Convert POT to BMP in PHP

Render POT template slides as BMP images with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java

Convert POT to BMP in PHP

Use Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java to load a PowerPoint 97–2003 POT template and render each slide as a separate BMP image.

Call getImage for each slide and save the rendered image with ImageFormat::Bmp. A scale factor of 2.0 produces an image at twice the slide’s default rendering dimensions.

You can install the library from Composer using the following command:

Console/Terminal

composer require aspose/slides

Save POT as BMP in PHP

Use the free Conversion app to test POT conversion in your browser.

This sample code shows POT to BMP PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation("input.pot");
try {
    $slideCount = java_values($presentation->getSlides()->size());

    for ($slideIndex = 0; $slideIndex < $slideCount; $slideIndex++) {
        $slide = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item($slideIndex);
        $slideImage = $slide->getImage(2.0, 2.0);

        try {
            $filePath = "slide_" . ($slideIndex + 1) . ".bmp";
            $slideImage->save($filePath, ImageFormat::Bmp);
        } finally {
            $slideImage->dispose();
        }
    }
} finally {
    $presentation->dispose();
}

How to Convert POT to BMP in PHP

These are the steps to convert a POT file to BMP using PHP.

  1. Load the POT file with the Presentation class.
  2. Access each slide through a variable and render it with getImage.
  3. Save each rendered slide with ImageFormat::Bmp.

System Requirements

Before running the PHP conversion example, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  1. Install PHP 7 or later, add the PHP directory to the system PATH, and set allow_url_include to On in the php.ini file.
  2. Install JRE 8 and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the installed JRE directory.
  3. Install and configure Apache Tomcat with PHP/Java Bridge as described in the installation guide .

Built with Aspose.Slides

Convert POT to BMP Online

The free Aspose.Slides Conversion app is built with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java, the same API as the code above. Open it and see what the API can do with your own POT files.

  • Runs in your browser, nothing to install.
  • See how Aspose.Slides converts files before you write code.
  • Upload POT files and save them as BMP.
  • Download the result or convert more files.