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<<As you can see, 3d animation is something I really want to do. Learning the software is the least of it. Effective 3d animation involves a wide variety of skills. Modeling is like sculpture; dramatic lighting benifits from study of painting and film lighting; motion of characters is often better understood by traditional animators than software experts; all the skills that are needed for effective film/video work and then some. The software is much less important than these fundamental skills. Even the best software (3ds) wont be effective in the hands of someone who hasnt made a study of color, motion, lighting, acting, etc. I think its very significant that a lot of game outfits hire folks with traditional animation education from, for example, the Cal Arts character animation department. where they teach traditional cel methods. Ed