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RyanNighel
RyanNighel
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July 31, 2018
Question

Animation in PDF?

  • July 31, 2018
  • 7 replies
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Hello!

I was wondering if I can in any way add an animation to my Interactive PDF. I am trying to make my Curriculum Vitae, and I I want to add a small animation like a loading bar. So it's not a complex animation, something that's 1 second long and 500kbs large at most. I have searched online for different supported video formats but these are not supported by PDF. Is it in any way possible to add an animation to my PDF, through MP4, SWF, Animated GIF, Quicktime Animation, F4V or FLV or something because I am running out of idea's.

Sincerely,

Ryan

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    T
    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    August 1, 2018

    PS: it can be useful to create and keep separate "CV" and "portfolio".

    T
    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    August 1, 2018

    It could be worth a shot with that specific company in theory, but you are probably going to a recruitment specialist rather than a creative person. You really don't want to irritate recruiters, but read carefully what their CV requirements are. Also consider the effect on your CV when this does not display.

    T
    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    August 1, 2018

    Oh, one other thing: you may not welcome this advice but never mind. Consider who will read your CV. It's a busy person who has 50 CVs to read before their next cup of coffee. Even a second's delay will be a major irritant ! And an irritating CV might as well not exist. Focus on usability by a busy, bored, person. Make sure you follow industry standards for presenting your material, and be sure it copy/pastes neatly, because that's a fail too.

      Derek Cross
      Community Expert
      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 1, 2018

      Test Screen is absolutely right on this matter, you must present your CV in the normal printed copy way unless you've been asked specifically to produce it in a certain way, perhaps for a creative job situation, where they want to see what you can do with a particular digital way.

        BobLevine
        Community Expert
        BobLevineCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        August 1, 2018

        I’ll go even further. Most of these documents are read by a computer before a human even sees them and many companies want the document in Word format.

          T
          Test Screen Name
          Legend
          August 1, 2018

          On NO ACCOUNT do this. Only Adobe PDF viewers on Mac and Windows will show multimedia elements. People reading a CV will probably not use Adobe software, or may view it on a phone or tablet. Focus on general usability for everyone, a CV that doesn't work is a red flag.

            Derek Cross
            Community Expert
            Derek CrossCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            August 1, 2018

            You could use InDesign‘s Publish Online, which allows documents with animations and more, and includes the facility for a (static) PDF version able to be downloaded. The advantage is that it can be accessed on virtually any device with a modern browser, the disadvantage is you have to be online to access it.

              Dov Isaacs
              Dov Isaacs
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              August 1, 2018

              Don't think that would work well for a résumé, the stated intent for the PDF file.

                        - Dov

              - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
                BobLevine
                Community Expert
                BobLevineCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                August 1, 2018

                When all you have is a hammer…

                  BobLevine
                  Community Expert
                  BobLevineCommunity Expert
                  Community Expert
                  August 1, 2018

                  Forget it!

                  https://www.boblevine.us/its-okay-to-say-no-to-interactive-pdf/

                    chanaart
                    Community Expert
                    chanaartCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    August 1, 2018

                    I agree with mr. Levine!

                    Make it nice a classy!

                      Scott Citron
                      Scott Citron
                      Legend
                      July 31, 2018

                      Both video (mp4) and SWF are supported in PDF. Not sure about other formats, though.

                        Dov Isaacs
                        Dov Isaacs
                        Legend
                        July 31, 2018

                        And you don't want to use SWF since SWF is not supported in most PDF viewers (including Adobe's mobile viewers). And even with Adobe Reader and Acrobat on desktop / laptop computers, you must explicitly install Flash Player in addition to Reader or Acrobat in order to use the SWF content.

                        You might be better off sticking with static content in PDF.

                                  - Dov

                        - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
                          RyanNighel
                          RyanNighelAuthor
                          Participant
                          August 1, 2018

                          Thanks for the usefull response Will take that into considiration

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