Problems linking to a youtube video within InDesign. Why oh why?

I have followed the instructions as given in this video tutorial:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jlockman/2013/06/04/embedding-youtube-videos-into-your-dps-project/
and my youtube video (with the youtube embed code inserted - https: added) plays in the preview but when I export it to a pdf all I get is a black box with no controls and clicking anywhere within it does nothing.
What's happening?

Ok, thanks. I gave up and am just going to create a button that links to the youtube website where my video is located. Don't know why Adobe doesn't allow for youtube videos to be embedded (as in a youtube link) in pdfs.

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Title says it all really. I have an image button on my website, and when clicked should link to a youtube video. However, no matter what, I always get www.mywebsite.com/www.youtube...etc. And yes I know you need http:// in there or something to get it to work. I've tried every variation of the youtube link, including the shortened one it gives when you click the share icon. But no matter what, I get the same result. I've tried deleting the whole thing and starting from scratch too. I have other images that link to other websites, and those all work fine. It's just this youtube one. I've even tried copying one of those, changing the image, and posting the link there. Nothing.
Maybe I'm just missing something. I'm not the most experienced person with the software, so bear with me. I'm using CS5.5. Let me know if there's anymore info I can provide to help.
Thanks!

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Ellis,
I wish I could replicate your results.
How exactly did you insert the hyperlink into InDesign? What hyperlink is it?
This is what I did with no problems:
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I clicked the second hyperlink. The video opened in my default (Chrome) browser.
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Linking to a youtube video

I have tried searching the Dw help, youtube site and
elsewhere on
google - but still can't find what I want.
how do you embed a youtube video -
What i am trying to do is to link to a you tube video - where
you have
a static image on the screen - with the right arrow on to of
the image
- which if clicked streams the video from the youtube site
without
having to directly go to the youtube site
I know you can easily have the you tube video url link - but
that is
not the same.............
~Malcolm N....
~

Hi
Just go to youtube and find the video you want to place on
your site, on
the right you will see some code under Embed like below:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie"
value="
http://www.youtube.com/v/VKQqItZu4Is&rel=XXXXX"></param><param
name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed
src="
http://www.youtube.com/v/WWWWWWW=1"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"
width="425"
height="355"></embed></object>
Just copy and paste this code into your HTML.
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www.dellimages.com
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> I have tried searching the Dw help, youtube site and
elsewhere on
> google - but still can't find what I want.
>
>
> how do you embed a youtube video -
>
> What i am trying to do is to link to a you tube video -
where you have
> a static image on the screen - with the right arrow on
to of the image
> - which if clicked streams the video from the youtube
site without
> having to directly go to the youtube site
>
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but that is
> not the same.............
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