Convert POTM to GIF in PHP
Create an animated GIF from a PowerPoint POTM template
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
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.
Load the POTM file with the
Presentationclass.Call
savewith the output file path andSaveFormat::Gif.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.
- Install PHP 7 or later, add the PHP directory to the system
PATH, and setallow_url_includetoOnin thephp.inifile. - Install JRE 8 and set the
JAVA_HOMEenvironment variable to the installed JRE directory. - Install and configure Apache Tomcat with PHP/Java Bridge as described in the installation guide .
Save POTM as GIF in PHP
Use the free app to see a demonstration of the POTM to GIF conversion process.Free App to Convert POTM to GIF
Other Supported Conversions
You can also convert POTM to many other file formats. See other supported conversions below: