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DIRECTORY OF LEARNING TOOLS
 Media Creation and Editing Tools
(for Graphics, Animation, Audio, Video)

These tools are for creating different media formats - graphics, animation, audio, video etc.

Key to Availability
£=cost; C =add code to web page/blog; D =download;  H = hosted service;  OS = Open source; FT=free trial

Top Media Creation & Editing Tools
 These are the media  tools that appear in the Top 100 Tools for Learning as voted for by learning professionals worldwide.

Tool Summary Available
Audacity Cross-platform sound editor and recorder  Free D  
Comic Life Create comics from photos £ D FT

Fireworks

 Create, edit and optimize images for the web £ D FT
Garageband Turns your Mac into a recording studio Free D  
GIMP For tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring Free D OS
Gliffy Create and share diagrams online Free H  
iPhoto Organising and editing photos (for Macs) £ D  
iMovie Video editing software (for Macs) £ D  
OmniGraffle Diagramming tool Free D  
Paint.NET Image and photo manipulation software Free D  
Paint Shop Pro Photo editing tool £ D FT

Photoshop

 For professional image editing £ D FT
Photoshop Lightroom For managing, adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs £ D FT
Picasa Find, edit and share pictures on your PC  (or share them on Picasa Web Albums) Free D/H  
Picnik Photo editing tool Free/£ H  

Other Media Creation & Editing Tools

Tool Summary Available

After Effects

 To create motion graphics and visual effects £ D FT
Aperture Mac software for photographers £ D FT
Audio Acrobat Create audio and video £ H FT
Audio Conversion Wizard "All to All" converter of digital audio formats £ D FT
Audio Recorder for Free Captures audio stream as MP3 etc Free D  
Aviary Platform ecosystem for people who create, organized around a suite of rich internet applications geared for artists of all genres. Free D  
Best4C Web-based, online diagram tool that allows you to create, edit and share charts anytime, anywhere. Free H  
Blender Software for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback Free D OS
Bubble Guru Add a video bubble to your website (free and paid for plans) Free C  
BubblePly Add bubbles to any video Free H  
Bubblesnaps Add bubbles to photos Free H  
Creative Docs.net Vector-based graphic design tool Free D  
Darwin streaming server Send streaming media across the Internet (OS version of Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server technology Free D OS
DrawAnywhere Diagramming website, where you can draw, modify and share any diagram with the look & feel of a desktop application Free H  
Evoca Record your voice on the web; capture your readers' voices Free H  
Eyespot Upload, edit and stream your personal videos Free H  
FixMyMovie Enhance your videos Free H  
flauntR Online photo editor and effects software Free H  
Flvix Convert and download videos from YouTube, Google Video or directly from Free H  
Gabcast Record using your phone or VoIP Free H  
Gickr Create animated GIFs online Free H  
GIFUP Personal GIF animation and avatar generator Free H  
GIMPshop Modification of the GIMP, intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Free D  
GoAnimate From inspiration to animation, create and share animations in minutes Free H  
Google SketchUp Powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool. Free

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Graphsy Graph drawing application with a focus on usability Free H  
Hey!Watch Online video encoding platform Free H  

Hipcast

Create audio, video, podcasting, blogs

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Illustrator

 Produce graphics for print, video, the web, and mobile devices. £ D FT
Inkscape Vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X F D OS
instaSaver Instantly create screen savers from your favourite photos Free H  
iPod Video Converter Convert all your videos to Ipod video format directly Free D  

JayCut Create your own movies and slideshows (mixes) online Free H  
Jumpcut Make movies online Free H  
Kaltura Group video making Free H  
Make3D Convert your image into a 3D model Free H  
Mixcraft Multi-track audio recorder that enables you to record your band, create a podcast, etc £ D FT
Mixercast Mix your images, video, and sound with unique templates and share across the web in one click. Free H  
Mojiti Subtitle any video Free H  
Moonk Flash your media Free H/C  
Movie Maker Create, edit and share home movies Free D  
MP3myMP3 Recorder Saves any audio you hear on your computer straight to mp3 or wav Free D  
mxGraph For drawing diagrams in a browser Free H  
Olivelink Personal streaming tools to listen to and broadcast media Free D  
Peercast Listen to radio and watch video on the Internet Free D  
Pencil Animation/drawing software Free D  
Photo Filtre Image handling software with function limited free version Free D  
Photostory 3 for Windows Create slideshows using your digital photos Free D  
Picasion Create animated gifs online by uploading the pictures or importing them from your Flickr or Picasa Web albums. Create slideshows and post them anywhere. Free C  
PicMarkr Add custom watermark (image or text) to your images Free H  
Picturesque Make images look good for the Web (for Macs) £ D FT
Pinnacle Studio Video editing software £ D  
Pixlr Image editor Free H  
Premiere Video editing software £ D FT
Puricute Embellish and personalise your photos Free H  
Reshade Resize images maintaining quality and realism Free D  
rsizr Re-size images on your computer Free H  
SalesVoice Record, and organize your dictation, meetings and presentations for professional and personal use £ D FT
Scrapblog Combine your photos, videos, audio and text to create stunning multimedia scrapbooks Free H  
Singshot On-line singing community which provides access to thousands of songs and allows you to record your own version of songs Free H  
Sketchcast Record a sketch and embed it in a blog or web page Free H  
SmartDraw Drawing tool £ D FT
SplashCast Play dynamically updated channels of content on your web page or  blog Free H  
Splashup Desktop image-editing power in a web Free H  
StreamCast Player A platform to manage continuous video feeds Free D  
Super Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer Free D  
Swishmax Create Flash animations £ D FT
TeachOutLoud Upload your digital content and sell it, or offer it for free Free H  
Text2PNG Convert text to PNG Free C  
Thumbalizr Thumbnail generator of web page screenshots Free D  
Toufee Create and publish flash movies and presentations online Free H  
Turbine Video Encoder 3 Publish your video to the Web £ D FT

Veotag

 Display clickable text, called "veotags," within an audio or video file. Free/£ H  
Videora Personal video downloading program (using BitTorrent technology) Free D  
Vimeo Video hosting and delivery service Free H  
VisualHub Universal video converter for Macs £
VozMe Convert text to MP3 Free H  
Warholizer Turn images into Andy Warhol Pop Art Free H  
WebCanvas Collaborative drawing Free H  
Windows Movie Maker Video editing software Free D  

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