ddmwm: I suppose it depends on what your definition of "practical" is of course. I too thought it was very expensive when I was first looking into getting it ... especially since I was interested in the production bundle version. However, AE paid for itself with the first job I ever did for a local client. It allows you to offer "pro-studio" comps, titles, effects as a one man operation with no (or extremely low) overhead. To me, THAT is the definition of practical. -Tim