Originally posted by murambi dont worry about all that can be done in after effects (cc particle world will become your best friend) i really use to struggle to create effects in maya and it used to take alot of time creating and rendering effects. but ever since i got into after effects i have become much more efficient this site will pretty much teach all the basics u need from there only your mind will be the limit of your creativity videocopilot.net Cheers for the link Murambi. I have no idea what cc particle world is, but I had a quick browse at the link and one of the videos there, and saw a list with lots of cc particle something or others, so perhaps it is one of those? CC for me the last 5 weeks has stood for colour correction. Hope it is the same here, know roughly where I am then!¬