Play multimedia

PDFs can include many types of multimedia files, including (but not limited to) Flash®, QuickTime, mp3, MPEG, and Windows® Media files. You can play these files on a page or activate them from a link, bookmark, form field, or page action. Each multimedia file includes a play area from which the media can be activated. The play area typically appears on the PDF page as an image or a rectangle, but can also be invisible.

Any computer that has Adobe Reader® can play these files.

  • Media files created in Flash (FLV format)

  • Media files that comply with the H.264 standard for video compression

Media files in other formats require the necessary hardware and software to play.

To help protect your computer from viruses, Acrobat asks you if you want to play multimedia files from unverified sources. You can change this default behavior in the Multimedia Trust preferences.
 Using the Hand tool or the Select tool, click the play area of the video or sound file. When the pointer is positioned over the play area, it changes to the play mode icon .