diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 07f99d9bcb..67365f19d5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "RageMath.h"
 #include "GameConstantsAndTypes.h"
 #include "RageLog.h"
+#include "StepMania.h"
 
 /* This is Reset instead of Init since many derived classes have Init() functions
  * that shouldn't change the position of the actor. */
@@ -637,15 +638,6 @@ void Actor::Fade( float fSleepSeconds, CString sFadeString, float fFadeSeconds,
 	}
 }
 
-static CString GetParam( const CStringArray& sParams, int iIndex, int& iMaxIndexAccessed )
-{
-	iMaxIndexAccessed = max( iIndex, iMaxIndexAccessed );
-	if( iIndex < int(sParams.size()) )
-		return sParams[iIndex];
-	else
-		return "";
-}
-
 void Actor::AddRotationH( float rot )
 {
 	RageQuatMultiply( &DestTweenState().quat, DestTweenState().quat, RageQuatFromH(rot) );
@@ -677,115 +669,126 @@ float Actor::Command( CString sCommandString )
 
 		for(unsigned d=0; d < asTokens.size(); d++)
 		{
-			TrimLeft(asTokens[d]); TrimRight(asTokens[d]);
+			TrimLeft(asTokens[d]); 
+			TrimRight(asTokens[d]);
 		}
-		int iMaxIndexAccessed = 0;
+
+		if( asTokens[0].size() == 0 )
+			continue;
+
+		this->HandleCommand( asTokens );
+	}
+
+	return GetTweenTimeLeft();
+}
+
+inline CString GetParam( const CStringArray& sParams, int iIndex, int& iMaxIndexAccessed )
+{
+	iMaxIndexAccessed = max( iIndex, iMaxIndexAccessed );
+	if( iIndex < int(sParams.size()) )
+		return sParams[iIndex];
+	else
+		return "";
+}
+
+void Actor::HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens )
+{
+	int iMaxIndexAccessed = 0;
 
 #define sParam(i) (GetParam(asTokens,i,iMaxIndexAccessed))
 #define fParam(i) ((float)atof(sParam(i)))
 #define iParam(i) (atoi(sParam(i)))
 #define bParam(i) (iParam(i)!=0)
 
-		CString& sName = asTokens[0];
+	const CString& sName = asTokens[0];
 
-		if( sName.size() == 0 )
-			continue;
-	
-		// Commands that go in the tweening queue:
-		if     ( sName=="sleep" )			{ BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_LINEAR ); BeginTweening( 0, TWEEN_LINEAR ); }
-		else if( sName=="linear" )			BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_LINEAR );
-		else if( sName=="accelerate" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_ACCELERATE );
-		else if( sName=="decelerate" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_DECELERATE );
-		else if( sName=="bouncebegin" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_BOUNCE_BEGIN );
-		else if( sName=="bounceend" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_BOUNCE_END );
-		else if( sName=="spring" )			BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_SPRING );
-		else if( sName=="stoptweening" )	{ StopTweening(); BeginTweening( 0.0001f, TWEEN_LINEAR ); }
-		else if( sName=="x" )				SetX( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="y" )				SetY( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="z" )				SetZ( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="addx" )			SetX( GetX()+fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="addy" )			SetY( GetY()+fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="addz" )			SetZ( GetZ()+fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="zoom" )			SetZoom( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="zoomx" )			SetZoomX( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="zoomy" )			SetZoomY( fParam(1) );
+	// Commands that go in the tweening queue:
+	if     ( sName=="sleep" )			{ BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_LINEAR ); BeginTweening( 0, TWEEN_LINEAR ); }
+	else if( sName=="linear" )			BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_LINEAR );
+	else if( sName=="accelerate" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_ACCELERATE );
+	else if( sName=="decelerate" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_DECELERATE );
+	else if( sName=="bouncebegin" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_BOUNCE_BEGIN );
+	else if( sName=="bounceend" )		BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_BOUNCE_END );
+	else if( sName=="spring" )			BeginTweening( fParam(1), TWEEN_SPRING );
+	else if( sName=="stoptweening" )	{ StopTweening(); BeginTweening( 0.0001f, TWEEN_LINEAR ); }
+	else if( sName=="x" )				SetX( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="y" )				SetY( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="z" )				SetZ( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="addx" )			SetX( GetX()+fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="addy" )			SetY( GetY()+fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="addz" )			SetZ( GetZ()+fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="zoom" )			SetZoom( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="zoomx" )			SetZoomX( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="zoomy" )			SetZoomY( fParam(1) );
 //		else if( sName=="zoomz" )			SetZoomZ( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="zoomtowidth" )		ZoomToWidth( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="zoomtoheight" )	ZoomToHeight( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="cropleft" )		SetCropLeft( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="croptop" )			SetCropTop( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="cropright" )		SetCropRight( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="cropbottom" )		SetCropBottom( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="diffuse" )			SetDiffuse( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="diffuseleftedge" )		SetDiffuseLeftEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="diffuserightedge" )	SetDiffuseRightEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="diffusetopedge" )		SetDiffuseTopEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="diffusebottomedge" )	SetDiffuseBottomEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		/* Add left/right/top/bottom for alpha if needed. */
-		else if( sName=="diffusealpha" )	SetDiffuseAlpha( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="glow" )			SetGlow( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="glowmode" ) {
-			if(!sParam(1).CompareNoCase("whiten"))
-				SetGlowMode( GLOW_WHITEN );
-			else if(!sParam(1).CompareNoCase("brighten"))
-				SetGlowMode( GLOW_BRIGHTEN );
-			else ASSERT(0);
-		}
-		else if( sName=="rotationx" )		SetRotationX( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="rotationy" )		SetRotationY( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="rotationz" )		SetRotationZ( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="heading" )			AddRotationH( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="pitch" )			AddRotationP( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="roll" ) 			AddRotationR( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="shadowlength" )	SetShadowLength( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="horizalign" )		SetHorizAlign( sParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="vertalign" )		SetVertAlign( sParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="diffuseblink" )	SetEffectDiffuseBlink();
-		else if( sName=="diffuseshift" )	SetEffectDiffuseShift();
-		else if( sName=="glowblink" )		SetEffectGlowBlink();
-		else if( sName=="glowshift" )		SetEffectGlowShift();
-		else if( sName=="rainbow" )			SetEffectRainbow();
-		else if( sName=="wag" )				SetEffectWag();
-		else if( sName=="bounce" )			SetEffectBounce();
-		else if( sName=="bob" )				SetEffectBob();
-		else if( sName=="pulse" )			SetEffectPulse();
-		else if( sName=="spin" )			SetEffectSpin();
-		else if( sName=="vibrate" )			SetEffectVibrate();
-		else if( sName=="stopeffect" )		SetEffectNone();
-		else if( sName=="effectcolor1" )	SetEffectColor1( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="effectcolor2" )	SetEffectColor2( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
-		else if( sName=="effectperiod" )	SetEffectPeriod( fParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="effectmagnitude" )	SetEffectMagnitude( RageVector3(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3)) );
-		else if( sName=="scaletocover" )	{ RectI R(iParam(1), iParam(2), iParam(3), iParam(4));  ScaleToCover(R); }
-		// Commands that take effect immediately (ignoring the tweening queue):
-		else if( sName=="animate" )			EnableAnimation( bParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="texturewrapping" )	SetTextureWrapping( bParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="additiveblend" )	SetBlendMode( bParam(1) ? BLEND_ADD : BLEND_NORMAL );
-		else if( sName=="blend" )			SetBlendMode( sParam(1) );
-		else if( sName=="zbuffer" )			SetUseZBuffer( bParam(1) );
-		else
-		{
-			CString sError = ssprintf( "Unrecognized command name '%s' in command string '%s'.", sName.c_str(), sCommandString.c_str() );
-			LOG->Warn( sError );
-#if defined(WIN32) // XXX arch?
-			if( DISPLAY->IsWindowed() )
-				MessageBox(NULL, sError, "Actor::Command", MB_OK);
-#endif
-		}
-
-
-		if( iMaxIndexAccessed != (int)asTokens.size()-1 )
-		{
-			CString sError = ssprintf( "Wrong number of parameters in command '%s'.  Expected %d but there are %d.", join(",",asTokens).c_str(), iMaxIndexAccessed+1, (int)asTokens.size() );
-			LOG->Warn( sError );
-#if defined(WIN32) // XXX arch?
-			if( DISPLAY->IsWindowed() )
-				MessageBox(NULL, sError, "Actor::Command", MB_OK);
-#endif
-		}
+	else if( sName=="zoomtowidth" )		ZoomToWidth( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="zoomtoheight" )	ZoomToHeight( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="cropleft" )		SetCropLeft( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="croptop" )			SetCropTop( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="cropright" )		SetCropRight( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="cropbottom" )		SetCropBottom( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="diffuse" )			SetDiffuse( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="diffuseleftedge" )		SetDiffuseLeftEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="diffuserightedge" )	SetDiffuseRightEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="diffusetopedge" )		SetDiffuseTopEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="diffusebottomedge" )	SetDiffuseBottomEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	/* Add left/right/top/bottom for alpha if needed. */
+	else if( sName=="diffusealpha" )	SetDiffuseAlpha( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="glow" )			SetGlow( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="glowmode" ) {
+		if(!sParam(1).CompareNoCase("whiten"))
+			SetGlowMode( GLOW_WHITEN );
+		else if(!sParam(1).CompareNoCase("brighten"))
+			SetGlowMode( GLOW_BRIGHTEN );
+		else ASSERT(0);
+	}
+	else if( sName=="rotationx" )		SetRotationX( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="rotationy" )		SetRotationY( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="rotationz" )		SetRotationZ( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="heading" )			AddRotationH( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="pitch" )			AddRotationP( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="roll" ) 			AddRotationR( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="shadowlength" )	SetShadowLength( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="horizalign" )		SetHorizAlign( sParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="vertalign" )		SetVertAlign( sParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="diffuseblink" )	SetEffectDiffuseBlink();
+	else if( sName=="diffuseshift" )	SetEffectDiffuseShift();
+	else if( sName=="glowblink" )		SetEffectGlowBlink();
+	else if( sName=="glowshift" )		SetEffectGlowShift();
+	else if( sName=="rainbow" )			SetEffectRainbow();
+	else if( sName=="wag" )				SetEffectWag();
+	else if( sName=="bounce" )			SetEffectBounce();
+	else if( sName=="bob" )				SetEffectBob();
+	else if( sName=="pulse" )			SetEffectPulse();
+	else if( sName=="spin" )			SetEffectSpin();
+	else if( sName=="vibrate" )			SetEffectVibrate();
+	else if( sName=="stopeffect" )		SetEffectNone();
+	else if( sName=="effectcolor1" )	SetEffectColor1( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="effectcolor2" )	SetEffectColor2( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="effectperiod" )	SetEffectPeriod( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="effectmagnitude" )	SetEffectMagnitude( RageVector3(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3)) );
+	else if( sName=="scaletocover" )	{ RectI R(iParam(1), iParam(2), iParam(3), iParam(4));  ScaleToCover(R); }
+	// Commands that take effect immediately (ignoring the tweening queue):
+	else if( sName=="animate" )			EnableAnimation( bParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="texturewrapping" )	SetTextureWrapping( bParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="additiveblend" )	SetBlendMode( bParam(1) ? BLEND_ADD : BLEND_NORMAL );
+	else if( sName=="blend" )			SetBlendMode( sParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="zbuffer" )			SetUseZBuffer( bParam(1) );
+	else
+	{
+		CString sError = ssprintf( "Actor::HandleCommand: Unrecognized command name '%s'.", sName.c_str() );
+		LOG->Warn( sError );
+		if( DISPLAY->IsWindowed() )
+			HOOKS->MessageBoxOK( sError );
 	}
 
-	return GetTweenTimeLeft();
+	if( iMaxIndexAccessed != (int)asTokens.size()-1 )
+	{
+		CString sError = ssprintf( "Actor::HandleCommand: Wrong number of parameters in command '%s'.  Expected %d but there are %d.", join(",",asTokens).c_str(), iMaxIndexAccessed+1, (int)asTokens.size() );
+		LOG->Warn( sError );
+		if( DISPLAY->IsWindowed() )
+			HOOKS->MessageBoxOK( sError );
+	}
 }
 
 float Actor::GetCommandLength( CString command )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 8a45f93f5b..9e90176957 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ public:
 	void FadeOn( float fSleepSeconds, CString sFadeString, float fFadeSeconds )	{ Fade(fSleepSeconds,sFadeString,fFadeSeconds,false); };
 	void FadeOff( float fSleepSeconds, CString sFadeString, float fFadeSeconds )	{ Fade(fSleepSeconds,sFadeString,fFadeSeconds,true); };
 
-	virtual float Command( CString sCommandString );	// return length in seconds to execute command
+	float Command( CString sCommandString );	// return length in seconds to execute command
+	virtual void HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens );	// derivable
 	static float GetCommandLength( CString command );
 
 	virtual void SetState( int iNewState ) {};
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..084d05d651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include "global.h"	// testing updates
+/*
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Class: ActorUtil
+
+ Desc: See header.
+
+ Copyright (c) 2001-2002 by the person(s) listed below.  All rights reserved.
+	Chris Danford
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
+#include "Sprite.h"
+#include "BitmapText.h"
+#include "Model.h"
+
+
+Actor* MakeActor( CString sPath )
+{
+	CString sDir, sFName, sExt;
+	splitrelpath( sPath, sDir, sFName, sExt );
+	sExt.MakeLower();
+	
+
+	if( sExt=="png" ||
+		sExt=="jpg" || 
+		sExt=="gif" || 
+		sExt=="bmp" || 
+		sExt=="avi" || 
+		sExt=="mpeg" || 
+		sExt=="mpg" )
+	{
+		Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+		pSprite->Load( sPath );
+		return pSprite;
+	}
+	if( sExt=="ini" )
+	{
+		BitmapText* pBitmapText = new BitmapText;
+		pBitmapText->LoadFromFont( sPath );
+		return pBitmapText;
+	}
+	if( sExt=="txt" )
+	{
+		Model* pModel = new Model;
+		pModel->LoadMilkshapeAscii( sPath );
+		return pModel;
+	}
+
+	ASSERT(0);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
index 9512e85fe0..6b42a50f1f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "Actor.h"
+#include "ThemeManager.h"
 
 
 #define SET_XY( actor )			UtilSetXY( actor, m_sName )
@@ -55,4 +56,7 @@ inline float UtilSetXYAndOnCommand( Actor& actor, CString sClassName )
 	return UtilOnCommand( actor, sClassName );
 }
 
+// Return a Sprite, BitmapText, or Model depending on the file type
+Actor* MakeActor( CString sPath );
+
 #endif
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index b5b1bce784..c96a0e7082 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ void BGAnimation::LoadFromAniDir( CString sAniDir )
 		IniFile ini(sPathToIni);
 		ini.ReadFile();
 
+		m_fLengthSeconds = -1;
+		ini.GetValueF( "BGAnimation", "LengthSeconds", m_fLengthSeconds );
+		
 		unsigned i;
 		for( i=0; i<MAX_LAYERS; i++ )
 		{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index 32ee7f13f3..f1e0c33c76 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include "ThemeManager.h"
 #include "ActorCollision.h"
 #include "Sprite.h"
-
+#include "RageDisplay.h"
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
 
 
 const float PARTICLE_SPEED = 300;
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ BGAnimationLayer::~BGAnimationLayer()
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::Unload()
 {
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-		delete m_Sprites[i];
-	m_Sprites.clear();
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+		delete m_pActors[i];
+	m_pActors.clear();
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::Init()
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Init()
 	Unload();
 
 	m_fUpdateRate = 1;
+	m_fFOV = 0;		// ortho
 
 //	m_bCycleColor = false;
 //	m_bCycleAlpha = false;
@@ -110,29 +112,32 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromStaticGraphic( CString sPath )
 	Init();
 	RageTextureID ID(sPath);
 	ID.iAlphaBits = 0;
-	m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-	m_Sprites.back()->LoadBG( ID );
-	m_Sprites.back()->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+	Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+	pSprite->LoadBG( ID );
+	pSprite->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+	m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromMovie( CString sMoviePath )
 {
 	Init();
-	m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-	m_Sprites.back()->LoadBG( sMoviePath );
-	m_Sprites.back()->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-	m_Sprites.back()->GetTexture()->Play();
+	Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+	pSprite->LoadBG( sMoviePath );
+	pSprite->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+	pSprite->GetTexture()->Play();
 	SDL_Delay( 50 );	// decode a frame so we don't see a black flash at the beginning
-	m_Sprites.back()->GetTexture()->Pause();
+	pSprite->GetTexture()->Pause();
+	m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromVisualization( CString sMoviePath )
 {
 	Init();
-	m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-	m_Sprites.back()->LoadBG( sMoviePath );
-	m_Sprites.back()->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-	m_Sprites.back()->SetBlendMode( BLEND_ADD );
+	Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+	m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
+	pSprite->LoadBG( sMoviePath );
+	pSprite->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+	pSprite->SetBlendMode( BLEND_ADD );
 }
 
 
@@ -192,10 +197,13 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 	switch( effect )
 	{
 	case EFFECT_CENTER:
-		m_Type = TYPE_SPRITE;
-		m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-		m_Sprites.back()->Load( sPath );
-		m_Sprites.back()->SetXY( CENTER_X, CENTER_Y );
+		{
+			m_Type = TYPE_SPRITE;
+			Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+			m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
+			pSprite->Load( sPath );
+			pSprite->SetXY( CENTER_X, CENTER_Y );
+		}
 		break;
 	case EFFECT_STRETCH_STILL:
 	case EFFECT_STRETCH_SCROLL_LEFT:
@@ -207,12 +215,13 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 	case EFFECT_STRETCH_TWIST:
 		{
 			m_Type = TYPE_STRETCH;
-			m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
+			Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+			m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
 			RageTextureID ID(sPath);
 			ID.bStretch = true;
-			m_Sprites.back()->LoadBG( ID );
-			m_Sprites.back()->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-			m_Sprites.back()->SetCustomTextureRect( RectF(0,0,1,1) );
+			pSprite->LoadBG( ID );
+			pSprite->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+			pSprite->SetCustomTextureRect( RectF(0,0,1,1) );
 
 			switch( effect )
 			{
@@ -227,26 +236,27 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 	case EFFECT_STRETCH_SPIN:
 		{
 			m_Type = TYPE_STRETCH;
-			m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-			m_Sprites.back()->LoadBG( sPath );
-			m_Sprites.back()->ScaleToCover( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT-200,SCREEN_TOP-200,SCREEN_RIGHT+200,SCREEN_BOTTOM+200) );
-			m_Sprites.back()->SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(0,0,60) );
+			Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+			m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
+			pSprite->LoadBG( sPath );
+			pSprite->ScaleToCover( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT-200,SCREEN_TOP-200,SCREEN_RIGHT+200,SCREEN_BOTTOM+200) );
+			pSprite->SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(0,0,60) );
 		}
 		break;
 	case EFFECT_PARTICLES_SPIRAL_OUT:
 	case EFFECT_PARTICLES_SPIRAL_IN:
 /*		{
 			m_Type = TYPE_PARTICLES;
-			m_Sprites.back()->Load( sPath );
-			int iSpriteArea = int( m_Sprites.back()->GetUnzoomedWidth()*m_Sprites.back()->GetUnzoomedHeight() );
+			pSprite->Load( sPath );
+			int iSpriteArea = int( pSprite->GetUnzoomedWidth()*pSprite->GetUnzoomedHeight() );
 			int iMaxArea = SCREEN_WIDTH*SCREEN_HEIGHT;
 			m_iNumSprites = m_iNumParticles = iMaxArea / iSpriteArea;
 			m_iNumSprites = m_iNumParticles = min( m_iNumSprites, MAX_SPRITES );
 			for( unsigned i=0; i<m_iNumSprites; i++ )
 			{
-				m_Sprites[i].Load( sPath );
-				m_Sprites[i].SetZoom( randomf(0.2f,2) );
-				m_Sprites[i].SetRotationZ( randomf(0,360) );
+				m_pActors[i].Load( sPath );
+				m_pActors[i].SetZoom( randomf(0.2f,2) );
+				m_pActors[i].SetRotationZ( randomf(0,360) );
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -266,31 +276,32 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 
 			for( int i=0; i<m_iNumParticles; i++ )
 			{
-				m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-				m_Sprites.back()->Load( sPath );
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetZoom( 0.7f + 0.6f*i/(float)m_iNumParticles );
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetX( randomf( GetGuardRailLeft(m_Sprites.back()), GetGuardRailRight(m_Sprites.back()) ) );
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetY( randomf( GetGuardRailTop(m_Sprites.back()), GetGuardRailBottom(m_Sprites.back()) ) );
+				Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+				m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
+				pSprite->Load( sPath );
+				pSprite->SetZoom( 0.7f + 0.6f*i/(float)m_iNumParticles );
+				pSprite->SetX( randomf( GetGuardRailLeft(pSprite), GetGuardRailRight(pSprite) ) );
+				pSprite->SetY( randomf( GetGuardRailTop(pSprite), GetGuardRailBottom(pSprite) ) );
 
 				switch( effect )
 				{
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_FLOAT_UP:
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_SPIRAL_OUT:
-					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( 0, -PARTICLE_SPEED*m_Sprites.back()->GetZoom(), 0 );
+					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( 0, -PARTICLE_SPEED*pSprite->GetZoom(), 0 );
 					break;
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_FLOAT_DOWN:
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_SPIRAL_IN:
-					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( 0, PARTICLE_SPEED*m_Sprites.back()->GetZoom(), 0 );
+					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( 0, PARTICLE_SPEED*pSprite->GetZoom(), 0 );
 					break;
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_FLOAT_LEFT:
-					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( -PARTICLE_SPEED*m_Sprites.back()->GetZoom(), 0, 0 );
+					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( -PARTICLE_SPEED*pSprite->GetZoom(), 0, 0 );
 					break;
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_FLOAT_RIGHT:
-					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( +PARTICLE_SPEED*m_Sprites.back()->GetZoom(), 0, 0 );
+					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( +PARTICLE_SPEED*pSprite->GetZoom(), 0, 0 );
 					break;
 				case EFFECT_PARTICLES_BOUNCE:
 					m_bParticlesBounce = true;
-					m_Sprites.back()->SetZoom( 1 );
+					pSprite->SetZoom( 1 );
 					m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( randomf(), randomf(), 0 );
 					RageVec3Normalize( &m_vParticleVelocity[i], &m_vParticleVelocity[i] );
 					break;
@@ -328,9 +339,10 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 			{
 				for( int y=0; y<m_iNumTilesHigh; y++ )
 				{
-					m_Sprites.push_back(new Sprite);
-					m_Sprites.back()->Load( ID );
-					m_Sprites.back()->SetTextureWrapping( true );	// gets rid of some "cracks"
+					Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+					m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
+					pSprite->Load( ID );
+					pSprite->SetTextureWrapping( true );	// gets rid of some "cracks"
 
 					switch( effect )
 					{
@@ -349,13 +361,13 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 						m_fTileVelocityY = +PARTICLE_SPEED;
 						break;
 					case EFFECT_TILE_FLIP_X:
-						m_Sprites.back()->SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(2,0,0) );
+						pSprite->SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(2,0,0) );
 						break;
 					case EFFECT_TILE_FLIP_Y:
-						m_Sprites.back()->SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(0,2,0) );
+						pSprite->SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(0,2,0) );
 						break;
 					case EFFECT_TILE_PULSE:
-						m_Sprites.back()->SetEffectPulse( 1, 0.3f, 1.f );
+						pSprite->SetEffectPulse( 1, 0.3f, 1.f );
 						break;
 					default:
 						ASSERT(0);
@@ -372,24 +384,24 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 	sPath.MakeLower();
 
 	if( sPath.Find("cyclecolor") != -1 )
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetEffectRainbow( 5 );
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->SetEffectRainbow( 5 );
 
 	if( sPath.Find("cyclealpha") != -1 )
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetEffectDiffuseShift( 2, RageColor(1,1,1,1), RageColor(1,1,1,0) );
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->SetEffectDiffuseShift( 2, RageColor(1,1,1,1), RageColor(1,1,1,0) );
 
 	if( sPath.Find("startonrandomframe") != -1 )
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetState( rand()%m_Sprites[i]->GetNumStates() );
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->SetState( rand()%m_pActors[i]->GetNumStates() );
 
 	if( sPath.Find("dontanimate") != -1 )
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->StopAnimating();
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->StopAnimating();
 
 	if( sPath.Find("add") != -1 )
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetBlendMode( BLEND_ADD );
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->SetBlendMode( BLEND_ADD );
 
 	/*
 	CString sDir, sFName, sExt;
@@ -417,23 +429,23 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( CString sPath )
 
 	if(m_ShowTime != 0) // they don't want to show until a certain point... hide it all
 	{
-		m_Sprites[0].SetDiffuse(RageColor(0,0,0,0));
+		m_pActors[0].SetDiffuse(RageColor(0,0,0,0));
 	}
 	if(m_PosX != 0)
 	{
-		m_Sprites[0].SetX(m_PosX);
+		m_pActors[0].SetX(m_PosX);
 	}
 	if(m_PosY != 0)
 	{
-		m_Sprites[0].SetY(m_PosY);
+		m_pActors[0].SetY(m_PosY);
 	}
 	if(m_Zoom != 0)
 	{
-		m_Sprites[0].SetZoom(m_Zoom);
+		m_pActors[0].SetZoom(m_Zoom);
 	}
 	if(m_Rot != 0)
 	{
-		m_Sprites[0].SetRotationZ(m_Rot);
+		m_pActors[0].SetRotationZ(m_Rot);
 	}
 	*/
 }
@@ -503,6 +515,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 
 	ini.GetValueI( sLayer, "Type", (int&)m_Type );
 	ini.GetValue ( sLayer, "Command", m_sCommand );
+	ini.GetValueF( sLayer, "FOV", m_fFOV );
 	ini.GetValueF( sLayer, "StretchTexCoordVelocityX", m_fStretchTexCoordVelocityX );
 	ini.GetValueF( sLayer, "StretchTexCoordVelocityY", m_fStretchTexCoordVelocityY );
 	ini.GetValueF( sLayer, "ZoomMin", m_fZoomMin );
@@ -529,28 +542,31 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 	switch( m_Type )
 	{
 	case TYPE_SPRITE:
-		m_Sprites.push_back( new Sprite );
-		m_Sprites.back()->Load( sPath );
-		m_Sprites.back()->SetXY( CENTER_X, CENTER_Y );
+		{
+			Actor* pActor = MakeActor( sPath );
+			m_pActors.push_back( pActor );
+			pActor->SetXY( CENTER_X, CENTER_Y );
+		}
 		break;
 	case TYPE_STRETCH:
 		{
-			m_Sprites.push_back( new Sprite );
+			Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+			m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
 			RageTextureID ID(sPath);
 			ID.bStretch = true;
-			m_Sprites.back()->LoadBG( ID );
-			m_Sprites.back()->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-			m_Sprites.back()->SetCustomTextureRect( RectF(0,0,1,1) );
+			pSprite->LoadBG( ID );
+			pSprite->StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+			pSprite->SetCustomTextureRect( RectF(0,0,1,1) );
 		}
 		break;
 	case TYPE_PARTICLES:
 		{
 			for( int i=0; i<m_iNumParticles; i++ )
 			{
-				m_Sprites.push_back( new Sprite );
-				m_Sprites.back()->Load( sPath );
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetXY( randomf(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_RIGHT), randomf(SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetZoom( randomf(m_fZoomMin,m_fZoomMax) );
+				Actor* pActor = MakeActor( sPath );
+				m_pActors.push_back( pActor );
+				pActor->SetXY( randomf(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_RIGHT), randomf(SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+				pActor->SetZoom( randomf(m_fZoomMin,m_fZoomMax) );
 				m_vParticleVelocity[i] = RageVector3( 
 					randomf(m_fVelocityXMin,m_fVelocityXMax),
 					randomf(m_fVelocityYMin,m_fVelocityYMax),
@@ -578,10 +594,11 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 			unsigned NumSprites = m_iNumTilesWide * m_iNumTilesHigh;
 			for( unsigned i=0; i<NumSprites; i++ )
 			{
-				m_Sprites.push_back( new Sprite );
-				m_Sprites.back()->Load( ID );
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetTextureWrapping( true );		// gets rid of some "cracks"
-				m_Sprites.back()->SetZoom( randomf(m_fZoomMin,m_fZoomMax) );
+				Sprite* pSprite = new Sprite;
+				m_pActors.push_back( pSprite );
+				pSprite->Load( ID );
+				pSprite->SetTextureWrapping( true );		// gets rid of some "cracks"
+				pSprite->SetZoom( randomf(m_fZoomMin,m_fZoomMax) );
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -593,14 +610,14 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 	ini.GetValueB( sLayer, "StartOnRandomFrame", bStartOnRandomFrame );
 	if( bStartOnRandomFrame )
 	{
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetState( rand()%m_Sprites[i]->GetNumStates() );
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->SetState( rand()%m_pActors[i]->GetNumStates() );
 	}
 
 	if( m_sCommand != "" )
 	{
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->Command( m_sCommand );
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->Command( m_sCommand );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -608,8 +625,8 @@ float BGAnimationLayer::GetMaxTweenTimeLeft() const
 {
 	float ret = 0;
 
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-		ret = max(ret, m_Sprites[i]->GetTweenTimeLeft());
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+		ret = max(ret, m_pActors[i]->GetTweenTimeLeft());
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -621,8 +638,8 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	const float fSongBeat = GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat;
 	
 	unsigned i;
-	for( i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-		m_Sprites[i]->Update( fDeltaTime );
+	for( i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+		m_pActors[i]->Update( fDeltaTime );
 
 
 	switch( m_Type )
@@ -630,10 +647,12 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	case TYPE_SPRITE:
 		break;
 	case TYPE_STRETCH:
-		for( i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
+		for( i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
 		{
 			float fTexCoords[8];
-			m_Sprites[i]->GetActiveTextureCoords( fTexCoords );
+			// FIXME:  Very dangerous.  How could we handle this better?
+			Sprite* pSprite = (Sprite*)m_pActors[i];
+			pSprite->GetActiveTextureCoords( fTexCoords );
 
 			for( int j=0; j<8; j+=2 )
 			{
@@ -641,81 +660,81 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 				fTexCoords[j+1] += fDeltaTime*m_fStretchTexCoordVelocityY;
 			}
  
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetCustomTextureCoords( fTexCoords );
+			pSprite->SetCustomTextureCoords( fTexCoords );
 		}
 		break;
 /*	case EFFECT_PARTICLES_SPIRAL_OUT:
 		for( i=0; i<m_iNumSprites; i++ )
 		{
-			m_Sprites[i].SetZoom( m_Sprites[i].GetZoom() + fDeltaTime );
-			if( m_Sprites[i].GetZoom() > SPIRAL_MAX_ZOOM )
-				m_Sprites[i].SetZoom( SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM );
+			m_pActors[i].SetZoom( m_pActors[i].GetZoom() + fDeltaTime );
+			if( m_pActors[i].GetZoom() > SPIRAL_MAX_ZOOM )
+				m_pActors[i].SetZoom( SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM );
 
-			m_Sprites[i].SetRotationZ( m_Sprites[i].GetRotationZ() + fDeltaTime );
+			m_pActors[i].SetRotationZ( m_pActors[i].GetRotationZ() + fDeltaTime );
 
-			float fRadius = (m_Sprites[i].GetZoom()-SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM);
+			float fRadius = (m_pActors[i].GetZoom()-SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM);
 			fRadius *= fRadius;
 			fRadius *= 200;
-			m_Sprites[i].SetX( CENTER_X + cosf(m_Sprites[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
-			m_Sprites[i].SetY( CENTER_Y + sinf(m_Sprites[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
+			m_pActors[i].SetX( CENTER_X + cosf(m_pActors[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
+			m_pActors[i].SetY( CENTER_Y + sinf(m_pActors[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
 		}
 		break;
 	case EFFECT_PARTICLES_SPIRAL_IN:
 		for( i=0; i<m_iNumSprites; i++ )
 		{
-			m_Sprites[i].SetZoom( m_Sprites[i].GetZoom() - fDeltaTime );
-			if( m_Sprites[i].GetZoom() < SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM )
-				m_Sprites[i].SetZoom( SPIRAL_MAX_ZOOM );
+			m_pActors[i].SetZoom( m_pActors[i].GetZoom() - fDeltaTime );
+			if( m_pActors[i].GetZoom() < SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM )
+				m_pActors[i].SetZoom( SPIRAL_MAX_ZOOM );
 
-			m_Sprites[i].SetRotationZ( m_Sprites[i].GetRotationZ() - fDeltaTime );
+			m_pActors[i].SetRotationZ( m_pActors[i].GetRotationZ() - fDeltaTime );
 
-			float fRadius = (m_Sprites[i].GetZoom()-SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM);
+			float fRadius = (m_pActors[i].GetZoom()-SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM);
 			fRadius *= fRadius;
 			fRadius *= 200;
-			m_Sprites[i].SetX( CENTER_X + cosf(m_Sprites[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
-			m_Sprites[i].SetY( CENTER_Y + sinf(m_Sprites[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
+			m_pActors[i].SetX( CENTER_X + cosf(m_pActors[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
+			m_pActors[i].SetY( CENTER_Y + sinf(m_pActors[i].GetRotationZ())*fRadius );
 		}
 		break;
 */
 	case TYPE_PARTICLES:
-		for( i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
+		for( i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
 		{
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetX( m_Sprites[i]->GetX() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].x  );
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetY( m_Sprites[i]->GetY() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].y  );
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetZ( m_Sprites[i]->GetZ() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].z  );
+			m_pActors[i]->SetX( m_pActors[i]->GetX() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].x  );
+			m_pActors[i]->SetY( m_pActors[i]->GetY() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].y  );
+			m_pActors[i]->SetZ( m_pActors[i]->GetZ() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].z  );
 			if( m_bParticlesBounce )
 			{
-				if( HitGuardRailLeft(m_Sprites[i]) )	
+				if( HitGuardRailLeft(m_pActors[i]) )	
 				{
 					m_vParticleVelocity[i].x *= -1;
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetX( GetGuardRailLeft(m_Sprites[i]) );
+					m_pActors[i]->SetX( GetGuardRailLeft(m_pActors[i]) );
 				}
-				if( HitGuardRailRight(m_Sprites[i]) )	
+				if( HitGuardRailRight(m_pActors[i]) )	
 				{
 					m_vParticleVelocity[i].x *= -1;
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetX( GetGuardRailRight(m_Sprites[i]) );
+					m_pActors[i]->SetX( GetGuardRailRight(m_pActors[i]) );
 				}
-				if( HitGuardRailTop(m_Sprites[i]) )	
+				if( HitGuardRailTop(m_pActors[i]) )	
 				{
 					m_vParticleVelocity[i].y *= -1;
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetY( GetGuardRailTop(m_Sprites[i]) );
+					m_pActors[i]->SetY( GetGuardRailTop(m_pActors[i]) );
 				}
-				if( HitGuardRailBottom(m_Sprites[i]) )	
+				if( HitGuardRailBottom(m_pActors[i]) )	
 				{
 					m_vParticleVelocity[i].y *= -1;
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetY( GetGuardRailBottom(m_Sprites[i]) );
+					m_pActors[i]->SetY( GetGuardRailBottom(m_pActors[i]) );
 				}
 			}
 			else // !m_bParticlesBounce 
 			{
-				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].x<0  &&  IsOffScreenLeft(m_Sprites[i]) )
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetX( GetOffScreenRight(m_Sprites[i]) );
-				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].x>0  &&  IsOffScreenRight(m_Sprites[i]) )
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetX( GetOffScreenLeft(m_Sprites[i]) );
-				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].y<0  &&  IsOffScreenTop(m_Sprites[i]) )
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetY( GetOffScreenBottom(m_Sprites[i]) );
-				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].y>0  &&  IsOffScreenBottom(m_Sprites[i]) )
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetY( GetOffScreenTop(m_Sprites[i]) );
+				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].x<0  &&  IsOffScreenLeft(m_pActors[i]) )
+					m_pActors[i]->SetX( GetOffScreenRight(m_pActors[i]) );
+				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].x>0  &&  IsOffScreenRight(m_pActors[i]) )
+					m_pActors[i]->SetX( GetOffScreenLeft(m_pActors[i]) );
+				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].y<0  &&  IsOffScreenTop(m_pActors[i]) )
+					m_pActors[i]->SetY( GetOffScreenBottom(m_pActors[i]) );
+				if( m_vParticleVelocity[i].y>0  &&  IsOffScreenBottom(m_pActors[i]) )
+					m_pActors[i]->SetY( GetOffScreenTop(m_pActors[i]) );
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -725,7 +744,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 			float fTotalWidth = m_iNumTilesWide * m_fTilesSpacingX;
 			float fTotalHeight = m_iNumTilesHigh * m_fTilesSpacingY;
 			
-			ASSERT( int(m_Sprites.size()) == m_iNumTilesWide * m_iNumTilesHigh );
+			ASSERT( int(m_pActors.size()) == m_iNumTilesWide * m_iNumTilesHigh );
 
 			for( int x=0; x<m_iNumTilesWide; x++ )
 			{
@@ -748,30 +767,30 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 					fX -= m_fTilesSpacingX/2;
 					fY -= m_fTilesSpacingY/2;
 					
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetX( fX );
-					m_Sprites[i]->SetY( fY );
+					m_pActors[i]->SetX( fX );
+					m_pActors[i]->SetY( fY );
 				}
 			}
 /*			
 		for( i=0; i<m_iNumSprites; i++ )
 		{
-			m_Sprites[i].SetX( m_Sprites[i].GetX() + fDeltaTime*  );
-			m_Sprites[i].SetY( m_Sprites[i].GetY() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].y  );
-			m_Sprites[i].SetZ( m_Sprites[i].GetZ() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].z  );
-			if( IsOffScreenLeft(&m_Sprites[i]) )
-				m_Sprites[i].SetX( m_Sprites[i].GetX()-GetOffScreenLeft(&m_Sprites[i]) + GetOffScreenRight(&m_Sprites[i]) );
-			if( IsOffScreenRight(&m_Sprites[i]) )
-				m_Sprites[i].SetX( m_Sprites[i].GetX()-GetOffScreenRight(&m_Sprites[i]) + GetOffScreenLeft(&m_Sprites[i]) );
-			if( IsOffScreenTop(&m_Sprites[i]) )
-				m_Sprites[i].SetY( m_Sprites[i].GetY()-GetOffScreenTop(&m_Sprites[i]) + GetOffScreenBottom(&m_Sprites[i]) );
-			if( IsOffScreenBottom(&m_Sprites[i]) )
-				m_Sprites[i].SetY( m_Sprites[i].GetY()-GetOffScreenBottom(&m_Sprites[i]) + GetOffScreenTop(&m_Sprites[i]) );
+			m_pActors[i].SetX( m_pActors[i].GetX() + fDeltaTime*  );
+			m_pActors[i].SetY( m_pActors[i].GetY() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].y  );
+			m_pActors[i].SetZ( m_pActors[i].GetZ() + fDeltaTime*m_vParticleVelocity[i].z  );
+			if( IsOffScreenLeft(&m_pActors[i]) )
+				m_pActors[i].SetX( m_pActors[i].GetX()-GetOffScreenLeft(&m_pActors[i]) + GetOffScreenRight(&m_pActors[i]) );
+			if( IsOffScreenRight(&m_pActors[i]) )
+				m_pActors[i].SetX( m_pActors[i].GetX()-GetOffScreenRight(&m_pActors[i]) + GetOffScreenLeft(&m_pActors[i]) );
+			if( IsOffScreenTop(&m_pActors[i]) )
+				m_pActors[i].SetY( m_pActors[i].GetY()-GetOffScreenTop(&m_pActors[i]) + GetOffScreenBottom(&m_pActors[i]) );
+			if( IsOffScreenBottom(&m_pActors[i]) )
+				m_pActors[i].SetY( m_pActors[i].GetY()-GetOffScreenBottom(&m_pActors[i]) + GetOffScreenTop(&m_pActors[i]) );
 				*/
 		}
 		break;
 	case EFFECT_TILE_PULSE:
-		for( i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-			m_Sprites[i]->SetZoom( sinf( fSongBeat*PI/2 ) );
+		for( i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_pActors[i]->SetZoom( sinf( fSongBeat*PI/2 ) );
 
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -784,7 +803,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		m_TweenStartTime -= fDeltaTime;
 		if(m_TweenStartTime <= 0) // if we've gone past the magic point... show the beast....
 		{
-		//	m_Sprites[0].SetXY( m_TweenX, m_TweenY);
+		//	m_pActors[0].SetXY( m_TweenX, m_TweenY);
 			
 			// WHAT WOULD BE NICE HERE:
 			// Set the Sprite Tweening To m_TweenX and m_TweenY
@@ -808,25 +827,25 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	{
 		if(m_TweenPassedY != 1) // Check to see if we still need to Tween Along the Y Axis
 		{
-			if(m_Sprites[0].GetY() < m_TweenY) // it needs to travel down
+			if(m_pActors[0].GetY() < m_TweenY) // it needs to travel down
 			{
 				// Speed = Distance / Time....
 				// Take away from the current position... the distance it has to travel divided by the time they want it done in...
-				m_Sprites[0].SetY(m_Sprites[0].GetY() + ((m_TweenY - m_PosY)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
+				m_pActors[0].SetY(m_pActors[0].GetY() + ((m_TweenY - m_PosY)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
 
-				if(m_Sprites[0].GetY() > m_TweenY) // passed the location we wanna go to?
+				if(m_pActors[0].GetY() > m_TweenY) // passed the location we wanna go to?
 				{
-					m_Sprites[0].SetY(m_TweenY); // set it to the exact location we want
+					m_pActors[0].SetY(m_TweenY); // set it to the exact location we want
 					m_TweenPassedY = 1; // say we passed it.
 				}
 			}
 			else // travelling up
 			{
-				m_Sprites[0].SetY(m_Sprites[0].GetY() - ((m_TweenY + m_PosY)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
+				m_pActors[0].SetY(m_pActors[0].GetY() - ((m_TweenY + m_PosY)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
 
-				if(m_Sprites[0].GetY() < m_TweenY)
+				if(m_pActors[0].GetY() < m_TweenY)
 				{
-					m_Sprites[0].SetY(m_TweenY);
+					m_pActors[0].SetY(m_TweenY);
 					m_TweenPassedY = 1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -834,21 +853,21 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 		if(m_TweenPassedX != 1) // Check to see if we still need to Tween Along the X Axis
 		{
-			if(m_Sprites[0].GetX() < m_TweenX) // it needs to travel right
+			if(m_pActors[0].GetX() < m_TweenX) // it needs to travel right
 			{
-				m_Sprites[0].SetX(m_Sprites[0].GetX() + ((m_TweenX - m_PosX)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
-				if(m_Sprites[0].GetX() > m_TweenX)
+				m_pActors[0].SetX(m_pActors[0].GetX() + ((m_TweenX - m_PosX)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
+				if(m_pActors[0].GetX() > m_TweenX)
 				{
-					m_Sprites[0].SetX(m_TweenX);
+					m_pActors[0].SetX(m_TweenX);
 					m_TweenPassedX = 1;
 				}
 			}
 			else // travelling left
 			{
-				m_Sprites[0].SetX(m_Sprites[0].GetX() - ((m_TweenX + m_PosX)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
-				if(m_Sprites[0].GetX() < m_TweenX)
+				m_pActors[0].SetX(m_pActors[0].GetX() - ((m_TweenX + m_PosX)/(m_TweenSpeed*60)));
+				if(m_pActors[0].GetX() < m_TweenX)
 				{
-					m_Sprites[0].SetX(m_TweenX);
+					m_pActors[0].SetX(m_TweenX);
 					m_TweenPassedX = 1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -865,7 +884,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		m_ShowTime -= fDeltaTime;
 		if(m_ShowTime <= 0) // if we've gone past the magic point... show the beast....
 		{
-			m_Sprites[0].SetDiffuse( RageColor(1,1,1,1) );
+			m_pActors[0].SetDiffuse( RageColor(1,1,1,1) );
 		}		
 	}
 	if(m_HideTime != 0 && !(m_HideTime < 0)) // make sure it's not 0 or less than 0...
@@ -873,7 +892,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		m_HideTime -= fDeltaTime;
 		if(m_HideTime <= 0) // if we've gone past the magic point... hide the beast....
 		{
-			m_Sprites[0].SetDiffuse( RageColor(0,0,0,0) );
+			m_pActors[0].SetDiffuse( RageColor(0,0,0,0) );
 		}
 		
 	}
@@ -882,32 +901,41 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::Draw()
 {
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-		m_Sprites[i]->Draw();
+	DISPLAY->LoadMenuPerspective( m_fFOV );
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+		m_pActors[i]->Draw();
+	DISPLAY->LoadMenuPerspective( 0 );
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::SetDiffuse( RageColor c )
 {
-	for(unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++) 
-		m_Sprites[i]->SetDiffuse(c);
+	for(unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++) 
+		m_pActors[i]->SetDiffuse(c);
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::GainingFocus( float fRate, bool bRewindMovie, bool bLoop )
 {
 	m_fUpdateRate = fRate;
-	m_Sprites.back()->GetTexture()->SetPlaybackRate(fRate);
+
+	// FIXME:  Very dangerous.  How could we handle this better?
+	Sprite* pSprite = (Sprite*)m_pActors[0];
+
+	pSprite->GetTexture()->SetPlaybackRate(fRate);
 	if( bRewindMovie )
-		m_Sprites[0]->GetTexture()->SetPosition( 0 );
-	m_Sprites.back()->GetTexture()->SetLooping(bLoop);
+		pSprite->GetTexture()->SetPosition( 0 );
+	pSprite->GetTexture()->SetLooping(bLoop);
 
 	// if movie texture, pause and play movie so we don't waste CPU cycles decoding frames that won't be shown
-	m_Sprites[0]->GetTexture()->Play();
+	pSprite->GetTexture()->Play();
 
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Sprites.size(); i++ )
-		m_Sprites[i]->Command( m_sCommand );
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+		m_pActors[i]->Command( m_sCommand );
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::LosingFocus()
 {
-	m_Sprites[0]->GetTexture()->Pause();
+	// FIXME:  Very dangerous.  How could we handle this better?
+	Sprite* pSprite = (Sprite*)m_pActors[0];
+
+	pSprite->GetTexture()->Pause();
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
index 7cf4ec474b..2b3879f9ff 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 	void LosingFocus();
 
 protected:
-	vector<Sprite *> m_Sprites;
+	vector<Actor*> m_pActors;
 	RageVector3 m_vParticleVelocity[MAX_SPRITES];
 
 	enum Effect {
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ protected:
 	// common stuff
 	CString m_sCommand;
 	float m_fUpdateRate;	// get by GainingFocus
+	float m_fFOV;
 
 	// stretch stuff
 	float m_fStretchTexCoordVelocityX;
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ protected:
 	float m_fTileVelocityX;
 	float m_fTileVelocityY;
 
-
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index e8bf785907..85ff548f33 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void BitmapText::BuildChars()
 
 		for( unsigned j=0; j<szLine.size(); j++ )	// for each character in the line
 		{
-			RageVertex v[4];
+			RageSpriteVertex v[4];
 			const glyph &g = m_pFont->GetGlyph(szLine[j]);
 
 			/* set vertex positions */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
index e0026c9be3..73d0c8a9fa 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ protected:
 
 	bool m_bRainbow;
 
-	vector<RageVertex> verts;
+	vector<RageSpriteVertex> verts;
 	vector<RageTexture *> tex;
 	
 	void BuildChars();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrooveGraph.cpp b/stepmania/src/GrooveGraph.cpp
index 5275b13d97..dda7beca6d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrooveGraph.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrooveGraph.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void GrooveGraph::Mountain::DrawPrimitives()
 {
 	DISPLAY->SetTexture( NULL );
 	DISPLAY->SetTextureModeModulate();
-	RageVertex v[4];
+	RageSpriteVertex v[4];
 
 	for( int i=NUM_DIFFICULTIES-1; i>=0; i-- )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrooveRadar.cpp b/stepmania/src/GrooveRadar.cpp
index 655b3aaf80..f8439c79c7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrooveRadar.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrooveRadar.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void GrooveRadar::GrooveRadarValueMap::DrawPrimitives()
 
 	DISPLAY->SetTexture( NULL );
 	DISPLAY->SetTextureModeModulate();
-	RageVertex v[12];	// needed to draw 5 fan primitives and 10 strip primitives
+	RageSpriteVertex v[12];	// needed to draw 5 fan primitives and 10 strip primitives
 
 	for( int p=0; p<NUM_PLAYERS; p++ )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
index 74b8e1ee8a..6da6faf008 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void LifeStream::DrawPrimitives()
 {
 	// make the object in logical units centered at the origin
 	LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER8 pVB = DISPLAY->GetVertexBuffer();
-	RAGEVERTEX* v;
+	RageSpriteVertex* v;
 	pVB->Lock( 0, 0, (BYTE**)&v, 0 );
 
 	int iNumV = 0;
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ void LifeStream::DrawPrimitives()
 
 
 	// finally!  Pump those triangles!	
-	pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
-	pd3dDevice->SetStreamSource( 0, pVB, sizeof(RAGEVERTEX) );
+	pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex );
+	pd3dDevice->SetStreamSource( 0, pVB, sizeof(RageSpriteVertex) );
 	pd3dDevice->DrawPrimitive( D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 0, iNumV-2 );
 
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Model.cpp b/stepmania/src/Model.cpp
index c1e770eaed..4856c7cb2d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Model.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void Model::DrawPrimitives()
 	for (int i = 0; i < (int)m_Meshes.size(); i++)
 	{
 		msMesh *pMesh = &m_Meshes[i];
-		RageVertexVector& TempVertices = m_vTempVerticesByBone[i];
+		RageModelVertexVector& TempVertices = m_vTempVerticesByBone[i];
 
 		// apply material
 		if( pMesh->nMaterialIndex != -1 )
@@ -647,11 +647,9 @@ void Model::DrawPrimitives()
 		// process vertices
 		for (int j = 0; j < (int)pMesh->Vertices.size(); j++)
 		{
-			RageVertex& tempVert = TempVertices[j];
+			RageModelVertex& tempVert = TempVertices[j];
 			msVertex& originalVert = pMesh->Vertices[j];
 
-			tempVert.c = RageColor(1,1,1,1);
-
 			memcpy( &tempVert.t, originalVert.uv, sizeof(originalVert.uv) );
 			
 			if( originalVert.nBoneIndex == -1 )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Model.h b/stepmania/src/Model.h
index 1b2d41775a..df907ef5bf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Model.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Model.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ private:
 
 	RageVector3			m_vMins, m_vMaxs;
 	myBone_t			*m_pBones;
-	typedef vector<RageVertex>	RageVertexVector;
-	vector<RageVertexVector>	m_vTempVerticesByBone;
+	typedef vector<RageModelVertex>	RageModelVertexVector;
+	vector<RageModelVertexVector>	m_vTempVerticesByBone;
 	float				m_fCurrFrame;
 };
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp
index b1f4cc7296..b05c4cc2c6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawHold( const HoldNote& hn, const bool bActive, const float
 	/* The body and caps should have no overlap, so their order doesn't matter.
 	 * Draw the head last, so it appears on top. */
 	const int size = 4096;
-	static RageVertex queue[size];
+	static RageSpriteVertex queue[size];
 
 	//
 	// Draw the bottom cap (always wavy)
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawHold( const HoldNote& hn, const bool bActive, const float
 		Sprite* pBottomCap = GetHoldBottomCapSprite( hn.fStartBeat, bActive );
 
 		// draw manually in small segments
-		RageVertex *v = &queue[0];
+		RageSpriteVertex *v = &queue[0];
 		RageTexture* pTexture = pBottomCap->GetTexture();
 		const RectF *pRect = pBottomCap->GetCurrentTextureCoordRect();
 		DISPLAY->SetTexture( pTexture );
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawHold( const HoldNote& hn, const bool bActive, const float
 		Sprite* pSprBody = GetHoldBodySprite( hn.fStartBeat, bActive );
 
 		// draw manually in small segments
-		RageVertex *v = &queue[0];
+		RageSpriteVertex *v = &queue[0];
 		RageTexture* pTexture = pSprBody->GetTexture();
 		const RectF *pRect = pSprBody->GetCurrentTextureCoordRect();
 		DISPLAY->SetTexture( pTexture );
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawHold( const HoldNote& hn, const bool bActive, const float
 		Sprite* pSprTopCap = GetHoldTopCapSprite( hn.fStartBeat, bActive );
 
 		// draw manually in small segments
-		RageVertex *v = &queue[0];
+		RageSpriteVertex *v = &queue[0];
 		RageTexture* pTexture = pSprTopCap->GetTexture();
 		const RectF *pRect = pSprTopCap->GetCurrentTextureCoordRect();
 		DISPLAY->SetTexture( pTexture );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp
index 3cfb986e43..414328a53a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ apply_color_key:
 	if( HintString.Find("4alphaonly") != -1 )		actualID.iTransparencyOnly = 4;
 	else if( HintString.Find("8alphaonly") != -1 )	actualID.iTransparencyOnly = 8;
 	if( HintString.Find("dither") != -1 )			actualID.bDither = true;
+	if( HintString.Find("stretch") != -1 )			actualID.bStretch = true;
 
 	if( actualID.iTransparencyOnly )
 		actualID.iColorDepth = 32;	/* Treat the image as 32-bit, so we don't lose any alpha precision. */
@@ -312,6 +313,8 @@ apply_color_key:
 	// HACK: Don't check song graphics.  Many of them are weird dimensions.
 	if( (actualID.filename.length()>=6 && actualID.filename.Left(6)=="Songs/") )
 		 bRunCheck = false;
+	if( (actualID.filename.length()>=6 && actualID.filename.Left(9)=="CDTitles/") )
+		 bRunCheck = false;
 
 	if( bRunCheck )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp
index 8393ccdb39..933e0840fa 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void RageDisplay::StatsAddVerts( int iNumVertsRendered ) { g_iVertsRenderedSince
 /* Draw a line as a quad.  GL_LINES with antialiasing off can draw line
  * ends at odd angles--they're forced to axis-alignment regardless of the
  * angle of the line. */
-void RageDisplay::DrawPolyLine(const RageVertex &p1, const RageVertex &p2, float LineWidth )
+void RageDisplay::DrawPolyLine(const RageSpriteVertex &p1, const RageSpriteVertex &p2, float LineWidth )
 {
 	/* soh cah toa strikes strikes again! */
 	float opp = p2.p.x - p1.p.x;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void RageDisplay::DrawPolyLine(const RageVertex &p1, const RageVertex &p2, float
 	float lsin = opp/hyp;
 	float lcos = adj/hyp;
 
-	RageVertex v[4];
+	RageSpriteVertex v[4];
 
 	v[0] = v[1] = p1;
 	v[2] = v[3] = p2;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void RageDisplay::DrawPolyLine(const RageVertex &p1, const RageVertex &p2, float
 }
 
 
-void RageDisplay::DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth )
+void RageDisplay::DrawLineStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 2 );
 
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ void RageDisplay::DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float Line
 		DrawCircle( v[i], LineWidth/2 );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay::DrawCircle( const RageVertex &p, float radius )
+void RageDisplay::DrawCircle( const RageSpriteVertex &p, float radius )
 {
 	const int subdivisions = 32;
-	RageVertex v[subdivisions+2];
+	RageSpriteVertex v[subdivisions+2];
 	v[0] = p;
 
 	for(int i = 0; i < subdivisions+1; ++i) 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
index a92d246367..4d14dc4ee9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct SDL_Surface;
 	RageVector3& Normal( int index );
 	RageVector3& Position( int index );
 	// convenience.  Remove this later!
-	void Set( int index, const RageVertex& v );
+	void Set( int index, const RageSpriteVertex& v );
 
 	struct Impl;
 	Impl* pImpl;
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ public:
 		RageVector3 dir ) = 0;
 
 
-	void DrawQuad( const RageVertex v[] ) { DrawQuads(v,4); } /* alias. upper-left, upper-right, lower-left, lower-right */
-	virtual void DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
-	virtual void DrawFan( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
-	virtual void DrawStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
-	virtual void DrawTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
-	virtual void DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16* pIndices, int iNumIndices ) = 0;
-	virtual void DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth );
+	void DrawQuad( const RageSpriteVertex v[] ) { DrawQuads(v,4); } /* alias. upper-left, upper-right, lower-left, lower-right */
+	virtual void DrawQuads( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
+	virtual void DrawFan( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
+	virtual void DrawStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
+	virtual void DrawTriangles( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
+	virtual void DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageModelVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16* pIndices, int iNumIndices ) = 0;
+	virtual void DrawLineStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth );
 
-	void DrawCircle( const RageVertex &v, float radius );
+	void DrawCircle( const RageSpriteVertex &v, float radius );
 
 	virtual void SaveScreenshot( CString sPath ) = 0;
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ protected:
 
 	virtual void SetViewport(int shift_left, int shift_down) = 0;
 
-	void DrawPolyLine(const RageVertex &p1, const RageVertex &p2, float LineWidth );
+	void DrawPolyLine(const RageSpriteVertex &p1, const RageSpriteVertex &p2, float LineWidth );
 
 	// Stuff in RageDisplay.cpp
 	void SetDefaultRenderStates();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index b6d90d2333..73c7b55807 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static void SetPalette( unsigned TexResource )
 #endif
 }
 
-#define D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX (D3DFVF_XYZ|D3DFVF_NORMAL|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1)	// D3D FVF flags which describe our vertex structure
+#define D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex (D3DFVF_XYZ|D3DFVF_NORMAL|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1)
+#define D3DFVF_RageModelVertex (D3DFVF_XYZ|D3DFVF_NORMAL|D3DFVF_TEX1)
 
 
 static const PixelFormatDesc PIXEL_FORMAT_DESC[NUM_PIX_FORMATS] = {
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ RageDisplay::VideoModeParams RageDisplay_D3D::GetVideoModeParams() const { retur
 	g_pd3dDevice->SetTransform( D3DTS_WORLD, (D3DMATRIX*)&m );
 
 
-void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawQuads( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	ASSERT( (iNumVerts%4) == 0 );
 
@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@ void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 		vIndices[i*6+5] = i*4+0;
 	}
 
-	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
+	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex );
 	SEND_CURRENT_MATRICES;
 	g_pd3dDevice->DrawIndexedPrimitiveUP(
 		D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST, // PrimitiveType
@@ -638,60 +639,60 @@ void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 		&vIndices[0], // pIndexData,
 		D3DFMT_INDEX16, // IndexDataFormat,
 		v, // pVertexStreamZeroData,
-		sizeof(RageVertex) // VertexStreamZeroStride
+		sizeof(RageSpriteVertex) // VertexStreamZeroStride
 	);
 
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
-void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawFan( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawFan( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 3 );
-	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
+	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex );
 	SEND_CURRENT_MATRICES;
 	g_pd3dDevice->DrawPrimitiveUP(
 		D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, // PrimitiveType
 		iNumVerts-2, // PrimitiveCount,
 		v, // pVertexStreamZeroData,
-		sizeof(RageVertex)
+		sizeof(RageSpriteVertex)
 	);
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 3 );
-	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
+	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex );
 	SEND_CURRENT_MATRICES;
 	g_pd3dDevice->DrawPrimitiveUP(
 		D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, // PrimitiveType
 		iNumVerts-2, // PrimitiveCount,
 		v, // pVertexStreamZeroData,
-		sizeof(RageVertex)
+		sizeof(RageSpriteVertex)
 	);
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawTriangles( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	if( iNumVerts == 0 )
 		return;
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 3 );
-	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
+	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex );
 	SEND_CURRENT_MATRICES;
 	g_pd3dDevice->DrawPrimitiveUP(
 		D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST, // PrimitiveType
 		iNumVerts/3, // PrimitiveCount,
 		v, // pVertexStreamZeroData,
-		sizeof(RageVertex)
+		sizeof(RageSpriteVertex)
 	);
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16 pIndices[], int iNumIndices )
+void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageModelVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16 pIndices[], int iNumIndices )
 {
 	if( iNumIndices == 0 )
 		return;
-	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
+	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageModelVertex );
 	SEND_CURRENT_MATRICES;
 	g_pd3dDevice->DrawIndexedPrimitiveUP(
 		D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST, // PrimitiveType
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts,
 		pIndices, // pIndexData,
 		D3DFMT_INDEX16, // IndexDataFormat,
 		v, // pVertexStreamZeroData,
-		sizeof(RageVertex) // VertexStreamZeroStride
+		sizeof(RageModelVertex) // VertexStreamZeroStride
 	);
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumIndices );
 }
@@ -709,17 +710,17 @@ void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts,
 /* Use the default poly-based implementation.  D3D lines apparently don't support
  * AA with greater-than-one widths. */
 /*
-void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth )
+void RageDisplay_D3D::DrawLineStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 2 );
 	g_pd3dDevice->SetRenderState( D3DRS_POINTSIZE, *((DWORD*)&LineWidth) );	// funky cast.  See D3DRENDERSTATETYPE doc
-	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RAGEVERTEX );
+	g_pd3dDevice->SetVertexShader( D3DFVF_RageSpriteVertex );
 	SEND_CURRENT_MATRICES;
 	g_pd3dDevice->DrawPrimitiveUP(
 		D3DPT_LINESTRIP, // PrimitiveType
 		iNumVerts-1, // PrimitiveCount,
 		v, // pVertexStreamZeroData,
-		sizeof(RageVertex)
+		sizeof(RageSpriteVertex)
 	);
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
index a694f9188d..bc33af33a3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ public:
 		RageColor specular, 
 		RageVector3 dir );
 
-	void DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawFan( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16* pIndices, int iNumIndices );
-//	void DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth );
+	void DrawQuads( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawFan( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawTriangles( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageModelVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16* pIndices, int iNumIndices );
+//	void DrawLineStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth );
 
 	void SaveScreenshot( CString sPath );
 protected:
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index 369fa84615..6880124e32 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ set<string> g_glExts;
 
 /* We don't actually use normals (we don't tunr on lighting), there's just
  * no GL_T2F_C4F_V3F. */
-const GLenum RageVertexFormat = GL_T2F_C4F_N3F_V3F;
+const GLenum RageSpriteVertexFormat = GL_T2F_C4F_N3F_V3F;
 
 
 LowLevelWindow *wind;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::SaveScreenshot( CString sPath )
 
 RageDisplay::VideoModeParams RageDisplay_OGL::GetVideoModeParams() const { return wind->GetVideoModeParams(); }
 
-static void SetupVertices( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+static void SetupVertices( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	static float *Vertex, *Texture, *Normal;	
 	static GLubyte *Color;
@@ -651,7 +651,45 @@ static void SetupVertices( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 	glNormalPointer(GL_FLOAT, 0, Normal);
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+static void SetupVertices( const RageModelVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+{
+	static float *Vertex, *Texture, *Normal;	
+	static int Size = 0;
+	if(iNumVerts > Size)
+	{
+		Size = iNumVerts;
+		delete [] Vertex;
+		delete [] Texture;
+		delete [] Normal;
+		Vertex = new float[Size*3];
+		Texture = new float[Size*2];
+		Normal = new float[Size*3];
+	}
+
+	for(unsigned i = 0; i < unsigned(iNumVerts); ++i)
+	{
+		Vertex[i*3+0]  = v[i].p[0];
+		Vertex[i*3+1]  = v[i].p[1];
+		Vertex[i*3+2]  = v[i].p[2];
+		Texture[i*2+0] = v[i].t[0];
+		Texture[i*2+1] = v[i].t[1];
+		Normal[i*3+0] = v[i].n[0];
+		Normal[i*3+1] = v[i].n[1];
+		Normal[i*3+2] = v[i].n[2];
+	}
+	glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
+	glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, Vertex);
+
+	glDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);
+
+	glEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
+	glTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, 0, Texture);
+
+	glEnableClientState(GL_NORMAL_ARRAY);
+	glNormalPointer(GL_FLOAT, 0, Normal);
+}
+
+void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawQuads( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	ASSERT( (iNumVerts%4) == 0 );
 
@@ -669,7 +707,7 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawFan( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawFan( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 3 );
 	glMatrixMode( GL_PROJECTION );
@@ -681,7 +719,7 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawFan( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 3 );
 	glMatrixMode( GL_PROJECTION );
@@ -693,7 +731,7 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
+void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawTriangles( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 {
 	if( iNumVerts == 0 )
 		return;
@@ -707,7 +745,7 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts )
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumVerts );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16 pIndices[], int iNumIndices )
+void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageModelVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16 pIndices[], int iNumIndices )
 {
 	if( iNumIndices == 0 )
 		return;
@@ -718,12 +756,12 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts,
 	glLoadMatrixf( (const float*)GetModelViewTop() );
 
 	SetupVertices( v, iNumVerts );
-//	glInterleavedArrays( RageVertexFormat, sizeof(RageVertex), v );
+//	glInterleavedArrays( RageSpriteVertexFormat, sizeof(RageSpriteVertex), v );
 	glDrawElements( GL_TRIANGLES, iNumIndices, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, pIndices );
 	StatsAddVerts( iNumIndices );
 }
 
-void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth )
+void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawLineStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth )
 {
 	ASSERT( iNumVerts >= 2 );
 
@@ -795,9 +833,15 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float
 
 void RageDisplay_OGL::SetTexture( RageTexture* pTexture )
 {
-	glEnable( GL_TEXTURE_2D );
-	unsigned id = pTexture ? pTexture->GetTexHandle() : 0; 
-	glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, id );
+	if( pTexture )
+	{
+		glEnable( GL_TEXTURE_2D );
+		glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, pTexture->GetTexHandle() );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		glDisable( GL_TEXTURE_2D );
+	}
 }
 void RageDisplay_OGL::SetTextureModeModulate()
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
index e62cc8a557..4759fda483 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ public:
 		RageColor specular, 
 		RageVector3 dir );
 
-	void DrawQuads( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawFan( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
-	void DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16* pIndices, int iNumIndices );
-	void DrawLineStrip( const RageVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth );
+	void DrawQuads( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawFan( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawTriangles( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts );
+	void DrawIndexedTriangles( const RageModelVertex v[], int iNumVerts, const Uint16* pIndices, int iNumIndices );
+	void DrawLineStrip( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts, float LineWidth );
 
 	CString GetTextureDiagnostics( unsigned id ) const;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index 27b02d613f..0d11a1e6d2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ bool RageSound::Load(CString sSoundFilePath, int precache)
 	// Check for "loop" hint
 	if( m_sFilePath.Find("loop") != -1 )
 		SetStopMode( M_LOOP );
+	else
+		SetStopMode( M_STOP );
 
 
     SoundReader_FileReader *NewSample = new RageSoundReader_LowLevel;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageTypes.h b/stepmania/src/RageTypes.h
index 7ecb14e96c..362d71d561 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageTypes.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageTypes.h
@@ -185,11 +185,12 @@ public:
 typedef Rect<int> RectI;
 typedef Rect<float> RectF;
 
-// A structure for our custom vertex type.  Note that these data structes have the same layout that D3D expects.
-struct RageVertex
+/* Structure for our custom vertex type.  Note that these data structes 
+ * have the same layout that D3D expects. */
+struct RageSpriteVertex	// has color
 {
 	/* Zero out by default. */
-	RageVertex():
+	RageSpriteVertex():
 		p(0,0,0),
 		n(0,0,0),
 		t(0,0)
@@ -200,6 +201,19 @@ struct RageVertex
 	RageVector2		t;	// texture coordinates
 };
 
+struct RageModelVertex	// doesn't have color.  Relies on material color
+{
+	/* Zero out by default. */
+	RageModelVertex():
+		p(0,0,0),
+		n(0,0,0),
+		t(0,0)
+		{ }
+    RageVector3		p;	// position
+    RageVector3		n;	// normal
+	RageVector2		t;	// texture coordinates
+};
+
 /* nonstandard extension used : nameless struct/union
  * It is, in fact, nonstandard.  G++ 3.x can handle it. 2.95.x can not. XXX */
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.cpp
index 7762f0d979..a08a75096c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.cpp
@@ -24,33 +24,32 @@
 
 ScreenSandbox::ScreenSandbox() : Screen("ScreenSandbox")
 {
-	m_quad1.StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT, SCREEN_TOP, SCREEN_RIGHT, SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-	m_quad1.SetDiffuse( RageColor(0,0,1,1) );
-	m_quad1.SetZ( 0 );
-	m_quad1.SetUseZBuffer( true );
-	this->AddChild( &m_quad1 );
+//	m_quad1.StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT, SCREEN_TOP, SCREEN_RIGHT, SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+//	m_quad1.SetDiffuse( RageColor(0,0,1,1) );
+//	m_quad1.SetZ( 0 );
+//	m_quad1.SetUseZBuffer( true );
+//	this->AddChild( &m_quad1 );
 
-	m_quad2.StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT, SCREEN_TOP, SCREEN_RIGHT, SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
-	m_quad2.SetDiffuse( RageColor(0,1,0,1) );
-	m_quad2.SetZ( -1 );
-	m_quad2.SetUseZBuffer( true );
-	this->AddChild( &m_quad2 );
+//	m_quad2.StretchTo( RectI(SCREEN_LEFT, SCREEN_TOP, SCREEN_RIGHT, SCREEN_BOTTOM) );
+//	m_quad2.SetDiffuse( RageColor(0,1,0,1) );
+//	m_quad2.SetZ( -1 );
+//	m_quad2.SetUseZBuffer( true );
+//	this->AddChild( &m_quad2 );
 
 //	m_sprite.Load( "C:\\stepmania\\stepmania\\RandomMovies\\cm301[1].avi" );
 //	m_sprite.SetXY( CENTER_X, CENTER_Y );
 //	this->AddChild( &m_sprite );
 
-//	m_model.SetXY(CENTER_X, CENTER_Y);
-//	m_model.SetZoom(3);
-//	//m_model.SetZoomY(-1);
-//	m_model.LoadMilkshapeAscii( "Down Tap Note 4th.txt" );
-//	m_model.LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "D:\\Dev\\ddrpc char hacking\\DDRPCRip\\models\\howtoplay.bones.txt" );
-//	this->AddChild(&m_model);
+	m_model.LoadMilkshapeAscii( "C:\\stepmania\\stepmania\\Themes\\groove\\BGAnimations\\ScreenCaution background\\2 platforms and backbar.txt" );
+	m_model.SetXY(CENTER_X, CENTER_Y);
+	m_model.SetZoom(15);
+	this->AddChild(&m_model);
+	m_model.AddRotationH( 90 );
 //	m_model.SetEffectSpin( RageVector3(0,90,90) );
 
-	this->AddChild( &m_In );
+//	this->AddChild( &m_In );
 
-	this->AddChild( &m_Out );
+//	this->AddChild( &m_Out );
 }
 
 void ScreenSandbox::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
@@ -69,28 +68,28 @@ void ScreenSandbox::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 void ScreenSandbox::DrawPrimitives()
 {
-//	DISPLAY->SetLighting( true );
-//	DISPLAY->SetLightDirectional( 
-//		0, 
-//		RageColor(0,0,0,0), 
-//		RageColor(1,1,1,1),
-//		RageColor(0,0,0,1),
-//		RageVector3(0, -1, 0) );
+	DISPLAY->SetLighting( true );
+	DISPLAY->SetLightDirectional( 
+		0, 
+		RageColor(0.5,0.5,0.5,1), 
+		RageColor(1,1,1,1),
+		RageColor(0,0,0,1),
+		RageVector3(0, 0, 1) );
 
 	Screen::DrawPrimitives();
 
-//	DISPLAY->SetLightOff( 0 );
-//	DISPLAY->SetLighting( false );
+	DISPLAY->SetLightOff( 0 );
+	DISPLAY->SetLighting( false );
 }
 
 void ScreenSandbox::MenuLeft( PlayerNumber pn )
 {
-	m_In.Load( THEME->GetPathToB("_menu in") );
-	m_In.StartTransitioning();
+//	m_In.Load( THEME->GetPathToB("_menu in") );
+//	m_In.StartTransitioning();
 }
 
 void ScreenSandbox::MenuRight( PlayerNumber pn )
 {
-	m_Out.Load( THEME->GetPathToB("_menu out") );
-	m_Out.StartTransitioning();
+//	m_Out.Load( THEME->GetPathToB("_menu out") );
+//	m_Out.StartTransitioning();
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.h
index fa227882be..ad2475ab29 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSandbox.h
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ public:
 	void MenuLeft( PlayerNumber pn );
 	void MenuRight( PlayerNumber pn );
 
-///	Model m_model;
-	Quad m_quad1;
-	Quad m_quad2;
-	Transition	m_In;
-	Transition	m_Out;
-	Sprite	m_text;
+	Model m_model;
+//	Quad m_quad1;
+//	Quad m_quad2;
+//	Transition	m_In;
+//	Transition	m_Out;
+//	Sprite	m_text;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
index f04cde0d8c..096b37801c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ ScreenTitleMenu::ScreenTitleMenu() : Screen("ScreenTitleMenu")
 	m_Out.Load( THEME->GetPathToB("ScreenTitleMenu out") );
 	this->AddChild( &m_Out );
 
+	m_BeginOut.Load( THEME->GetPathToB("ScreenTitleMenu begin out") );
+	this->AddChild( &m_BeginOut );
+
 
 	SOUNDMAN->PlayOnceFromDir( ANNOUNCER->GetPathTo("title menu game name") );
 
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ ScreenTitleMenu::ScreenTitleMenu() : Screen("ScreenTitleMenu")
 
 	this->MoveToTail( &m_In );	// put it in the back so it covers up the stuff we just added
 	this->MoveToTail( &m_Out );	// put it in the back so it covers up the stuff we just added
+	this->MoveToTail( &m_BeginOut );	// put it in the back so it covers up the stuff we just added
 }
 
 ScreenTitleMenu::~ScreenTitleMenu()
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ void ScreenTitleMenu::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType ty
 	case MENU_BUTTON_UP:
 		if( PREFSMAN->m_iCoinMode != COIN_HOME )
 			break;
-		if( m_In.IsTransitioning() || m_Out.IsTransitioning() )
+		if( m_In.IsTransitioning() || m_Out.IsTransitioning() || m_BeginOut.IsTransitioning() )
 			break;
 		TimeToDemonstration.GetDeltaTime();	/* Reset the demonstration timer when a key is pressed. */
 		LoseFocus( m_Choice );
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ void ScreenTitleMenu::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType ty
 	case MENU_BUTTON_DOWN:
 		if( PREFSMAN->m_iCoinMode != COIN_HOME )
 			break;
-		if( m_In.IsTransitioning() || m_Out.IsTransitioning() )
+		if( m_In.IsTransitioning() || m_Out.IsTransitioning() || m_BeginOut.IsTransitioning() )
 			break;
 		TimeToDemonstration.GetDeltaTime();	/* Reset the demonstration timer when a key is pressed. */
 		LoseFocus( m_Choice );
@@ -206,7 +210,7 @@ void ScreenTitleMenu::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType ty
 		GainFocus( m_Choice );
 		break;
 	case MENU_BUTTON_BACK:
-		if( m_In.IsTransitioning() || m_Out.IsTransitioning() )
+		if( m_In.IsTransitioning() || m_Out.IsTransitioning() || m_BeginOut.IsTransitioning() )
 			break;
 		m_Out.StartTransitioning( SM_GoToAttractLoop );
 		break;
@@ -232,8 +236,8 @@ void ScreenTitleMenu::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType ty
 		}
 
 		if( Screen::JoinInput( DeviceI, type, GameI, MenuI, StyleI ) )
-			if( !m_Out.IsTransitioning() )
-				m_Out.StartTransitioning( SM_GoToNextScreen );
+			if( !m_Out.IsTransitioning() && !m_BeginOut.IsTransitioning() )
+				m_BeginOut.StartTransitioning( SM_GoToNextScreen );
 	}
 
 	// detect codes
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
index 736e79ce7d..c98cd8daf6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ private:
 
 	Transition		m_In;
 	Transition		m_Out;
+	Transition		m_BeginOut;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 5c48d779fc..421fac94b6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "RageDisplay.h"
 #include "GameConstantsAndTypes.h"
 #include "SDL_utils.h"
+#include "StepMania.h"
 
 Sprite::Sprite()
 {
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ void Sprite::Update( float fDelta )
 	}
 }
 
-static void TexCoordsFromArray(RageVertex *v, const float *f)
+static void TexCoordsFromArray(RageSpriteVertex *v, const float *f)
 {
 	v[0].t = RageVector2( f[0], f[1] );	// top left
 	v[1].t = RageVector2( f[2],	f[3] );	// bottom left
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ void Sprite::DrawPrimitives()
 
 
 
-	static RageVertex v[4];
+	static RageSpriteVertex v[4];
 	v[0].p = RageVector3( croppedQuadVerticies.left,	croppedQuadVerticies.top,		0 );	// top left
 	v[1].p = RageVector3( croppedQuadVerticies.left,	croppedQuadVerticies.bottom,	0 );	// bottom left
 	v[2].p = RageVector3( croppedQuadVerticies.right,	croppedQuadVerticies.bottom,	0 );	// bottom right
@@ -592,3 +593,44 @@ bool Sprite::IsDiagonalBanner( int iWidth, int iHeight )
 	/* A diagonal banner is a square.  Give a couple pixels of leeway. */
 	return iWidth >= 100 && abs(iWidth - iHeight) < 2;
 }
+
+inline CString GetParam( const CStringArray& sParams, int iIndex, int& iMaxIndexAccessed )
+{
+	iMaxIndexAccessed = max( iIndex, iMaxIndexAccessed );
+	if( iIndex < int(sParams.size()) )
+		return sParams[iIndex];
+	else
+		return "";
+}
+
+void Sprite::HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens )
+{
+	int iMaxIndexAccessed = 0;
+
+#define sParam(i) (GetParam(asTokens,i,iMaxIndexAccessed))
+#define fParam(i) ((float)atof(sParam(i)))
+#define iParam(i) (atoi(sParam(i)))
+#define bParam(i) (iParam(i)!=0)
+
+	const CString& sName = asTokens[0];
+
+	// Commands that go in the tweening queue:
+	/* Add left/right/top/bottom for alpha if needed. */
+	// Commands that take effect immediately (ignoring the tweening queue):
+	if( sName=="customtexturerect" )	SetCustomTextureRect( RectF(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
+	else if( sName=="texcoordvelocity" )	SetTexCoordVelocity( fParam(1),fParam(2) );
+	else if( sName=="scaletoclipped" )	ScaleToClipped( fParam(1),fParam(2) );
+	else
+	{
+		Actor::HandleCommand( asTokens );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if( iMaxIndexAccessed != (int)asTokens.size()-1 )
+	{
+		CString sError = ssprintf( "Actor::HandleCommand: Wrong number of parameters in command '%s'.  Expected %d but there are %d.", join(",",asTokens).c_str(), iMaxIndexAccessed+1, (int)asTokens.size() );
+		LOG->Warn( sError );
+		if( DISPLAY->IsWindowed() )
+			HOOKS->MessageBoxOK( sError );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.h b/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
index 86f00e3143..0d7b8c9a4c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 	void ScaleToClipped( float fWidth, float fHeight );
 	static bool IsDiagonalBanner( int iWidth, int iHeight );
 
+	virtual void HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens );
 
 protected:
 	virtual bool LoadFromTexture( RageTextureID ID );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsp
index 2d0375910e..ec3bfb8647 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="StepMania" - Package Owner=<4>
-# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 60000
 # ** DO NOT EDIT **
 
 # TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Application" 0x0101
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /verbose /profile /pdb:none /incremental:no /nodefaultlib
 # Begin Special Build Tool
 IntDir=.\../Debug6
-TargetDir=\temp\stepmania
+TargetDir=\stepmania\stepmania
 TargetName=StepMania-debug
 SOURCE="$(InputPath)"
-PreLink_Cmds=disasm\verinc                                                                                                                                               	cl                                                                                                                                                /Zl                                                                                                                                                /nologo                                                                                                                                                /c                                                                                                                                                verstub.cpp                                                                                                                                                /Fo$(IntDir)\ 
+PreLink_Cmds=disasm\verinc                                                                                                                                                	cl                                                                                                                                                 /Zl                                                                                                                                                 /nologo                                                                                                                                                 /c                                                                                                                                                 verstub.cpp                                                                                                                                                 /Fo$(IntDir)\ 
 PostBuild_Cmds=disasm\mapconv $(IntDir)\$(TargetName).map $(TargetDir)\StepMania.vdi ia32.vdi
 # End Special Build Tool
 
@@ -82,29 +82,29 @@ PostBuild_Cmds=disasm\mapconv $(IntDir)\$(TargetName).map $(TargetDir)\StepMania
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "StepMania___Xbox_Debug___VC6"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-XBCP=xbecopy.exe
-# ADD BASE XBCP /NOLOGO
-# ADD XBCP /NOLOGO
-XBE=imagebld.exe
-# ADD BASE XBE /nologo /stack:0x10000 /debug
-# ADD XBE /nologo /stack:0x10000 /debug
+CPP=cl.exe
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "." /I "SDL-1.2.5\include" /I "SDL_image-1.2" /I "plib-1.6.0" /D "WIN32" /D "_XBOX" /D "_DEBUG" /Fr /YX"global.h" /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "." /I "SDL-1.2.5\include" /I "SDL_image-1.2" /I "plib-1.6.0" /D "WIN32" /D "_XBOX" /D "_DEBUG" /Fr /YX"global.h" /FD /c
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 $(intdir)\verstub.obj kernel32.lib shell32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib advapi32.lib winmm.lib /nologo /pdb:"../debug6/StepMania-debug.pdb" /map /debug /machine:IX86 /nodefaultlib:"libcmtd.lib" /out:"../StepMania-debug.exe"
 # SUBTRACT BASE LINK32 /verbose /profile /pdb:none /incremental:no /nodefaultlib
 # ADD LINK32 $(intdir)\verstub.obj kernel32.lib shell32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib advapi32.lib winmm.lib /nologo /pdb:"../debug6/StepMania-debug.pdb" /map /debug /machine:IX86 /nodefaultlib:"libcmtd.lib" /out:"../StepMania-debug.exe"
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /verbose /profile /pdb:none /incremental:no /nodefaultlib
-BSC32=bscmake.exe
-# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
-# ADD BSC32 /nologo
-CPP=cl.exe
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "." /I "SDL-1.2.5\include" /I "SDL_image-1.2" /I "plib-1.6.0" /D "WIN32" /D "_XBOX" /D "_DEBUG" /Fr /YX"global.h" /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "." /I "SDL-1.2.5\include" /I "SDL_image-1.2" /I "plib-1.6.0" /D "WIN32" /D "_XBOX" /D "_DEBUG" /Fr /YX"global.h" /FD /c
+XBE=imagebld.exe
+# ADD BASE XBE /nologo /stack:0x10000 /debug
+# ADD XBE /nologo /stack:0x10000 /debug
+XBCP=xbecopy.exe
+# ADD BASE XBCP /NOLOGO
+# ADD XBCP /NOLOGO
 # Begin Special Build Tool
 IntDir=.\StepMania___Xbox_Debug___VC6
 TargetDir=.\StepMania___Xbox_Debug___VC6
 TargetName=StepMania
 SOURCE="$(InputPath)"
-PreLink_Cmds=disasm\verinc                                                                                                                                                	cl                                                                                                                                                 /Zl                                                                                                                                                 /nologo                                                                                                                                                 /c                                                                                                                                                 verstub.cpp                                                                                                                                                 /Fo$(IntDir)\ 
+PreLink_Cmds=disasm\verinc                                                                                                                                                 	cl                                                                                                                                                  /Zl                                                                                                                                                  /nologo                                                                                                                                                  /c                                                                                                                                                  verstub.cpp                                                                                                                                                  /Fo$(IntDir)\ 
 PostBuild_Cmds=disasm\mapconv $(IntDir)\$(TargetName).map $(TargetDir)\StepMania.vdi ia32.vdi
 # End Special Build Tool
 
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /verbose /pdb:none
 # Begin Special Build Tool
 IntDir=.\../Release6
-TargetDir=\temp\stepmania
+TargetDir=\stepmania\stepmania
 TargetName=StepMania
 SOURCE="$(InputPath)"
-PreLink_Cmds=disasm\verinc                                                                                                                                               	cl                                                                                                                                                /Zl                                                                                                                                                /nologo                                                                                                                                                /c                                                                                                                                                verstub.cpp                                                                                                                                                /Fo$(IntDir)\ 
+PreLink_Cmds=disasm\verinc                                                                                                                                                	cl                                                                                                                                                 /Zl                                                                                                                                                 /nologo                                                                                                                                                 /c                                                                                                                                                 verstub.cpp                                                                                                                                                 /Fo$(IntDir)\ 
 PostBuild_Cmds=disasm\mapconv $(IntDir)\$(TargetName).map $(TargetDir)\StepMania.vdi ia32.vdi
 # End Special Build Tool
 
@@ -2009,6 +2009,19 @@ SOURCE=.\ActorScroller.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\ActorUtil.cpp
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "StepMania - Win32 Debug"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "StepMania - Xbox Debug"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "StepMania - Win32 Release"
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\ActorUtil.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.vcproj b/stepmania/src/StepMania.vcproj
index d02bed119a..fcfd07a199 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.vcproj
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.vcproj
@@ -1677,6 +1677,9 @@ cl /Zl /nologo /c verstub.cpp /Fo&quot;$(IntDir)&quot;\
 			<File
 				RelativePath="ActorScroller.h">
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="ActorUtil.cpp">
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="ActorUtil.h">
 			</File>