Convert PPSM to BMP in PHP

Render PowerPoint PPSM slide show slides as BMP images

Convert PPSM to BMP in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can load a PowerPoint PPSM slide show and render every slide as a BMP image without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call getImage on each slide, then save the returned image with ImageFormat::Bmp. The example uses a scale factor of 2.0 for both dimensions.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save PPSM as BMP in PHP

Use the free app to see a demonstration of the PPSM to BMP conversion process.

This sample code shows PPSM to BMP PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation("input.ppsm");
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 PPSM to BMP in PHP

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

  1. Load the PPSM file with the Presentation class.
  2. For each slide, call getImage to render a BMP image.
  3. Save each image to a separate file 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 PPSM 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 PPSM files.

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