They make, besides lightwave: Videotoaster Aura ( A great program I am currently waiting for delievery on). Vidget Inspire 3D Calibar WWW.Newtek.com I am not familiar with most of the products, so I can't say for sure what they all do. Aura is a very advanced paint program, for lack of a better explination. But it does way way more then paint. It works with Illusion ( not sure if you have heard of it). But with Illusion and aura, you can make some killer special effects for animations and still images.