I'm looking into the dpi vs ppi issue and will post what i find here. PhotoPaint (Corel) does what I described quite well. The only difference that can be seen is in the properties listed where the actual image dimensions are reportede in inches as appropriate for 300 dpi in lieu of the 72. The image size (i.e. total information data points content remains unchanged.) No degradation happens. I believe this is because PP deals in an image as data point by data point info and treats the inches/centimeters, etc as output scaling function. Regardless, will p-ost what i find out. I tend to let my machine run Bryce renders without any other functions in the background. Multitasking (especially with any heavyweight apps is just asking for trouble, Burning a CD while surfing the internet and running business spreadsheets, wanna bet you get a coaster?! Sorry, I would not advise too much extarneous usage during a render, especially if the model is big. Richard

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