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Must Flash Files Always be embedded into PDFs?

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2009-07-21 09:47:55
barharboroy
Registered: Jul 8 2009
Posts: 9
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I am producing a PDF document that will contain numerous SWFs, made in Captivate.

I noticed after importing the first 2 SWFs, that the file size of the PDF was growing significantly large. Does Acrobat always embed SWFs into the file, or can they be linked, so that they open in a floating window?

Regards

Barharborboy

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2009-07-21 11:37:40
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Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi barharboroy,

You can stream the video from a PDF by entering an url for it ( so of course, you no longer are providing it in one package, i.e., you have to host the video somewhere)-

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Professional/WS65B80E79-F165-44f0-BBCA-0F142A758696.php#WSAC4CEB7F-4023-4ba5-BE99-A7F6B5CB07CD

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com
www.pdfscripting.com

Dimitri Munkirs
WindJack Solutions
pdfscripting.com

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2009-07-21 11:43:54
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barharboroy
Registered: Jul 8 2009
Posts: 9
Hi Dimitri

Thanks for the prompt response. Do you know if the url path name has to be a fixed address or a relative address, ie, do I have to ensure that the package in which the installer places the files is hard coded to a specific directory or can it be relative?

Thanks,
Steve
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2009-07-21 12:11:16
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Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi barharboroy,

I don't think you can use relative urls. Here is a white paper that discusses this- see page 5 and 6.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/acrobat_reader9_flash_security.pdf

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com
www.pdfscripting.com

Dimitri Munkirs
WindJack Solutions
pdfscripting.com

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2009-07-21 12:18:45
#4
barharboroy
Registered: Jul 8 2009
Posts: 9
Dimitri

Thanks...that clarifies it for me.


Regards
Steve
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2009-09-16 08:42:33
#5
mlmleadsllc
Registered: Sep 16 2009
Posts: 3
Dimitri,

This question is along the same lines so please allow me to ask you...

I'd like to stream the video from my service's flash media servers at deskping.com. I typically use iframe to insert the video file and video player into a web page. I also have a redirect URL to specify the video. I'm wondering if I can use any of those schemas to insert video into PDF so that I don't insert a very large media file (hours of video) into the PDF. Instead, I stream it.

The iframe code looks like:

In the iframe the following URL exists:

http://www.deskping.com/yu7344o.dp

That URL redirects to:

http://www.deskping.com/PlayWeb.aspx?IsPlayList=False&MediaId=4e93d7e4-847e-4573-bb94-c9eeaee29a3a&width=320&height=265&playerStyle=V001&lineColor=3577FF&fillColor=6699FF&textColor=000000&autoPlay=0&loopPlayback=0&scrollingText=and in that URL we specify the MediaID to play and the player attributes.

Anytime I try and specify media file in Acrobat using the redirect URL or the long URL, Acrobat does not recognize the URL and deletes it.. it then asks me to respecify the URL.

Any suggestions on how I can make this work in Acrobat Pro 9?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Enrique
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