Skip to main content
R
romyroco
Participant
June 11, 2023
Question

video indesign to pdf

  • June 11, 2023
  • 1 reply
  • 247 views

I am trying to create a pdf for a presentation with 2 slides that include videos
I added a video to the InDesign file and exported it to an interactive pdf, but when I open (and enable) the video plays but "spreads" to the rest of the pages when I browse, without the option to stop it. There is also no control bar.
I tried several times according to the settings shown in each tutorial video but it happens every time and sometimes the pdf also crashes and closes.

    This topic has been closed for replies.

    1 reply

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 11, 2023

    As has been pointed out in countless other discussions, multimedia in a PDF is nothing short of a crapshoot even using Acrobat. Beyond Acrobat or Reader it's pretty much doomed to failure.

     

    Your best course of action, in my opinion, is to abandon this project as a PDF and use proper presentation software.

    R
    romyrocoAuthor
    Participant
    June 11, 2023

    can you recommend on a proper presentation software? one i could simply export my finished InDesign project and display it on a big screen on my final presentation

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 11, 2023

    You could try to export it to fixed layout EPUB. 

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices