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I want a program that is like Jasc Software's Animation Shop but is more easyer to understand and use and will not take hours on end to download. plus is Free Are there any suggestions as to which software I should get?

usually you will have to pay for quality multimedia programs

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but if you keep an eye out for Macromedia's flash program, sometimes, they'll release a free beta version that they say you can use for testing purposes within a time limit. However, they never enforce that time limit.