In-stream Video

 

Instream Video:

  • MP4, MOV, or WMV file sources

  • 4:3 or 16:9 (preferred) aspect ratio

  • 29.97/30 frames per second

  • At least 640x480 video resolution

  • 15, 30, 45, and 60 second videos accepted. 15 and 30 second preferred

  • 6 second video accepted

OTT

  • Creative Lengths: 15s, 30s, 60s

  • File Format: .MP4

  • Resolution: 1920x1080

  • Frame Rate 23.98 or 29.97

  • Audio Sample Rate: 48kHz

Technical requirements

  • Format: Accepted video formats

    • File types: .avi, .mov, .mp4, .m4v, .mpeg, .mpg, .oga, .ogg, .ogv, .webm, .wmv

  • Size: Video creatives hosted can be up to 1 GB. Always upload a source file with the highest possible specifications available.

  • Duration of video must end within the parameters of :15, :30, :60 seconds - anything over time will be rejected

  • Duration: Video inventory supports a variety of durations, such as:

    • 15 seconds

    • 30 seconds

    • 60 seconds

  • Aspect ratio:

    • Landscape/horizontal videos must have an aspect ratio of 16:9 (for example, 640 × 360) or 4:3 (for example, 640 × 480).

    • Portrait/vertical videos must have an aspect ratio of 9:16 (for example, 360 × 640) or 3:4 (for example, 480 × 640).

  • Clickthrough URL: Make sure the creative has a clickthrough URL specified. Note that the clickthrough URL will be opened in a new window.

Best practices

  • File format: .mov or .mp4

  • Dimensions:

    • Landscape/horizontal: 1280 × 720, 1920 × 1080, or 1440 × 1080

    • Portrait/vertical: 720 × 1280, 1080 × 1920, or 1080 × 1440

    • Square: 720 × 720, 1080 × 1080, 1920 × 1920

  • Aspect ratio:

    • Landscape/horizontal: 16:9 or 4:3

    • Portrait/vertical: 9:16 or 3:4

  • Codec: H.264

  • Frame Rate: 23.98 or 29.97

  • Bitrate: At least 20 Mbps

  • Length: 15 or 30 seconds

  • File size: Up to 1GB

  • Black bars: No black bars

  • Letterboxing: No letterboxing

  • Audio

    • Codec: PCM (preferred) or AAC

    • Bitrate: At least 192 Kbps

    • Bit: 16 or 24 bit only

    • Sample rate: 48 kHz

    • Audio settings: Required

  • Companion creatives:

  • Companion banner size 20K.

  • Companion can be an image or HTML5.

  • Companion banner animation time should be 15 seconds.

  • Companion banner 18-24 FPS.

  • Include 300 × 250, 728 × 90, and 300 × 60 companion banner options.