X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=c735e445eefbb512a947c23eb69cee0ec9baf656;hb=eb361a0f099d689011066b71a9d5e5d9fd94b913;hp=a90a9769402d7e7f8050e87f273d14c13abd1956;hpb=d05afe4d0a293d9062b09fbae99ad83882fa08db;p=swftools.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index a90a976..c735e44 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -5,22 +5,17 @@ 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, freetype and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. @@ -63,17 +58,38 @@ LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -6.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf 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.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? +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 @@ -84,7 +100,10 @@ CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \ ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make -8.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! + 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: @@ -95,16 +114,16 @@ 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. -9.) 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. -10.) 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: @@ -117,11 +136,11 @@ decompresses. -11.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +12.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -12.) 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: @@ -130,14 +149,14 @@ 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 @@ -151,14 +170,16 @@ etc. -13.) 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 -14.) Where can I donate? +15.) Where can I donate? - I have a PayPal account (http://www.paypal.com). My EMail address is - kramm@quiss.org. Any financial support for this project is most welcome! + 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!