X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=0a9c734a00aaa6052667982a0d2ed3b5dccc58a8;hb=c7432833fe3a6469d63fad135151a92e12877b94;hp=56a2e9b9f905ab186489fa8a95c359832fbb6ff6;hpb=45f50581326af82adcb6c03eecd5082487a0a042;p=swftools.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 56a2e9b..0a9c734 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ SWFTools is free of charge, and is released under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). -2.) How to compile/link swftools? +2.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? - Download swftools-0.4.2.tar.gz and t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz. + Download swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz and t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz. - gzip -d swftools-0.4.2.tar.gz + gzip -d swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz gzip -d t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz tar -xf t1lib-1.3.1.tar cd t1lib-1.3.1 @@ -15,17 +15,33 @@ make make install cd .. - tar -xf swftools-0.4.2.tar - cd swftools-0.4.2 + tar -xf swftools-0.x.x.tar + cd swftools-0.x.x ./configure make make install -3.) configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! +3.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? + + You need t1lib and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. + Links: + t1lib: + ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/libs/graphics/t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz + t1lib (mirrored here): + http://www.quiss.org/swftools/t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz + jpeglib: + http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz + + Furthermore, if you want to compile avi2swf, you need the avifile library: + http://avifile.sourceforge.net + . + +4.) when compiling the sourcecode version, configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! In case some of your libraries/include files are installed in /usr/local, try the following: + rm -f config.cache LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" ./configure Furthermore, a new installation of jpeglib (the following assumes it's in @@ -34,37 +50,46 @@ ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a ldconfig /usr/local/lib -4.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? + If it still doesn't work, try removing the file "config.cache" + before running configure again. + +5.) There are problems during compilation: + Error messages complain about "undefined reference to `operator new(unsigned)'" + as well as "undefined reference to `__gxx_personality_v0'". - No. pdf2swf only runs on Unix platforms, like Linux, *BSD, MacOS X, etc. - There have been some reports on more or less successfully compling pdf2swf on Win32 using - Cygwin (http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin), however, there's no working version - yet. - If you want to use pdf2swf, find a Unix machine. + Try running configure as -5.) Is there *going to* be a pdf2swf for Windows? + LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure - Probably. As soon as we find the time to look into the Cygwin compile issues. +6.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? -6.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! + Windows versions of all SWF utilities (except for avi2swf) are downloadable from + http://www.quiss.org/swftools/download.html + . + Notice: For now, the utilities need to be installed to C:\SWFTOOLS to make pdf2swf work- + otherwise it won't be able to find it's fonts. - Try running pdf2swf with the "-v" switch. - If you see a line reading "substituting VerySpecialFont -> Times-Roman", then pdf2swf - didn't find some fonts, which may be external references in the pdf. - To fix this, copy the fonts into your current directory and pass the "-F ./" (--fontpath ./) - option to pdf2swf. (This doesn't yet work with TTF, only with Type1 Fonts. You can - convert TTF to Type1, however, using ttf2pt1 (http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net)). - The font files should, in this case, have the filenames VerySpecialFont.afm and - VerySpecialFont.pfa (.pfb). +7.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! -7.) Can png2swf handle transparency? + Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. + You should see something like: + + WARNING Font Myriad-Roman could not be loaded. + WARNING Try putting a TTF version of that font (named "Myriad-Roman.ttf") into /swftools/fonts + + Provided you actually own the font in question (here: Myriad-Roman.ttf), + you can copy that fonts into your current directory and pass + the "-F ./" (--fontpath ./) option to pdf2swf. + If you use a page in several PDFs, you can also simply copy it + to (on Windows) C:\SWFTools\Fonts\, or (on Unix) /usr/local/share/swftools/fonts + to make it work all the time. + +8.) Can png2swf handle transparency? It supports PNG mode 2 transparency (256 color palettes with alpha) since version 0.4.2. - Mode 6 (32 bit RGBA truecolor) is also supported since version 0.4.3, however - it seems most Flash players don't handle the alpha channel in the resulting - 32 bit images correctly. + Mode 6 (32 bit RGBA truecolor) is also supported since version 0.4.4. -8.) How to get Flash MX compression with SWFTools? +9.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? Most tools support the -z flag for outputting compressed SWF. Furthermore you can compress/uncompress SWF files using swfcombine: @@ -77,11 +102,11 @@ decompresses. -9.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +10.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -10.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +11.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -90,12 +115,12 @@ The result is something like: Objects in file myfile.swf: - Shapes: 1, 2, 3 - MovieClips: 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 - JPEGs: 69, 116, 447 - PNGs: 318 - Sounds: 28, 29, 30 - Frames: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 + 3 Shapes: ID(s) 1-3 + 5 MovieClips: ID(s) 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 + 3 JPEGs: ID(s) 69, 116, 447 + 1 PNG: ID(s) 318 + 3 Sounds: ID(s) 28-30 + 10 Frames: ID(s) 0-10 Not you can extract a shape using @@ -111,8 +136,9 @@ etc. -11.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +12.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? - There used to be, however it was shut down due to lack of traffic. The archive - is available as raw INBOX file on http://www.quiss.org/swftools/list.tar.gz . + Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to + + http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common