X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?p=swftools.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=eda6f5bd2c1af49c3a48767ac2f74a46bc0594a9;hp=0a88dcc3c860862352f7bbc9141ec0d22c1681b4;hb=9e546e0ca2d4472b77020cfc745f281b7864e6f9;hpb=ec12efcbc19827a0fc23c75898a4e0665225392d diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 0a88dcc..eda6f5b 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -1,9 +1,15 @@ -1.) What's the cost of swftools? +1.) What's the price of swftools? - SWFTools is free of charge, and is released under the GPL - (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). + SWFTools is free of charge (donations are welcome, though), and is + released under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). -2.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? +2.) Where can I donate? + + You can donate via PayPal by clicking on the "donate" button + on http://www.swftools.org/donate.html + . + +3.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? Download swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz. Then type, on the command-line: @@ -16,24 +22,16 @@ (you will have to be root for the last step) -3.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? +4.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? - You need t1lib, freetype and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. + You need 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! +5.) when compiling the sourcecode version, configure doesn't find my jpeglib! In case some of your libraries/include files are installed in /usr/local, try the following: @@ -47,10 +45,16 @@ ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a ldconfig /usr/local/lib + In order to install jpeglib, it's furthermore been remarked that you need + to do + make install-lib + make install-headers + . + If it still doesn't work, try removing the file "config.cache" before running configure again. -5.) There are problems during compilation: +6.) There are problems during compilation: Error messages complain about "undefined reference to `operator new(unsigned)'" as well as "undefined reference to `__gxx_personality_v0'". @@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -6.) How do I compile swftools on Mac OS X? +7.) 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): @@ -73,20 +77,23 @@ 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 + lame from /usr/lib and /usr/local/lib, and then run configure / make / make install again. -7.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? + 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. + +8.) 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. -8.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? +9.) 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 @@ -97,7 +104,10 @@ CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \ ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make -9.) 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 + +10.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. You should see something like: @@ -108,16 +118,16 @@ 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. -10.) Can png2swf handle transparency? +11.) 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. -11.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? +12.) 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: @@ -130,11 +140,11 @@ decompresses. -12.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +13.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -13.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +14.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -143,14 +153,14 @@ 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 @@ -164,16 +174,58 @@ etc. -14.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +15.) 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? +16.) Why didn't Matthias answer my swftools-related mail? - 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! + Currently, Matthias is getting much more mails than he can answer. It's frustrating, + but it's true. + He tries his best to at least *read* all mails he receives. + If you need an answer to something, it's usually more effective to post it on the + mailing list, though, as there are a lot of friendly users around there which may + have the one or other helpful tip concerning your problem. + +16.) When will feature/bugfix/enhancement XY be implemented? + + Setting deadlines in a non-commercial, spare-time project like swftools tools is hard, + and keeping them is even harder, if not impossible. + + Therefore, do not ask about deadlines, and you won't get fuzzy, or even wrong, answers. + +17.) How to compile avi2swf? + + avi2swf isn't part of the swftools distribution anymore. If you want to convert avi files + to swf, please use either mencoder or ffmpeg: + + mencoder file.avi -lavfopts i_certify_that_my_video_stream_does_not_use_b_frames \ + -ffourcc FLV1 -oac mp3lame -of lavf -ovc lavc \ + -lavcopts vcodec=flv:acodec=mp3:vbitrate=500:abitrate=56 -srate 22050 \ + -o file.swf + + or + + ffmpeg -i video.mpg -b -s y -pass 1 -passlogfile log_file video.flv + ffmpeg -i video.mpg -b -s y -pass 2 -passlogfile log_file video.flv + flvtool2 -UP video.flv + +18.) How can I create transparent SWFs from PDFs? + + Run pdf2swf as usual, and then, on the resulting file, execute: + + swfextract -i 3- file.swf -o file.swf + +19.) How can I convert SWF frames to bitmap? + There's a "swfrender" utility in the CVS, which isn't finished yet, + and will only work for *very* simple SWF files. (No Actionscript, no + gradient fills, no morph shapes, no blending modes, no filters, etc.) + Probably other Flash Open-Source projects (like Gnash) have some + more sophisticated utilities for this. (One user reported that + swfdec (http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/wiki/) and pyswfdec + (http://www.gnome.org/~gianmt) work good) + If you find other tools that work, I'd like to know about it. + Please mail me at kramm@quiss.org.