I was recently trying to review the 2009 magazines that I downloaded way back then, and three of the four worked just fine.  All included video and audio played fine (because I downloaded the embedded versions).  However, issue #2 refuses to cooperate.

When I click on a video link, a message appears about using a Microsoft program instead of QuickTime to play the video, but when I click on OK, another message appears about Adobe being unable to run the Windows program because of missing / wrong codecs.  I tried re-downloading another copy of issue #2 (embedded version), but I reach the same result.

Any idea how to resolve this?

Chuck

What version of Windows is this?

Windows 10 Professional and latest version of Adobe Reader

Well, while I was waiting for a response about 2009 issue #2 problems, I moved on to start re-reading the 2010 issue #1 embedded edition.  The two embedded videos played just fine in Adobe Reader, but all of the 3-D rotation items refused to work, giving me the same error messages as with 2009 issue #2 videos.

Did you use different software to create the 3-D rotations and the videos?  Did Adobe change something after you created these items that prevents their "play?"  Is there anything I can do to get these features back?

As stated previously, I am using Windows 10 Pro and most current version of Adobe Reader.  Help, please.

Chuck

A lot of the problems can be placed at the feet of Adobe Flash, which fewer and fewer devices are supporting these days.

Adobe has even announced that it's going to end support and development for it.

I would strongly recommend downloading the Standard Editions to read instead of the Embedded. We were pushing the limits of what PDF's were capable of in the early days, and in some cases the limits have pushed back, usually for reasons of security.

Hi,

I also tried to use the embedded videos in issue #2 to view the lift-up hatch and the swing bridge entry videos.  I couldn't even get them to open.  I went on line thinking my downloaded copy may have been faulty and tried accessing the videos, but still no good.

Is it because Adobe has ceased supporting Flash player?  If so is there an option available to view these clips?

John R

Western Australia

I also tried to use the embedded videos in issue #2 to view the lift-up hatch and the swing bridge entry videos. I couldn't even get them to open. I went on line thinking my downloaded copy may have been faulty and tried accessing the videos, but still no good.

Is it because Adobe has ceased supporting Flash player? If so is there an option available to view these clips?

Yes, the embedded edition is obsolete, especially the early issues. Since Flash is now obsolete, so are the products that depend on it, such as Flash.

What we need to do is review all the back issues and update the access interface to make everything consistent. That will be a mamouth effort, but if any techie volunteers would want to step forward to help, we'll make it worth your while.

As for how to access, try the standard edition. That may not play either because we used Blip TV a lot in the early days and they didn’t survive, only YouTube and Vimeo have lasted. We likely have the original videos somewhere in our archives, but these early videos predate smartphones and tablets so the quality is generally quite poor by modern consumer video standards.

This is on Youtube:

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