Convert PPT to GIF using a Node.js Slides API

Animations make multimedia content attractive and appealing as they bring smooth motion characteristics to the still images. So why don’t we make our business’s digital content animated to engage people throughout the presentation? Aspose.Slides offers an online tool and APIs in multiple programming languages to convert PPT to GIF file format. However, this blog post will teach you how to convert PPT to GIF in Node.js using Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java. So, by the end of this guide, you will be able to build a PowerPoint to GIF converter using this Node.js Slides API. Enough of the explanation, now let us go for the implementation.

We will cover the following sections in this blog post:

  1. Node.js Slides API Installation
  2. Convert PPT to GIF in Node.js - Code Sample
  3. Convert PPT to Animated GIF Online Free

Node.js Slides API Installation

For the installation, please download the package from NPM or, run the command mentioned below:

npm install aspose.slides.via.java

Moreover, you may visit this installation guide for further information.

nodejs slides api

Convert PPT to GIF in Node.js - Code Sample

After the successful installation of this Node.js Slides API, we can move on to build a PowerPoint to GIF converter.

You may follow the following steps to develop a PPT to animated GIF converter programmatically:

  • Import aspose.slides.via.java into your working project.
  • Create an object of the Presentation class and load the source PPT/PPTX file.
  • Convert PPT to GIF and save the file by calling the save method.

The following code snippet shows how to convert PPT to GIF in Node.js:

Once you run the server file, you will see a newly generated GIF file on your local disk. So, you can see the output in the image below:

PowerPoint to GIF Converter

Convert PPT to Animated GIF Online Free

Aspose.Slides has provided an online tool to convert PPTX/PPT to other popular image file formats. Therefore, this online PowerPoint to GIF converter enables you to just drag & drop PPT files and with one click you can convert them to GIF file formats. Above all, it is super simple to use and comes with no cost. This PPT to animated GIF converter is web-based and you can use it in the browser of mobile phones too.

Convert PPT to Animated GIF Online Free

PowerPoint to GIF converter - Get a Free License

Now, you can avail a free temporary license to try this Node.js Slides API beyond evaluation limitations.

Conclusion

To conclude, this Node.js Slides API not only offers conversion features but also provides classes and methods to create and edit MS PowerPoint files programmatically. Further, it removes your dependency on installing MS PowerPoint by offering online tools to view and process PPT/PPTX files online. So, we went through how to convert PPT to GIF in Node.js and also covered the code snippet to develop a PPT to animated GIF converter programmatically. Moreover, please visit the documentation and API references to learn more. Lastly, aspose.com is writing new blog posts on a regular basis. So, please stay in contact for the updates.

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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

How do you turn a PowerPoint into a GIF animation?

You can install Aspose.Slides to convert PPT/PPTX files to other file formats programmatically. For the Node.js solution, please visit this link to see the code snippet.

How to convert PPT to GIF animation online?

This online tool is used to convert PPT to animated GIF online. It does not require any account creation or subscription and you can use it to convert PPT to GIF online.

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