Set multimedia properties

You can specify properties for Acrobat 6.0compatible multimedia files and Acrobat 5.0 compatible multimedia files. For instance, you can specify the appearance of a movie’s play area, and whether the movie plays once or continuously.

The compatibility version you choose determines the features that are available to you. For example, to include alternate renditions with a multimedia file, you must choose Acrobat 6.0 compatibility.

Set Acrobat 6.0-compatible properties

  1. Select the Movie tool , the Sound tool , or the Select Object tool , and then double-click the play area.
  2. Click the Settings tab in the Multimedia Properties dialog box.
  3. Type the title of the movie in the Annotation Title box. This title does not determine which media file is played.
  4. Type a description of the media file in the Alternate Text box. This description may be read aloud for visually impaired viewers.
  5. To change media settings, such as showing player controls and setting the volume level, select the media clip rendition, and click Edit Rendition. (For a description of rendition settings, see Create alternate renditions.) Click OK to return to the Multimedia Properties dialog box.
  6. To add alternate renditions, such as low-resolution files, click Add Rendition, and specify the file source for the rendition (from file, URL, or existing rendition).
  7. Click the Appearance tab to select options to determine the border appearance of the play area and the poster image.
  8. Click the Actions tab to define new actions for the various mouse movements, and then click Close.

Set Acrobat 5.0-compatible properties

  1. Select the Movie tool , the Sound tool , or the Select Object tool , and then double-click the play area.
  2. Type a name in the Title box. By default, the name of the media file appears as the title. If you create an action that refers to this media title, changing its name prevents the action from working properly.
  3. To specify a different media file on a local drive, select Local File and then click Change Location; to specify a different media file located on the Internet, select URL and then type the web address in the Location box. Click Close.
  4. On the Playback tab, select from the following options:
    Option Description
    Show Player Controls

    Displays a controller bar at the bottom of the play area.
    Use Floating Window

    Plays the media clip in a separate window. Specify the dimensions (using scale factors) of the floating window in the Size menu.
    Play

    Determines the play action of the media clip.
  5. On the Appearance tab, specify the appearance of the border and poster for the play area. The poster defines the appearance of the play area when the movie isn’t playing. To reduce file size (and possibly the image quality) select 256 Colors. Click Close.