Thanks! I'll take a look at that when I get onto a computer with something other than a dialup connection....

about half the time, this little thing I got out of a bargin bin, for like 10 bucks. Works decent for most stuff, and despite its issues with certain file types, it does descent. Its also the only...

well, mostly I want to do seperate passes this way, because one of the major programs I'm using for compositing doesn't support several file format types, including .pngs.... ah well....

Thanks...

is there any way for mental ray to generate seperated alpha maps? and save them as seperate files from the color map? (in other words, one set of files for the color, and the other set for the...