Is it possible to embed a video in InDesign and then export as a PDF?

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I write tutorials and would like to be able to pop in quick videos throughout the file for steps that need a bit more clarification. I have been able to embed a video in InDesign but when I export the file as a PDF, the video does not show but it does play the sound. What am I doing wrong? Is it even possible to do?

Derek Cross · Answer

The facility of embedding videos in PDFs for successful distribution is not possible now that Flash has been dropped. One way around this is to include a hyperlink in a PDF to an external website, such as a Youtube, or similar video. The alternative is a FXL ePub, or maybe better, InDesign's Publish Online (but you can't monetise it).
The other possibility, is in5, an InDesign plugin (at extra cost). https://ajarproductions.com/

A website is probably the best solution for this kind of thing.

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