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How to Extract Videos from PDF Files [Mp4, AVI, MOV, etc.]

Nilesh Kumar ~ Published: December 18th, 2023 ~ PDF ~ 7 Minutes Reading

Media is known as the communication techniques like text, images, videos, etc used to communicate known as media. This blog contains all the easiest methods to extract videos from PDF files. You can use any manual or professional method to solve the created problem. All methods are good with their requirements. Each method has its functionality according to its equipment and techniques used.

Suppose you get a PDF file of the lecture that you missed and now you want that video separately. You can extract that video without any text by using the methods that are given below. These all methods are applicable according to your problem.

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Methods to Extract Video from PDF Files

This blog offers several ways to extract videos from a PDF file. In this post, you will see examples of Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and professional methods. You can utilise any of the above methods depending on your area of needs or expertise. The methods’ benefits and drawbacks are discussed in terms of the capabilities and restrictions of methods.

Video Formats That You Can Extract

  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14)
  • MOV (QuickTime Movie)
  • WMV
  • AVI
  • AVCHD
  • FLV, F4V, and SWF
  • MKV
  • WEBM or HTML5

Method 1: Extract Videos from PDF Documents Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

This method is a manual method that will do your job of extracting videos from PDF in an easy way. It is given by Adobe Acrobat for your use.

Use the following steps to extract videos from PDF with the help of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

Step 1. Launch Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and open that PDF.

Step 2. Simply click the attachment icon.

Step 3. Now have a look at the related PDF attachments.

Step 4. Click the save button after choosing the video from there.

Step 5. Choose the destination folder to save the video.

Note:- To extract videos from PDF files, use this technique. You may easily complete every task. However, password-protected PDF files are incompatible with this technique.  To extract embedded files, you have access to PDF files in bulk. Since you may complete all the stages in a single PDF file at once, this approach is not appropriate for that usage. where hundreds of PDF files may be processed by the automated program simultaneously.

Method 2. Use Professional Method to Remove Videos from PDF Files

Technical specialists provided this technique using their PDF Extractor Tool. It is far better than using the suggested ways because it streamlines and accelerates your job. Without any interruption, you may remove Inline pictures from PDF files in mass. 

It has additional properties that set it apart from similar tools and make it more helpful to extract videos from PDF files. There is a Mac version of this program as well. The item type you wish to extract from PDF files can be chosen. By choosing the data items, you may extract every attachment simultaneously if you wish to.

Users can provide the destination location to the updated PDF file to save as needed. They can make more folders for different types of file formats. You can select the item type that you want to extract from PDF files. If you want to extract all attachments, you can do the job right away by selecting data. Suppose, a PDF contains only one attachment and you know where it is then you can provide the page setting to extract the embedded file directly from the page number. 

In order to extract videos from the PDF files, it also offers a sample version that is completely free to use. However, only the first 5 files are usable in the sample version. You will receive a message that the procedure has been completed along with a report on your work when it is done.

Follow the Given Steps to Extract Videos from PDF Files Using This Tool

Step 1. Run the Automated tool to export videos after the completion of the Download and Installation process.

Step 2. Add files and folders that have inline images and from which you want to export videos from PDF files.

Step 3.  Save your new PDF file in the required place by giving the destination location by the software and then press the “Next” button.

Step 4. Select the item type as Inline Image to extract from the PDF file.

(You may choose from the following item types: Text, Bookmark, Hyperlink, Comments, Inline Image, Rich Media, Portfolio/Attachment, and so on. You can choose any of the media kinds based on your preferences or on the PDF storing things that you have.)

Step 5. Select All Pages, Even or Odd Pages, Page Range, and Page Number from the Page Setting menu, and then click the “Extract” button to begin the extraction process.

(If a PDF only has one video and you know where it is, you may tell the page to directly extract the video by choosing any suggested option from the selection.)

 

Note:- Somehow you don’t feel quite happy with the tool’s outcome. The tool’s advanced mode may be used to extract inline pictures from PDF files, and it will undoubtedly provide results that are adequate and free of watermarks.

Conclusion

The answer to your query “How to Extract Videos from PDF files” is present in this blog. This page describes each suitable technique. You can use any of the manual, automated, and other ways. Each one is detailed along with its advantages and disadvantages. 

The manual method takes much time as compared to the Professional method to do this job. When you have thousands of PDF files to extract videos from the PDF files. In this method, you can perform the steps on one PDF file at one time. This process will take time to complete the task. You can use it when you have two or three PDF files for extraction.

Also, know How to Extract Attachments from PDF files in an easy way.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Can a PDF contain a video?

Ans:- If you want to embed the video you’re playing in PDF format, you can add it as interactive media using Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat is a long-standing professional PDF editor that combines editing, cropping and  PDF functions.

Q2. How do I convert PPTX to MP4?

Ans:- Choose File > to take (Do not use the Save As option as it does not offer video options.) Open the File Format list and select the desired video format  (MP4 or MOV).

Q3. How do I view an embedded video in a PDF?

Ans:- To play a video in PDF format, right-click on the PDF attachment and select “Open Attachment”. And your video will open and start playing.

Q4. Does PDF support embedded video?

Ans:- Yes, you can embed multiple videos into a PDF file as long as you have enough space and the video file formats are compatible after that users can also extract videos from PDF.

Q5. Why is embedded video not playing in PDF?

Ans:- A possible reason why a video embedded in a PDF file does not play could be that the video is disabled. Also, your PDF software may not support the video format. Make sure you are using the latest version of the program, try restarting your computer and running the software again. Close the protection mode if there is.