http://www.assembla.com/wiki/show/MadSwatter

MadSwater is an authoring tool for creating vector animations for the web. Part of the standards of the W3C SMIL (sincronized multimedia integration language) and SVG (scalable vector graphics), both based on XML.

SMIL is a layout language, integration and synchronization of multimedia content (audio, video, images ...) very similar to HTML, but tags aimed at the realization of interactive multimedia presentations. Is supported by major browsers.

MadSwater has a graphical interface similar to Inkscape, but with time line.

SMIL and SVG could be a good replacement for the Adobe SWF Flash animation in many of the web you make with this.

PLATFORM: MadSwater is an add-on for Firefox.
PRICE: Free

http://visualnovelty.com/

Novelty is a publisher of entertainment with a programming language and scripts themselves. It is designed to make visual novels, games and 2D animations. Female much freedom and flexibility when designing the visual aspect of your game.

Even allowing scripting is intended for use by people without programming skills. Instead of using code, you can use a system of pseudo-events programming that allows configuration using a graphical game. To extend the possibilities it offers, can be programmed with C + + or Java.

Too bad it only works with Windows and DirectX graphics libraries instead of Open GL, it makes a little less free.

Current version: Beta
LICENSE:
PLATFORM: Windows XP/2000/Vista with Direct X

http://registry.gimp.org/node/18398

Gimp plugin that adds features for animation. It also allows you to export video.

PLATFORMS: Windows, Linux
LICENSE: GPL
PRICE: Free

http://www.ogre3d.org/

Ogre 3D (English acronym for Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) is a 3D rendering engine oriented scenes, written in C + +.

His book avoids the difficulty of using lower layers of graphics libraries such as Open GL and Direct 3D, and also provide an interface based on world objects and other high level classes.

LICENSE: LGPL
OPERATING SYSTEM: Multiplatform

http://www.gnashdev.org/

Gnash is a GNU project to create a free Flash player and compatible with Linux operating systems. Programmers try to write a player that can function separately and an extension for Mozilla Firefox and Konqueror. Later extensions written for other browsers.

The project is written in G + +.

As GameSWF some facts rendered by Gnash may require OpenGL.

Flash type files usually consist of two types of file, SWF (vector graphics, animation) or FLV (Flash video). Currently, Gnash can play SWF files up to version 7, and features some of the latest versions (8 and 9). You can play videos in FLV format from places as famous as YouTube or MySpace. FLV requires the installation of the system FFmpeg or GStreamer.

The aim of the developers is to be as compatible as possible with the proprietary player, but Gnash tries to offer some special features not available to other players, for expemple, can be used for extra functions bibiloteques Action Script, as compatibility with MySQL or Access file system prior to compilation and activation for security reasons.

LICENSE: GNU
, PowerPC GNU/Linux y NetBSD, OpenBSD o FreeBSD. OPERATING SYSTEMS: x86, AMD64, MIPS / Irix, PowerPC GNU / Linux and NetBSD, OpenBSD or FreeBSD. Adobe does not provide an official player for any of the above platforms, besides GNU / Linux x86.

http://www.toonyphotos.com/

Programet for rotoscopiar still images, video rotoscopiar hopes shortly. Is very limited say in development.

Similar Rotoshop
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Ubuntu 7.04, Windows XP
PRICE: Free
LICENSE: GNU

http://developer.skolelinux.no/info/studentgrupper/2005-hig-stopmotion/

Stopmotion is an open source animation for creating animations frame by frame. Users can create movies in stop-motion images imported from your camera or hard drive, sound effects add-lis and export it in different formats such as mpeg or avi.

The development of this program began as a student project in the organization Skolelinux / Debian-edu, represented by Herman Robak.

Skolelinux / Debian-edu is an Open Source project started by SLX Debian Labs. Aims to create a Debian distribution for schools to reduce their high costs in software. Skoelinux continually offers projects for students, universities and schools.

OPERATING SYSTEM
Linux.

PRICE
Free.

http://www.synfig.org

DESCRIPTION
Synfig is an open source program to pear quality animation film based on the 2D vector. Presents a variety of tools and effects to allow for a complete and complex care. Applying several layers and allows adjustments to achieve high quality animations.

It includes a tool for automatic interpolation of motion, producing a fluid movement without having to work each structure individually.

So far no export feature. SWF, but the request is made by most users, so we can deduce that this function will be developed shortly.

SIMILAR
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OPERATING SYSTEM
Linux, Mac, Windows.

FORMATS
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INSTALLATION
Is needed to download runtime installer base Synfig, the environment and GTK GTKmm. Be installed. Up three before you. Up to Synfig.

http://ktoon-es.toonka.com/

DESCRIPTION
Ktoon is licensed under the GNU tool for the development of 2D animation, designed by animators (Toonka Films) for animators, and focused on the entertainment industry professional.

SIMILAR
Arguably that is an alternative public Ktoon Macromedia Flash, but never considered it a clone, because, although you many options, any record that the interface of the program is different.

Lately being extnguent with KOM (Ktoon open media library), library focused on creating graphical user interfaces that add interactive features.

OPERATING SYSTEM
Any Unix system. Expected to take it to other operating systems.

FORMATS
Ktoon to export on a long list of formats PNG and SWF format, making it ideal for creating web animations intended for you.

INSTALLATION
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http://www.blender.org

Blender is a free multi platform, dedicated to the creation and modeling of three-dimensional graphics, and the creation of movies and video games in three dimensions.

It has a fantastic and very unique graphical user interface, has been criticized as not very intuitive based on the classical system of windows, but has significant advantages over these, and to customize the menus and layout views camera.

Accommodates a variety of shapes, including curves, polygonal meshes, empty, NURBS and metaballs.

Along with the animation tools including inverse kinematics, deformations or grid reinforcement, and particle vertex of static and dynamic loading.

Tea tools audio editing and synchronization of video and interactive features for games such as collision detection, dynamics and logic recreations.

It offers versatile possibilities of rendering and internal and external integration with the powerful ray tracer or "Raytracer" free Yafray.

Accept graphics formats such as TGA, PNG, JPG, Iris, SGI and TIFF. You can also read Inventor files.
It includes a 3D gaming engine integrated with a system of logic bricks. For more control, and to automate and control multiple tasks, use the programming language Pyton.
Dynamics simulations for softbodies ago, particles and fluids.

Stackable switches, for the application of non-destructive processing on meshes.
There are current projects that have started to use it professionally, as the movie Spiderman 2, "Friday or Another Day" or Elephants Dream 2, experiments are extended capabilities thanks to the ability to edit the source code , bringing this experience to other users with basic innovations such as a control system of gestures (Morph System), a system of composition and texture of post production (Composite) and static particle system to simulate hair coats and that s' have added new properties to achieve realistic textures, among others.

Currently supports all versions of Windows, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, IRIX and Mac OS X. Its installation is simple, its use is somewhat complex to learn even for users of other 3D programs, but once it controls the interface is flexible and attractive.

PLATFORM: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
LICENSE: GNU GPL
PRICE: Free

http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/

Free program of traditional animation (frame by frame) easy. Manual is designed to create animated graphics using both vector and bitmap. It is free and open source. It is extremely simple, has no options or with drawing minimally complex with bitmap or vector. For now, I think about the drawing that has only aventatja is that it is intended to draw with tablet is pressure sensitive, you can rotate the canvas, and has the option outlined before the stroke final. In terms of animation techniques, is strictly animation frame by frame, except the camera, if it detects movement or rotation and interpolates between keyframes, exeptuant this interpolation does not move. I think rather than for professional use is intended for educational use. Import png, and in theory should also import SVG for vector layers, but to me the moment this option does not work. Import sounds in. Wav Windows, Mac and any format that can be read by Quicktime. Export swf, mov, x-sheet in jpg, png or jpg and sequences. Although export swf, does interactive.

OPERATING SYSTEMS available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
PRICE Free.
GNU