correct shader off a list. of course in the end it is all personal preference. -scott