Orientation distributions of Pb(Zr, Ti)O3and Pb2ScTaO6thin films deposited on various substrates and buffer layers are described. All observed textures are basically fibre textures. Only PST films deposited onshow a weak in-plane alignment, with ⟨100⟩ PST perpendicular to the film surface. PST films deposited on a Pt/(100)-Si substrate exhibit strong ⟨111⟩ fibre texute, tilted 5° to the normal. The Pt substrate has also a ⟨111⟩ fibre texture, with orientation densities as high as 60 times the random distribution (m.r.d.). On both substrates, PST films show maxima in the orientation distribution near 35 m.r.d.