Adobe Captivate 5.5 (Mac or Win)

Does it allow for Audio Narration? Yes. The sound can be recorded with screen actions or inserted later on. You can also turn text into speech.
Does it allow for auto-advance? It will depend on the publishing format, but generally yes--there will be a playbar that would allows users to advance.
Does it allow for animations? Yes. Animation created in other programs can also be inserted (ex. FLV).
Does it allow for video? Talking-heads? Web-video? Yes, most common formats can be inserted: AVI, MOV, FLV
Is the final presentation accessible? Depends on the final format.
What are the available formats for the final presentation? Many, some are: MP4, iPad, iPhone, PDF, SWF, Mac/Win executable, can also publish directly to YouTube in HD, (No FLV!).
How can the presentation be distributed? Yes.
Does it allow for quizzes? Yes. You can use templates you create nice looking quizzes. If so, are they SCORM compliant? Yes.
Is the UI similar to/integrated with PowerPoint, or is it different in significant ways? Different, it's a more complex program that looks similar to other Adobe applications.
Cost? Full - $799.00, educational - $289.00, subscribe month-to-month or year-to-year from $59.00/mo. (Prices as of June 2011.)

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