I'm pleased that you both liked this video trick. What struck me about the photo was the apparent speed of the water, the waves and ripples, and I thought that this might be a good test of PhotoMirage. Photos that I've tried this on in the past did not have the same fast-flowing water and the results were not as good.

I tried doing the animation in Xara by giving the life ring a bit of 3D thickness. It seems that Xara does not like tweening 3D movements. So, I'll leave it like that until I have the time to try it in BluffTitler. Maybe I can add in Bix hanging on to the life ring.