Join James Fritz for an in-depth discussion in this video Presenting a SWF, part of InDesign CS5: Interactive Documents and Presentations.
There are two different ways that you can present a SWF: the stand-alone Flash…player projector, or web browser.…Regardless of which method you choose, be sure that you have the necessary…software installed before you begin your presentation.…To present from the stand-alone Flash player projector, you first have to…download it from Adobe's web site.…On this page, you will need to scroll down and download the player projector for…Windows, Macintosh, or Linux.…After installing the projector, you can open up and use SWF file to give a presentation.…To present in Full Screen mode, you can go to View > Full Screen, or hit…Command+F or Ctrl+F on the PC.…
To navigate inside our document, we can use the buttons that we've created…inside InDesign to go forward or backward.…If we would like to use keyboard shortcuts, we can click on the presentation and…press right arrow to go forward or left arrow to go backward.…When you're done with the presentation, you can hit Escape to leave fullscreen.…If you would like to be able to present your presentation without the Flash…
Author
James Fritz
Released
11/13/2010- Studying new trends in digital design
- Creating a PDF and SWF presentation
- Building different navigation systems
- Creating interactive slideshows
- Animating a presentation as a SWF in InDesign
- Designing an interactive microsite
- Adding video and audio to a document
- Building an interactive TOC with buttons
- Using InDesign and Flash to build an interactive catalog
- InDesign to Flash production tips
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Q: I am having trouble creating a YouTube-linked video to play on a page in SWF or interactive PDF. I've followed the tutorial, but I keep getting a message that the video should be Flash compliant. How do I link directly to a YouTube video?
A: It is not possible to link directly to a YouTube video through copy and pasting the URL on the page. In order to link to the video, you need the exact link to the .flv video file.
Are the source files for the interactive publication Born Presents still available? www.adobe.com/products/indesign/customers doesn't seem to be working.
Unfortunately, the content is no longer available on Adobe's site. However, the files are currently available at http://download.macromedia.com/pub/indesign/born_bookpreview_source.zip.
The author also posted an article related to the project at http://indesignsecrets.com/born-presents-interactive-publication-with-source-files.php.
Q: When I add audio to my multi-page project and export it as a PDF, why doesn't the music play past the first page?
A: Unfortunately, there is no way to have an MP3 play across multiple pages of a PDF. It looks like you could because of the wording of the Media panel when you have an MP3 selected, but that isn't the case. You can have an MP3 play across pages of a SWF, which is why that option exists.
This is an inconvenience, but we're not aware of a way around this limitation inside a PDF. You could try making one really big PDF and have buttons jump to another part of the page (using anchors), but every one would have to be on 1 page.
Q: Why does an ugly gray box appear when the audio is played. The author keeps the audio on the pasteboard, which for me, does not play the audio at all when exported. It only plays when on the page.
A: If you are seeing a gray box, make sure that you have set a poster for the audio file. Select the frame and open the Media panel, where you can select your own raster image as a poster frame or just leave it as none. You could also check to see if your frame has a fill applied to it, since there is a chance you could have accidentally applied an
object style or a fill.
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Welcome
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Introduction1m 18s
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1. Trends in Digital Design
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Self-publishing1m 59s
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Digital books: iBooks, ePub2m 15s
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2. Setting Up InDesign for Designing Digital Documents
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Working with images2m 37s
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Installing scripts1m 52s
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3. Presentation File Format Options and Tips
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Presenting a SWF1m 50s
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Presenting a PDF1m 8s
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4. Creating a Simple PDF or SWF Slide Presentation
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What we're going to build1m 28s
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Overriding master page items3m 21s
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Setting page transitions2m 31s
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Creating hyperlinks2m 26s
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Using the slug for notes2m 14s
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5. Adding Advanced PDF Presentation Options
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6. Building the Presentation as a Complex SWF File
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Using the Animation panel3m 38s
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Animating a list2m 28s
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Creating a multistate object4m 25s
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Animating an opening page1m 53s
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7. Creating an Interactive Microsite
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What we're going to build1m 43s
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Taming the Timing panel1m 43s
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Creating a sound hot spot2m 34s
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Creating a loaded button2m 43s
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Creating an interactive map4m 25s
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Creative tip: Have fun!3m 1s
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8. Creating an interactive Mood Board
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What we're going to build1m 19s
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Creating a logo slideshow2m 34s
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Animating the color palette3m 44s
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9. Creating an Interactive Catalog
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What we're going to build1m 26s
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Setting navigation points3m 24s
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10. Converting from InDesign to Flash Professional
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Fixing the buttons3m 8s
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Importing a video into Flash1m 45s
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Editing the animations2m 59s
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Publishing a SWF1m 35s
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11. Production Tips for Going from InDesign to Flash
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Avoiding legacy media1m 11s
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Slimming down your FLA2m 41s
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Sharing motion presets3m 40s
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Testing hyperlinks in a SWF1m 57s
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Conclusion
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