Convert POTM to GIF in PHP

Create an animated GIF from a PowerPoint POTM template

Aspose.Slidesfor PHP via Java

Convert POTM to GIF in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can load a macro-enabled PowerPoint POTM template and render its slides as an animated GIF without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call save with SaveFormat::Gif to create the animation using the default frame size, slide delay, and transition settings. The GIF contains rendered slide frames and does not retain the VBA project from the source template.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save POTM as GIF in PHP

Use the free app to see a demonstration of the POTM to GIF conversion process.

This sample code shows POTM to GIF PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation("input.potm");
try {
    $presentation->save("output.gif", SaveFormat::Gif);
} finally {
    $presentation->dispose();
}

How to Convert POTM to GIF in PHP

These are the steps to convert a POTM file to GIF using PHP.

  1. Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
  2. Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Gif.
  3. The animated GIF is written to the specified path.

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 POTM to GIF 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 POTM files.

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

You can also convert POTM to many other file formats. See other supported conversions below: