Advanced multimedia options

To view advanced multimedia options when you insert video, sound, or interactive content, select Show Advanced Options in the Insert dialog box.

You can also change these options after multimedia has been added to a PDF. Double-click the multimedia with the Select Object tool (Tools > Advanced Editing > Select Object Tool).

These features are available for FLV and SWF files only. In Acrobat Pro Extended, you can convert files to these formats.

Different options are available in the dialog box depending on the format of the file.

Flash tab

Displays when you insert SWF files.

Flash Vars

Flash developers can use the FlashVars field to add ActionScript™ variables for the selected file.

Pass Context Menu Click to Flash Movie

SWF file developers can select this option to replace the Acrobat context menu with the context menu of the originating SWF file. When the user right-clicks the SWF file, the available options are from the originating file.

Launch Settings tab

Use these settings to determine how the media is started and stopped, where it is displayed, and what is displayed when the media isn’t running.

Activation Settings

Select options to determine when the media is played and stopped. From the Playback Style menu, select Play Content In Floating Window to have the video or interactive content run outside the page. Content in a floating window enables users to read the page and view the video or application at the same time.

Border Width

Creates a black border around the video or interactive content. For sound, the border surrounds the poster image.

Poster Image

To use an image that is not part of the file you are adding, select Create Poster From File. Click Browse to find the image you want to be displayed when the video, sound, or interactive content is not activated.

Resources tab

Use this tab to list all files that are required to run a SWF file. When a file is displayed in the list of added files, you can click it to set the file properties.

Properties

When you click a filename in the Resources list, the full filename (including the path) is displayed in the Name field. You can rename the resources to ensure that scripts run properly.

Controls tab

Use to set up which play back controls (skins) are available.

Skin

Select the set of play back controls (skin) you want to be displayed on the video.

Color

Click to open the color palette and choose a color for the controls.

Opacity

Sets the degree of transparency for the play back controls.

Autohide controls

When selected, hides the play controls when the mouse pointer is not over the multimedia.

Video tab

Available when you are adding a video that is not in FLV format.

Preview and Trim

Drag the Start and End markers below the slider bar to remove unwanted frames from the clip. This option is only available when a video clip is first added to a PDF.

Set Poster Image From Current Frame

The poster image is displayed when the video isn’t playing. Drag the marker on the top of the slider bar to the frame you want to use, and then click Set Poster Image From Current Frame.

Chapter Points

Use Chapter Points to create markers in a video from which to launch specific actions. For example, in a training video, chapter points can link to additional information in a file or on the Web.

To create a chapter point, move the slider to the frame you want to use. In Chapter Points, click the plus sign. To add an action, highlight the chapter point in the list and click Actions.

Note: Generally, Chapter Point actions can be added only after the multimedia has been created. You can then edit the play area and add Chapter Point actions.