5.3 for Windows

FOXIT READER 5.3
User Manual
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a .gif file extension, while “Sounds” are like midis, wavs, and mp3 files.
You can also provide different renditions of the movie to play if the users’
settings vary. For example, you may want to include a low-resolution rendition
for users with slow Internet connections.
Note: If an alert message tells you that no media handler is available, you must
install the appropriate player before you can add clips to the PDF. For example,
you must install QuickTime if you want to embed an MOV file in a PDF.
Adding movies or sounds
1. Click the Movie tool on the toolbar, or choose Edit > Add Movie.
2. Press and hold mouse button down, drag to select an area on the page where
you want the movie or sound to appear. For movies, the play area is the exact
size of the movie frame.
3. In the pop-up Add Movie dialog box, you will see some options listed below:
Location: click the Browse button to select the movie file you want to insert.
Content type: the type of the media you insert. It is selected automatically.
But you can also specify the clip type if you want. Please note that changing
the Content Type setting may cause problems playing the media.
Embed content in document: includes the media file into the PDF file. This
option will increase the file size of the PDF. It is selected by default. If the
check box is cleared, you will not be able to play it if you open this PDF file
on other computers.
Poster Settings: choose whether to display an image in the play area when
the movie isn’t playing. You can choose to use no poster, retrieve poster
from movie, or create poster from file.
Editing the play area
After adding a movie or a sound clip, you can move, resize or delete the play
area easily.
 Choose the Annotation Selection Tool , the Movie tool . Click the
play area to select it.
 To move the clip, hold down the left mouse button and drag the clip to a new
location on the page.