Directory macros/latex/contrib/rmannot

Distribution: rmannot Author: D. P. Story Dated: 2021-04-21

The rmannot package is part of the AeB Pro family of packages. The package creates rich media annotations, in which MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, and MP3 files can be played. Rich media annotations is a version 9 feature of Acrobat/Adobe Reader. Acrobat Pro and Distiller version 9.0 or later are required to build a document, Adobe Reader 9.0 or later is needed to activate the annotation and play the media.

What's New (2021-04-21) A rmannot document can now be compiled and built using non-Distiller workflows; however, the document is non-functional. A frame box replaces any Rich Media annotation; the frame box contains the caption "Distiller required". This enables document authors to use their favorite workflow for building and prefiewing a PDF; an Acrobat/Distiller workflow is still needed to producing annotations that play media files.

What's New (2020-08-21) This is the update to the rmannot package in response to the EOL of Flash player. The package now supports alternate media file types. The richness of rich media annotations is gone; there is no longer any control of the media using Acrobat JavaScript API. The package is still quite functional in this age of "plain" media annotations. The updated package features revised documentation, a few new features, and new demo files.

Let me know if there are problems or suggested features. e-mail me at dpstory@uakron.edu or dpstory@acrotex.net

Additional examples appear at the AcroTeX blog site http://www.acrotex.net/blog/; in particular see, http://www.acrotex.net/blog/?tag=rmannot-package and http://www.acrotex.net/blog/?cat=22

D. P. Story dpstory at uakron dot edu dpstory at acrotex dot net