Convert POTM to PNG in PHP

Render PowerPoint POTM template slides as PNG images

Convert POTM to PNG in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can load a macro-enabled PowerPoint POTM template and render each slide as a PNG image without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call getImage for each slide and save the rendered image with ImageFormat::Png. A scale factor of 2.0 produces an image at twice the slide’s default rendering dimensions. PNG files contain rendered slide content and do 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 PNG in PHP

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

This sample code shows POTM to PNG PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation("input.potm");
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) . ".png";
            $slideImage->save($filePath, ImageFormat::Png);
        } finally {
            $slideImage->dispose();
        }
    }
} finally {
    $presentation->dispose();
}

How to Convert POTM to PNG in PHP

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

  1. Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
  2. Render each slide by calling getImage.
  3. Save each rendered slide with ImageFormat::Png.

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 PNG 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 PNG.
  • Download the result or convert more files.