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MP4 Video with Page Curl and Exporting as a PDF???

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    • July 13, 2015 at 11:20 am #76543
      Eric Westray
      Member

      Using InDesign CC 2014, I have created an interactive magazine and exported it as a SWF file.
      I am able to turn pages using a Page Curl and I am able
      to view and play an mp4, video file that was inserted into the
      file. I would like to export this entire InDesign file as an
      interactive PDF, so anyone can view it. But when I do that, the video of course does not play.
      I have seen tutorials that state that animations must be exported
      to SWF files and reinserted into the InDesign document and only then
      when it becomes an interactive PDF, you wont loose the Page Curl and the animation be viewed.
      But this process does not seem to work with
      video files. Is that true? What am I doing wrong? Please tell me
      there is a solution. Thanks, in advance!!!

    • July 13, 2015 at 11:51 am #76545
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      What happens when you try to play the video? Have you turned on Play on Page Load in the Media panel? Are you clicking on the video in the PDF? Can you get the video to work with a normal interactive PDF (in a new test file, just by itself)?

    • July 13, 2015 at 1:05 pm #76551
      Eric Westray
      Member

      Hi David,
      Thank you so much for responding. BTW, I am a fan of your work
      and videos on Lynda.com.
      I tried clicking the video, but nothing happens. It is just a picture of the first
      frame. I set the Play back to Play on Page Load. When it is
      not set to play on page load, I see the Flash icon and a message
      that says to click to activate. But even then, nothing happens.

      When I created separate InDesign document with just the video (I placed
      it in as an .swf file) and export as an Interactive PDF, it still will
      not run. Just the image of the current frame will be visible.
      When I click it, nothing happens. I have tried all the combinations
      of Play on load, with no poster, standard poster and current frame.
      I really hope help me with this one.
      Thanks again.

      Eric

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