I saw this with some of the cast and crew at Carolina Con last week. They used maya and Vegas to do most of it. The effects rival that of many sci-fi channel programs, but the acting was not just ok, or not great, it was crappy. Its frustrating on so many levels. Its like Jar-Jar, a tehcnically impressive achievement, but disappointing as well. The effects will blow your mind though...seriously sick. As far as story, i thought the sins of the jedi one is cooler. And the guy that was directing those is dropping off and Shaun O'Rourke is taking of episode 3 of Sins of the Jedi and it looks awesome, not released yet, buts a huge jump in quality, acting and effects (the last director was somewhat slack). They have a stormtrooper battle scene that looks incredible (he showed us a preview).