Sothink, the creators of the popular Sothing SWF Decompiler recently developed a new product for authoring Flash content called Sothink SWF Quicker.
Sothink SWF Quicker is a full function Flash movie maker which supports shape design, motion tween creation , guideline, mask layer, stream and event sound, set label, set movieclip instance name and more. Over 80 cool configurable effects included and multibytes language text supported. It can import SWF movies with intelligent motion analyze and full action support. It also includes a GUI ActionScript generator to input simple action scripts.
At $49.99 it offers itself as a cheap alternative to Macromedia Flash which starts at $499.00 for the **non-**professional version. Other alternatives to Flash are Adobes LiveMotion 2.0 ( http://www.adobe.com/products/livemotion/main.html no longer in development) and Swish Max ( http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=home&product=max ). With LiveMotion no longer in development, Swish Max has pretty much been the only other worthy alternative for Flash authoring. Though containing more features, with Swish Max costing $99.95 ($79.95 currently as a special offer), the $49.99 Sothink SWF Quicker could be a viable alternative for those dealing in light Flash work.
Sothink SWF Quicker:[list][]Full function and easy to use
[]Over 80 cool configurable effects
[]Support multibytes language text
[]The ability to import SWF movies
[*]ActionScript Generator[/list]
Find more info about Sothink SWF Quicker here:
http://www.sothink.com/swfquicker/index.htm