Thanks guys. I will try what I can when I get to class tonight. My teacher told me that to get playblast running faster, I need to delete my preferences, make sure as much history is deleted as possible, and "clean it up" by importing the whole scene into a new scene, which doesn't make any sense to me. I think my teacher's a joke. gster: Thanks for the tips. I'm a newbie still to the program, so I've kept in bold the parts of your post I do not understand. If someone would like to elaborate for me I'd really appreciate it! Originally posted by gster123 You could swith off geometry you dont need to see. view it in wireframe, convert any rigid dynamics to keyframes, cache and cloth, fluids, or particles, or use lower geo stand ins. Or if non of these really work you might need to upgrade your PC The PC's we're using aren't bad. 3.2GHz Core Duo's w/ 1Gb o' ram. It's a fairly heavy scene, but it's not THAT loaded w/ geometry.