As well as the FAQ, there are several topics about just this subject I'll link to them to avoid redundancy and you hearing solely my opinion.
This thread is mostly bout Cinema 4D, but contains bit of info on other programs: (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum9/HTML/002017.html")http://www.AmbrosiaS...TML/002017.html(/url)
Grunadulator said that he wanted a free program, so the replies he got were more on the cheaper side: (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum9/HTML/002011.html")http://www.AmbrosiaS...TML/002011.html(/url)
This has a lot of general information about the subject: (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum9/HTML/002000.html")http://www.AmbrosiaS...TML/002000.html(/url)
You seemed almost as concerned about price as Ace when he wrote this: (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum9/HTML/002026.html")http://www.AmbrosiaS...TML/002026.html(/url)
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