Yes it's worth it. I don't say that too often so you can take it like it is. It's the best program to start with cause it's easy to learn then you find out later after you been at it for awile that almost anything is possible in it really. It's very powerfull. It has a way of growing with your skill level. Easy at first and more complex after you master the basics. I've never really looked at the pro's and con's list up there in Cool and Groovy Stuff but I bet there is really not one con that cannot bee worked around somehow.