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Multi-state object in idCS5 works in media preview but not in pdf

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2010-09-30 09:20:37
simonzebu
Registered: Sep 29 2010
Posts: 8
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Hi,
 
I have created a multi-state object in inDesign CS5 with two buttons below it on the page. Done the connections and it works in the media pane preview.
 
Have chosen interactive export with buttons active but it does not work in the output pdf. Is there some hidden tripwire for newbies?
 
cheers

My Product Information:
Reader 9.3, Macintosh
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2010-09-30 10:21:22
#1
UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Statefulness and interactivity applied to drawing objects (images, frames etc.) using InDesign's Animations tools aren't exported into PDF - they only work when exporting to SWF (which is what the preview pane shows).
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2010-09-30 11:12:16
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simonzebu
Registered: Sep 29 2010
Posts: 8
Hi,

Thanks for that, must have missed it buried in the instructions. Shame as I was thinking it might be possible to output an interactive pdf that doesn't use Flash.

By making the gallery slideshow as a separate idCS5 doc and outputting as swf, inserting that into my main doc as swf and outputting as pdf works. Hurrah. However, the setting of transparent background in the output of the gallery swf doesn't seem to happen. It would be nice if there was a way of achieving that as the controls of the gallery need to be outside the main gallery area.

I cannot tell you how much your help over the last couple of days has kept me from insanity, thanks.
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2010-10-01 03:52:46
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UVSAR
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Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Although the direct export from IDCS5 to interactive PDF doesn't preserve Stage transparency for placed SWFs, in Acrobat Pro you can turn it on in the final PDF by right-clicking the SWF, choosing Properties, and ticking the transparent background checkbox.
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2010-10-01 04:01:09
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simonzebu
Registered: Sep 29 2010
Posts: 8
Hi,

Thanks again. So I'm going to have to get Acrobat 9 pro for just this one part of the workflow?

Just checking it cannot be done in Acrobat 8...

cheers
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2010-10-01 04:37:27
#5
UVSAR
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Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
If you need the transparency then yes - Acrobat 8 can't work with PDFs that contain version 9 Flash content (video or SWFs).
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