"interactive pdf may not support playback controls for audio and video files"

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February 8, 2022
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I'm trying to place an mp4 file in a indesign doc, it's a GIF, when i try to export, i get the message written in the title of this post ^^. Can anyone tell me how to properly place it in the document so it can be exported as an interactive PDF pls?

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Derek Cross

Community Expert

The other option is to use in5, an InDesign plugin (at extra cost), you can include interactivity and multi-media in such documents and they can be read on most devices: https://ajarproductions.com

Derek Cross

Community Expert

You can't successfully distribute an Interactive PDF containing a video (you can include a hyperlink in an Interactive PDF to an external site with a video, such as YouTube or similar), or use another format such as FXL ePub or InDesign's Publish Online feature.

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nadrojxinnamAuthor

Inspiring

Ok, they just can't contain video then? What if it was a GIF instead of mp4?

Derek Cross

Community Expert

You can't have any form of animation in a PDF.

Frans v.d. Geest

Community Expert

First things first: you say and show mp4 but you also say GIF... What does that mean?
Did you convert a GIF with a third party app to a mp4? Very confusing this 'it is a GIF' remark.

Also: which version of InDesign are you using?

Last: if I look at the path of the file it looks like you placed it directly from the mail message before saving it as a file first (it points to an mbox directory on your HD), that will never work.

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nadrojxinnamAuthor

Inspiring

My bad, yes it's an mp4, not a GIF

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