Indesign CS4 - Swf export

I am using Indesign CS4 to make a page turn and it works fine.
The problem I have, that the PDF I insert in indesign contains both text and pictures and look crystal clear. After I have done the export to swf the pictures still look OK, but the text is simply unreadable. In the export options I have tried different options, but no matter what the text stays unreadable.
The PDF is use is standard A4 format, but when it is exported it seems that it has been compressed to smaller size - and maybe that is the reason ?
Any of you able to help me, so I can use this great page turn function

I've never exported to SWF, but isn't a placed PDF treated as an image? I.e. any text in it won't get the same treatment as real InDesign text.

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