The slow motion genie effect has been built in to OS X from the very beginning. It also works with the scale effect. Glad you have discovered it, as it's a really cool way to show off part of the OS. Ron _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/