Multimedia
This feature lets you insert a multimedia movie or a sound clip inside a PDF document. The movie or sound clip is displayed inside the sheet itself, unlike movie/sound attachments where the clip is displayed in an external application.
For multimedia, you should set the action_item keyword to Media. The action_name keyword specifies a unique name for the movie or sound clip. To insert a multimedia movie or sound clip in a PDF document, you must set the action_type keyword to play_media. The action_spec keyword specifies the file specification for the movie or sound clip.
The movie clip is played when you click in the rectangular region that matches the design script criteria.
The following table displays the required/default values for the action keywords when you use the multimedia feature.
Keyword | Value | Default Value |
---|---|---|
action_item | MEDIA | Required |
action_name | Unique name for a movie or sound clip. | Required |
action_type | PLAY_MEDIA | Required |
action_spec | Movie or sound file specification. | Required |
action_range | ELEMENT_RANGE | CELL_RANGE | ELEMENT_RANGE |
action_instance | SINGLE_INSTANCE | SINGLE_INSTANCE |
Example:
! Add a multimedia movie clip ! if ((weight eq 2) and (type eq line) and (color eq 8)) then ! Create the AVI clip action_item = media action_name = "checklist" action_type = play_media action_spec = "d:\anystreetdata\extras\valvebox.avi" ! Create a bookmark entry for the AVI clip action_item = bookmark action_name = "Checklist" action_type = AREA_OF_INTEREST action_spec = "./Multimedia/Installation Video" endif