hi, thanks or your additional suggestions. i just had a quick look, and i think i remember using this before. i assume this will load an image sequence, where you select the first one and it will load the consecutive named images afterwards. i vagually remember making a tv set in maya with a film sequence running onto to plane (the screen). but, can this do what i need? can i tell it to load image 4 for 8 frames, image 12 for 2 frames, image 1 for 9 frames etc i cant see the option of setting a keyframe. ...or havent i looked properly? your help is still much appreciated