Captivate is AS2..
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From: Sherif Abdou
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for loading
in Flex?
probably a bad idea but maybe you can try Adobe Captivate 3? Launch the
PowerPoint then have it record it. I really don't know but just a suggestion.
----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:39:54 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for loading
in Flex?
Not if you want a swf that can be controlled from AS3. From the FAQ:
What version of Flash Player is required to display Flash documents created
by FlashPaper?
Flash documents can be displayed by any browser with Flash Player 6 or higher
installed. Some features, like text search, are only available in browsers with
Flash Player 7 or higher installed.
So it has to be AS2 based. Unless you know different, of course.
It's not clear to me whether FlashPaper supports animation. Flash conversion
of powerpoint presentations that don't have transitions or animation is
straightforward.
Paul
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From: Alex Harui
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:25 AM
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for
loading in Flex?
Looks like you can buy FlashPaper for $79
http://www.adobe. com/products/ flashpaper/
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for
loading in Flex?
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From: "rdebled" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ca>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:55 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for loading in
Flex?
>I need to load a powerpoint file inside my Flex app. I planned to
> just convert the ppt to a swf and load that with a SWFLoader control,
> but every conversion app I've run in to creates a Flash 8 AS2 file.
> This seems to make it impossible to control the slides because the
> SWF has to load as an AVM1Movie.
>
> Does anyone know of any tools that convert to Flash 9 format, or some
> other way to create an AS3 swf out of a ppt file?
>
> Thanks.
I've also done that search - AFAIK there are no AS3 based converters. I've
just asked almost the same question on flashcoders and basically the
solution is to:
1) Create an AS2 swf to load and control an imported AS2 swf (your ppt
slide).
2) The AS3 code will create a local connection, to which the AS2 listens.
The AS3 code then messages the AS2 swf via the connection and the wrapper
controls the ppt swf accordingly.
Check out the flashcoders archives for today.
Paul
