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Animator was considered to be groundbreaking in the field of [[computer animation]] when it was initially released, and was very popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. In the debut year 1989 Animator won [[PC Magazine]]'s ''6th Annual Technical Excellence Award for Graphics''.<ref>[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1167636,00.asp Graphics - Winner: Autodesk Animator] ''"Robert Bennett, Lewis Gartenberg, David Kalish, Jim Kent, Jack Powell, Gary Yost"'' on pcmag.com (1989)</ref>

Also, [[video game developer]]s used the software for intros and other animated sequences in their games, for instance [[Formula One Grand Prix (video game)|Formula One Grand Prix]] (1991, [[MicroProse]]), and [[Cannon Fodder (video game)|Cannon Fodder]] (1993, [[Virgin Interactive]]) and [[Jazz Jackrabbit 2]]<ref>[https://www.jazz2online.com/35/visual/ About - Creation of Jazz Jackrabbit]</ref> (1998, [[Epic Games]]).

Animator Studio attempted to do more than previous versions of the program, yet it had limited success. It also lost the ergonomic fluidity that the DOS versions had. Animator Pro, though, was by far the most useful, and was exceptionally fast compared with today's animation programs.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}