Adobe 22020737 Acrobat X Pro Manual - Page 371

USING ACROBAT X PRO 365 Multimedia and 3D models 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. Edit the play area 1 Select a tool by using one of these methods: • Select the Video, Sound, or SWF tool (Tools > Content > Multimedia). • Select Tools > Content > Select Object and click on a multimedia object. When you move any of these tools over the play area, handles appear on the borders of the play area, even when the borders are invisible. 2 Click the play area to select it, and then do any of the following: • Move the clip by dragging its icon to a new location on the page. • Delete the clip by selecting it and pressing Delete. Last updated 10/11/2011