2 Replies Latest reply: Jun 16, 2009 12:41 AM by suzzie12 RSS

    Embedding FLV Video Into PDF Files

    jason-m Community Member

      I have been testing out embedding FLV files into PDF's to simplify presentations (no need for Powerpoint, DVD player, DVD player software, etc..).  It is a bit slow when a big video file will load, but I think it is worth it for the simplified presentation method.

       

      My problem is this, whenever I embed an FLV file into a PDF, it seems to degrade the quality down a notch or two.  I am not concerned about file size since these will always be played locally from a hard drive or CD so I created the embedded FLV file to be high quality and very crisp (720 x 486, ~2200kbs bit rate).  However, no matter how good a file I embed, after it becomes embedded it always looks worse.  At this point, it has mainly been trial and error, but the original quality does not seem to matter as to how it will look in the PDF.

       

      Does Acrobat Pro re-encode the video no matter if it is FLV or not?  And is there anyway to change the settings so it does not alter the existing quality?

       

      Thank you.