Thanks Jim: I figured I had a few choices... using the "bezier distort" effect or by tweaking the "ripple" effect... to generate each frame/state, and "animate" it one frame at a time or just going into PS and doing each by hand... I just figured there was a plug that might do it in one fell swoop... >> ... I want to make the title appear to be "blown out" like a >> candle... ie dissolve into a puff of smoke and then "blow" off >> screen... >> If you use the "ripple" effect in FCP (on your super) and change the >> center point and futz with the paramaters a bit, you can gett that >> look > with less work. > Jim ________________ Matthew Guemple Art Director/03 mo.og at verizon.net c. 646.734.6601 h. 646.742.0994 www.gridd.com http://www.creativehotlist.com/ index.asp?linkTarget=fullProfile.asp&indID=19599