animated textures are useful. For example, with water you may just want to animate ripples rather than animating an actual "wavy watery mesh" which would be disgustingly huge. Or a tv screen. Or an animation of a guy turning into metal like in the matrix. Or someone turning red from embarrasment (sp?) heh, hi people. I know I haven't posted here in years. I wonder if anyone even remembers who I am grin SewerRat