[One colored trunk]

Well, looks like you got it going then. did this eliminate the slight lag?

[Zyx - running Zyx]

yes because black is the standard color for transparent. You need to convert with XnView

[Zyx - running Zyx]

the scrolling background SHOULD be 2 pictures. Both 352 pixels wide and both side by side in order to create a true scrolling effect. I just played your build from this morning and noticed a slight lag in the scrolling. Is this background 4 bit or 16 bit color? also is there something we can't see active underneath/behind the background? Changing the background to 4 bit and making sure those 2 background pics are the only things there and moving can help eliminate that lag

[Prehistoric beast in a nuclear age]

I have seen setups now where your cable box plugs into one of the HDMI ports. The box itself still has the coaxel connection.

[Oranges on the Jaguar]

How come all you can do are 4 bit images? You should still be able to do your 16 bit images as well. Remember you only get 15 CLUTs (plus the Partipal one) if you are going 4 bit. Are you not using XNVIEW?