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^ what he said. Just be warned that the learning curve is quite steep. Especially when you get into the realm of animated 3D. If you are familiar with Photoshop it will help greatly, as you will find yourself using them in conjunction pretty often, for that matter, Illustrator as well. For some good tutorials check out this site Video Co-pilot

I've never used it personally, but after a quick glance-over that just looks like a pure 3D modeling program. It won't really have anything in the way of effects, sound, etc. If you are looking to make video clips and what not you really cant beat After Effects. It really is what you are looking for. For 3D check out Blender. Its a powerful 3D program, and its completely free.