Comprehensive PDF conversion

We describe one tool more in detail. It is a collection of SWF manipulation and creation utilities - and it is free (released under GPL) - www.swftools.org.

Installation

•	Download and install swftools-0.8.1.exe at http://www.swftools.org/download.html

•	Download the update http://www.swftools.org/swftools-dev-win32.rar and copy it to the same installation directory.

You find a online help on the swftools web site but here are the most useful commands.

Program to convert PDF to SWF: pdf2swf.exe - online help: http://www.swftools.org/pdf2swf.html

On the installation directory of Licence Protector Multimedia Edition.you find a folder ..\converter\swftools. This folder contains ready to go batch files for conversion. Copy the files ..\swftools\pdf2swf.exe and swfcombine.exe in this directory.

As batch files only can be used from within 'old DOS prompt' you have to start the DOS prompt. Select Run from the Start menu, then type in cmd and press OK. This will open a DOS window.

Convert Single file

This batch file converts a single PDF file, opens links not outside the Multimedia Player, does not scroll automatically through the file, adds a button to scroll up and down within a PDF document.

convertpdf filename

Sample

Test.pdf should be converted into swf.

•	Copy your test.pdf file in the ..\converter\swftools directory

•	Start DOS prompt

•	Change to the directory ..\converter\swftools

•	Start convertpdf.bat test

Batch file conversion

It is possible to convert all PDF files on a folder and all subfolders in a batch process.

•	Copy the files ..\swftools\pdf2swf.exe and swfcombine.exe to the main folder of your pdf files

•	Copy all files form .\converter\swftools to the main folder of your pdf files

•	Start convertpdf-batch.bat