user1856: In addition to Adobe Flash, what other tools people usually use to make text animations.
By text animation I mean, like animations that has a narration and word or letters from the narration dance on the screen, change in size and color, bump to each other, fall down or fly away.
I am looking for something that professionals would use, some like what is used to produce this video: 



user674: Powerpoint is often used for this sort of simple animation in corporate environments.
MovieMaker can do this sort of thing on home movies.

user5660: Your example looks like it was made in Aftereffects. 
Apple Motion could do it as well, much more cheaply, and it may be relatively easy to learn if  Final Cut X is any indication.
Photoshop also has rudimentary animation controls, but the lack of easing makes it nearly unusable for this type of project. 
Flash has many of the features that you need, and would certainly be better than Powerpoint, but the learning curve can be steep. 

user26178: My two cents on this oldie question.
Watching the animation (not necessarily for text only) we can notice that it is playing with the 3 basic elements for motion graphics, translation, scale, and rotation.
Although some parts could be achieved by scaling and translations, a camera movement outside the plane would make life easier.
I would categorize the programs that can achieve these effects in:
Animation software
Already mentioned, a great option and free is Blender. It is a 3D program for animations, but a 2D animation can be easily done just preparing flat elements with the correct material.
You could also use more expensive ones like C4D, or the ones from Autodesk.
There are several programs that are used for dedicated 2D character animations, and any of them can be used for this.
There are programs made for web animations, but normally for small clips.
Compositing
Normally the effects shown in the video are done on either an animation program or a composting one.
Another free program but quite interesting is HitFilm Express, that has both, a video editing and a composting module.
Video Editing
Video software is evolving, and some have some built-in options to translate, scale and rotate elements. Lately, I am playing a bit with these options on Davinci Resolve. 
But I would leave this to the previous ones. A nice point tho is that Fusion, already mentioned too, is integrated inside Davinci Resolve.

user1950: I would personally use After Effects, but that's because it's what I have/know. If you don't want to take the purple pill (it's a questionable life decision, let's face it) there's heaps of other software you could use, but three free ones are:

Blender a FOSS 3D animation package that also does 2D and even traditional hand drawn animation, as well as editing video and bringing you cups of tea.
Natron another FOSS alternative, still in its early days as a stable package, probably the closest FOSS software to After Effects, although being node based, it's really more like…
Fusion a professional level node based compositor, similar to After Effects, but completely different. There is a free version of this which is well worth having, as well as a commercial one.


user1890: All of the pro video editors have a means of animating titles to some degree, some are better than others. I am only experienced with Sony Vegas Pro 10, but I have seen my colleagues use Adobe Premiere with Adobe After Effects to create some mind blowing 'dancing' titles. Vegas has plugins available to boost their basic package but the basic package can do most if not all the effects you have in your example while Adobe's Premiere and After Effects might be able to take this to another level as in more 3d attributes.
I recommend a pro video editor over power point as you have tons of flexibility (avi, mov, mp4, m2t, etc) vs. only a ppt file. However, there are many products available to convert ppt files into video such as this free version I just found:
http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/Free-PowerPoint-Video-Converter.htm
Caution: I have never tried this product so I am uncertain on quality.
I should mention that animating titles is not the only thing going on in your example, there is some degree of track motion control and pan/crop as well not to mention compositing.
If you are seriously looking for a pro product, I would seek advice from professionals that already use these products in conjunction with trying out the trail versions if available. I do know that Sony Vegas Pro 11 is available for free download for a 30 day trail. Most of these products will cost between $500 and $2500 and the learning curve can be heavy.
Sony Vegas trial version:
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/trials/vegaspro?keycode=64506
This is a serious product that costs you both time and money.
I would recommend posting on the appropriate forum on creative cow to seek more inside advice.
http://creativecow.com/
Hope this helps

user5579: Adobe After Effects is probably the most common application for creating motion graphics.  There are plenty of books and tutorials out there to get your started.

1856: <p>In addition to Adobe Flash, what other tools people usually use to make text animations.<br>
By text animation I mean, like animations that has a narration and word or letters from the narration dance on the screen, change in size and color, bump to each other, fall down or fly away.<br>
I am looking for something that professionals would use, some like what is used to produce this video: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yfRVCaA5o18?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div> </p>
 674: <p>Powerpoint is often used for this sort of simple animation in corporate environments.</p>

<p>MovieMaker can do this sort of thing on home movies.</p>
 5660: <p>Your example looks like it was made in Aftereffects. <br>
Apple Motion could do it as well, much more cheaply, and it may be relatively easy to learn if  Final Cut X is any indication.<br>
Photoshop also has rudimentary animation controls, but the lack of easing makes it nearly unusable for this type of project. <br>
Flash has many of the features that you need, and would certainly be better than Powerpoint, but the learning curve can be steep. </p>
 26178: <p>My two cents on this oldie question.</p>

<p>Watching the animation (not necessarily for text only) we can notice that it is playing with the 3 basic elements for motion graphics, translation, scale, and rotation.</p>

<p>Although some parts could be achieved by scaling and translations, a camera movement outside the plane would make life easier.</p>

<p>I would categorize the programs that can achieve these effects in:</p>

<p><strong>Animation software</strong></p>

<p>Already mentioned, a great option and free is Blender. It is a 3D program for animations, but a 2D animation can be easily done just preparing flat elements with the correct material.</p>

<p>You could also use more expensive ones like C4D, or the ones from Autodesk.</p>

<p>There are several programs that are used for dedicated 2D character animations, and any of them can be used for this.</p>

<p>There are programs made for web animations, but normally for small clips.</p>

<p><strong>Compositing</strong></p>

<p>Normally the effects shown in the video are done on either an animation program or a composting one.</p>

<p>Another free program but quite interesting is HitFilm Express, that has both, a video editing and a composting module.</p>

<p><strong>Video Editing</strong></p>

<p>Video software is evolving, and some have some built-in options to translate, scale and rotate elements. Lately, I am playing a bit with these options on Davinci Resolve. 
But I would leave this to the previous ones. A nice point tho is that Fusion, already mentioned too, is integrated inside Davinci Resolve.</p>
 1950: <p>I would personally use After Effects, but that's because it's what I have/know. If you don't want to take the purple pill (it's a questionable life decision, let's face it) there's heaps of other software you could use, but three free ones are:</p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://blender.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Blender</strong></a> a FOSS 3D animation package that also does 2D and even traditional hand drawn animation, as well as editing video and bringing you cups of tea.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://natrongithub.github.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Natron</strong></a> another FOSS alternative, still in its early days as a stable package, probably the closest FOSS software to After Effects, although being node based, it's really more like…</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Fusion</strong></a> a professional level node based compositor, similar to After Effects, but completely different. There is a free version of this which is well worth having, as well as a commercial one.</p></li>
</ul>
 1890: <p>All of the pro video editors have a means of animating titles to some degree, some are better than others. I am only experienced with Sony Vegas Pro 10, but I have seen my colleagues use Adobe Premiere with Adobe After Effects to create some mind blowing 'dancing' titles. Vegas has plugins available to boost their basic package but the basic package can do most if not all the effects you have in your example while Adobe's Premiere and After Effects might be able to take this to another level as in more 3d attributes.</p>

<p>I recommend a pro video editor over power point as you have tons of flexibility (avi, mov, mp4, m2t, etc) vs. only a ppt file. However, there are many products available to convert ppt files into video such as this free version I just found:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/Free-PowerPoint-Video-Converter.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/Free-PowerPoint-Video-Converter.htm</a></p>

<p>Caution: I have never tried this product so I am uncertain on quality.</p>

<p>I should mention that animating titles is not the only thing going on in your example, there is some degree of track motion control and pan/crop as well not to mention compositing.</p>

<p>If you are seriously looking for a pro product, I would seek advice from professionals that already use these products in conjunction with trying out the trail versions if available. I do know that Sony Vegas Pro 11 is available for free download for a 30 day trail. Most of these products will cost between $500 and $2500 and the learning curve can be heavy.</p>

<p>Sony Vegas trial version:
<a href="http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/trials/vegaspro?keycode=64506" rel="nofollow">http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/trials/vegaspro?keycode=64506</a></p>

<p>This is a serious product that costs you both time and money.</p>

<p>I would recommend posting on the appropriate forum on creative cow to seek more inside advice.</p>

<p><a href="http://creativecow.com/" rel="nofollow">http://creativecow.com/</a></p>

<p>Hope this helps</p>
 5579: <p>Adobe After Effects is probably the most common application for creating motion graphics.  There are plenty of books and tutorials out there to get your started.</p>
