X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?p=swftools.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=c735e445eefbb512a947c23eb69cee0ec9baf656;hp=999db3a98edd046cedf63568d4c235b1c74bcfa1;hb=3cd41fca50349a2e03d5bca74fc5b38d76a4238a;hpb=02b552987c1dc51cad79d1e95c0ed41ae8f3f35a diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 999db3a..c735e44 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -3,59 +3,183 @@ 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. Then type, on the + command-line: - gzip -d swftools-0.4.2.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-0.4.2.tar - cd swftools-0.4.2 + tar -zvxf swftools-0.x.x.tar + cd swftools-0.x.x ./configure make make install -3.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? + (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. + Links: + freetype: + http://www.freetype.org + 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 + /usr/local/lib) often requires doing a + + ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a + ldconfig /usr/local/lib + + 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'". + + Try running configure as + + LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure + +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. - No. pdf2swf only runs on Unix platforms, like Linux, *BSD, MacOS X, etc. - There have been some successes reported on 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. +7.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? -4.) Is there *going to* be a pdf2swf 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) - Probably. As soon as we find the time to look into the Cygwin compile issues. +8.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? -5.) Can png2swf handle transparency? + 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: - Yes. + CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \ + ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make -6.) How to get Flash MX compression with SWFTools? + 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: + + 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 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. + +10.) Can png2swf handle transparency? + + 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. + +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: - swfcombine -dz file.swf -o file_new.swf + swfcombine -dz file.swf -o file_new.swf compresses, while - swfcombine -d file.swf -o file_new.swf + swfcombine -d file.swf -o file_new.swf decompresses. -7.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +12.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! - 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. + Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -8.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +13.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? - Try using the -p (--flip) switch. + First list all extractable items: + + swfextract myfile.swf + + The result is something like: + + Objects in file myfile.swf: + [-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 + + Now you can extract a shape using + + swfextract -i 2 myfile.swf -o shape.swf + + a sound using + + swfextract -s 28 myfile.swf -o sound.wav + + a PNG image file using + + swfextract -p 318 myfile.swf -o file.png + + etc. + +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!