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Hi, <Sysop, please do not be offended by this message, I realize you didn't write the software. Please forward it to Autodesk.> I faxed in the card to receive my Animator Studio Demo CD May 26, the deadline for the Autodesk special upgrade price was June 25, the CD when it finally arrived was post-marked June 28. I ordered the software anyway, assuming that since it was an Autodesk product it would be good. I already have numerous Autodesk products (3DS1, 3DS2, Animator 1, AniPro 1, AniPro 1.3). I received Studio yesterday and installed it onto my main animation and rendering station. Everything installed fine, but after using the program for just a few hours, it had a very "unfinished" feeling. I have a list of bugs and problems here that fills nearly two pages. Everything from spelling mistakes in the on-line help; inconsistencies across the apps; controls not re-painting correctly; functions not working correctly when certain mouse events occur; plus numerous others too long to list here. Not being one to fly off the handle without proper testing, I installed it on another of my systems with a different hardware configuration, and the same problems existed. The two systems are: 486/486, 32MB/16MB RAM, 720/420 HD, ATI Mach 32/ATI Wonder XL24, Win3.11/Win3.11, Cardinal DSP16/Creative Blaster Pro. I hope Autodesk is planning on sending out a free upgrade when they get the applications completed. If I were Autodesk, I would not have put my name on this product and released it yet. In its current state I would not recommend it to any of my peers. The only reason I am going to keep this copy is so that I can maintain my upgrade qualification status from AniPro. Thanks, David R. Green Li'l Chips Systems