IClone is definitely easy to use compared to Poser, especially for animation, however the quality of animation output with IClone is pathetic compared to Poser, and limited in what you can animate. The figures for iClone are low resolution compared to Poser content, which makes animation quicker and easier on the same machine, but there is a less flexibility and quality. The output is well below what I would consider acceptable for anything other than animatics (animated storyboarding) or just fooling around. That said, animation with Poser 6 is a bear: a sloppy, inscrutable animation interface (compared to mid-range video editing programs), and quite taxing for even a powerful machine, which is typical of any decent 3D program. I currently have to export my animations as individual still frames and then drop them into a video editor. It's another reason to look forward to Poser 7, which should show a huge improvement compared to Poser 6 for those with higher end (multi-processor, lots of RAM, etc.) computers. If it's okay with you to make low-resolution cartoonish video that sometimes looks a little too unalaised, or do animatics, or your desire to explore a new way to tell a visual story is more important than visual quality (think "The Sims"), and you don't have a higher-end machine -- all respectable criteria -- then use iClone to do figure animation. If you demand more and have the machine to take advantage of it, wait for Poser 7. SS