Insert FLV video in latex document

Question

Hi, I'm trying to insert a flv video in a latex document. I've tried the following :

\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=1]{animation/animation1.flv}
\caption{My animation}
\label{Anim1}
\end{figure}

But it's not working at all ! Does anyone know how to do this ? I would avoid to convert the video because I don't know what kind of codec the reader would have.

Answer 1

Don't use \includegraphics for that. This command is for images only. This page offers a package, which allows you to include videos within the generated document. The code would then look like this (copied from the linked page):

\begin{figure}[ht]
  \includemovie[
     poster,
     text={\small(Loading Circle-m-increase3.mp4)}
  ]{6cm}{6cm}{Circle-m-increase3.mp4}
\end{figure}

Answer 2

Use movie15.sty, available from CTAN. You might need to slightly modify the .sty to tell it that .flv is also a movie file.

I would avoid to convert the video because I don't know what kind of codec the reader would have.

Well, if you care about the setup of the reader, you can't even assume that the video embedded in the pdf to work. It's not well supported except Adobe Reader. Even Adobe Reader on Linux doesn't support it.

So, do ask the reader which PC environment s/he uses, and prepare and test the file accordingly.