Quote - Also, I would like to know if its possible to render a seperate distance mask, one that I could manipulate in a 2d program, rather than use the depth of field feature w/ the camera. Far too many times does my focus area gets blurred, Id like a little more control, dont quite get the look I want when done inside C5pro...

Under the render settings you can choose the image/movie output file format under the tab marked "Output".  If you choose the Photoshop option from the drop-down box you can then select from the "G-Buffers" menu things like surface coordinates or 3D position that will show up as separate channels in programs like Photoshop or The Gimp.