Comments on: The InDesigner - Episode 42: Summer Movie Spectacular! http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:48:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466840 David Blatner Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:42:37 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466840 Bill, yes, you can set movies to be hidden objects, and then make a button show them and play them. Or, note that you can also make movies play in their own window within Acrobat (using the "Floating Window" checkbox in the Movie Options dialog box), which I often find more useful in situations where there are a bunch of movies on a page. Bill, yes, you can set movies to be hidden objects, and then make a button show them and play them. Or, note that you can also make movies play in their own window within Acrobat (using the “Floating Window” checkbox in the Movie Options dialog box), which I often find more useful in situations where there are a bunch of movies on a page.

]]> By: Bill Seeley http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466818 Bill Seeley Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:46:12 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466818 I am using this technique to add .mov of books in my catalog. Where to place the interactive movie frame? If it is at the bottom of the page with its description/picture/interactive button then it opens in the pdf half below the screen and can't be moved. The placement seems to relate to the top of the interactive frame. If I place the frame up in the middle of the page away from the text and button then it can be started with a click in an area not related to the book. Can they be hidden or made not active as a start button? There are four-five books on each page. Makes things very confusing. Thanks, Bill I am using this technique to add .mov of books in my catalog. Where to place the interactive movie frame? If it is at the bottom of the page with its description/picture/interactive button then it opens in the pdf half below the screen and can’t be moved. The placement seems to relate to the top of the interactive frame. If I place the frame up in the middle of the page away from the text and button then it can be started with a click in an area not related to the book. Can they be hidden or made not active as a start button? There are four-five books on each page. Makes things very confusing.
Thanks, Bill

]]> By: Bill Seeley http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466746 Bill Seeley Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:33:40 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466746 Turned out to be something wrong with the .psd file I was using as a button. Changed it out and all is well. Turned out to be something wrong with the .psd file I was using as a button. Changed it out and all is well.

]]> By: Bill Seeley http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466717 Bill Seeley Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:22:13 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-466717 Great help, thank you. I now know how to do it… Buuut, my first file .mov a short (6) slide presentation exported from iPhoto 6.0.6 gets a " not supported file type…" window and will not play. QT 7.5 & Reader 7.0.5 OSX 10.4.11 Great help, thank you. I now know how to do it…
Buuut, my first file .mov a short (6) slide presentation exported from iPhoto 6.0.6 gets a ” not supported file type…” window and will not play.
QT 7.5 & Reader 7.0.5
OSX 10.4.11

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-408449 Rob Cubbon Wed, 21 May 2008 09:45:59 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-408449 Michael, many thanks for getting back to me. I've sent a test PDF with a linked .mov to my client and they liked it! So I'll be doing more of these soon. They're still very concern if their audience will have Reader 6.0 and Quicktime 6.0 installed. I wonder if you need the Quicktime for just the .mov's or whether you need it for the .avi's and other formats? Anyway, looks like I'm going to be making lots of rich media PDFs! Thanks again, Michael. Michael, many thanks for getting back to me. I’ve sent a test PDF with a linked .mov to my client and they liked it! So I’ll be doing more of these soon. They’re still very concern if their audience will have Reader 6.0 and Quicktime 6.0 installed. I wonder if you need the Quicktime for just the .mov’s or whether you need it for the .avi’s and other formats? Anyway, looks like I’m going to be making lots of rich media PDFs! Thanks again, Michael.

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-406322 Michael Murphy Mon, 19 May 2008 14:24:50 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-406322 Rob -- If it wasn't on that list of movie types displayed in the early part of the episode, you'll have to convert what you have to one of those compatible formats. Rob — If it wasn’t on that list of movie types displayed in the early part of the episode, you’ll have to convert what you have to one of those compatible formats.

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-406316 Rob Cubbon Mon, 19 May 2008 14:11:33 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-406316 Hello, Great videocast. Am I right in assuming you can only import .mov movies to your InDesign doc and play in a PDF and .avi's and other format need to be converted to .mov's? Hello, Great videocast.
Am I right in assuming you can only import .mov movies to your InDesign doc and play in a PDF and .avi’s and other format need to be converted to .mov’s?

]]> By: Anthony Long http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-172551 Anthony Long Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:18:36 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-172551 I found the videocast of how to place movies in to pdf's facinating. I went and tried it striaght away - and it works brilliantly! I want to learn how to do Flash 'swf' files to add motion now! Thanks again. I found the videocast of how to place movies in to pdf’s facinating. I went and tried it striaght away - and it works brilliantly! I want to learn how to do Flash ’swf’ files to add motion now!

Thanks again.

]]> By: David Coffin http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-125336 David Coffin Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:35:01 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-125336 Great vid; many thanks! Just wondering if you have any thoughts on the pros&cons of doing all this movie inserting in Acrobat instead of InDesign? I’ve been building interactive pdfs for CD distribution for several years now (latest example in weblink), and have always chosen to add the videos in Acrobat using the Movie tool. But it looks as tho it might be more efficient (all options on fewer panels, etc.) in InDesign after all. I suppose you’d want to do it as the last step, so the file stays as small as possible until you’re ready to go out to pdf... I’ll have to try it out. Thanks again; your podcasts are first rate. I love how detailed yet streamlined they are; bravo! Great vid; many thanks!
Just wondering if you have any thoughts on the pros&cons of doing all this movie inserting in Acrobat instead of InDesign? I’ve been building interactive pdfs for CD distribution for several years now (latest example in weblink), and have always chosen to add the videos in Acrobat using the Movie tool. But it looks as tho it might be more efficient (all options on fewer panels, etc.) in InDesign after all. I suppose you’d want to do it as the last step, so the file stays as small as possible until you’re ready to go out to pdf… I’ll have to try it out. Thanks again; your podcasts are first rate. I love how detailed yet streamlined they are; bravo!

]]> By: Marcus Sampaio (graphic designer from Brazil) http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-122407 Marcus Sampaio (graphic designer from Brazil) Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:21:20 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/the-indesigner-episode-42-summer-movie-spectacular.php#comment-122407 Great, great, great podcast! I've been learning a lot with you Michael. Thank you so much. Great, great, great podcast! I’ve been learning a lot with you Michael. Thank you so much.

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