How to Add Flash Video to PDF Documents using Adobe Acrobat 9

Adobe Acrobat continuous to revolutionize how the world prepare and share information using PDF files. With Adobe Acrobat 9, you can make your PDF files come alive by embedding videos in flash format (.SWF or .FLV). Although the earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat allow you to embed multimedia video and audio into PDF, it requires you to have an external multimedia player in order to playback videos. Now, both the Adobe Acrobat 9 Reader and PRO versions have built-in flash player technology so there no longer the need for external players like Quicktime or Windows Media Player. This makes PDF the complete solution whether you are trying to deliver a multimedia presentation or interactive contents that include video and audio.

Here is how to add or embed video into PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat 9.

  1. Open the PDF file where you want to add the flash video. Before you convert the document to PDF, make sure you have created a space where you will add the video. The size of the screen that you want to create should be taken into consideration.
  2. Step 2


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    Click “Multimedia” from the Adobe Acrobat toolbar and choose “Video Tool” from the pull down menu. If you don’t see the “Multimedia” from the toolbar then go to View=>Toolbars=>More Tools… Scroll down and check the box near “Multimedia Toolbar” then hit OK.

  3. Step 3


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    When you click the “Video Tool”, the pointer will change to a crosshair which prompts you to click and drag a rectangle where you want the video to appear on your PDF document. After you release the mouse button, the “Insert Video” window will appear.

  4. Step 4


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    From the “Insert Video”, click “Browse” and locate the video file that you want to add to your PDF document. Select the file and hit “Enter” or click “Open”. Click “OK” again to finally add the video. Click the video to activate it and start playing.

    When you need to adjust the size of the video screen, you need to be in the “Video” mode to do that. Click “Video Tool” again and you are in the video mode. Click and drag a corner to resize. Always hold down the “Shift” key before you drag to resize the video, otherwise it will become distorted if the screen did not remained proportion.

    Click in the center of the video and drag it if you want to move the video somewhere in your PDF document. There are more menu when you right-click in the video screen. Press “Esc” when you are finish editing the video.

    Adobe Acrobat provides a very cool way to create a company presentation or even a simple interactive content that you want to share to your organization. The ability to add video into PDF documents without the need for an external multimedia player is the perfect solution.

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