Convert Slide

Aspose.Slides for Java allows you to convert slides (in presentations) to images. These are the supported image formats: BMP, PNG, JPG (JPEG), GIF, and others.

To convert a slide to an image, do this:

First, set the conversion parameters and the slide objects to convert using:
- the ITiffOptions interface or
- the IRenderingOptions interface.
Second, convert the slide to an image by using the getImage method.

About Bitmap and Other Image Formats

In Java, a Images is an object that allows you to work with images defined by pixel data. You can use an instance of this class to save images in a wide range of formats (JPG, PNG, etc.).

Info

Aspose recently developed an online Text to GIF converter.

Converting Slides to Bitmap and Saving the Images in PNG

This Java code shows you how to convert the first slide of a presentation to a bitmap object and then how to then save the image in the PNG format:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("Presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Converts the first slide in the presentation to a Images object
    IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage();

	// Saves the image in the PNG format
	try {
        // save the image on the disk.
         slideImage.save("Slide_0.png", ImageFormat.Png);
    } finally {
         if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

This sample code shows you how to convert the first slide of a presentation to a bitmap object using the getImage method:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("Presentation.pptx");
try {
	// Gets the presentation slide size
	Dimension2D slideSize = new Dimension((int) slideSize.getWidth(), (int) slideSize.getHeight());

	// Creates a Images with the slide size
    IImage slideImage = sld.getImage(new RenderingOptions(), slideSize);
    try {
         // save the image on the disk.
          slideImage.save("Slide_0.png", ImageFormat.Png);
    } finally {
         if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
	if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Tip

You can convert a slide to a Images object and then use the object directly somewhere. Or you can convert a slide to a Images and then save the image in JPEG or any other format you prefer.

Converting Slides to Images with Custom Sizes

You may need to get an image of a certain size. Using an overload from the getImage method, you can convert a slide to an image with specific dimensions (length and width).

This sample code demonstrates the proposed conversion using the getImage method in Java:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("Presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Converts the first slide in the presentation to a Bitmap with the specified size
    IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage(new Dimension(1820, 1040));
	
	// Saves the image in the JPEG format
	try {
         // save the image on the disk.
          slideImage.save("Slide_0.jpg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
    } finally {
         if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Converting Slides With Notes and Comments to Images

Some slides contain notes and comments.

Aspose.Slides provides two interfaces—ITiffOptions and IRenderingOptions—that allow you to control the rendering of presentation slides to images. Both interfaces house the INotesCommentsLayoutingOptions interface that allows you to add notes and comments on a slide when you are converting that slide to an image.

Info

With the INotesCommentsLayoutingOptions interface, you get to specify your preferred position for notes and comments in the resulting image.

This Java code demonstrates the conversion process for a slide with notes and comments:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("PresentationNotesComments.pptx");
try {
    // Creates the rendering options
    IRenderingOptions options = new RenderingOptions();

    // Sets the position of the notes on the page
    options.getNotesCommentsLayouting().setNotesPosition(NotesPositions.BottomTruncated);

    // Sets the position of the comments on the page 
    options.getNotesCommentsLayouting().setCommentsPosition(CommentsPositions.Right);

    // Sets the width of the comment output area
    options.getNotesCommentsLayouting().setCommentsAreaWidth(500);

    // Sets the color for the comments area
    options.getNotesCommentsLayouting().setCommentsAreaColor(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);

    // Converts the first slide of the presentation to a Bitmap object
    IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage(options, 2f, 2f);

    // Saves the image in the GIF format
    try {
          slideImage.save("Slide_Notes_Comments_0.gif", ImageFormat.Gif);
    } finally {
         if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

This Java code demonstrates the conversion process for a slide with notes using the getImage method:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("PresentationNotes.pptx");
try {
	// Gets the presentation notes size
	Dimension2D notesSize = pres.getNotesSize().getSize();

	// Creates the rendering options
	IRenderingOptions options = new RenderingOptions();

	// Sets the position of the notes
	options.getNotesCommentsLayouting().setNotesPosition(NotesPositions.BottomTruncated);

	// Creates a Images with the notes' size
    IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage(options, notesSize);

	// Saves the image in PNG format
    try {
         // save the image on the disk.
          slideImage.save("Slide_0.png", ImageFormat.Png);
    } finally {
         if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
	if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Note

In any slide to image conversion process, the NotesPositions property cannot be set to BottomFull (to specify the position for notes) because a note’s text may be large, which means it might not fit into the specified image size.

Converting Slides to Images Using ITiffOptions

The ITiffOptions interface gives you more control (in terms of parameters) over the resulting image. Using this interface, you get to specify the size, resolution, color palette, and other parameters for the resulting image.

This Java code demonstrates a conversion process where ITiffOptions is used to output a black and white image with a 300dpi resolution and 2160 × 2800 size:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("PresentationNotesComments.pptx");
try {
	// Gets a slide by its index
	ISlide slide = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0);

	// Creates a TiffOptions object
	TiffOptions options = new TiffOptions();
	options.setImageSize(new Dimension(2160, 2880));

	// Set the font used in case source font is not found
	options.setDefaultRegularFont("Arial Black");

	// Set the position of the notes on the page
	options.getNotesCommentsLayouting().setNotesPosition(NotesPositions.BottomTruncated);

	// Sets the pixel format (black and white)
	options.setPixelFormat(ImagePixelFormat.Format1bppIndexed);

	// Sets the resolution
	options.setDpiX(300);
	options.setDpiY(300);

	// Converts the slide to a Bitmap object
	IImage slideImage = slide.getImage(options);

	// Saves the image in TIFF format
	try {
          slideImage.save("PresentationNotesComments.tiff", ImageFormat.Tiff);
    } finally {
         if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
	if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Note

Tiff support is not guaranteed in versions earlier than JDK 9.

Converting All Slides to Images

Aspose.Slides allows you to convert all slides in a single presentation to images. Essentially, you get to convert the presentation (in its entirety) to images.

This sample code shows you how to convert all slides in a presentation to images in Java:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("Presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Render presentation to images array slide by slide
    for (int i = 0 ; i < pres.getSlides().size(); i++)
    {
        // Control hidden slides (do not render hidden slides)
        if (pres.getSlides().get_Item(i).getHidden())
            continue;

        // Convert slide to a Bitmap object
        IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(i).getImage(2f, 2f);

        // Save the image in PNG format
        try {
              slideImage.save("Slide_" + i + ".png", ImageFormat.Png);
        } finally {
             if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
        }
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

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