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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                    of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  May 29, 1997
  
                          Commission file number 0-27168
  
                             METACREATIONS CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Delaware                                        95-4102687
  (State of Incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  
                    6303 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria CA 93013
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (805) 566-6200
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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  Item 5.  Other Events
  
       On May 29, 1997, MetaTools, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("METATOOLS"), and
  Fractal Design Corporation, a California corporation ("FRACTAL"), completed a
  merger (the "MERGER") pursuant to which Rook Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
  corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of MetaTools, was merged with and into
  Fractal, and Fractal became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetaTools.  Pursuant to
  the terms of the Merger, MetaTools changed its name to "MetaCreations
  Corporation."  Further details regarding this announcement are contained in
  MetaCreations Corporation's press release dated May 29, 1997, attached as an
  exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
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                                      EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number        Exhibit Title
  ------        -------------
  
  99.1          Press Release
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on  its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                        METACREATIONS CORPORATION
                                        (Registrant)
  
  
  Date:  May 29, 1997                   /s/ TERANCE A. KINNINGER
                                        ------------------------------------------
                                        Terance A. Kinninger
                                        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                    of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  May 29, 1997
  
                          Commission file number 0-27168
  
                             METACREATIONS CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Delaware                                        95-4102687
  (State of Incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  
                    6303 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria CA 93013
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (805) 566-6200
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
       On May 29, 1997, MetaTools, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("METATOOLS"), and
  Fractal Design Corporation, a California corporation ("FRACTAL"), completed a
  merger (the "MERGER") pursuant to which Rook Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
  corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of MetaTools, was merged with and into
  Fractal, and Fractal became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetaTools.  Pursuant to
  the terms of the Merger, MetaTools changed its name to "MetaCreations
  Corporation."  Further details regarding this announcement are contained in
  MetaCreations Corporation's press release dated May 29, 1997, attached as an
  exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number        Exhibit Title
  ------        -------------
  
  99.1          Press Release
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on  its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                        METACREATIONS CORPORATION
                                        (Registrant)
  
  Date:  May 29, 1997                   /s/ TERANCE A. KINNINGER
                                        ------------------------------------------
                                        Terance A. Kinninger
                                        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer