Interactive pdf on ipad pain...

I've created a simple interactive pdf in inDesign, with video, put it in dropbox to use it on an ipad and for a while all was fine. Now they no longer work. Did something happen?
I've tried several pdf readers and none of them seem to support these videos - am I missing something?
John

Cheers all,
I tried expert pdf and all was well. In fact the mp3s work better too, with proper controls. It does seem to be a bit hit and miss with media... Can't understand why adobe reader doesn't support media properly.
Oh well!
Tar

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M tells me she pretty much doing exactly what Steve's article suggests.
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