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Multimedia and 3D models
Last updated 4/7/2015
4 Add a URL in the Name field, or click Browse to find the media file, and then click Open.
For URLs, use the full file address, including the video filename extension, such as .mov or .mp4.
5 Use the advanced options on the Insert dialog box to change the media if needed, and then click OK.
Not all of these options are available for all media types.
Snap To Content Proportions Ensures that the play area retains the height and width ratios of the original video or
interactive content.
Show Advanced Options Opens the dialog for additional settings such as launch settings, playback controls, and
video settings. The options available depends on the format of the media you are inserting.
Advanced multimedia options (Acrobat Pro DC)
To view advanced multimedia options when you insert video, sound, or interactive content, select Show Advanced
Options in the Insert dialog box.
You can also change these options after multimedia has been added to a PDF. Double-click the multimedia with the
Select Object tool (Tools > Rich Media > Select Object).
Note: Video and sound quality settings can only be changed when a file is added to a PDF.
SWF tab Displays when you insert SWF files.
Pass Context Menu Click to SWF SWF file developers can select this option to replace the Acrobat Pro DC context
menu with the context menu of the originating SWF file. When the user right-clicks the SWF file, the available options
are from the originating file.
Launch Settings tab Use these settings to determine how the media is started and stopped, where it is displayed, and
what is displayed when the media isn’t running.
Activation Settings Select options to determine when the media is played and stopped. From the Playback Style menu,
select Play Content In Floating Window to have the video or interactive content run outside the page. Content in a
floating window enables users to read the page and view the video or application at the same time.
Border Width Creates a black border around the video or interactive content. For sound, the border surrounds the
poster image.
Poster Image To use an image that is not part of the file you are adding, select Create Poster From File. Click Browse
to find the image you want to be displayed when the video, sound, or interactive content is not activated.
Resources tab Use this tab to list all files that are required to run a SWF file. When a file is displayed in the list of added
files, you can click it to set the file properties.
Properties When you click a filename in the Resources list, the full filename (including the path) is displayed in the
Name field. You can rename the resources to ensure that scripts run properly.
Controls tab Use to set up which playback controls (skins) are available.
Skin Select the set of playback controls (skin) you want to be displayed on the video.
Color Click to open the color palette and choose a color for the controls.
Opacity Sets the degree of transparency for the playback controls.
Autohide controls When selected, hides the play controls when the mouse pointer is not over the multimedia.
Video tab Available when you are adding a video.