mmm, I can't compete in the monthly comp either (nearly everything is payware), so I tend to ignore it. There are freeware, edited and payware comps in  StudioV, so I don't see the point of the monthly comp at all, especially since you cannot use what you have available. While I realise not everybody can afford a lot of payware, I would still like to see a competition where everybody can send in their BEST shot, just to see what is possible in FS. Now, it only shows what is possible with freeware (which isn't bad, but still...)