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in the Dazshop it states that animate 2 is included with studio4 , and to check your available serials in your account to activate it.
I seem to be lacking that serial number, everyother one under the sun, but animate2 serial

No, DS4 only includes a 30-day trial of Animate2, after which it reverts to AnimateLite.  Animate2 is a paid item. You don’t need to install it, as the code is already in DS4, but you need the serial number after 30 days.

DAZ Studio 4 Install & Activation Instructions: The aniMate2 plug-in is included with the DAZ Studio 4 installer and is installed automatically, but is not activated until you enter a valid serial number for it.

To activate aniMate2 in DAZ Studio 4, go to the “Help” menu and select “About Installed Plugins”. Next, find the entry for aniMate2 and click on the “Register” button and then type or paste in your serial code into the Serial Number field. Finally, click on the “Accept” button to finish registration. The aniMate2 serial code will be listed in your “Available Serial Codes” section of your www.daz3d.com account after you order this product.

i dont see trial mentioned anywhere, not even when i load animate2, it just asks for a serial straight off

If you have the serial number, it makes sense to enter it as soon as you install DS4, so that it will not time out after 30 days.  It has always been a paid for plugin, and the 30 day trial of it has been around for some time.

You still have Animate Lite, although it does not have the full functionality of Animate 2.

thanks guys, that solves that then