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Yep, I agree with Mercury Rising (Morgan) here. Video posting in 3D Studio Max is simply not worth the time and effort. By using an external video editing application, you will have much more flexibility with effects, sound, and such. I'd have your team invest in some cheap or expensive (depending on budget) rendering software. Remember, the final render has to come out in a quicktime format for submission.

Side note: Wow, you guys are lucky to have 18 computers to render on. We have two: one dual core and one old dual cpu computer.