Here are some multimedia authoring applications I have found useful. See also: Multimedia Authoring Application Settings, Programs, Operating Systems, Software.
Prices
One application: 36,89 €/month (month plan, 5/2014)
One application: 24,59 €/month (year plan, 5/2014)
All applications: 61,49 €/month (year plan, 5/2014)
Adobe Flash uses ActionScript.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html
Direct alternative: Apache Flex
- Apache Flex should work with IntelliJ IDEA, FlashDevelop, FDT plugin, Flash Builder
- FlashDevelop: works only in Windows and .NET, but it works
- IntelliJ IDEA: problems with Windows 64-bit
- FDT plugin (trial version) for Eclipse (free and commercial version)
- Flash Builder: Adobe's own software
- info
Indirect alternatives: IDEs
- Xcode: IDE for Apple's Objective-C, create interfaces (interface) (interface) (sample)
- JetBrains AppCode: IDE for Apple's Objective-C
- Java NetBeans JavaFX: Java IDE
- Lazarus ja EditRocket: pure programming IDEs
Indirect alternatives: HTML5 and WebGL
- HTML5: markup language
- WebGL: JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D/2D graphics without the use of browser plug-ins
Indirect alternatives: games development
- GameSalad: for games
- Unity3D: for 3D games and maybe also for 2D games
Indirect alternatives: animations
- Toon Boom Animation: mainly for animations, but maybe also for e-learning programs
Indirect alternatives: AppleScript
- Smile: for AppleScript, (info)
- FaceSpan: RAD tool for AppleScript, no longer developed (info)
Squeak/Smalltalk
- wxSqueak: I can't find a working copy for this (info)
- eToys: only local execution, no export (info)
Last modified: June 20th, 2014
Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)
URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/useful-multimedia-applications