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Questions tagged [media9]

{media9} is about quesions regarding the LaTeX media9 package for embedding interactive Adobe Flash (SWF) and 3D files (Adobe U3D & PRC) as well as video and sound files or streams (FLV, MP4/H.264, MP3) into PDF documents with Adobe Reader-9/X compatibility.

media9 is a LaTeX package for embedding interactive Adobe Flash (SWF) and 3D files (Adobe U3D & PRC) as well as video and sound files or streams (FLV, MP4/H.264, MP3) into PDF documents with Adobe Reader-9/X compatibility.

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Embedding videos using media9

I'm really new to LaTeX and I'm not very good with computers. I'm trying to put videos into my PDF's. I'm using media9 and I've got the following going so far. \usepackage{media9} \includemedia[ width=0.6\linewidth, …
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\includemedia does not play video but remains blank

I would like to have a video in my pdf that plays when you click on it. When the video is not playing it should show a figure. When I compile my pdf I do get a figure that I can click on, but it turns blank when I click on it, and no video plays. I…
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Media9 error with two .vws files

I've tried to include a second U3D model to my document and got the following error: ! LaTeX error: "kernel/command-already-defined" ! ! Control sequence \l_mix_vfile_stream already defined. The (minimal) code to include the models is: % COMPILED…
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media9: Locally enable or disable play button

Is there an existing way (without updating the media9 package) to enable or disable the play button after the package is loaded? The current motivation is to disable the play button for only some versions of media9, but it could also be used to…
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3D-PDF with U3D-File - how to create 3Dviews with .vws?

Everything is still working - the 3D-Animation of a 3D-Part in my PDF and other options like the 3Dmenu or the toolbar. But now I want to add some Mediabuttons with \mediabutton[3Dgotoview=...]. For this opportunity I need a working Views-File with…
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StrobeMediaPlayback.swf vs Vplayer.swf vs Aplayer.swf

According to the media9 documentation, the media9 package comes with ...an enhanced version of ‘StrobeMediaPlayback.swf’. In addition, two simple player for video and audio, ‘VPlayer.swf’ and ‘APlayer.swf’ are included, which can be used…
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Media9 and non youtube videos

I've been already in: 1) Embedding videos using media9 Talks about how to embed a file that is already saved in your computer) 2) Can we use media9 to show a video on a PDF but the video is not embedded to the PDF? Gets closer to the solution I'm…
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media9 playPause behaviour inconsistent for embedded mp4 and swf

I'm trying to embed a video in my thesis using the media9 package and have found that the behaviour of the mediacommand playPause changes depending on whether the embedded file is a swf or mp4 format. For an SWF file the video is only paused when…
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How do I include a local GIF image into beamer using media9 package

From this question, there is a way to include images with a hyperlink using the media9 package included in TeXLive. I am trying to include a GIF image (supported directly by the media9 package) in a beamer slide: \begin{frame} …
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Trying to embed .avi video in beamer presentation with media9

I am trying to embed a video in a beamer presentation. I am using the media9 package. I get the following error message: ! You can't use `\dimexpr' in restricted horizontal mode. \dimexpr l.62 \end{frame} ? Others posts have…
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media9 mp4 video not playing

In theory, media9 should be able to embed MP4 movies into a PDF. The document is compiled fine with PDFlatex, but I get a blank screen when opening it in Adobe PDF on Windows 10. Below is a minimal TEX example. I created the MP4 movie with Kazam in…
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No 3D graphic in output PDF file using media9

I want to attach a 3D file from Inventor to my pdf, I have done what was said in this comment https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/52090/1053, but after compiling pdf, I can see only origin of the 3D file, but the part appear after I click to full screen…
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MP3 sound files embedded with media9 cannot be played using ezpdf reader on android

I created a PDF with MP3 files embedded following an example of media9: \includemedia[ addresource=sample.mp3, transparent, flashvars={ source=sample.mp3 &autoPlay=true …
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Media9 package: pause video without mediabutton

I have a media9 video embedded in a beamer class document as follows: \includemedia[ label=Cor_T, width=\linewidth, height=\linewidth, activate=pageopen, addresource=Plots/Cor_movie.mp4, …
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How to launch 2 videos simulteneously?

I want to run synchronously 4 videos on same page. This can be accomplished by launching all videos simultaneously. How to do that? Here is MWE with 2 videos.…
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