cool....alot of input here......thanx guys
ill tell you why im asking.....the further i get into the mindset of the texturing world, the more i find myself delegating tasks to different progs.....the "rough draft" sorta goes to PSP7, while the fine touches and specialty work goes to PS7....
did i mention occasionaly starting out with an autocad sketch dxf going to 3dsmax......its a work habit...
havent gotten all the gremlins out of the complete process though, but im tenacious... 
anyway, the optimized resolution for ALL is the dilemma...i have to swap res's for each move (although this becomes cumbersome) and its really more time consuming than i think it should be.....
yer thoughts?
Dr Brasso...
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