adding short audio/visual clip to intro media in iBook author

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adding short audio/visual clip to intro media in iBook author

I created a short clip that combines an image and some audio that I would like to add to the intro media section of my e book. I created the clip in Keynote. However, iBook Author won't accept it. I'm using an older version of Keynote (version 4.04, I believe.) The Widgets icon is grayed out when I open the Intro Media screen, so I can't import it that way. I've saved versions of this file in several formats: quicktime, html,and png but am unable to export any of them to iPhoto, iTunes or Imovie. Therefore I can't transfer them over from the Media in the toolbar into my intro media section. I can use the audio or the image in intro media but not a combination of the two. How can I create a version of my file that would combine both audio and image and that intro media will accept?

Posted on Jul 14, 2012 10:54 AM

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Answer 1

K T

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Jul 14, 2012 11:22 AM in response to bookworm1

Seen this?

iBooks Author: Add video to your iBooks - Support - Apple

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Answer 2

bookworm1 Author

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Jul 14, 2012 1:23 PM in response to K T

Thanks, but yes I've seen that. This tells you to use Widgets or convert the file using Compressor. However, Widgets are not available in intro media--the icon is grayed out. And I believe Compressor costs 50 or 60 bucks. I just want to drop one small file into the intro media. Seems like there ought to be an easy way to do this.

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K T

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Jul 14, 2012 1:35 PM in response to bookworm1

Drop your movie onto QT Player (comes w/OS X), then save/export for iOS.

Drag that file from a Finder Window into your app as the first element and enable auto-play.

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bookworm1 Author

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Jul 15, 2012 7:23 AM in response to K T

I've got Mac OS 10.7.4. When I open the file in Quick Time player (version 10.1), the Export function is unavailable and I see no way to save the file for iOS. I've got versions of the file in Keynote (version 4), HTML and Quicktime. iBooks Author won't accept any of them in intro media.

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tk0us

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Jul 15, 2012 2:40 PM in response to bookworm1

use QuickTime 10 to convert an iMovie for web (File > Export for Web), then use the desktop size video from the resulting folder for your intro

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bookworm1 Author

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Jul 16, 2012 8:16 AM in response to tk0us

Thanks for the help offered. Here's what actually worked: I downloaded Handbrake from cnet.com. Handbrake allowed me to convert my Quicktime file to Mpeg-4. Once I did that, Quicktime let me convert that file to one compatible with Apple mobile devices. After I had that version of the file, I was able to drop it into intro media. All's well that ends well.

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