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1. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 4:59 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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You could use DPS but if you need private distribution for a large number of people you'll need a very expensive Enterprise account.

OTOH if only a few people need access you could use the Adobe Content Viewer to distribute it internally for free.

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2. wchestnutt,

Mar 14, 2013 9:08 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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Thanks for the reply.

Could a few points be expanded on with regards the process?..

As I understand it I will need to download "folio Tools" for InDesign, then create a .folio document which will have interactive elements etc for the iPad. I will then have to buy a licence of DPS, and all that DPS does is publish the .folio to the App store and make it available for download by the public?.. Obvioulsy this will be a comfidential training file so we won't want it distributed openly.

If we wanted only our staff to have the .folio training document then we would just send them the .folio file and make sure they have adove content viewer installed on the iPads and then they will be able to be viewed perfectly?!... (in theory?)

Please correct me if I am wrong at any stage.

Thanks, William.

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3. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 9:42 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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You cannot send the folio anywhere. Each user would need an Adobe ID and

you would share the folio with them that way.

They would log into the ACV and then download the folio.

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4. wchestnutt,

Mar 14, 2013 9:48 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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Would I still need to use DPS to create the folio in the first place?... Sorry but I am only just coming into this area so need it all broken down into stages.

Why can't .Folio files be sent or shared?... If someone could explain the steb by step process that would be great as I am having a hard time understanding it all.

These files would all need to be viewed offline.

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5. wchestnutt,

Mar 14, 2013 9:55 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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Ah ok I think I may understand...

So using the DPS I would create an IPA file which is an app. We will have our own distribution channel in theory, so then I just have to put the .IPA file onto the Ipads we need and they will be able to view it???.....

Thanks, William.

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6. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 9:56 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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You need the DPS tools to create folios but if you distribute via the

ACV, there is no cost.

You upload your folio to the Adobe servers at

digitialpublishing.acrobat.com and those you share with would download

from there via the ACV.

Bob

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7. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 9:59 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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Incorrect. You cannot create an IPA without a DPS license and an Apple

Developer account and if you want to create and IPA for internal use

only you'd need Enterprise level accounts with Adobe and Apple.

Bob

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8. Frans van der Geest,

Mar 14, 2013 10:53 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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There is a sort of 'way in between'. On a ios developer account you can add different iPads with there unique serial, I believe a maximum of 99? You could, in theory, attach each iPad and copy the .ipa on them you have downloaded from the builder (the 'test' ipa you otherwise would upload to Apple). But far more easy would be making a special Adobe ID where everyone can log into with their iPad in Adobe Content Viewer. But here is also a maximum around 99 I believe.

If you need 'private' distribution (so not through thevApp Store) the very, very, very expensive enterprise account is the way to go.

Or, sorry Adobe, use Apple iBooks author of course! ;-)

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9. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 11:30 AM in reply to Frans van der Geest

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There is no maximum to the number of people logged into the ACV and the

problem with using a developer IPA is that it will expire.

Bob

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10. wchestnutt,

Mar 14, 2013 3:44 PM in reply to Bob Levine

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Thanks for the replies. It all seems a bit OTT when all I really need is an interactive PDF ... People have been saying about using HTML to build an interactive document... will that still need to be turned into an App to run or can it be viewed like a webpage?...

Thanks, William.

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11. Xevi_faq2,

Mar 14, 2013 4:06 PM in reply to Bob Levine

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Bob,

I can't understand why, for distributing an app privately, we need an enterprise account which is very expensive.

Let me explain.

If I'm with CreativeCloud, for the Adobe side, I can do Apps without cost.

For the Apple side, I might join the program that costs $ 299 a year, I do not feel so expensive:

https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/enterprise/

What do I miss?

Thank you!

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12. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 4:19 PM in reply to Xevi_faq2

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That's kind of how it works. I'm just a volunteer here, not an Adobe

employee.

Bob

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13. Xevi_faq2,

Mar 14, 2013 4:33 PM in reply to Bob Levine

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I know you very well, Bob, and I appreciate your efforts in this forum.

Perhaps I have not been able to clearly explain my question.

I understand what you say, it's Adobe who force me to have a Enterprise, we agree that it is expensive.

Do you think there is any drawback to the part of Adobe, if I do a Single App Edition, and then distribute the program Enterprise privately with Apple.

Adobe does not let me do?

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14. Bob Levine,

Mar 14, 2013 4:45 PM in reply to Xevi_faq2

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You need an enterprise level DPS account to create an enterprise signed app.

Bob

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15. George Johnson,

Mar 15, 2013 2:08 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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Some PDF viewers on iOS support multimedia, but not most. Are you able to purchase and mandate the use of a particular PDF viewer? What sort of animated footage are you talking about?

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16. wchestnutt,

Mar 15, 2013 2:25 AM in reply to George Johnson

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Thanks George. We probably are able to purchase and mandate a PDF Viewer yes. Basically the company I work for has won a contract to digitise training material for a very large corporation. So a straight digital copy would be a basic PDF to be used on Ipads. They then want to advance the training document by adding in some videos / animations in place of static pictures of the original training document as this will help explain things better. These can be in any format such as SWF etc and will be simble flash/after effects stuf with arrows etc.

My company will be managing the Symatec App Center for this client which allows employees to view and download specific applications and content which we choose. Our Clients IT staff will then oversee the transfer of data from this app center onto their employees devices.

http://www.symantec.com/en/uk/app-center-enterprise-edition

So all I am trying to work out is the best way to create content which I can upload onto our personally Managed App Center. And that content just needs to be a glorified PDF in essence as it will never be publicly available outside of my clients workforce.

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17. wchestnutt,

Mar 15, 2013 2:34 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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Although It would be good to still be able to use the auto/orientation for ipads etc which I am not sure works with PDFs to the same extent as folios?

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18. wchestnutt,

Mar 15, 2013 3:03 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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It seems like such a rip off that to distribute a folio or multi folio privately which is essentially what we would do I will need enterprise level accounts for both apple and adobe!...

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19. Bob Levine,

Mar 15, 2013 4:58 AM in reply to wchestnutt

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When you actually see what's involved and what's included you'll see that, while expensive, it's hardly a rip off.

As for your PDFs please keep in mind that SWF is not supported on iPad or most other mobile devices.

Bob

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20. George Johnson,

Mar 15, 2013 12:17 PM in reply to wchestnutt

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You should look into Readdle's PDF Expert. I know it supports mp4 videos included as RMAs (Rich Media Annotation) in a PDF. You may have to convert your current content to something that's supported, if possible.

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21. Steve Werner,

Mar 15, 2013 12:32 PM in reply to George Johnson

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I'm also a big fan of PDF Expert for multimedia.

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22. wchestnutt,

Mar 17, 2013 8:53 AM in reply to George Johnson

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Hello. I have been reading about html5 apps today and wondering what the immediate draw backs and advantages are?...

It seems like we can develop an html5 app which supports animations/video and interactive content on ipads etc and we can then wrap our own security etc around it and distribute it ourselves...?! Is this right?

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