Video and .swf embedded in InDesign CS5

Hello,
I am planning on an interactive publication to be exported either as PDF or as .swf (which I plan to import into Flash Projector and group it into an .app and .exe for single-file download).
In the InDesign CS5 file I need to include .swf files (exported from Flash Catalyst) and video (flv or f4v format, encoded with Adobe Media Encoder), as well as various animations made with the Interactive panel tools.
In a previous attempt (exported as PDF), I could not play video and sometimes the .swf were not exported correctly but as an icon which would not play.
So, my questions are:
- Does exporting as .swf embed video and .swf to the final file?
I don't mind about the .swf size, but I want the final file to play correctly.
- Does the final .app or .exe, made by Flash Projector, contain the video files?
I would expect a single file with everything included, hence the use of Projector. If you have another idea, please share
- Does exporting as Interactive PDF embed video and .swf to the final file?
Again, file size is not of importance, playability is.
- Which file should I use if I plan to include animations, video and other .swf files?
I can work around the iPDF inability to display animations, I'm mostly concerned about displaying videos and .swf animations
Thanks,
Konstantinos

I'll answer as an InDesign user who doesn't work with Flash Professional or Flash Projector.
There are two Flash workflows which are possible—but they don't work the same, and you can't change one into the other. You can export as a SWF file to go directly to a browser. This option does NOT embed videos. It stores them in a separate folder called "[filename]_Resources". I don't know if this works with Flash Projector but I doubt it.
The second workflow is to export as a FLA file into Flash Professional from which I expect you could create such a file. I believe you can include your video files when exporting to Flash Professional. There I assume you could embed them or not.
As for exporting an Interactive PDF file in CS5, if you choose File > Export > Adobe PDF (Interactive), it exports as a PDF 1.7 (Extension Level 3) file which supports embedding videos, and it will do so without having to choose a setting. If you choose FLV or F4V files you can set their options for play in the Media panel. Keep in mind, however, that they will only play in Acrobat 9 Pro, Acrobat X Pro, or Adobe Reader 9 and X, not earlier versions.
You can include SWF files in a PDF file and these can include animations. Make sure you upgrade InDesign to the latest version, because they've had to patch some bugs in how the SWF files preview.

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