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August 8, 2025
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InDesign Publish Online - Problem with Video, page transitions, HTML5

  • August 8, 2025
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Unfortunately, I have three problems with InDesign Publish Online and am hoping for some help.

1.

I have an InDesign file that contains a video. Everything works fine in the Publish Online view.

However, I would like to allow users to download it as a PDF. Unfortunately, instead of the video or a still image, there's just an empty frame in this PDF. I would like to have a specific image instead of the video in the PDF. Or, if necessary, an interactive PDF where the video works.


2.
Also, the page transitions don't work at all. I've tried so many things, but it never works. I want a page-turning effect.

3.

I would prefer to download it as HTML5 and host it on our server so I can set my own link. Do I have any control over the view?

> The pages are stuck in the top corner of the browser, on a white background, and there's no menu bar, so there's no PDF download option. (A view like the Publish Online view would be great.)

Many thanks in advance!

2 replies

BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 8, 2025

1. Forget multimedia in a PDF but you can create your own PDF and create a download link in the Publish Online document for the users to download. 

 

2. Not supported.

 

3. Check out in5: In5 home - Digital Magazines, Mobile Apps, Web Banners, Microsites, & more from InDesign

 

Mike Witherell
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 8, 2025

Hi Met,

1. A Publish Online can play a video, but the PDF version will not and cannot have the video embedded.

2. Yes, Page Transitions do not work in Publish Online. But some have suggested fly-in animations as a similar-looking work-around which does work.

3. Downloading or saving as HTML5 would require further HTML5/XHTML page code editing to finish the pages for a browser-only web version on your servers.

Mike Witherell