I have just in the last few months gotten comfortable using 3.0's halo
function, and am now having fits trying to learn the intricacies of the
new media functions.  With halos, it is a relatively simple matter to
use scaling, turbulence, and partially transluscent/transparent color
maps to completely lose all indication of the shape of the container
object.  For example, I could easily create a dancing flame which
retained no semblance of the spherical container.  I have yet to figure
out how to do that using media.  All of my experimenting so far retains
(at least somewhat) the shape of the object.  Round clouds, explosions,
flames, etc. just don't work.  Maybe the method here is obvious, but I
haven't discovered it yet.  Any help, anyone?

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