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Thanks for the reply Rodney. While researching a graphics card upgrade to my rendering node I switched Aero back on. I had turned it off based upon user experience here. For my rig apparently I needed Aero on for it to be stable. Completed walk, pitch and flower lessons all without any graphical issues. Prior to that the glitches were happening once every 30 seconds. So, all is good and I no longer have to fight the computer. dh

Do the graphical glitches (glitchy update during bone manipulation) happen in XP? I picked up AM and read the forums before hand. Knew there were some small issues, but it's quite persistent and gets you out of the flow. Work around (for me) is to minimize the window and then bring it back. But it's happening often enough I don't think I can stand it. Comp: Q6600, 8GB RAM, Vista Home Premium x64, EVGA 8800GTS 320MB, AM 15b. Driver at 169.44, Vista up to date. I have a render node with an E6600, 2GB RAM and XP SP2. Is XP that much more stable and reliable running AM than Vista? Interested in hearing someone with Vista that has encountered this issue and lived with it and also ran it on XP. Otherwise I might ask for a license transfer to the render node. One other thing I noticed in chor is a big slow down in real time rendering when two chars (one with hair) were on the screen. The 8800 pretty much eats everything else alive but AM seemed to bring it to it's knees. Could this also be a Vista issue? Thanks, dh

Just took the subscription plunge yesterday. $50 for a year trial works for me. Funny, I've "tried" a lot of software (C4D, Maya PLE, 3DS, etc.). Nothing really stuck - I am a C6/Hex user though. This one looked like it had many features I was interested in, but what really sold me? The Art of Animation:Master. Why? If anyone can write an artist's guide that actually addresses more than the mechanics and gives you tips on timing, character building, conveying emotion and even provides videos of the lessons online - well that's worth the $50 right there. It's like the Animators Survival Guide, but quantified in CG (I have that book BTW). As I'm on Vista (64bit) I've already noticed a few graphical glitches probably caused by DX/OpenGL and driver issues. Hopefully it wont impact my ability to actually use the program. Hi to all. dh