Gare, I do have the XaraXtreme 5 Official Guide.

I looked at Chapter 10 (animation) and I see the term keyframe but I do not see how/why you designate anything as a keyframe in Xara. I have used other tools in the past to create SWF files (Kool Moves in particuar) and have used keyframes when using scripts to naviagate from one play to another in the movie.

I would like a better explination of keyframe and how you use/designate them in Xara. I also tried to create an animation where I set the first frame as a background that does not show but when the animation loops it still displays the background frame (at least in the preview). I also have tried playing with the overlay setting and am not sure I fully appreciate the setting and how to use it.

Is there a good comprehensive tut somewhere on how keyframes, backgrounds and overlays are/should be used in Xara?

BTW: You said you also use ArtRage Studio 3 but I do not see any posts from you on their Community.