Discreet does not have a watermark and I do not think this is going ot help someone know if they want to spend that kind of money. If I had to play with that it would be a big hell no. That would only insight me into wanting MAX more. I like Maya after playing with both but they were student versions and did not make me feel blind. You can get the learning version of max for $175 a year. That is the full blown version. That breaks down to 14.60 a month. Less than a gym membership. We all chose Maya but I wish they were more like MAX in some ways. With how Quirky MAYA 5 is I am almost going to make the switch back, if I was not so invested.