Working with Video Files

You can embed video files in a PublishView™ document and play the videos directly from the PublishView™ document. You can also insert a link to a video that will launch in a new browser window or media player window. For more information, see Working with Hyperlinks.

Note: PublishView™ supports the MP4 (MPEG-4 multimedia container) format with H264/AVC (Advanced Video Coding) video compression and AAC audio.

Inserting a Video

 

1.

Ensure the PublishView™ Objects pane is open.

2.

Click , and then drag the icon to the document.

The Choose a video to insert into PublishView™ dialog box opens.

3.

Navigate to the folder where the video file you want to insert is located, and select the file name.

4.

Click Insert video.

An object containing the embedded video is added to the PublishView™ sheet. By default, the resizing and positioning handles are active.

5.

Using the mouse, grab the handles to resize the object or grab any border to position the object in the document as needed. For example, you may want to position the object containing the video above or below a text box that contains text introducing the video.

6.

To play the video, click the forward arrow, or click anywhere in the viewing window.

Using the Video Console

 

The video console lets users control the video.

À	Starts or stops the video.
Á	Shows the elapsed time as the video plays.
Â	Mutes or unmutes the audio.