What software should I get?

[icosahedron]

See my comment on your intro thread.

[King Thor]

Thanks everyone. I'm going to take some time and browse the forums. Any standout posts or forums that people recommend I look at, please feel free to let me know!

[jaerdaph]

I think a lot of CC3 users around here will tell you the learning curve in CC3, while still there, is no where near as steep as it was in prior versions of the program, and certainly not "Mt. Everest", although prior to CC2 Pro that would have been an accurate assessment.

If anything, the only obstacle most people face now with CC3 is getting it to install properly without frustration in Windows Vista or 7 so they can actually use the software, but Profantasy has always had great tech support to help people get up and running and the latest software patch (Patch cleans up a lot of the problems folks were having with Vista and 7.

There's also plenty of user community help here and at the Profantasy message boards: http://forum.profantasy.com