From: kramm Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 17:41:34 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Brought up to date X-Git-Tag: release-0-6-2~6 X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.it/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d05afe4d0a293d9062b09fbae99ad83882fa08db;p=swftools.git Brought up to date --- diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 2e63e3d..a90a976 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ 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): @@ -61,15 +63,28 @@ LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -6.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? +6.) 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. -7.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! +7.) 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 + +8.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. You should see something like: @@ -84,12 +99,12 @@ 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? +9.) Can png2swf handle transparency? 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? +10.) 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: @@ -102,11 +117,11 @@ decompresses. -10.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +11.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -11.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +12.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -136,9 +151,14 @@ etc. -12.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +13.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common +14.) Where can I donate? + + I have a PayPal account (http://www.paypal.com). My EMail address is + kramm@quiss.org. Any financial support for this project is most welcome! +