MMware collection of links

Language instruction

Budget Multimedia Editors (for further options consult New Media) Image editors

Paint Shop Pro by JASC. An excellent image processor available for download. Paintshop Pro handles two dozen of file formats, has a thumbnail browzser, screen capture utility, collection of filters and what not, from batch editing to making surfaces to look concrete or marble. Starting with the version 4.14, PSP supports CMX format used by Corel image library.
LVIEW. A bit more generic editor, but has a slide show utility.

Sound editors

GoldWave. No sound recording is perfect. To filter out noise, control the pitch, fade in and out etc. you will surely need it. If you want to synthesize sound, do not expect much from it. Search www.shareware.com for the latest version.

HTML editors

Netscape Composer, a part of Netscape Communicator 4.01. Earlier version included in Netscape Navigator Gold 3.01. Forget about the HotDog.

Animation tools

GIF Construction Set by Alchemy Mindworks, combined with an image editor, is all what you need to make you GIF picture of a dog to wag the tail. Of all animation formats, GIF animations seem to win with hands down.

Putting it all together

Formula Graphics by Harrow Software. Shareware, with inexpensive registration. Supports all major multimedia file formats, including animated GIF's, makes 3D rendering of text headers. Simle tasks are programmed by icons, the rest requires scripting. Weak in drag-and-drop. Could beat many a good program, if not for its permanently bleeding edge behavior. Bugs limit chances to put up together anything longer than ten screens.
Multimedia Toolbook CBT Edition by Asymetrix. Reliable like old cast iron pans. Code writing can't be avoided. Preprogrammed drag-and-drop. Good for quizzing and course management. Good for reading stident's inputs Internet plug-in. Costly but very, very reliable, plus some hope that all your work will be convertable to JAVA in a year or so. Internet capability over-advertised: the marketing teem in Asymetrix caters to assholes.
Director by Macromedia. Better on the visual side. Code writing is almost unavoidable and we do not like how it is organized. Less versatile than Toolbook. Internet plugin.
Everest shareware reminding Toolbook, but more modest.
MTroplolis Possibly a future number one multimedia editor. Perfect for game design.