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):
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.
- Windows versions of all SWF utilities (except for avi2swf) are in
- http://www.quiss.org/swftools/swftools-win32.zip
+7.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows?
+
+ Windows versions of all SWF utilities are downloadable from
+ http://www.quiss.org/swftools/download.html
.
- Notice: You need to unzip the Archive to C:\SWFTOOLS to make pdf2swf work-
- otherwise it won't be able to find it's fonts.
+ (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)
+
+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
-7.) 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:
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:
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:
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
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!
+
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