# Convert PowerPoint Presentations to Video in PHP

> Learn how to convert PowerPoint presentations to video with Aspose.Slides for PHP. Discover sample code and automation techniques to streamline your workflow.

Source: https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/convert-powerpoint-to-video/
Updated: 2026-08-02


## **Introduction**

By converting your PowerPoint presentation to video, you get 

* **Increase in accessibility:** All devices (regardless of platform) are equipped with video players by default compared to presentation-opening applications, so users find it easier to open or play videos.
* **More reach:** Through videos, you can reach a large audience and target them with information that might otherwise seem tedious in a presentation. Most surveys and statistics suggest that people watch and consume videos more than other forms of content, and they generally prefer such content.

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You may want to check our [**PowerPoint to Video Online Converter**](https://products.aspose.app/slides/conversion/ppt-to-word) because it is a live and effective implementation of the process described here.

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## **PowerPoint to Video Conversion in Aspose.Slides**

Aspose.Slides supports presentation-to-video conversion.

* Use **Aspose.Slides** to generate a set of frames (from the presentation slides) that correspond to a certain FPS (frames per second)
* Use a third-party utility like **ffmpeg** ([for java](https://github.com/bramp/ffmpeg-cli-wrapper)) to create a video based on the frames.

### **Convert PowerPoint to Video**

1. Add this to your POM file:
```xml
   <dependency>
     <groupId>net.bramp.ffmpeg</groupId>
     <artifactId>ffmpeg</artifactId>
     <version>0.7.0</version>
   </dependency>
```php

```

2. Download ffmpeg [here](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html).

4. Run the PowerPoint to video PHP code.

This PHP code shows you how to convert a presentation (containing a figure and two animation effects) to a video:

```php
  $presentation = new Presentation();
  try {
    # Adds a smile shape and then animates it
    $smile = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getShapes()->addAutoShape(ShapeType::SmileyFace, 110, 20, 500, 500);
    $mainSequence = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getTimeline()->getMainSequence();
    $effectIn = $mainSequence->addEffect($smile, EffectType::Fly, EffectSubType::TopLeft, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effectOut = $mainSequence->addEffect($smile, EffectType::Fly, EffectSubType::BottomRight, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effectIn->getTiming()->setDuration(2.0);
    $effectOut->setPresetClassType(EffectPresetClassType::Exit);
    $fps = 33;

    class FrameTick {
      function invoke($sender, $arg) {
            try {
                $frame = sprintf("frame_%04d.png", $sender->getFrameIndex());
                $arguments->getFrame()->save($frame, ImageFormat::Png);
                $frames->add($frame);
                } catch (JavaException $e) {
                  }
             }
    }

    $frames = new Java("java.util.ArrayList");
    $animationsGenerator = new PresentationAnimationsGenerator($presentation);
    try {
      $player = new PresentationPlayer($animationsGenerator, $fps);
      try {
        $frameTick = java_closure(new FrameTick(), null, java("com.aspose.slides.PresentationPlayerFrameTick"));
        $player->setFrameTick($frameTick);
        $animationsGenerator->run($presentation->getSlides());
      } finally {
        if (!java_is_null($player)) {
          $player->dispose();
        }
      }
    } finally {
      if (!java_is_null($animationsGenerator)) {
        $animationsGenerator->dispose();
      }
    }
    # Configure ffmpeg binaries folder. See this page: https://github.com/rosenbjerg/FFMpegCore#installation
    $ffmpeg = new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFmpeg", "path/to/ffmpeg");
    $ffprobe = new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFprobe", "path/to/ffprobe");
    $builder = (new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFmpegBuilder"))->addExtraArgs("-start_number", "1")->setInput("frame_%04d.png")->addOutput("output.avi")->setVideoFrameRate(FFmpeg->FPS_24)->setFormat("avi")->done();
    $executor = new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFmpegExecutor", $ffmpeg, $ffprobe);
    $executor->createJob($builder)->run();
  } catch (JavaException $e) {
    $e->printStackTrace();
  }
```

## **Video Effects**

You can apply animations to objects on slides and use transitions between slides. 

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You may want to see these articles: [PowerPoint Animation](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/powerpoint-animation/), [Shape Animation](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/shape-animation/), and [Shape Effect](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/shape-effect/).

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Animations and transitions make slideshows more engaging and interesting—and they do the same thing for videos. Let's add another slide and transition to the code for the previous presentation:

```php
  # Adds a smile shape and animates it
  # ...
  # Adds a new slide and animated transition
  $newSlide = $presentation->getSlides()->addEmptySlide($presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getLayoutSlide());
  $newSlide->getBackground()->setType(BackgroundType::OwnBackground);
  $newSlide->getBackground()->getFillFormat()->setFillType(FillType::Solid);
  $newSlide->getBackground()->getFillFormat()->getSolidFillColor()->setColor(java("java.awt.Color")->MAGENTA);
  $newSlide->getSlideShowTransition()->setType(TransitionType::Push);

```

Aspose.Slides also supports animation for texts. So we animate paragraphs on objects, which will appear one after the other (with the delay set to a second):

```php
  $presentation = new Presentation();
  try {
    # Adds text and animations
    $autoShape = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getShapes()->addAutoShape(ShapeType::Rectangle, 210, 120, 300, 300);
    $para1 = new Paragraph();
    $para1->getPortions()->add(new Portion("Aspose Slides for Java"));
    $para2 = new Paragraph();
    $para2->getPortions()->add(new Portion("convert PowerPoint Presentation with text to video"));
    $para3 = new Paragraph();
    $para3->getPortions()->add(new Portion("paragraph by paragraph"));
    $paragraphCollection = $autoShape->getTextFrame()->getParagraphs();
    $paragraphCollection->add($para1);
    $paragraphCollection->add($para2);
    $paragraphCollection->add($para3);
    $paragraphCollection->add(new Paragraph());
    $mainSequence = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getTimeline()->getMainSequence();
    $effect1 = $mainSequence->addEffect($para1, EffectType::Appear, EffectSubType::None, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effect2 = $mainSequence->addEffect($para2, EffectType::Appear, EffectSubType::None, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effect3 = $mainSequence->addEffect($para3, EffectType::Appear, EffectSubType::None, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effect4 = $mainSequence->addEffect($para3, EffectType::Appear, EffectSubType::None, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effect1->getTiming()->setTriggerDelayTime(1.0);
    $effect2->getTiming()->setTriggerDelayTime(1.0);
    $effect3->getTiming()->setTriggerDelayTime(1.0);
    $effect4->getTiming()->setTriggerDelayTime(1.0);
    $fps = 33;

    class FrameTick {
      function invoke($sender, $arg) {
            try {
                $frame = sprintf("frame_%04d.png", $sender->getFrameIndex());
                $arguments->getFrame()->save($frame, ImageFormat::Png);
                $frames->add($frame);
                } catch (JavaException $e) {
                  }
             }
    }

    $frames = new Java("java.util.ArrayList");
    $animationsGenerator = new PresentationAnimationsGenerator($presentation);
    try {
      $player = new PresentationPlayer($animationsGenerator, $fps);
      try {
        $frameTick = java_closure(new FrameTick(), null, java("com.aspose.slides.PresentationPlayerFrameTick"));
        $player->setFrameTick($frameTick);
        $animationsGenerator->run($presentation->getSlides());
      } finally {
        if (!java_is_null($player)) {
          $player->dispose();
        }
      }
    } finally {
      if (!java_is_null($animationsGenerator)) {
        $animationsGenerator->dispose();
      }
    }
    # Configure ffmpeg binaries folder. See this page: https://github.com/rosenbjerg/FFMpegCore#installation
    $ffmpeg = new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFmpeg", "path/to/ffmpeg");
    $ffprobe = new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFprobe", "path/to/ffprobe");
    $builder = (new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFmpegBuilder"))->addExtraArgs("-start_number", "1")->setInput("frame_%04d.png")->addOutput("output.avi")->setVideoFrameRate(FFmpeg->FPS_24)->setFormat("avi")->done();
    $executor = new Java("net.bramp.ffmpeg.builder.FFmpegExecutor", $ffmpeg, $ffprobe);
    $executor->createJob($builder)->run();
  } catch (JavaException $e) {
    $e->printStackTrace();
  }
```

## **Video Conversion Classes**

To allow you to perform PowerPoint to video conversion tasks, Aspose.Slides provides the [PresentationAnimationsGenerator](https://reference.aspose.com/slides/php-java/aspose.slides/presentationanimationsgenerator/) and [PresentationPlayer](https://reference.aspose.com/slides/php-java/aspose.slides/presentationplayer/) classes.

[PresentationAnimationsGenerator](https://reference.aspose.com/slides/php-java/aspose.slides/presentationanimationsgenerator/) allows you to set the frame size for the video (that will be created later) through its constructor. If you pass an instance of the presentation, `Presentation::getSlideSize` will be used and it generates animations that [PresentationPlayer](https://reference.aspose.com/slides/php-java/aspose.slides/presentationplayer/) uses.

When animations are generated, a `NewAnimation` event is generated for each subsequent animation, which has the presentation animation player parameter. The latter is a class that represents a player for a separate animation.

To work with the presentation animation player, the `getDuration` (the full duration of the animation) and   `setTimePosition` methods are used. Each animation position is set within the *0 to duration* range, and then the `getFrame` method will return a BufferedImage that corresponds to the animation state at that moment:

```php
use aspose\slides\Presentation;
use aspose\slides\PresentationPlayer;
use aspose\slides\PresentationAnimationsGenerator;
use aspose\slides\ImageFormat;
use aspose\slides\ShapeType;
use aspose\slides\EffectType;
use aspose\slides\EffectSubtype;
use aspose\slides\EffectTriggerType;
use aspose\slides\EffectPresetClassType;

class PresentationAnimationPlayer {
    function invoke($animationPlayer) {
        echo(sprintf("Animation total duration: %f", $animationPlayer->getDuration()));
        $animationPlayer->setTimePosition(0);// initial animation state
        try {
            # initial animation state bitmap
            $animationPlayer->getFrame()->save("firstFrame.png", ImageFormat::Png);
        } catch (JavaException $e) {
        }
        $animationPlayer->setTimePosition($animationPlayer->getDuration());// final state of the animation
        try {
            # last frame of the animation
            $animationPlayer->getFrame()->save("lastFrame.png", ImageFormat::Png);
        } catch (JavaException $e) {
        }
    }
}
$presentation = new Presentation();
try {
    # Adds a smile shape and animates it
    $smile = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getShapes()->addAutoShape(ShapeType::SmileyFace, 110, 20, 500, 500);
    $mainSequence = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0)->getTimeline()->getMainSequence();
    $effectIn = $mainSequence->addEffect($smile, EffectType::Fly, EffectSubtype::TopLeft, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effectOut = $mainSequence->addEffect($smile, EffectType::Fly, EffectSubtype::BottomRight, EffectTriggerType::AfterPrevious);
    $effectIn->getTiming()->setDuration(2.0);
    $effectOut->setPresetClassType(EffectPresetClassType::Exit);
    $animationsGenerator = new PresentationAnimationsGenerator($presentation);
    $presentationAnimation=java_closure(new PresentationAnimationPlayer(), null, java("com.aspose.slides.PresentationAnimationsGeneratorNewAnimation"));
    try {
        $animationsGenerator->setNewAnimation($presentationAnimation);
    } finally {
        if (!java_is_null($animationsGenerator)) {
            $animationsGenerator->dispose();
        }
    }
} finally {
    if (!java_is_null($presentation)) {
        $presentation->dispose();
    }
}
```

To make all animations in a presentation play at once, the [PresentationPlayer](https://reference.aspose.com/slides/php-java/aspose.slides/presentationplayer/) class is used. This class  takes a [PresentationAnimationsGenerator](https://reference.aspose.com/slides/php-java/aspose.slides/presentationanimationsgenerator/) instance and FPS for effects in its constructor and then calls the `FrameTick` event for all the animations to get them played:

```php

class FrameTick {
      function invoke($sender, $arg) {
            try {
                $arguments->getFrame()->save("frame_" . $sender->getFrameIndex() . ".png", ImageFormat::Png);
                } catch (JavaException $e) {
                  }
             }
    }

  $presentation = new Presentation("animated.pptx");
  try {
    $animationsGenerator = new PresentationAnimationsGenerator($presentation);
    try {
      $player = new PresentationPlayer($animationsGenerator, 33);
      try {
        $frameTick = java_closure(new FrameTick(), null, java("com.aspose.slides.PresentationPlayerFrameTick"));
        $player->setFrameTick($frameTick);
        $animationsGenerator->run($presentation->getSlides());
      } finally {
        if (!java_is_null($player)) {
          $player->dispose();
        }
      }
    } finally {
      if (!java_is_null($animationsGenerator)) {
        $animationsGenerator->dispose();
      }
    }
  } finally {
    if (!java_is_null($presentation)) {
      $presentation->dispose();
    }
  }
```

Then the generated frames can be compiled to produce a video. See the [Convert PowerPoint to Video](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/convert-powerpoint-to-video/#convert-powerpoint-to-video) section.

## **Supported Animations and Effects**

**Entrance**:

| Animation Type | Aspose.Slides | PowerPoint |
|---|---|---|
| **Appear** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Fade** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Fly In** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Float In** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Split** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Wipe** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Shape** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Wheel** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Random Bars** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Grow & Turn** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Zoom** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Swivel** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Bounce** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |

**Emphasis**:

| Animation Type | Aspose.Slides | PowerPoint |
|---|---|---|
| **Pulse** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Color Pulse** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Teeter** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Spin** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Grow/Shrink** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Desaturate** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Darken** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Lighten** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Transparency** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Object Color** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Complementary Color** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Line Color** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Fill Color** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |

**Exit**:

| Animation Type | Aspose.Slides | PowerPoint |
|---|---|---|
| **Disappear** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Fade** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Fly Out** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Float Out** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Split** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Wipe** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Shape** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Random Bars** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Shrink & Turn** | ![not supported](x.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Zoom** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Swivel** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Bounce** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |

**Motion Paths:**

| Animation Type | Aspose.Slides | PowerPoint |
|---|---|---|
| **Lines** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Arcs** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Turns** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Shapes** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Loops** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |
| **Custom Path** | ![supported](v.png) | ![supported](v.png) |

## **FAQ**

### Is it possible to convert presentations that are password protected?

Yes, Aspose.Slides allows working with [password-protected presentations](/slides/php-java/password-protected-presentation/). When processing such files, you need to provide the correct password so that the library can access the content of the presentation.

### Does Aspose.Slides support usage in cloud solutions?

Yes, Aspose.Slides can be integrated into cloud applications and services. The library is designed to work in server environments, ensuring high performance and scalability for batch processing of files.

### Are there any size limitations for presentations during conversion?

Aspose.Slides is capable of handling presentations of virtually any size. However, when working with very large files, additional system resources may be required, and it is sometimes recommended to optimize the presentation to improve performance.