Regarding, > 2. handling large video files in multimedia packages (2) In the College of Education at the University of Hawaii we would probably handle this analysis using "Qualifiers" on the Macintosh platform. Probably we would compress the video using free iMovie down to MPEG4 files. Audio monaural, 22kHZ, 16 bit, uncompressed. All using the QuickTime codecs. If the video isn't that imjportant for analysis, use a smaller screen size and greater compression. The trick is to get everything on one big hard drive if possible. This isn't necessary, however. "Qualifiers" will reference the drive, file, and frame. You can find "Qualifiers" at http://hisii.hawaii.edu/qualifiers/qualifiers.html for $35. Aloha, Tom Tom Speitel, Ph.D. Curriculum Research & Development Group College of Education [log in to unmask] University of Hawaii at Manoa 808-956-6855 1776 University Avenue Fax: 808-956-4933 Honolulu, HI 96822 www.hawaii.edu/crdg CRDG... providing quality educational programs and services for preschool through grade 12.