http://www.assembla.com/wiki/show/MadSwatter

MadSwater is an authoring tool for creating vector animations for the web. It starts with the standards of the W3C SMIL (sincronized Multimedia Integration language) and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), both based on XML.

SMIL is a layout language, integration and synchronization of multimedia content (audio, video, images ...) very similar to HTML, but tags aimed at the realization of interactive multimedia presentations. It is supported by most browsers.

MadSwater has a graphical interface similar to Inkscape, but with time line.

SMIL and SVG could be a good replacement for Adobe Flash SWF in many of the animations for the web are done with this.

PLATFORM: MadSwater is a Firefox add-on.
PRICE: Free

http://lapin-bleu.net/software/textorizer/

Program to implement a text to an image and vectorized it complied with that text.

It is not the same as Jave not working purely ASCII characters to create images with simple text files, but creates vector files (SVG) with text boxes that can be Rotadent, have color, etc.. You can also post images as PNG.

Platform: Multiplatform requires a recent version of Java installed
LICENSE: W3C software license
PRICE: Free

http://www.koffice.org/karbon/

KARBON vector drawing application is a simple to use, customizable, extensible. It is suitable for users who are started on vector graphics. Is included in the koffice package.

License: Free
Platform: Linux, Mac, Windows
PRICE: Free

http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products

Sk1 is a program for drawing vector that arises from a split in the development of Sketch 0.6.15, and is similar to CorelDraw, Illustrator, Freehand or Inkscape. Is oriented to the end for prepress work with Postscript and PDF output. It has support for CMYK (also in PostScript), color management, CDR importer.

Similar Illustrator, CorelDraw
Platform: Linux is expected to bring it to Windows and Mac
LICENSE: Open Source
PRICE: Free

http://dtpblender.instinctive.de/

Blender is a DTP application to create two-dimensional graphics for web design and printing using the interface and much of Blender code.

It is intended for users who feel comfortable with the interface of Blender. The author defined as the Sketchpad for a quickly sketched their ideas and then make the final work in a professional desktop publishing program. No offers or CMYK output Postscript.

Platform: Linux, Windows
PRICE: Free

http://www.sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor

UniConvertor is a vector graphics converter to different formats:

Inkscape and Scribus is used as external tool to import CorelDraw files.

Works with command line, so that, for example, to convert CorelDRAW to SVG, type: $ uniconv drawing.cdr drawing.svg

Platform: Linux (Mandriva), Windows
PRICE: Free

http://www.vectorportal.com/
Page sharing vector graphics.

http://potrace.sourceforge.net/

Portrace vectoritzador is a type of raster images Streamline. Is included in Inkscape, but can also be used as a standalone program.

License: GPL
PRICE: Free
Platform: Linux, Windows, Mac ...

http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

Xara is a vector application "cross over", which can also handle pixels. After working for 15 years as a private software for Windows, is strategically migrating towards open source software. It has probably influenced the fact that Adobe has reached Macromedia establishing itself as a monopoly in the competition.

The developer community for this program is contacting the Inkscape community to agree a common development in question formats, and to develop a converter to sharia. Svg.

Platform: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
License: GPL

http://al.chemy.org/

Alchemy is a program that seeks alternative ways to draw by computer. Unlike other drawing programs, Alchemy has not been designed to create a finished work, but is focused on experimental interaction for sketching and get new ideas. Experimental interaction in this case means things like use your voice to control how lines are drawn, generate random shadows or draw symmetrically.

Alchemy may be used to draw for fun and experimentation, to create sketches and trying new forms and techniques of drawing.

Alchemy careix expressly tools such as undo, selecting, editing, design ... It's part of the program, which has more claim forms to create strange and original well-finished and perfected.

Agree and advises tablet to draw.

Allows export to PDF.

Platform: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows.
License: Free
PRICE: Free.

http://www.toonyphotos.com/

Programet for rotoscopiar stills, video rotoscopiar out shortly. Is very limited say in development.

Similar Rotoshop
OPERATING SYSTEM: Ubuntu 7.04, Windows XP
PRICE: Free
License: Free

http://www.jave.de/

Jave is an ASCII editor. Rather than for editing texts, intended for drawing simple diagrams by using ASCII characters. It's like a graphics editor to edit text instead of images. It also allows you to convert jpg images to text.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Multi-platform, requires Java 1.2 or higher installed
Licence: Freeware . You can distribute, but can not be modified or decompiler. I've included because although it is not open source seems sympathetic.
PRICE: Free

http://www.inkscape.org

DESCRIPTION
Inkscape is a program is an open source program for drawing vector graphics with capabilities similar to programs such as Illustrator, Freehand or CorelDraw that uses the file format standardized by the W3C SVG. Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the community a tool open source SVG drawing that complies fully with the standards XML, SVG and CSS2.

The supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, alpha, transformations, gradients, node editing, complex path operations, bitmap images vectorized (based on program code Autotrace , etc.). Also is available through many existing plugins that add additional functions, and allows writing extensions with languages like Python, JavaScript, Perl ...

SIMILAR It has capabilities similar to programs such as Illustrator, Freehand or CorelDraw.
Existing operating system native version for Linux, Mac OS x and Windows.
FORMATS The format of the program is the native SVG formats and allows the export in formats such as PNG, PDF, EPS, PS, DXF and AI, among others.
INSTALLATION Very simple. Mac OS X requires X11 installed.

http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/

Free program of traditional animation (frame by frame) very simple. Manual is intended to create animation using both vector graphics as bitmap. It is free and open source. It is extremely simple, does not have a drawing with minimal or complex with bitmap or vector. For now, I think only in terms of drawing the aventatja has is that it is intended to draw with tablet is pressure sensitive, you can rotate the canvas, and has the option outlined before the stroke Definitive. In terms of animation techniques, this is strictly animation frame by frame, except the camera, if it detects movement or rotation between the key frames and interpolates, exeptuant this interpolation does not move. I think rather than for professional use is intended for educational use. Import PNG, and in theory should also import SVG for vector layers, but to me the moment this option does not work. Import sound format. Wav Windows, Mac and any format that may be read by Quicktime. Export swf, mov, x-sheet in jpg, png or jpg and sequences. Although export swf, does interactive.

OPERATING SYSTEMS Available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
Price free.
GNU