Groups | Blog | Home
all groups > macromedia flash flashcom > january 2007 >

macromedia flash flashcom : automatically convert powerpoint to swf on server?


Frank_S.
1/26/2007 9:02:55 AM
Hi, i got a question concerning Flash Media Server 2.

I am using the videoconferencing example with an embeddet flash-presentation.
It's the exaple where a speaker can talk via video/audio to multiple listeners
while simultaniously sliding through a Flash-Presentation. The speaker can also
accept questions from the listerners (the video questions don't work somehow,
only chat).
Anyway, to use this, the user must previously convert a powerpoint
presentation into Flash format.

First question: Is it possible to make the conversion on the server somehow?
Maybe FMS2 has some functionality i don't know of.

Second question: Is it somehow possible to convert recorded streams into video
podcasts and make them avaiable for users to download?

Greetings,

Frank
ProtoGabe
1/26/2007 10:51:43 AM
Get ppt2swf to talk with the server and winbatch jobs to it. You would have
to write some code for it as well to initiate and serve it back, etc. The
answer to your second question involves converting the flv to m4v server-side
and im not sure if anything does that but it can be done.

ppt2swf is here -> http://www.geocities.com/ajsoftpk/ppt2swf.html

Gabe Salerno
Project Development
Protoactive Multimedia
protoactive.com
king marsh
1/26/2007 6:32:00 PM

For the first question :
Is it possible to make the conversion on the server somehow?
Maybe FMS2 has some functionality i don't know of.

If you have some programming experience, you ou may like to look at
this tool: PPT2Flash SDK

This is the SDK enable you to convert powerpoint to flash from GUI.

With some command lines and code, you can host and control the
converter flash on a external flash object.

I think you can get a Free Demo for this tool if you send a request
mail to the company
http://www.sameshow.com/download/sdk.php

[quoted text, click to view]
king marsh
1/26/2007 6:38:51 PM

PPT2Flash SDK, more details from this link
http://www.sameshow.com/powerpoint-to-flash-sdk.html


[quoted text, click to view]
JayCharles
1/26/2007 6:43:24 PM
[b]First question: Is it possible to make the conversion on the server somehow?
Maybe FMS2 has some functionality i don't know of.[/b]

There are lots of ways to do it, all will require some programming knowlege.
There's a good discussion about it here:

http://flashcomguru.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1557&KW=ppt

[b]Second question: Is it somehow possible to convert recorded streams into
video podcasts and make them avaiable for users to download?[/b]

This is a little tricky, as live audio published to FMS is encoded with a
proprietary codec (Nellymoser Asao), that isn't really accessible to us without
spending an arm and a leg. Discussion about it here:

http://flashcomguru.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1842&PN=1

In the end, you can convert your recording to mp3 for your podcast, but if you
want to automate the process is will be either very costly, or very complicated.

AddThis Social Bookmark Button