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June 24, 2022
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Embedding Mp4 into Interactive PDF Error

  • June 24, 2022
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Hi all,

 

So over the week, I worked in InDesign to create a page that included mp4 videos that would play inside a PDF. These videos worked great upon placing them in my indesign document, and seemed to save just fine when I saved the document as an interactive pdf.

 

When I get to that page with the Mp4s in my document, the videos play perfectly fine. However, when i click to the next page (or any other page in the document), the videos from that one page overlay on top of everything on my other pages.

 

They refuse to go away and I can't for the life of me figure out why they're popping up on every single page in my interactive pdf.

 

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated 🙂

 

Thanks.

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Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

Absolutly not true! Flash no, mp4 still supported BUT you need to choose the right preference, and that is the problem: you can not know what the setting is for the user that watches your PDF..,

Edit > Preferences > Multimedia

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/playing-video-audio-multimedia-formats.html

 

 

2 replies

Derek Cross
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June 25, 2022

The alternative format to PDF that you can include video in a document is HTML5, these include FXL ePub, InDesign's Publish Online and the use of an InDesign plugin (at extra cost) in5: https://ajarproductions.com/pages/products/in5/

Willi Adelberger
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June 25, 2022

You cannot do that. PDFs do not support movies anymore. In past time Flash enabled PDFs to play movies. Since Flash is dead, it is not possible any more. You can add a link to any external file to use that in another app, but not inside Acrobat.

Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 25, 2022

Absolutly not true! Flash no, mp4 still supported BUT you need to choose the right preference, and that is the problem: you can not know what the setting is for the user that watches your PDF..,

Edit > Preferences > Multimedia

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/playing-video-audio-multimedia-formats.html

 

 

BobLevine
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Community Expert
June 25, 2022

Nor can you be sure what PDF reader application will be used.