Animation Newb

Okay i'm new with animating models so in order for me become non-new I need to know some basic stuff to get myself started.
In war3 model editor I followed his "General "Big Sword"" tutorial. I did it all easily and at the end he says
"To make things even better we could move his right arm so he holds the sword with both hands, but this is a bit tricky so I won't explain it here. You'd have to modify the animation tracks. "
I want to know how to move his right arm so he holds the sword with both hands. Can someone plz tell me?

Get max?

Oh u need 3ds max for that? >.> i'm not spending like 400 for that freakin' thing! I got gmax?

No good, far as I know.

Apparently, there is a device called "Note Track" that allows you to modify the animations manually, but I know nothing about it.

I'm not sure if you "need" Max for animation, I just know it's a hell of a lot less complicated. I easily learned from RightField's tutorial in the wc3c tutorial database. [Thanks RightField ^^]

If you want to modify animations, as was implied here, I'm pretty sure Max is the only way.

Of course, if you're doing it from scratch, Milkshape is the best option.

Mmkay mmkay. Thx for the replies pplz. Anyways i'll see if I can get my hands on 3ds max...don't ask how -.-

Not the best, the cheapest.

Gmax is also free you know. You could use that or milkshape.

The best.

Gmax exporting is fraught with problems, and you can't afford Max. Unless you're a thief, eh?

Okay I got milkshape now. I'll look up some tutorials on it.