Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 519)

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Multimedia and 3D models
Last updated 1/14/2015
Different options are available in the dialog box depending on the format of the file.
SWF tab Displays when you insert SWF files.
Flash Vars Flash developers can use the FlashVars field to add ActionScript™ variables for the selected file.
Pass Context Menu Click to SWF SWF file developers can select this option to replace the Acrobat Pro 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 play back controls (skins) are available.
Skin Select the set of play back 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 play back 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 that is not in FLV format.
Preview and Trim Drag the Start and End markers below the slider bar to remove unwanted frames from the clip. This
option is only available when a video clip is first added to a PDF.
Set Poster Image From Current Frame The poster image is displayed when the video isn’t playing. Drag the marker on
the top of the slider bar to the frame you want to use, and then click Set Poster Image From Current Frame.
Chapter Points Use Chapter Points to create markers in a video from which to launch specific actions. For example, in
a training video, chapter points can link to additional information in a file or on the Web.
To create a chapter point, move the slider to the frame you want to use. In Chapter Points, click the plus sign. To add
an action, highlight the chapter point in the list and click Actions.
Note: Generally, Chapter Point actions can be added only after the multimedia has been created. You can then edit the play
area and add Chapter Point actions.
Insert video into Word and PowerPoint files (Acrobat Pro)
Acrobat Pro adds a feature to Word and PowerPoint that enables you to add video in FLV or SWF format to a Word or
PowerPoint document. Video that is created in other supported formats is converted to FLV format when it is added.