• Flash is a standard of animation and video widely used on the Internet. Since its creation in 1996, Flash has become widely popular, and can be viewed on many different browsers including Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Several third-party creation tools allow users to make Flash-powered photo slide shows using their own images.
  
  

Amara Flash Slideshow Builder

• The Amara Flash Slideshow Builder is designed to allow website creators to easily construct professional looking photo montages. This tool also enables background music to be added to the slide show, creating a full multimedia experience. Additionally, text can be inserted on top of the slide show. This feature is useful for adding titles and labels to pictures.
  
  Amara Flash Slideshow Builder is available as a free trial. During this demo, all slide-show features are enabled, but users cannot publish a finished slide show to a website. The full version of Amara Flash Slideshow Builder is available for $29.95.
  
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Flash Album Creator

• Flash Album Creator is a software tool used to simplify and automate the slide-show creation process. Users can transfer large groups of pictures into the slide show quickly, without having to load each image individually. Once loaded, various transitions and pan effects can be selected. Background music, audio narration and text overlays are also available. Flash Album Creator is designed to be simple for users without web development or programming experience.
  
  This program is produced by Dreamingsoft and is available as a free 30-day trial download. The full unlimited version of this Flash tool is priced at $39.95 in 2010.
  
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Flash Gallery Factory Deluxe

• Flash Gallery Factory Deluxe is an all-inclusive creator for photo galleries and Flash slide shows. This software can be used in two different modes. The first, Gallery Mode, allows the user to load images into a pre-made gallery template. Using Gallery Mode, slide shows can be completed extremely quickly. The second option is Slide Show Mode, which gives users more advanced features such as custom transitions and motion effects.
  
  Published by Wondershare, Flash Gallery Factory can be downloaded as a 30-day free trial or purchased for $59.95. The full version includes 50 megabytes of slide show storage space online.
  
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FlareAnimation SWF

• FlareAnimation SWF is a Flash slide-show tool that streamlines the creation of image animations. This software can be used to create animated ad banners or photo slide shows. Several templates are included, which can be customized with user-uploaded images and text.
  
  Training tutorial videos are included with the product and allow even beginners to create slide shows in as little time as possible. FlareAnimation SWF is a product of iMedia Builders. It can be purchased for $19.
  
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