Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ media9 | Embedding an AVI File

[ireneadler]

Hi,

I'm trying to embed a video in my LaTeX presentation, but it won't work. My code looks something like this

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\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage{media9}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\input{film}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

I used \input because I got an error telling me that the main memory size was exceeded.
'film.tex' has the \includemedia command

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\includemedia[activate=onclick,width=0.5\linewidth]{test.avi}

After compiling, Adobe shows me the file, but instead of the video I get an empty page.

I would really appreciate your help,
Charlotte

[localghost]

Perhaps you should try the multimedia package which is part of the beamer bundle. It is described in Chapter 14 of the class user guide.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[alex]

See the media9 documentation. It has plenty of examples you can copy and paste. And you will need to convert your video files to MP4 format first. See also http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/58122/1053

[ireneadler]

The multimedia package works great!
Thank you!

[alex]

The multimedia package works great!

Be aware that with multimedia package the video file is not embedded into the PDF and remains a separate file you must carry around with the PDF. Moreover, the video file may not play on every computer if it uses a specific codec that is not available on the host computer.

With media9 the video file is physically embedded into the PDF and the built-in player of AdobeReader is used instead of an external plugin. MP4 video with H264 codec will run everywhere.

[localghost]

Be aware that with multimedia package the video file is not embedded into the PDF and remains a separate file you must carry around with the PDF. […]

Can be preferable since the PDF output is not blown up.

[…] Moreover, the video file may not play on every computer if it uses a specific codec that is not available on the host computer. […]

Codec problems shouldn't play a major role on modern machines. They can be upgraded quite easy if necessary.

[…] With media9 the video file is physically embedded into the PDF and the built-in player of AdobeReader is used instead of an external plugin. […]

Hence this will only run in the Ad0be Reader. Not everyone uses this reader for viewing PDF files (e. g. me).

[…] MP4 video with H264 codec will run everywhere.

But this would need conversion if the file to embed is in another format (as you stated yourself). The file in question is an AVI file