Dragontales, there was a free full version of Poser 3 on the cover CD of 3D World magazine a couple of months ago. You probably could order a back issue of that. It's a full version that you can keep. Unfortunately, I believe the upgrade offer is only good in the UK, but it would give you the opportunity to try the whole program for just the price of the magazine, then you could make a better decision whether or not to buy version 4. Also, you don't get a manual with it, but there are a lot of very knowledgeable folks here who can answer your questions if you get stuck. Melanie