Motion, Shake, Flash, etc.??????

I am looking for a reasonably costing program to do some 2D annimation. . . simple things like taking vector created logo's and explode the pieces, rotate etc. then incorporate them into presentations, web etc. I used LogoMotion a few years back and it was great. It's since been bought out and dismantled. Any recommendation for any of the above mentioned programs. I have looked at the Motion 2 information online but don't see where it or Motion is even for sale individually. I currently use FCE HD personally and professionaly work with AVID producers. I'm just having trouble justifying $499 for a program to jazz up presentations and add zip to web sites on occasion.
Any suggestions would be great
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Well, I've done some experimenting and have found that LiveType will take Photoshop files and treat them like vector images. I just simply took my illustrator images and placed them into Photoshop. You can then use the canned effects or create new ones. I worked great. Now my problem was being able to use them on the web.
I found out about a program on this site called On2. It will take FCE files and convert them to a format that Flash will take and make a swf. Has anyone used this? It's just $39 and worth a try.
In the end, I am able to create the annimation myself without having to pay $499 for Flash but I can use it as such.

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