If you're a new guy or girl in the multimedia environment, perhaps you would like to get your hands on a simple software that performs the same actions as more complex ones.

That's what they say, at least.

The Animation Shop from Jasc is a graphic editor tool that enables you to easily create stunning visual effects, such as animated buttons and banners.

If you are thinking to yourself "Who is Jasc and why should I trust their products?", then know this company was purchased by Corel, so you can imagine the level of professionalism in this application (while maintaining its simplicity).

When installing the Jasc Animation Shop, you will have the options of installing the animation wizard, banner wizard, and file browser.

The interface of this animation shop is something you are probably already used to. There are a bunch of options placed on the top of the windows, and a few on the left.

Here you can insert frames, flip, mirror or rotate them, resize animation, replace color, set animation properties, insert image effects, text effects or transitions, and many others.

If you get lost in the semantics, just go to the help file, or search for tutorials on the internet. Don't worry, you're not the only beginner out there.

If we had to call a negative aspect about Jasc Animation Shop, it's the fact that it doesn't support newer versions of Windows (like 7), and Corel said they wouldn't make any improvements in this manner.

So, if you're running an older Windows operating system and want to begin your journey as a serious animation artist, then take a loot at Jasc Animation Shop.