Image on top of multi-state object

Is it possible to put an image on top of a multi-state object? I have tried converting the image to a button, but it won't go on top of the MSO.

Convert the image to an MSO. By default it will have two identical states. Have it run automatically once and put it on layer above the other MSO.
Bob

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Multiple multi state objects

Hello all,
I want to export the multiple Multi state objects from Indesign.
var mso_total_count = MSO.states.length - app.documents[0].multiStateObjects.length;
     for (var i = 1; i <= mso_total_count; i++)
            var imageName = imgName_mso+".png";
            imageSavePath = File( "~/Desktop/omnion_mw/"+nav_Project_Name+"/images/"+ imageName);
            MSO.states[i].pageItems[0].exportFile(ExportFormat.PNG_FORMAT, imageSavePath);
            var add_event = MSO.states[i].pageItems[0].addEventListener;
By using this i am getting images of only one multi state object. If i have multiple multi state objects are there like Muti-state 1, Multi-stste 2 etc it doesnt work.
Can anyone help me on this.

@piggychops – I'm not exactly sure, but by that code you only cycle through the states of the MSOs.
You never change its visible appearance on the page, because the active state of the MSO is always the same state.
So you'll end up with always the same contents that is exported to PNG (do you get that result?).
To get all states active, set the states in the loop (one after another) to the active one and then export to PNG.
MSO.states[i].active = true;
But before, store the current active state, so that you can return to the original appearance…
Something slightly different, but the code may help you (all comments are in German, but that should be no problem):
Multistateobject exportFile Problem
http://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=498745#498745
http://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=498942#498942
Uwe

Image buttons in multi-state-object

Hello,
I created 3 articles in Indesign for the iPad. The 3 articles come in a liquid format (landscape and portrait) and are all quite picture heavy. Nevertheless, I am very surprised of the folio file size, it's over 500 MB big.
The biggest Indesign file of these 3 articles has 115 MB as there are many statuses (multi-state-objects) (please see screenshots attached). I checked these resources out: Digital Publishing Suite Help | Best practices for creating overlays and Structuring Files for DPS
According to these resources, the images in my 9 big circles should be resampled when I export the folio in PDF format. So by theory the image sizes cannot be the problem here. But what else can be the problem? I can't think of any other issues.
What can I do to reduce the folio size. Please help!

I don't have any web overlays, no. Just normal URL links (In-App-Browser opens). I have 1 video file embedded (nearly 400 MB), so I am well aware of that. But 150 MB for the rest when it's only 3 articles (despite having 2 formats) seems a bit too much to me. I did add the articles to the folio once at a time, yes. And it is the article with the many buttons and MSOs (as seen in the screenshots above) that is so big. This is also the article with the video in it, but still. I have the feeling buttons or the images in the buttons are making the folio so big. I often do app magazines with approx. 15 articles and 3-4 videos embedded (200-300 MB per video!) and that is normally 650 MB or so. So comparing that with my 3 articles makes me wonder.
Do MSOs and buttons make a folio big, is that possible? Or is it the images in the 9 big buttons not being resampled correctly (even though the documentation - 2 links in my original post - say something else). When I export the article, I always export it as PDF and when looking at the loading bar, it says "saving as PNG". So that should mean that all my buttons are resampled, I don't have to worry about image file size and it's exported as PNG in the PDF. Hm...

Multi state object slide show not working in EPub3 (iBooks, Google Books, etc.)

In my various searches online with tutorials, etc. it appears that InDesign CC supports creating image slideshows that then export into ePub 3.0 where they can be viewed and interacted-with on mobile devices. An example of this type of guidance is this: InDesign CS 5.5 Publishing ePUBs to the iBook with Video - YouTube
Anyway, I have followed what I think are all of the guidance steps to create a multi-state object for a series of images and then go into folio overlays and convert them to a slideshow that can be interacted with. When I preview they all work just fine but when I then export as ePub3.0 they are static images with each image overlayed on top of the other.
I have tried calling Adobe Technical support and they are saying that InDesign CC does not support this type of EPub export, but again all of the online tutorials, etc. indicate that it does. I am very confused and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
When I export my book to ePub, the images and captions appear to export as raster images together so I'm thinking it's something to do with the object export functions, but beyond that I don't know how to fix this issue.
I would definitely appreciate any help anyone can offer on this matter. Thank you very much in advance.
Sincerely,
Mason

I'm sorry... You're right... The link I provided was not the right one... This is the right one: InDesign CS 5.5 Digital Publishing Suite to iPad, Android and Blackberry - YouTube
The time on the video would be around 2:45.
This is another example (the whole video) Digital Publishing With InDesign CC: Slideshows - YouTube
My ignorance may be showing here because I'm starting to realize that ePub and Digital Publishing Suite may well be two different things... But I am still confused on how the resulting digital book is distributed to consumers if it's not made available through Google Play, iBooks, etc.
My colleague and I have been trying to make this work for some time following several tutorials to no avail. But it may well be that we were barking up the wrong tree to begin with.
Thank you for responding.

Video above multi-state object

hi guys,
We always tried to avoid this kind of problem on our designs, however, this time we are just converting a publication so we cannot change the design and we are facing an issue, basically we have a video and a calendar that opens fullscreen when I click on a button. The problem is that the video remains above the calendar (see attached image)
I found some posts talking about this, but they are related to the same object, not different objects. Is there any way to fix it?
Thanks!

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Multi state object - once my video finishes it takes me back to
the 1st state. Can I stop this?
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Are Multi-state Objects Supported in Version 11 DPS tools?

Hello Everyone!
I was wondering if multi-state objects are supported in V11 of DPS tools for example if i create a multi state object and build it for an iPad,
Will the MSO work with V11?
On Another note,
Horizontal Swipe won't work on V11 right?
Thanks!

Hi Bob,
I was given the green light to proceed with MSOs and on their spec sheet it said they supported multi state objects.
Here's a quick mock up of something similar we did.
The arrows are part of the state, as well as the image and text, so there's buttons within the states.
Something like that would not be possible?
The reason we did it this way was because they wanted everthing in one page, so the only way to fit multiple pages into one was to create MSOs, i originally had it as seperate pages were the user would click the arrow and it would take you to the next page instead of the next mso.
Thanks bob!

Is there a maximum number of "multi state objects" per article? Indesign keeps crashing

Hi, i have 12 multi state objects on a page, and indesign keeps crashing.
i know this seems like a high number, but I have done this to create a work around - ticker (like an old style airport board e.g. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=airport+board&espv=2&biw=1306&bih=653&source=lnms&tbm=is ch&sa=X&ei=TkYUVb3ZJIb0PJ7DgZg… each set of 3 creating one graphic e.g. 3.35
After creating these Indesign keeps crashing when i try to preview?
Any advice would be appreciated.

It sounds like you're running in to a memory problem: Memory Handling in DPS
That said, usually multiple MSOs on the page don't usually cause memory problems because only the first state of the MSO is loaded into memory. If the first state of each MSO is loading a web overlay displaying ticker information, then that's the most likely culprit. Consider redesigning the page so that only a few tickers are loaded into memory and the user needs to tap to reveal additional tickers.

Can I assign the text in a multi-state object?

I want to assign InCopy files to the captions that are part of a slideshow, but I can't seem to create assignments for the text boxes that are in a multi-state object. Is this possible?

Currently there is no capability to add text frames withing an MSO to an InCopy assignment. There is limited support for this edit workflow when using solutions such as WoodWing or K4. Please make sure to fill out the feature request form: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform so that we can capture the demand for this function.

My multi-state object disappear's when I export to PDF but works in Preview mode?

I created a multi-state object which is a series of logos that appear when a button is clicked. There are two buttons one is set to go the the previous state and one is set to go to the next state. When I view it in the preview mode it works fine but when I export it to PDF nothing happens when I click the buttons. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Multi-state objects are NOT supported in PDF. The PDF standard preceded the development of multi-state objects. It's now under the control of the ISO so may be slow to adapt.
They work when exporting to SWF or with the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.

Hyperlinks in Multi-state object?

I can't find the answer in the Help PDF, maybe because it is maybe even impossible to achieve it... or maybe there is a trick...
How can I make hyperlinks to work in a Multi-state object?
Thank you

Wait a few days for the release 18 tools.

Slideshow Using Multi-State Objects

Hi,
I created a slideshow in an Indesign document using multi-state objects. The slideshow has foward and backward buttons to navigate the slideshow. The slideshow works fine in Indesign but when I export the document as an intereactive pdf, the slideshow no longers works. What am I doing wrong? I'm using Indesign CS 5.5.
Thank you,
Kristie

What you're doing wrong is expecting it to work. MSOs are for SWF and DPS output only.
The only workaround is doing it in its own file, exporting to SWF and placing that in the PDF.
Bob

Multi-State Object Change Speed

How can I adjust the speed and style how the multi-state object changes its states? I find the fade to be too long. Any ways that that can be shortened?

Select the MSO and use the options in the Folio Overlays panel.

DPS HTML to activate multi state object

Is there a way to have an HTML asset placed in a DPS folio, to activate a specific state of a multi state object?

I don't think there is a way to use hyperlinks to change an MSO's state.
Two approaches you might try:
1 - Lose the MSO and create it as an html overlay and use jQuery to create a similar MSO change state experience
2 - Try overlaying a blank button on your html link and use that to change the MSO state

Main Video on Multi-State Object Won't Stop Playing!

In InDesign CS5. I have created an Interactive PDF that has a Mult-State Object of videos.
I have One main video and 4 thumbnail videos set up in a gallery formation. So when the user clicks the main video or the thumb nails the different states change.
However when a user clicks on the main video the video sounds as if it is being played twice with an echo. When the user clicks to pause the video...the video stops and the audio continues to play, but without the echo.
However if I choose a video from the "side-bar" first the videos play perfectly fine without any echos.
I cannot figure out why if the main video is selected it plays twice with an echo and the audio continues when I press pause.
But how everything works perfectly fine if the user chooses the videos form the thumbnail "gallery"
Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Also, while the video is playing, the video displays improperly: it lags and doubles (I'm not sure i was clear...).Thanks! Cheers!

Interactive pdf - Buttons within multi-state objects

Hi,
I seem to have a problem. I dont know if it is even possible, but I made a button that goes to a status of 2 multi-state objects. Within one of those multi-state objects is a button that closes that multi-state object. So now I am wondering if it is possible to make that same button close the other multi-state object aswell?
Marc

Yes, you can attach multiple actions to one button, but there´s a bigger problem... based on your title I guess you are trying to use multistate objects with interactive PDF and that´s not possible. MSOs are supported only with SWF exports and with Adobe DPS / Folios....

Image on top of multi-state object

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