why don't u just use 3dmax and CharcterStudio?
I thought I covered that already. Because I don't have a year to spend getting good enough that I could use what I make with them.
theres nothing in Animanium that will make learning animating easyer, its just a different way of doing it.
Have you even tried it? It's weird, but it's infinitely less complex than most animation packages.
I don't think that tool will take off too well (probably the reason for the price cut) becuase its not very pipelineable and can only do simple bones systems.
It hasn't had a price cut, they've just released a cut down version like SoftImage, Alias and Discreet have done. Not very pipelineable? It integrates into 3dsMax so well that you don't even have to save and reload. From the looks of things, it does the same with Maya, Lightwave and XSI.
If I had a spare four grand, I'd just buy Endorphin and be done with it. As it is, I think Animanium will do just fine for me. I'd have liked to get some comments from experienced animators who've used it, but I'm only risking $100 so it's not too bad.