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authorPoint
http://authorgen.com/authorpoint/
authorPOINT instantly captures your PowerPoint presentation and audio/video while you do the presentation. Distribute the result to your audience in Flash, Windows Media, Real Media and Pocket PC formats. authorPOINT’s built-in content manager gives you the ability to manage, search, and distribute the presentations to your audience. Samples: http://authorgen.com/authorpoint/outputs.htm; Tutorials: http://authorgen.com/authorpoint/tutorials.htm
30-day Trial: http://authorgen.com/authorpoint/trialversion.htm
Price: USD $299
Articulate Presenter
http://www.articulate.com/presenter.html
Reduce time, complexity and cost of creating custom Flash presentations and e-learning courses. Articulate Presenter lets non-technical users create rich-media presentations by integrating narration and interactivity with a standard PowerPoint file. With the press of the button, your presentation transforms into a compelling Flash experience. You won't need any programmers to make it happen. With Articulate Presenter, anyone can get professional-quality results in minutes.
Free trial: http://www.articulate.com/free.aspx
Price: USD $499 (standard) and $699 (pro)
iMediaCONVERT (formerly Netron)
http://www.imedialearn.com/imediaconvert/
iMediaCONVERT converts PowerPoint files into Flash. It has a good file size conversion ratio and at one of the lowest prices on the market. iMediaCONVERT can reduce the size of PowerPoint files up to 90%. At USD $45 for an unlimited number of conversions, iMediaCONVERT is one of the most affordable PowerPoint-to-Flash converters on the market. Because iMediaCONVERT is integrated into PowerPoint, just one click converts your files. It comes with free updates. iMediaCONVERT also gives you control over the content; presentations cannot be copied or edited, which protects your material from copyright infringement.
Download free trial version: http://www.imedialearn.com/down...
Price: USD $45 (USD $31.50 for Education - volume licensing available)
Knowledge Direct-to-Web
http://www.knowledgedirectweb.com/2090.htm
Direct-to-Web allows you to insert games, test questions and audio, then export it into a learning object that to use in a learning management system. It combines a PowerPoint add-in with a conversion utility. The PowerPoint add-in inserts menu items in PowerPoint so you can add interactive games and questions to your PowerPoint (XP/2002 and 2003) presentations. You can access the conversion utility from the desktop or within PowerPoint. It converts your PowerPoint presentation, including your games and questions, to an interactive Macromedia Flash movie file that can be accessed over the Internet or burned to CD.
View Demo or Download Trial: http://www.knowledgedirectweb.com/2090.htm
Price: USD $299
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional (formerly Macromedia Breeze, which was formerly Presedia Producer)
http://www.adobe.com/products/breeze/
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional is a customizable Web conferencing and live presentation solution for communicating and collaborating online. The application allows you to upload and share PowerPoint presentation w with full support for animations, streaming video, Flash movies and audio, and graphics. Quality is outstanding. So is the price.
15-day Trial: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/trial/ (Acrobat Connect Professional free trial isn't available yet... coming soon)
Price: Varies