Digital Juice
Motion backgrounds for non-linear editors and many static backgrounds.
http://www.digitaljuice.com/
RETAS Pro
2D animation software that is user friendly ink and paint program with plugins.
http://www.retas.com/
Animation Stand
Computer assisted animation and special effects system. Scanning, ink and paint, 3d shading, auto painting, animation direction with exposure sheet control, special and optical effects, lay out to tape, disk, or film, and management reporting.
http://www.animationstand.com/
1Automata
Publisher of the Web Hotspots imagemap editors.
http://www.1automata.com/
CreaToon
Create 2D animation with a cutout look at a fraction of the traditional production time. A free demo version can be downloaded.
http://www.creatoon.com/
DigiCel FlipBook
Easy to use animation software to scan, shoot, draw or trace animation directly into the computer for painting, playing, and publishing animated movies on film, television and the internet.
http://www.digicelinc.com/
The Animation Foundry
Tips and techniques for making great animations, reviews of animation software and how to articles.
http://www.digital-foundry.com/index_animation.html
VSE Animation Maker
Create impressive animations with this popular GIF animation tools for Apple Macintosh computers.
http://vse-online.com/animation-maker/index.html
Pandromeda, Inc.
MojoWorld makes it incredibly easy to create realistic animations of 3D landscapes and entire planets.
http://www.pandromeda.com/
Access Animation
GIF animation and editor, also includes screen capturing and image resizing capabilities; rotate, and zoom functions.
http://www.yildun.com/
The Complete Animator
Easy to use web animation software package for Win 95 and above. Create fun cartoons or animated GIFs for a Web site.
http://www.iota.co.uk/tca/home/home.html
Toonz
Designed to simplify and speed up the animation production. Includes tools for: importing original pencil drawings and adding adjustments when required; inking and painting; building color models; creating exposure sheets; composting; creating special eff
http://www.toonz.com/
CelAction
A technology services company specializing in customized hardware and software solutions for animation production companies.
http://www.celaction.com/
Firka
A pencil tester for cartoon animators. Camera movements, dialog framing, visual effects. Downloadable free version.
http://www.firkafilm.com/
Imaja Bliss Paint
A real time animation tool for Mac OS. The interactive live performance, including MIDI, sound, PICT file and live video input, and live video and QuickTime output, and color synthesis are key features.
http://www.imaja.com/blisspaint/index.html
Up Multimedia
Provides low budget solutions to animation, Internet and film projects. Our first product is Flash Emitter which makes .SWF SFX.
http://www.um.com.au/
Facial Animation
3d facial animation for performance, character and facial animation. Powerful software for performance animation and facial animation.
http://www.3d-character-performance-facial-animation.com/
WinImages
Special effects animation tool. Morphing, warping, fire, lightning, plasma, ray tracing, heightfield rendering, particle systems, photometric adjustments, extensive image editing with 70+ layer modes, geometric warping layer objects, color separation, com
http://www.blackbeltsystems.com/
Anim8or
Freeware character animation and 3D modeling software. Runs on Windows NT, 9x and 2000 platforms.
http://www.anim8or.com/
2d3
Developers of boujou, an automated camera tracker and match mover software.
http://www.2d3.com/
Joe Alter
Developer of LipService, a facial animation and sculpting tool, and Shave And A Haircut, a hair modeling and animation software. Site offers product information, downloads and support.
http://www.joealter.com/
NACDraw
Creates accurate graphics, presentations, games and vector animation with controls, hyperlinks, sounds, music and speech recognition commands.
http://www.nacgeo.com/nacdraw.asp
Anthropics Technology Limited
A revolutionary new digital media technology, Synthactor enables the delivery of near-broadcast quality human-image video at data rates as low as 300 bytes per second. Provides amazing identity enhancement and changing capabilities, as well as offering co
http://www.anthropics.com/
Third Wish
Makers of the software Magpie, a tool that helps in the analysis of a recorded voice for lip sync animation.
http://www.thirdwishsoftware.com/
nCubic
Photo-realistic 3D character generation software and solutions, from messaging services and games to one-man 3D animation studios based on core DigiFace technology.
http://www.ncubic.com/
Alchemy GIF Animator
Create animated GIF images or movies for the Web using pictures or graphics created or edited in any image-editing program. Features set or change frame interchange frequency, create finite and infinite animation loops. [Windows 95/98/NT/2000]
http://www.alchemy-lab.com/products/agif/
The Labs: GIFMerge for UNIX
A tool for building animated gifs, merge GIFs to a GIF animation.
http://the-labs.com/GIFMerge/
MatchWare Multimedia Software
Latest software for web design, screen captures, GIF animation and voice email. Product specifications for Mediator6, ScreenCorder, Visual GIF Animator and VoiceMail including demonstrations, online tutorials and ordering.
http://www.matchware.net/
2D & 3D Animator
Program produces images, titles, banner ads and buttons for web pages or for presentations. It comes with an object-oriented design interface to edit graphics, manipulate text and layers (graphic animations), apply special effects, and then compile the an
http://www.pysoft.com/GIF_Designer_fr.html
ShowstoppersFX
Offer looping backgrounds, overlays and title animations for video editing. Overlay shapes and masks including versions with innovative particle effects. Animations supplied in QuickTime video format.
http://www.showstoppersfx.com/
Imedia Builders
Development of FlareProducts, a family of products designed to make the creation of simple or comprehensive web-based animation and interactivity easy.
http://www.flareworks.com/
AniTMT
Free flexible program that creates photorealistic animations calculated by the raytracer PovRAY. The calculation may be distributed across any TCP/IP network.
http://www.anitmt.org/
Splash Particle System
4D particle effects stand-alone software for 3D animations, by Ant Software.
http://freespace.virgin.net/cole.family/
Animats
Makers of Falling Bodies, a Softimage 3D dynamics plugin to animate fall stunts.
http://www.animats.com/
Ascension Technology Corporation
Makers of motion tracking gear used in character animation real-time simulation, virtual reality, medicine, and biomechanics.
http://www.ascension-tech.com/
Vicon Motion Systems
Software and systems for motion capture in the animation market, biomechanics and ergonomics.
http://www.vicon.com/
Digits 'n Art Software
Designs and develops solutions for the performance animation and 3D markets.
http://www.dnasoft.com/
Polhemus
Provider of 3D position and orientation tracking, motion capture, and digitizing solutions.
http://www.polhemus.com/
Verobelle Invention
Developed vector based 2D animation programs with web display capabilities. They are similar to Flash but simpler and less expensive.
http://www.magma.ca/~verobel/Index.htm
Dosch Design
Developer of add-ons for 3D graphics and animation applications.
http://www.doschdesign.com/
Lost Marble
A 2D-vector-based cartoon-animation application designed to provide a complete set of tools to create animations. Provides a feature called Switch Layers that assists in creating lip-sync animation. [Windows and MacOS]
http://www.lostmarble.com/
Toonboom
Developers of USAnimation, a comprehensive vector-based 2D animation system.
http://www.toonboom.com/
Spin Productions
Offers animation, design and effects services, specializing in film titles and longform productions.
http://www.spinpro.com/
Sprite Artist
Utility to edit and animate games graphics.
http://www.kis.ru/~oa/
Sphere
Windows graphics program to relax the user with animated colorful patterns.
http://www.sphere.me.uk
Media Semantics
Tools for building rich interactive media content hosted by believable cartoon and 3D characters.
http://www.mediasemantics.com/
AVI Constructor Pack Software
A serious multimedia tool to quickly create AVI files from image BMP, JPEG, or TGA and sound files AVI or WAV files.
http://www.AVIConstructor.com/
DADS
LMS CADSI's simulation software empowers engineers and designers to assemble, simulate, and animate mechanical systems.
http://www.lmsintl.com/
Dynaflash
Virtual characters with automated lipsync speech bubbles. The assistants can be embedded into any Flash website. A shareware editor is included to make them talk and move.
http://www.dynaflash.de/
Autonomous Effects
creates 3DStudio MAX extensions (SceneGenie!), and Ray Dream Studio extensions, besides robotic and animatronic systems that can interact with people.
http://afx.com
PNG/MNG Construction Set - Alchemy Mindworks Inc.
Create MNG animations using PNG images. The program features an animation wizard, to rotate, crop, color-adjust, and resize all or part of an animation sequence. Convert animated MNG files to AVI format, create 2D, rotating animated graphics, and protect
http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/pngpro.html
StoryBoard Artist
Great for print as well as presentation-style storyboards: creates a timeline, and animates, with sound and transitions, exports to HTML and creates links for non-linear stories. [Windows/Macintosh]
http://www.storyboardartist.com/
Artful GIF Animator
Create impressive and compact animated GIFs for banners, ads and web buttons on the fly.
http://www.vknoware.com/gifanimator/
Animated ArtCard Creations
Create professionally, framed, 24bit color, animated musical ArtCards. Collage favorite multimedia. Produce and print advertising fliers with flare, with WYSIWYG click/drag animations in real-time.
http://www.blaiz.net/aac.html
Wehner`s Animate DOS Command
The simplest way to animate GIF. A tiny MSDOS program that does everything that GIF can do.
http://wehner.org/tools/animate
Toon Boom Technologies Inc.
2D animation software for businesses and individuals. Offers vector-based, resolution independent and multi-layer software systems with multi-format output to HDTV, Film, DVD, Imax and Macromedia FlashTM.
http://www.toonboomstudio.com/
AE FreeMart
Resource site for Adobe After Effects; includes tutorials, tips, technical information and downloadable projects.
http://www.aefreemart.com/
CoffeeCup GIF Animator
Convert GIF, JPEG, and BMP graphics to animated GIFs automatically. Import and export AVI files, or save animations as Flash (.swf). HTML source is generated for easy insertion into Web pages.
http://www.coffeecup.com/gif-animator/
Deformer
Image transformation and animation tool. All deformations and animation playbacks run in real-time regardless of the size of original image.
http://www.stoik.com/deformer/
INUS Technology
Data processing software for reconstruction of a real object.
http://www.rapidform.com/
Ladybug2000 from Neatware
Programmable video player on Windows that can play a variety of formats.
http://www.neatware.com/ladybug2000/
FluxTime
Vector graphics and animation software tailored around the creative process. It produces images and animations that can be shown locally, on the Internet, or installed as screensavers.
http://www.fluxtime.com/
Imagica Corp's Digital Systems Division
Makers of mental ray shaders for Softimage|3D, camera tracking solutions and digital film scanners.
http://www.ise.imagica.co.jp/
GIF Construction Set Professional
Features Animation Wizard to create sophisticated animations.
http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifcon.html
GraphicsGale
Shareware raster format image editor to make video-game character and animated GIF. Supports a layer with alpha blending, color formats from monochrome to full-color. Export all frames as multiple files or a combined image. Provides several filters. [Win
http://www.tempest-j.com/gale/e/
Babarosa
Provides a fast and easy way to create compact GIF animations for the web, animations can be quickly assembled from imported images. Also design animation directly in the program using vector graphics, image, and text edit tools. Win 95/98/NT
http://www.liatro.com/eng/babarosa/
famous3D
Software solutions to capture facial expressions and lip-sync, and therefore bring life to animated 3D characters.
http://www.famous3D.com/
Crater Software
Developers of CTP, a 2D software designed to output broadcast quality animated series.
http://www.cratersoftware.com/
Beatware
Developers of e-picture Pro and eZ-Motion, products that aim to streamline the production of animated web graphics and video.
http://www.beatware.com/
MainActor for Windows
A tool for creating animation files. Loads, edit, play, create and save animations and pictures of any size. It supports most of the commonly used animation and picture formats. (Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000)
http://www.mainconcept.de/
AVD Graphic Studio
Editor for graphics, animation and video, edit, view and print images, using painting tools, drawing tools and various effects. Import multi frame files (AVI and animated GIF) for editing, easily receive separate frames and create animated GIF and AVI.
http://www.avlandesign.com/graphstudio.htm
CoffeeCup Firestarter
The fastest and easiest way to make flash effects for a website. Firestarter has over 50 built in ready to use effects like Assemble, Explode, Fade, and others, a collection of cool MP3 sounds, plus it's all in an easy to use interface.
http://www.coffeecup.com/firestarter/
KoolMoves
Flash animation software for creation of text effects, personalized banners, animated clipart, games, slide show presentations, and entire websites.
http://www.koolmoves.com/
Reallusion 3d Graphic Animation Software
Effect3d is 3D animation and image editor software that creates 3D objects and animates them with motion and special effects. Export as animated GIF, BMP or JPG. Free trial download. CrazyTalk is facial animation software to synchronized voice and facial
http://www.reallusion.com/
iMEDIA Builders
iMB FlareWorks is a low cost, easy to use application for creating interactive buttons, menus, banners, slideshows, presentations, animations or websites in Macromedia Flash (SWF) or iMB Flare (FLR) formats.
http://www.imediabuilders.com/
CrazyTalk Expression Editor
Quickly turn any image into a talking and animated "CrazyFace", by transforming text into personalized voice messages with synchronized lip movement, and facial expressions.
http://crazytalk.reallusion.com/
Parasys Co. LTD.
Flying PopCorn is an animation and multimedia-authoring tool. Easy-to-learn graphical work environment, intuitive WYSIWYG editing, support for most images and video format.
http://www.parasys.net/
Boston Dynamics
Provides software and services for animation of lifelike humans in real-time simulation environments.
http://www.bdi.com/
Liatro Babarosa Gif Animator
Create compact GIF animations for the web. Build in image editor, support for 13 image formats also design animation directly in the program using vector graphics. [Win 95/98/NT/2000]
http://www.liatro.com/