diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CharacterSprite.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CharacterSprite.java
index 182bdc434..a35b1bd9b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CharacterSprite.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CharacterSprite.java
@@ -1,64 +1,37 @@
 //
-// $Id: CharacterSprite.java,v 1.3 2001/08/14 22:54:45 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: CharacterSprite.java,v 1.4 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.sprite;
 
 import com.threerings.media.Log;
-import com.threerings.miso.tile.Tile;
-import com.threerings.miso.tile.TileManager;
 
 /**
- * An <code>AmbulatorySprite</code> is a sprite that can face in one
- * of the various compass directions and that can animate itself
- * walking along some chosen path.
+ * An <code>AmbulatorySprite</code> is a sprite that can face in one of
+ * the various compass directions and that can animate itself walking
+ * along some chosen path.
  */
 public class AmbulatorySprite extends Sprite
 {
     /**
-     * Construct an <code>AmbulatorySprite</code>, loading the tiles
-     * used to display the sprite from the given tileset.
+     * Construct an <code>AmbulatorySprite</code>, with a multi-frame
+     * image associated with each of the eight compass directions. The
+     * array should be in the order defined by the <code>Path</code>
+     * direction constants (SW, W, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S).
      *
      * @param x the sprite x-position in pixels.
      * @param y the sprite y-position in pixels.
-     * @param tilemgr the tile manager to retrieve tiles from.
-     * @param tsid the tileset id containing the sprite tiles.
+     * @param anims the set of multi-frame images to use when animating
+     * the sprite in each of the compass directions.
      */
     public AmbulatorySprite (SpriteManager spritemgr, int x, int y,
-                             TileManager tilemgr, int tsid)
+                             MultiFrameImage[] anims)
     {
         super(spritemgr, x, y);
 
-        _dirTiles = getTiles(tilemgr, tsid);
+        _anims = anims;
         _dir = Path.DIR_SOUTH;
 
-        setTiles(_dirTiles[0]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a two-dimensional array of tiles corresponding to the
-     * frames of animation used to render the mobile sprite in each of
-     * the directions it may face.  The tileset id referenced must
-     * contain <code>Path.NUM_DIRECTIONS</code> rows of tiles, with each
-     * row containing <code>NUM_DIR_FRAMES</code> tiles.
-     *
-     * @param tilemgr the tile manager to retrieve tiles from.
-     * @param tsid the tileset id containing the sprite tiles.
-     *
-     * @return the two-dimensional array of sprite tiles.
-     */
-    protected Tile[][] getTiles (TileManager tilemgr, int tsid)
-    {
-        Tile[][] tiles =
-            new Tile[Path.NUM_DIRECTIONS][NUM_DIR_FRAMES];
-
-        for (int ii = 0; ii < Path.NUM_DIRECTIONS; ii++) {
-            for (int jj = 0; jj < NUM_DIR_FRAMES; jj++) {
-                int idx = (ii * NUM_DIR_FRAMES) + jj;
-                tiles[ii][jj] = tilemgr.getTile(tsid, idx);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return tiles;
+        setFrames(_anims[Path.DIR_NORTH]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -81,18 +54,15 @@ public class AmbulatorySprite extends Sprite
             return;
         }
 
-        // update the sprite tiles to reflect the direction
-        setTiles(_dirTiles[_dir = _dest.dir]);
+        // update the sprite frames to reflect the direction
+        setFrames(_anims[_dir = _dest.dir]);
 
         // start tile animation to show movement
         setAnimationDelay(0);
     }
 
-    /** The number of frames of animation for each direction. */
-    protected static final int NUM_DIR_FRAMES = 8;
-
     /** The animation frames for the sprite facing each direction. */
-    protected Tile[][] _dirTiles;
+    protected MultiFrameImage[] _anims;
 
     /** The direction the sprite is currently facing. */
     protected int _dir;
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimatedView.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimatedView.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6147797e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimatedView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//
+// $Id: AnimatedView.java,v 1.1 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media.sprite;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A view that wishes to interact with the animation manager needs to
+ * implement this interface to give the animation manager a means by which
+ * to communicate the regions of the view that need to be repainted
+ * because of the process of animating on top of the view.
+ */
+public interface AnimatedView
+{
+    /**
+     * Invalidate a list of rectangles in screen pixel coordinates in the
+     * scene view for later repainting.
+     *
+     * @param rects the list of {@link java.awt.Rectangle} objects.
+     */
+    public void invalidateRects (List rects);
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimationManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimationManager.java
index ff8a5dfa6..3dcdd0403 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimationManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/AnimationManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: AnimationManager.java,v 1.11 2001/08/14 22:54:45 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: AnimationManager.java,v 1.12 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.sprite;
 
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import com.samskivert.util.Interval;
 import com.samskivert.util.IntervalManager;
 
 import com.threerings.media.Log;
-import com.threerings.miso.scene.SceneView;
 import com.threerings.miso.util.PerformanceMonitor;
 import com.threerings.miso.util.PerformanceObserver;
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ public class AnimationManager implements Interval, PerformanceObserver
      * manager and the panel that animations will take place within.
      */
     public AnimationManager (SpriteManager spritemgr, JComponent target,
-                             SceneView view)
+                             AnimatedView view)
     {
         // save off references to the objects we care about
         _spritemgr = spritemgr;
@@ -176,6 +175,6 @@ public class AnimationManager implements Interval, PerformanceObserver
     /** The component to refresh. */
     protected JComponent _target;
 
-    /** The scene view. */
-    protected SceneView _view;
+    /** The view on which we are animating. */
+    protected AnimatedView _view;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/Sprite.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/Sprite.java
index 4b636e676..2364e8672 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/Sprite.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/Sprite.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Sprite.java,v 1.9 2001/08/14 22:54:45 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Sprite.java,v 1.10 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.sprite;
 
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ import java.util.Enumeration;
 import com.threerings.media.Log;
 import com.threerings.media.util.MathUtil;
 
-import com.threerings.miso.tile.Tile;
-
 /**
- * The Sprite class represents a single moveable object within a
- * scene.  A sprite has a position within the scene, and a set of
- * tiles used to render it (perhaps multiple frames for animation).
+ * The <code>Sprite</code> class represents a single moveable object
+ * within a scene.  A sprite has a position within the scene, and a set of
+ * images used to render it (perhaps multiple frames for animation).
  */
 public class Sprite
 {
@@ -25,22 +23,23 @@ public class Sprite
     public int y;
 
     /**
-     * Construct a Sprite object.
+     * Construct a sprite object.
      *
      * @param spritemgr the sprite manager.
      * @param x the sprite x-position in pixels.
      * @param y the sprite y-position in pixels.
-     * @param tiles the tiles used to display the sprite.
+     * @param frames the multi-frame image used to display the sprite.
      */
-    public Sprite (SpriteManager spritemgr, int x, int y, Tile[] tiles)
+    public Sprite (SpriteManager spritemgr, int x, int y,
+                   MultiFrameImage frames)
     {
-        init(spritemgr, x, y, tiles);
+        init(spritemgr, x, y, frames);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Construct a Sprite object without any associated tiles.  The
-     * sprite should be populated with a set of tiles used to display
-     * it via a subsequent call to <code>setTiles()</code>.
+     * Construct a sprite object without any associated frames. The sprite
+     * should be populated with a set of frames used to display it via a
+     * subsequent call to <code>setFrames()</code>.
      *
      * @param spritemgr the sprite manager.
      * @param x the sprite x-position in pixels.
@@ -54,7 +53,8 @@ public class Sprite
     /**
      * Initialize the sprite object with its variegated parameters.
      */
-    protected void init (SpriteManager spritemgr, int x, int y, Tile[] tiles)
+    protected void init (
+        SpriteManager spritemgr, int x, int y, MultiFrameImage frames)
     {
         _spritemgr = spritemgr;
 
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ public class Sprite
 
         updateDrawPosition();
 
-        _curFrame = 0;
+        _frameIdx = 0;
         _animDelay = ANIM_NONE;
         _numTicks = 0;
 
-        setTiles(_tiles);
+        setFrames(frames);
 
         invalidate();
     }        
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class Sprite
      */
     public void paint (Graphics2D gfx)
     {
-        gfx.drawImage(_curTile.img, _drawx, _drawy, null);
+        gfx.drawImage(_frame, _drawx, _drawy, null);
 //          Log.info("Sprite painting image [sprite=" + this + "].");
     }
 
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ public class Sprite
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set the number of ticks to wait before switching to the next
-     * tile in the array of tiles used to display the sprite.
+     * Set the number of ticks to wait before switching to the next image
+     * in the array of images used to display the sprite.
      *
      * @param ticks the number of ticks.
      */
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ public class Sprite
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set the tile array used to render the sprite.
+     * Set the image array used to render the sprite.
      *
-     * @param tiles the sprite tiles.
+     * @param frames the sprite images.
      */
-    public void setTiles (Tile[] tiles)
+    public void setFrames (MultiFrameImage frames)
     {
-        if (tiles == null) return;
+        if (frames == null) return;
 
-        _tiles = tiles;
-        _curTile = _tiles[_curFrame];
+        _frames = frames;
+        _frame = _frames.getFrame(_frameIdx);
         updateDrawPosition();
         invalidate();
     }
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ public class Sprite
      */
     public void invalidate ()
     {
-        if (_curTile == null) return;
+        if (_frame == null) return;
 
         Rectangle dirty = new Rectangle(
-            _drawx, _drawy, _curTile.width, _curTile.height);
+            _drawx, _drawy, _frame.getWidth(null), _frame.getHeight(null));
 
 //  	Log.info("Sprite invalidate [x=" + x + ", y=" + y +
 //  		 ", dx=" + dirty.x + ", dy=" + dirty.y +
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ public class Sprite
      */
     public void tick ()
     {
-        // increment the display tile if performing tile animation
+        // increment the display image if performing image animation
         if (_animDelay != ANIM_NONE && (_numTicks++ == _animDelay)) {
             _numTicks = 0;
-            if (++_curFrame > _tiles.length - 1) _curFrame = 0;
-            _curTile = _tiles[_curFrame];
+            _frameIdx = (_frameIdx + 1) % _frames.getFrameCount();
+            _frame = _frames.getFrame(_frameIdx);
 
-            // dirty our rectangle since we've altered our display tile
+            // dirty our rectangle since we've altered our display image
             invalidate();
         }
 
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ public class Sprite
      */
     protected void updateDrawPosition ()
     {
-        if (_curTile == null) {
+        if (_frame == null) {
             _drawx = x;
             _drawy = y;
-            return;
-        }
 
-        _drawx = x - (_curTile.width / 2);
-        _drawy = y - _curTile.height;
+        } else {
+            _drawx = x - (_frame.getWidth(null) / 2);
+            _drawy = y - _frame.getHeight(null);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -274,23 +274,23 @@ public class Sprite
         StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
         buf.append("[x=").append(x);
         buf.append(", y=").append(y);
-        buf.append(", curframe=").append(_curFrame);
+        buf.append(", fidx=").append(_frameIdx);
         return buf.append("]").toString();
     }
 
-    /** Value used to denote that no tile animation is desired. */
+    /** Value used to denote that no image animation is desired. */
     protected static final int ANIM_NONE = -1;
 
-    /** The tiles used to render the sprite. */
-    protected Tile[] _tiles;
+    /** The images used to render the sprite. */
+    protected MultiFrameImage _frames;
 
-    /** The current tile to render the sprite. */
-    protected Tile _curTile;
+    /** The current frame being rendered. */
+    protected Image _frame;
 
-    /** The current tile index to render. */
-    protected int _curFrame;
+    /** The current frame index to render. */
+    protected int _frameIdx;
 
-    /** The coordinates at which the tile image is drawn. */
+    /** The coordinates at which the frame image is drawn. */
     protected int _drawx, _drawy;
 
     /** The PathNode objects describing the path the sprite is following. */
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ public class Sprite
     /** When moving, the distance to move per tick in fractional pixels. */
     protected float _incx, _incy;
 
-    /** The number of ticks to wait before rendering with the next tile. */
+    /** The number of ticks to wait before rendering with the next image. */
     protected int _animDelay;
 
-    /** The number of ticks since the last tile animation. */
+    /** The number of ticks since the last image animation. */
     protected int _numTicks;
 
     /** The sprite manager. */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/MultiFrameImage.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/MultiFrameImage.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea71df92c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/MultiFrameImage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//
+// $Id: MultiFrameImage.java,v 1.1 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media.sprite;
+
+import java.awt.Image;
+
+/**
+ * The multi-frame image interface provides encapsulated access to a set
+ * of images that are used to create a multi-frame animation.
+ */
+public interface MultiFrameImage
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of frames in this multi-frame image.
+     */
+    public int getFrameCount ();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the image for the specified frame index.
+     */
+    public Image getFrame (int index);
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/IsoSceneView.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/IsoSceneView.java
index 4fcfd34d7..ddc817eaf 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/IsoSceneView.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/IsoSceneView.java
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 //
-// $Id: IsoSceneView.java,v 1.42 2001/08/14 21:29:40 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: IsoSceneView.java,v 1.43 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.geom.*;
 import java.awt.image.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.*;
+
 import com.threerings.miso.Log;
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.*;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.Tile;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.TileManager;
 import com.threerings.miso.scene.util.IsoUtil;
@@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ public class IsoSceneView implements EditableSceneView
      *
      * @param rects the list of Rectangle objects.
      */
-    public void invalidateRects (ArrayList rects)
+    public void invalidateRects (List rects)
     {
         int size = rects.size();
         for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/Location.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/Location.java
index 5c10a634f..8765e5511 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/Location.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/Location.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //
-// $Id: Location.java,v 1.4 2001/08/11 00:00:13 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: Location.java,v 1.5 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.Path;
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.Path;
 
 /**
  * The <code>Location</code> class represents a unique well-defined
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneView.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneView.java
index 23e5a0cd4..b83851171 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneView.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneView.java
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneView.java,v 1.9 2001/08/02 20:43:03 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: SceneView.java,v 1.10 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
 import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.Path;
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.Sprite;
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.*;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.Tile;
 
 /**
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ import com.threerings.miso.tile.Tile;
  * classes that provide a view of a given scene by drawing the scene
  * contents onto a particular GUI component.
  */
-public interface SceneView
+public interface SceneView extends AnimatedView
 {
     /**
      * Render the scene to the given graphics context.
@@ -32,14 +30,6 @@ public interface SceneView
      */
     public void setScene (Scene scene);
 
-    /**
-     * Invalidate a list of rectangles in screen pixel coordinates in
-     * the scene view for later repainting.
-     *
-     * @param rects the list of <code>java.awt.Rectangle</code> objects.
-     */
-    public void invalidateRects (ArrayList rects);
-
     /**
      * Return a Path object detailing a valid path for the given
      * sprite to take in the scene to get from its current position to
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneViewPanel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneViewPanel.java
index 738f674c0..15c2a136d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneViewPanel.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/SceneViewPanel.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneViewPanel.java,v 1.4 2001/08/08 03:19:38 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: SceneViewPanel.java,v 1.5 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.SpriteManager;
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.SpriteManager;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.TileManager;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/util/IsoUtil.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/util/IsoUtil.java
index 85330f3b3..4deea2a46 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/util/IsoUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/util/IsoUtil.java
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 //
-// $Id: IsoUtil.java,v 1.1 2001/08/14 21:29:40 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: IsoUtil.java,v 1.2 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene.util;
 
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.awt.Polygon;
 
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.Path;
+import com.threerings.media.util.MathUtil;
+
 import com.threerings.miso.scene.*;
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.Path;
-import com.threerings.miso.util.MathUtil;
 
 /**
  * The <code>IsoUtil</code> class is a holding place for miscellaneous
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/TileUtil.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/TileUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89cfc0dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/TileUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+//
+// $Id: TileUtil.java,v 1.1 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.miso.tile;
+
+import java.awt.Image;
+
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.AmbulatorySprite;
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.MultiFrameImage;
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.Path;
+
+/**
+ * Tile-related utility functions.
+ */ 
+public class TileUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of multi-frame images corresponding to the frames
+     * of animation used to render the mobile sprite in each of the
+     * directions it may face.  The tileset id referenced must contain
+     * <code>Path.NUM_DIRECTIONS</code> rows of tiles, with each row
+     * containing <code>NUM_DIR_FRAMES</code> tiles.
+     *
+     * @param tilemgr the tile manager to retrieve tiles from.
+     * @param tsid the tileset id containing the sprite tiles.
+     *
+     * @return the array of multi-frame sprite images.
+     */
+    public static MultiFrameImage[] getSpriteFrames (
+        TileManager tilemgr, int tsid)
+    {
+        MultiFrameImage[] anims = new MultiFrameImage[Path.NUM_DIRECTIONS];
+
+        for (int ii = 0; ii < Path.NUM_DIRECTIONS; ii++) {
+            Tile[] tiles = new Tile[NUM_DIR_FRAMES];
+            for (int jj = 0; jj < NUM_DIR_FRAMES; jj++) {
+                int idx = (ii * NUM_DIR_FRAMES) + jj;
+                tiles[jj] = tilemgr.getTile(tsid, idx);
+            }
+            anims[ii] = new MultiTileImage(tiles);
+        }
+
+        return anims;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A class that treats an array of tiles as source images for a
+     * multi-frame animation to be used by the sprite engine.
+     */
+    protected static class MultiTileImage implements MultiFrameImage
+    {
+        public MultiTileImage (Tile[] tiles)
+        {
+            _tiles = tiles;
+        }
+
+        public int getFrameCount ()
+        {
+            return _tiles.length;
+        }
+
+        public Image getFrame (int index)
+        {
+            return _tiles[index].img;
+        }
+
+        protected Tile[] _tiles;
+    }
+
+    /** The number of frames of animation for each direction. */
+    protected static final int NUM_DIR_FRAMES = 8;
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java
index 3df171843..aab22b3b6 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 //
-// $Id: ViewerFrame.java,v 1.9 2001/08/07 18:29:18 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: ViewerFrame.java,v 1.10 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
 
-import com.samskivert.swing.*;
-import com.threerings.miso.Log;
-import com.threerings.miso.scene.Scene;
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.*;
-import com.threerings.miso.tile.TileManager;
-import com.threerings.miso.viewer.util.ViewerContext;
-
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.*;
 import java.io.*;
 import javax.swing.*;
 
+import com.samskivert.swing.*;
+
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.*;
+
+import com.threerings.miso.Log;
+import com.threerings.miso.scene.Scene;
+import com.threerings.miso.tile.TileManager;
+import com.threerings.miso.tile.TileUtil;
+import com.threerings.miso.viewer.util.ViewerContext;
+
 /**
  * The ViewerFrame is the main application window that constructs and
  * contains the application menu bar and panels and responds to menu
@@ -40,8 +43,10 @@ class ViewerFrame extends JFrame implements WindowListener
         TileManager tilemgr = _ctx.getTileManager();
 
         // add the test character sprite to the sprite manager
-        AmbulatorySprite sprite = 
-            new AmbulatorySprite(spritemgr, 300, 300, tilemgr, TSID_CHAR);
+        MultiFrameImage[] anims =
+            TileUtil.getSpriteFrames(tilemgr, TSID_CHAR);
+        AmbulatorySprite sprite =
+            new AmbulatorySprite(spritemgr, 300, 300, anims);
         spritemgr.addSprite(sprite);
 
 	// create a top-level panel to manage everything
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java
index ed09ab33b..c3e53a415 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ViewerSceneViewPanel.java,v 1.6 2001/08/10 21:17:07 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: ViewerSceneViewPanel.java,v 1.7 2001/08/14 23:35:22 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
 
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.Config;
+import com.threerings.media.sprite.*;
+
 import com.threerings.miso.Log;
-import com.threerings.miso.viewer.util.ViewerContext;
 import com.threerings.miso.scene.*;
 import com.threerings.miso.scene.xml.XMLFileSceneRepository;
-import com.threerings.miso.sprite.*;
 import com.threerings.miso.util.*;
+import com.threerings.miso.viewer.util.ViewerContext;
 
 public class ViewerSceneViewPanel extends SceneViewPanel
     implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, PerformanceObserver