a nest of bees in graphic design

imagine this:
you’re sending a product (or a service) presentation to a client. and you want to send it pdf so it cannot be editable.

wouldn’t it be nice to include a short movie presenting the feature of the product?
or the benefits of the service?

yes it would! and here’s how you can insert movies into pdf presentations using indesign:

1. create the layout as you like it
2. define where the movie will be framed
3. select object > interactive > movie options…

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4. just insert a new object (movie) from hard drive or from any url (isn’t that just cool?)

5. note that indesign can’t play these movies by itself. you’ll see action only after you export the file as a pdf file and open it in acrobat reader. and, as far as i can tell, acrobat’s movie-playing ability is based on quicktime. so if your audience doesn’t have quicktime installed or you want to use a movie format that quicktime doesn’t understand, you’re probably out of luck.

great indesign feature though, isn’t it?