-.TH swfcombine "1" "October 2001" "swfcombine" "swftools"
+.TH swfcombine "1" "February 2004" "swfcombine" "swftools"
.SH NAME
swfcombine - a tool for combining swf (flash) files
+
.SH Synopsis
-.B swfcombine
-[\fIoptions\fR] [\fImasterfile.swf\fR] [\fIslavename1=\fR][\fIslavefile1.swf\fR] ... [\fIslavenameN=\fR][\fIslavefileN.swf\fR]
+.B swfcombine [-rXYomlcv] [-f] masterfile [-xysf] [(name1|#id1)=]slavefile1 .. [-xysf] [(nameN|#idN)=]slavefileN
+.PP
+.B swfcombine [-rXYomv] --stack[1] [-xysf] [(name1|#id1)=]slavefile1 .. [-xysf] [(nameN|#idN)=]slavefileN
+.PP
+.B swfcombine [-rXYov] --cat [-xysf] [(name1|#id1)=]slavefile1 .. [-xysf] [(nameN|#idN)=]slavefileN
+.PP
+.B swfcombine [-rXYomlcv] --dummy [-xys] [file]
+
.SH DESCRIPTION
Take two or more SWF files, and combine them into a new SWF. SWFs can either
be stacked (no masterfile is present) or inserted (into the masterfile).
the Flash Plugin.
.LP
For template mechanisms, it's often convenient to separate the processes
-of generating small animation fragments, and merging them all into a big
+of generating small animation fragments and merging them into a big
movie. swfcombine can be used to perform the latter.
+
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Print short help message and exit
-.\".TP
-.\" \fB\-\-version\fR
-.\" Print version info and exit
+\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR \fIoutputfile\fR
+ explicitly specify output file. (otherwise, output.swf will be used)
+.TP
+\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-stack\fR
+ Don't assume the first file is a master file. Instead, store each
+ file in a seperate frame.
+.TP
+\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-stack1\fR
+ place each slave in the first frame (no master movie)
.TP
-\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR \fIfilename\fR
-Explicitly specify output file. (otherwise, output.swf will be used)
+\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-merge\fR
+ Do not store the slave files in a sprite/MovieClip. Instead, merge the files frame by frame.
.TP
-\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-overlay\fR
-Don't remove any master objects, only overlay new objects.
+\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-cat\fR
+ concatenate all slave files (no master movie)
.TP
-\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-clip\fR
-Clip the slave objects by the corresponding master objects.
+\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-overlay\fR
+ Don't remove any master objects, only overlay new objects
.TP
-\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
-Be verbose. Use more than one -v for greater effect.
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-clip\fR
+ Clip the slave objects by the corresponding master objects
.TP
-\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-stack\fR
-Don't assume the first file is a master file. Instead, store each
-file in a seperate frame.
+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
+ Be verbose. Use more than one -v for greater effect
.TP
-\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-xpos\fR \fIxpos\fR
-(move x) Adjust position of slave by xpos twips (1/20 pixel).
+\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-dummy\fR
+ Don't require the presence of slave objects. Usually used together with \fB\-X\fR, \fB\-Y\fR or \fB\-r\fR.
.TP
-\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-ypos\fR \fIypos\fR
-(move y) Adjust position of slave by ypos twips (1/20 pixel).
+\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-frame\fR
+ The next slave replaces a frame, not an object. Therefore the slave identifier is a
+ frame number (#frame=) or frame label (framelabel=).
.TP
-\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-scale\fR \fIscale\fR
-(scale) Adjust size of slave by scale%
+\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-movex\fR \fIxpos\fR
+ x Adjust position of slave by \fIxpos\fR pixels
+.TP
+\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-movey\fR \fIypos\fR
+ y Adjust position of slave by \fIypos\fR pixels
+.TP
+\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-scale\fR \fIscale\fR
+ Adjust size of slave by \fIscale\fR percent (e.g. 100%% = original size)
+.TP
+\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-rate\fR \fIfps\fR
+ Force the output to have the framerate \fIfps\fR. (Otherwise, the framerate of the master file will be used)
+.TP
+\fB\-X\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR \fIwidth\fR
+ Force movie bbox width to \fIwidth\fR (default: use master width (not with -t))
+.TP
+\fB\-Y\fR, \fB\-\-height\fR \fIheight\fR
+ Force movie bbox height to \fIheight\fR (default: use master height (not with -t))
+.TP
+\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zlib\fR \fIzlib\fR
+ Use Flash MX (SWF 6) Zlib encoding for the output. The resulting SWF will be
+ smaller, but not playable in Flash Plugins of Version 5 and below.
.PP
.SH Combining two or more .swf files using a master file
Of the flash files to be combined, all except one will be packed into a sprite
The slave files will then be converted into sprites, inserted into the
master file, and all PlaceObject tags in the master file which match the
name of the slave file will be updated to correctly display the slave sprite.
+The slave name may also be the object id, preceded by '#', in which case
+the object to be replaced is referenced by id and not by instance name.
.SH Combining (stacking) one or more .swf files without a master
The flash files will be inserted in seperate frames. They will still be
packed into Movieclips, therefore the outputfile will have exactly as many
Create two flash movies. Insert some rectangle into one of them, and give
it a name. (E.g. "foo") Now call
-swfcombine -o combined.swf master.swf foo:slave.swf
+swfcombine -o combined.swf master.swf foo=slave.swf
As a result, the slave movie should be visible inside the master movie
at the position where the rectangle used to be.
-.SH AUTHOR
-
-Matthias Kramm <kramm@quiss.org>
-
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