Ringo, I'd be very very happy to learn that bones are part of CS2. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! And NOrbert -- thanks for the info on Movie3D. It looks cool, but I'm not looking to learn yet another interface. I already have trouble keeping RDS straight in my poor, confused little head.... And I've been thinking about Animation:Master for character work, but if bones come about in CS2, I'll not have to worry so much about that....