The overlay you are seeing on the preview out can be very helpful when trying to line up things in CG and Toaster Paint, among others. To get rid of it, hit the "help" key (you may need to hit it twice, I don't remember). The top of the switcher screen is usually blank until you load clips and effects into it. Click on the "views" button at the far right of the screen and release on "project/files". That should take you to a blank screen on top and a bunch of icons for the flyer drives as well as tabs, one of which says "Effects." Put a couple of clips (called croutons) from the flyer drives up into the blank project space, then go to the Effects tab and click on it and find an effect to try and put it up between the clips. You can play the sequence from there or go to the Switcher screen and play it there. If you are using live video, you can just put effects in the project screen and then use them in switcher. You just have to click on the crouton to activate it. Have fun and get a toaster manual or Joe Tracys Flyer Mastery Guide. Jule
