General Specs

• File size requirements for each piece of creative are detailed below in "Deliverables".
• Video is permitted to play uninitiated without audio.
• Audio must be initiated by user click. No mouse over starts. The clip plays uninitiated with audio muted. Users are prompted to click before the clip starts to enable sound. On reply audio is enabled.
• Y!X will encode the video and stream it in the 350x200 unit. Code to control the streaming will be added by Y!X. The video clip may be up to 30 seconds long, however, shorter clips will allow the video to have better quality or be displayed at a larger size. A 15 second clip is highly recommended.
• The Y!X code used to stream the video clip will add controls including a tracker button, stop, pause, and volume controls.
• Third Party hosting is not permitted on the Y!X homepage.
• Creative is subject to Y!X approval.

Examples: 1

Deliverables:

• 350x200 .swf and .fla Full Specs Here: rectangle_350x200 The 350x200 piece should include a stage in which the video is meant to play.
• 350x200 alternate image
• 420x80 .swf and .fla (optional) Full Specs Here: banner_420x80
• 420x80 alternate image (required if 420x80 .swf is delivered)
• High quality uncompressed AVI or MOV of a trailer between 15 and 30 seconds long. We will compress the trailer so we must have a high quality source. Video compressed from an already compressed source (such as an mpeg or compressed avi) will not look as good as video that comes from a uncompressed .avi. Source video files will not be accepted if they are less than 60mb 15 seconds. Precompressed FLV files are not acceptable.
• All .swf files must be accompanied by .fla files and all required fonts in a PC format.
• .fla files and fonts in PC format are required and work on the ad cannot start until they are received.

Leadtime: 10 Days

Rich Media Vendors/Third Party Servers

Rich Media run on the Yahoo!Xtra homepage cannot be third party hosted.