Embedding Video into PDF

This is likely an easy answer, but I haven't been able to find an answer either by searching through the Help file or this forum.  Hopefully someone will be able to help me out.
I have been adding FLV files to a PDF, having them launch whenever you select the appropriate place on the map.  This works absolutely wonderful, however I've been unable to figure out to have these files entirely embedded.  If I move the PDF to another computer, the videos won't play as the videos are on another PCs.  Is there a way to truly embed the FLV?

The Multimedia tool in Acrobat X will always embed the files you pick, unless you enter a remote URL in the dialog (i.e. it starts http:// or rtmp://). There is no option to link to a video file stored on your computer (as you would in PowerPoint for example), as the security sandbox in Acrobat and Adobe Reader prevents reading from the local disk.
You can tell they're embedded by looking at the file size. If they're not playing back on another computer, it's a problem with your installation on that computer.

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