AA basics
You're hitting turkey day, so you might want to send this to Nik again
next week. There are developer's kits for including flics in your
code. I don't remember who you have to contact for this, but Nik
should know. Animator Pro is resolution-independant and contains a
number of new features, including animated cels, more complex
tweening, etc. It's not considered an upgrade from Animator (which is
still being sold in parallel with AniPro). Its price is $795 (last I
looked). AniPro, along with 3D Studio are considered "professional"
products and are sold only through official multimedia dealers. You
can get the number of a multimedia dealer nearest you by calling
800/879-4233. They can give you a complete demonstration of both
products. 3D Studio is a 3D modeling, animation, and rendering
package that sells for $2995, retail. It's been awhile, but I'd guess
that some of the animations you saw on the CDROM were created in 3D
Studio and, possibly, augmented in Animator.