I love the animation you used to get in say Mythbusters - where it would explain fairly complex "what's going on" with what looked like quick and simple animation.
I don't want to learn that cos it's my love but because it looks a useful tool.
But ... what animation tools did they use? How hard is it actually? how does one start at that simple
levels?
The software was most likely Adobe After Effects. Like anything worth learning, it's a little bit challenging. Fortunately, there are many tutorials on YouTube to help you. I'd suggest you start with the basics (moving an object around the screen) and go from there.
I don't want to learn that cos it's my love but because it looks a useful tool.
But ... what animation tools did they use? How hard is it actually? how does one start at that simple levels?