X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?p=swftools.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=eda6f5bd2c1af49c3a48767ac2f74a46bc0594a9;hp=56a2e9b9f905ab186489fa8a95c359832fbb6ff6;hb=fec1ab31707e68c2396b186e0e4928632402d649;hpb=45f50581326af82adcb6c03eecd5082487a0a042 diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 56a2e9b..eda6f5b 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -1,31 +1,42 @@ -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? +2.) Where can I donate? - Download swftools-0.4.2.tar.gz and t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz. + You can donate via PayPal by clicking on the "donate" button + on http://www.swftools.org/donate.html + . - 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 +3.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? + + Download swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz. Then type, on the + command-line: + + tar -zvxf swftools-0.x.x.tar + cd swftools-0.x.x ./configure make make install -3.) configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! + (you will have to be root for the last step) + +4.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? + + You need freetype and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. + Links: + freetype: + http://www.freetype.org + jpeglib: + http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz + +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: + 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 @@ -34,37 +45,89 @@ ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a ldconfig /usr/local/lib -4.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? + 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. + +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'". + + Try running configure as + + LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure + +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): + + 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. + +8.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? - No. pdf2swf only runs on Unix platforms, like Linux, *BSD, MacOS X, etc. - There have been some reports on more or less successfully 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. + 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) -5.) Is there *going to* be a pdf2swf for Windows? +9.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? - Probably. As soon as we find the time to look into the Cygwin compile issues. + 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: -6.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! + CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \ + ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make - Try running pdf2swf with the "-v" switch. - If you see a line reading "substituting VerySpecialFont -> Times-Roman", then pdf2swf - didn't find some fonts, which may be external references in the pdf. - To fix this, copy the fonts into your current directory and pass the "-F ./" (--fontpath ./) - option to pdf2swf. (This doesn't yet work with TTF, only with Type1 Fonts. You can - convert TTF to Type1, however, using ttf2pt1 (http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net)). - The font files should, in this case, have the filenames VerySpecialFont.afm and - VerySpecialFont.pfa (.pfb). + For compiling on Windows itself, there's a HOWTO from Daichi Shinozaki: + http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/swftools-common/2005-02/msg00023.html -7.) Can png2swf handle transparency? +10.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! - 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 0.4.3, however - it seems most Flash players don't handle the alpha channel in the resulting - 32 bit images correctly. + Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. + You should see something like: -8.) How to get Flash MX compression with SWFTools? + 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. + +11.) 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. + +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: @@ -77,11 +140,11 @@ decompresses. -9.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +13.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -10.) 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: @@ -90,14 +153,14 @@ The result is something like: Objects in file myfile.swf: - Shapes: 1, 2, 3 - MovieClips: 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 - JPEGs: 69, 116, 447 - PNGs: 318 - Sounds: 28, 29, 30 - Frames: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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 @@ -111,8 +174,58 @@ etc. -11.) 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 + +16.) Why didn't Matthias answer my swftools-related mail? + + 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 - 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 . +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.