Ray... sorry but I think you've missed my point here---the idea would be to simply use this program's produced BMPs,not the AVIs, by first converting them to much smaller JPGs then adding them, without transitions, using ultra short display times, to the beginning of a PTE show to create the illusion of a scanning movement. Adding AVIs/WMVs or even just animated GIFs etc is a different kettle of fish. I, too, would like to see these featured added, and I think we might sometime in the future, but in the meantime perhaps this method is a fun work-around to try. I've used individual frames from Ani. GIFs as an intro to PTE shows before with some degree of success but I thought the nice effect from using the pan/scan method was to give it an illusion of motion across a single frame rather than a succsession of different ones. It looks quite good when used on a row of faces in a group shot for example. I completely agree with you on the format etc confusion re the video world, it's a mess! Anyway, give the pan/scan thing a shot in a PTE show and see what you think. Regards, Jim.