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Insert Iframe Instead of Video File?

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2009-09-16 07:01:21
mlmleadsllc
Registered: Sep 16 2009
Posts: 3
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Instead of embedding a video file directly into the pdf, can iframe code be embedded into an acrobat 9 document instead to serve the video from a remote host? If iframe can be embedded, any instructions how?

I have several hours of a video interview that I want to include in the PDF. I am afraid that if I insert the video file directly into the PDF document, then the PDF document file size will become too large for most users.

However if the PDF video were streamed into the PDF document from an external video host via the iframe, then I could reduce the PDF file size.

Thanks for your reply.

Enrique

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 9.1.3, Macintosh
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2009-09-29 10:24:58
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lorentza
Registered: Sep 29 2009
Posts: 2
I am very interested in hearing the answer to this. I am in the same situation.

When you go to upload a video or flash file you can either browse for the actual file on your computer or put in a URL. I have a URL that i want to use but when I go to put the url in... it doesn't work. It gives me a message that says, "Unsupported 3D file format."

The URL I am using is an iframe. How do these get inserted? The embed link looks like this "". I also have a URL that looks like this: .Can someone tell me how to inset this into the pdf? I do not have the actual flash file and cannot download it.

Thanks,
Alissa
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2009-09-29 18:58:41
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daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
I do believe it is a case of "you can put the PDF in an Iframe; you can't put an Iframe in the PDF."

The thing is, PDF is not HTML. The PDF link understands the URL syntax; but, URI/URL is not the same thing as the HTML tag .
URL is a subset of the more general URI naming scheme; these provide the "address" of a resource.
Not at all the same thing as Iframe.

Of course, using the Multimedia tools is another kettle of fish.
What's placed in the designated area you set up will have to be one of the specific [i]file formats[/i] supported by Acrobat 9.


Be well...

Be well...

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2009-09-30 00:32:20
#3
UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
The usual solution is to make a new SWF containing just a video playback component that collects the source video from your server as an FLV download (or a stream if you have the technology), and embed that into your PDF - but of course not with Acrobat Standard.
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2009-09-30 08:44:14
#4
lorentza
Registered: Sep 29 2009
Posts: 2
Thank you both for your info.
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