Anim-FX

Homepage:
http://www.anim-fx.com/


Create Flash intros , Flash banners , and text effects with Flash templates from Anim-FX
for your web site - fast and easy. Anim-FX is a very compact Flash tool based on a wide
range of Flash templates. The unique thing about Anim-FX Flash intro and banner builder
is that the positioning of the text and the number of text lines is flexible.

Don't waste your time and effort trying to create graphics / gif files for animated DHTML
or animated Javascript banners or intros, when you know you don't have the skills, time,
money or patience for it.

Features:
** Multiline Flash animations
** Flash animation templates
** Unlimited character input
** Jump to URL on click
** Jump to URL on end of Flash animation
** Loop/no loop, choose no. of loops
** Define size of text
** Target Frame
** Define color of text
** Define X & Y position of text
** Define background color
** Flash animations are easy to update
** Small file sizes
** Sound effects
** Sound volume
** Freeze end frame
** Change Flash animation dimensions to any size

Compatible with Flash 5 and Flash MX
Compatible with HTML/Dreamweaver/Frontpage/Coolpage, and any other html editors

MixFX

Homepage:
http://www.mix-fx.com/

Want to create Flash animations such as Flash buttons, Flash banners, Flash intros, Flash
effects and Flash text effects for your web site, but don't have Macromedia Flash or don't
know how to use it for complex Flash animations?
Don't worry, Mix-FX comes to your rescue. This simple-to-use program lets you create
absolutely stunning web animations and Flash buttons in just seconds.

What is Mix-FX? It's a Flash animation tool which creates Flash buttons, Flash animations,
Flash text effects and Flash effects. With Mix-FX, you can create hundreds of different web
animations. Change sizes and colors and you have millions of possibilities! Adding
animated effects and buttons to your website has never been easier! Load the effects you
just created into Flash, into your PowerPoint presentation, Dreamweaver, Frontpage* or
directly onto your web site or into promotional emails.

*Mix-FX animations are fully compatible with all HTML editors

In Mix-FX is what you see is what you get. Customize effects by changing the settings
and see the results immediately!


Magic Flare

Homepage:
http://www.magicflare.com/magicflare/index.asp


MagicFlare® is a Windows application that creates Flash text effects in seconds. It comes
equipped with 101 effects! Use these effects on your web site, add a link, modify the
colors, text, size and make an impressive banner or an introductory page!

Creating high quality Flash movies has never been so simple.

MagicFlare® is so easy to use that you will make your first flash movie in seconds!
MagicFlare® can also export the html code that you need in order to load the flash in your web site.


Astro Flash Creator

Homepage:
http://www.patrickjansen.net/astro/


Astro creates real-time awesome Flash text effects, which you then can use in your
Macromedia Flash work, or use directly on your web site.

Your text effect can be further spiced up by adding Flash background and foreground
effects. There's a choice from more than 450 or more than 1000 WITH PJ ASTRO
PLUGIN text effects and over 80 other Flash effects. There is no other Flash text effects
program which can offer you such a large number of effects!

Moreover, Astro can add background pictures and sound effects to your Flash file.

Astro's simple interface turns the creation of professional Flash text effects and banners
into a very simple task. And with a choice of hundreds of text, foreground and background
effects, Astro will never let you dissatisfied!

The text effects themselves can be altered by adjusting the effect parameters. Each effect
can be altered in a limitless amount of ways. If you are very satisfied with your altered effect,
you can "bookmark" it, thereby adding this as an additional effect to the Astro program.
Bookmarks can be saved and even exchanged with other Astro users.

On top of being able to alter the effect according to your own creativity, Astro supports
the use of plugins.


3D Flash Animator

Homepage:
http://www.3dfa.com/


3D Flash Animator has all of the tools needed to create stunning animations, as well as
all of the interactive components and programming power to build sophisticated website
interfaces, and arcade-style games. And all this can be done using an interface that was
designed to be as simple and easy to use as possible.

Painting
3D Flash Animator has an advanced set of painting and drawing tools. Brush options
include 3D effects and automatic shadows.
3D Flash Animator has a number of different animation interfaces. You can choose from
a wide range of special effects such as path animation, key framing, morphing, and
motion blur. The timing of events can be given in frames or seconds.

3D Animation
Although Flash does not directly support 3D, 3D Flash Animator has the power to create
3D animations and export them as Flash files. 3D models can be imported or built within
the interface. These can then be animated using a range of special effects.

Scripting
3D Flash Animator allows you to harness all the power of Flash MX action scripting. You
can use scripting to control every aspect of a movie. The programming interface is easy
to use, and the user is provided with wizards and debugging tools. The language has
been streamlined to make it simpler, more powerful, and better suited to developing
interactive animations and games.

Game development
Unlike other Flash tools, 3D Flash Animator supports complex properties such as velocity
and acceleration. These features and others such as scrolling backgrounds, easy keyboard
detection, and collision detection, make 3D Flash Animator the ideal tool for website game
development.

Database support
Only 3D Flash Animator supports extended HTML with tables. 3D Flash Animator also
supports XML database connections over the internet and can be used to create database
front-ends for web pages.


AnFX

Homepage:
http://stepaheadsoftware.com/products/anfx/anfx.htm


Installation is quick and YOU can be creating world class designs in 15 minutes! If you
can use a mouse then you can develop AnFX designs using the point and click AnFX
design studio on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. You don't need to learn a new computer
language or create cryptic script files. The designer makes creating Flash™ or Java™ based
animated content a breeze.

Text Effect, Menu and Button Wizards make it all so easy
AnFX comes complete with a set of wizards to allow fast, easy creation of Text effects,
menus and buttons.

Scene Management
AnFX is unique in its support for managed scenes. Scenes have been an integral part of the
AnFX product architecture from day one. Quickly create links that jump from one scene to
the next from menu items or buttons or from any other object.

Slide Show Capability
Combine common foreground and background layers with AnFX's scene management and
you have an excellent tool for creating animated slide shows. Create online tutorials for
your products, walk visitors through a process, provide online educational courses. With
AnFX, everyone's an expert!

Break free of HTML's limited capabilities
Now anyone including individuals at home, graphic artists or corporate web developers
can harness the power of Flash™ or Java™ to create incredible effects and express their
creative ideas much more freely.

Compact, Highly Optimized export files mean Fast Download and satisfied site visitors
Some other tools generate extremely bulking .swf files that take users on 56K modems
a long time to download. With AnFX whether you choose to export your designs to Flash
(.swf) format or Java (.afx) you can be sure that our advanced optimizing technologies
have produced a very compact .swf or .afx file to allow for fast transfer over the internet.
Many other tools promise the world but make your visitors wait a lifetime to see the
result! AnFX delivers powerful effects, FAST!