Embed a video into LaTeX wihout using Flash

embed_video.tex

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% \embedvideo{<poster or text>}{<video file (MP4+H264)>}
% \embedvideo*{...}{...}                     % auto-play
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\usepackage[bigfiles]{pdfbase}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand\embedvideo{smm}{
  \group_begin:
  \leavevmode
  \tl_if_exist:cTF{file_\file_mdfive_hash:n{#3}}{
    \tl_set_eq:Nc\video{file_\file_mdfive_hash:n{#3}}
  }{
    \IfFileExists{#3}{}{\GenericError{}{File~`#3'~not~found}{}{}}
    \pbs_pdfobj:nnn{}{fstream}{{}{#3}}
    \pbs_pdfobj:nnn{}{dict}{
      /Type/Filespec/F~(#3)/UF~(#3)
      /EF~<</F~\pbs_pdflastobj:>>
    }
    \tl_set:Nx\video{\pbs_pdflastobj:}
    \tl_gset_eq:cN{file_\file_mdfive_hash:n{#3}}\video
  }
  %
  \pbs_pdfobj:nnn{}{dict}{
    /Type/RichMediaInstance/Subtype/Video
    /Asset~\video
    /Params~<</FlashVars (
      source=#3&
      skin=SkinOverAllNoFullNoCaption.swf&
      skinAutoHide=true&
      skinBackgroundColor=0x5F5F5F&
      skinBackgroundAlpha=0
    )>>
  }
  %
  \pbs_pdfobj:nnn{}{dict}{
    /Type/RichMediaConfiguration/Subtype/Video
    /Instances~[\pbs_pdflastobj:]
  }
  %
  \pbs_pdfobj:nnn{}{dict}{
    /Type/RichMediaContent
    /Assets~<<
      /Names~[(#3)~\video]
    >>
    /Configurations~[\pbs_pdflastobj:]
  }
  \tl_set:Nx\rmcontent{\pbs_pdflastobj:}
  %
  \pbs_pdfobj:nnn{}{dict}{
    /Activation~<<
      /Condition/\IfBooleanTF{#1}{PV}{XA}
      /Presentation~<</Style/Embedded>>
    >>
    /Deactivation~<</Condition/PI>>
  }
  %
  \hbox_set:Nn\l_tmpa_box{#2}
  \tl_set:Nx\l_box_wd_tl{\dim_use:N\box_wd:N\l_tmpa_box}
  \tl_set:Nx\l_box_ht_tl{\dim_use:N\box_ht:N\l_tmpa_box}
  \tl_set:Nx\l_box_dp_tl{\dim_use:N\box_dp:N\l_tmpa_box}
  \pbs_pdfxform:nnnnn{1}{1}{}{}{\l_tmpa_box}
  %
  \pbs_pdfannot:nnnn{\l_box_wd_tl}{\l_box_ht_tl}{\l_box_dp_tl}{
    /Subtype/RichMedia
    /BS~<</W~0/S/S>>
    /Contents~(embedded~video~file:#3)
    /NM~(rma:#3)
    /AP~<</N~\pbs_pdflastxform:>>
    /RichMediaSettings~\pbs_pdflastobj:
    /RichMediaContent~\rmcontent
  }
  \phantom{#2}
  \group_end:
}
\ExplSyntaxOff
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