Adobe Flash

Market leader.

Price: approx. $700

http://www.adobe.com

SWiSHmax

Rich set of features.

Price: approx. $150; lite version “SWiSH miniMax” approx. $70

http://www.swishzone.com

KoolMoves

Very easy to use.

Price: approx. $49; lite version “KoolWizard” approx. $25

http://www.koolmoves.com

SWF Easy / SWF Quicker

Basic features.

Price: approx. $50 / $85

http://www.sothink.com

Show Kit

Basic features.

Price: approx. €57

http://www.show-kit.com

IncrediFlash XTreme

Basic features.

Price: approx. $50

http://www.incrediflash.com

Giotto

Basic features

Price: free (Freeware)

http://vectorian.com

Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio

Creates interactive content and quizzes from power point source files. Can add clear navigation menus that provide direct access to particular scenes.

Price: approx. $1400

http://www.articulate.com

authorPOINT

Converts PowerPoint files to SCORM-compliant multimedia presentations.

price: approx. $299; there is also a free Lite version available

http://www.authorgen.com/authorpoint/

iSpring QuizMaker, iSpring Pro, iSpring Presenter

Create interactive Flash content from PowerPoint files.

Price: approx. $199, $249, $499

http://www.ispringsolutions.com

Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint

Helps to capture and synchronize audio, video, slides and images and creates rich media presentations viewable in a browser.

Price: free (Freeware)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/technologies/producer.mspx

FlippingBook

Creates flash “books” with page turn effect from PDF files.

Price: starting at approx. €40

http://www.page-flip.com

Flip PDF

Creates animated books in flash format from PDF files.

Price: approx. $79

http://flipbuilder.com

Pencil

Drawing and animation software that lets you create traditional, hand-drawn animations (cartoons) using both bitmap and vector graphics.

Price: free (Open Source)

http://www.pencil-animation.org

Synfig

2D vector-based animation program.

Price: free (Open Source)

http://synfig.org

Audacity

Cross-platform sound editor. Supports multi-channel recording, editing and effects.

Price: free (Open Source)

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

AudioCutter

Offers a wide range of functions for creating, changing, converting and editing common sounds and surround sounds.

Price: free (Open Source)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/audiocutter/

Avidemux

Free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding. Tasks can be automated.

Price: free (Open Source)

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net

VLC media player

The popular open source media player can also be used to convert media files between various formats.

Price: free (Open Source)

http://www.videolan.org

Aviary Advanced Suite

Audio Editor.
Price: free (Web Application)

http://www.aviary.com/tools

Wolfram CDF Player

Price: free for non-commercial use; pricing for commercial use upon request

http://www.wolfram.com/cdf/