X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=8dfefd01509d6ab11661de6c5a69fcc79bd7c377;hb=ac5dfb1e6b208fc7a53b2d6d109c5656d416bb74;hp=2e63e3d987bf8ff0bd7509f7fb745c952dab191c;hpb=0d2d03ec471429005655f507d8dde193f8afe734;p=swftools.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 2e63e3d..8dfefd0 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -5,26 +5,23 @@ 2.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? - Download swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz and t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz. + Download swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz. Then type, on the + command-line: - 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 - ./configure - make - make install - cd .. - tar -xf swftools-0.x.x.tar + tar -zvxf swftools-0.x.x.tar cd swftools-0.x.x ./configure make make install + (you will have to be root for the last step) + 3.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? - You need t1lib and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. + You need t1lib, freetype and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. Links: + freetype: + http://www.freetype.org t1lib: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/libs/graphics/t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz t1lib (mirrored here): @@ -61,15 +58,54 @@ LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -6.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? +6.) How do I compile swftools on Mac OS X? + + You need to get fink (http://fink.sourceforge.net), and install it. + After this, you need to install all the required libs (jpeg, freetype, lame): + + fink install libjpeg libjpeg-shlibs freetype2 freetype2-shlibs lame lame-shlibs + + Then, you have to inform configure of where they are: + + LDFLAGS="-L/sw/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/sw/include -I/sw/include/lame" ./configure + make + sudo make install + + If this doesn't work, especially if you want to use the python library and + get weird exceptions, try to remove all versions of jpeglib, freetype and + lame from /usr/lib and /usr/local/lib, and then run configure / make / make install + again. + + If you also want to use the python interface, you may have to copy the + Imaging headers (Imaging.h, ImPlatform.h, ImConfig.h) to + /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/include/python2.3/ + before running configure. + +7.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? Windows versions of all SWF utilities are downloadable from http://www.quiss.org/swftools/download.html . + (There's a self-extracting .exe version of all versions since 0.6.1, + and a .zip or .rar archive of the newest development snapshot) Notice: For now, the utilities need to be installed to C:\SWFTOOLS to make pdf2swf work- otherwise it won't be able to find its fonts. -7.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! +8.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? + + It's the same as the Unix source code. If you want to compile + under Windows, it's recommended that you get the CVS version + of the sources. + You need MingW (http://www.mingw.org) to compile it. + When cross-compiling under Linux, e.g. the following generates the Windows .exe files: + + CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \ + ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make + + For compiling on Windows itself, there's a HOWTO from Daichi Shinozaki: + http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/swftools-common/2005-02/msg00023.html + +9.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. You should see something like: @@ -80,16 +116,16 @@ 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 + If you use a font 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? +10.) Can png2swf handle transparency? - It supports PNG mode 2 transparency (256 color palettes with alpha) since version 0.4.2. + Yes. 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 0.4.4. -9.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? +11.) 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: @@ -102,11 +138,11 @@ decompresses. -10.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +12.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -11.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +13.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -115,14 +151,14 @@ The result is something like: Objects in file myfile.swf: - 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 + [-i] 3 Shapes: ID(s) 1-3 + [-i] 5 MovieClips: ID(s) 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 + [-j] 3 JPEGs: ID(s) 69, 116, 447 + [-p] 1 PNG: ID(s) 318 + [-s] 3 Sounds: ID(s) 28-30 + [-f] 10 Frames: ID(s) 0-10 - Not you can extract a shape using + Now you can extract a shape using swfextract -i 2 myfile.swf -o shape.swf @@ -136,9 +172,16 @@ etc. -12.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +14.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common +15.) Where can I donate? + + You can donate via PayPal by clicking on the "donate" button + on http://www.quiss.org/swftools/index.html + . + Any financial support for this project is most welcome! +