Video
Guidelines
The below guidelines are to assist you in preparing a broadcast quality master to upload into Yangaroo. Once created, this high quality format will then be transcoded to most other formats required for previews, downloadable formats for presentations, and nearly all digital and mobile formats needed.
Spot & Video broadcast master requirements
| ADVERTISING VIDEO | ||
|---|---|---|
| NTSC | North America, Pan Regional Cable, and all Central and South American countries, except for the PAL listed countries below. | |
| PAL | United Kingdom, Argentina Local Stations, Uruguay & Paraguay | |
| PRE-ROLL MANDATE | All spots & long-form video | |
| SLATE/CLOCK MANDATE | All spots & long-form video | |
| CLOSED-CAPTION MANDATE | Canadian spots & all long-form video | |
Guidelines
Advertising Video File Naming Conventions
| VIDEO FILE NAME REQUIREMENT | |
|---|---|
| 1. AD-ID/ISCI names need to be between 5 and 15 alphanumeric characters, as many destinations won’t accept files outside of that range. 2. Only Alpha-Numeric characters are allowed (A-Z, 0-9). 3. End with an ‘H’ for HD files. | |
Guidelines
NTSC Advertising & Music Video Specifications
Master Video Composition
| 5 Second Slate | 2 Seconds of Black | Video Content |
|---|---|---|
| HD VIDEO | SD VIDEO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CODEC’s | XDCAM HD422 MPEG-2 MXF ProRes 422 H.264 | IMX NTSC 50 MPEG-2 MXF ProRes 422 NTSC H.264 | |
| VIDEO BIT RATE | 50 Mbits/s* | ||
| *ProRes is exempt from bit rate specifications | |||
| FRAME RATE | 23.976 / 29.97 / 59.94 | 29.97 | |
| DROPFRAME | YES | ||
| ASPECT RATIO | 16:9 | 4:3 | |
| WIDTH/HEIGHT | 1920 x 1080 | 720 x 480, 720 x 486, 720 x 512 | |
| CHROMA | 4:2:2 | ||
| INTERLACTING | 1080i (Upper field first) 1080p (Progressive) | 480i (Upper field first) ProRes (Lower field first) | |
| AUDIO TYPE | PCM Audio/SMPTE 302M | ||
| SAMPLE RATE | 48kHz | ||
| AUDIO BIT DEPTH | 16,24 | ||
| PRE & POST ROLL (30 SEC SPOT EXAMPLE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | 5 SECS | 00:00:00:00 – 00:00:04.29 |
| BLACK | 2 SECS | 00:00:05:00 – 00:00:06.29 |
| TVC | 30 SECS | 00:00:07:00 – 00:00:37.00 |
| VISION & AUDIO | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. NO bars & tone. 2. NO variable frame rates. 3. NO variable bit rates (VBR). 4. NO anamorphic videos (SD). 5. NO lower/bottom field dominance (HD). 6. NO mono audio files (watch audio output settings). 7. Max peak audio no greater than -2 dBFS. | ||
| STEREO AUDIO | 5.1 SURROUND AUDIO |
|---|---|
| Channel 1 – Stereo Left | Channel 1 – Left Front |
| Channel 2 – Stereo Right | Channel 2 – Right Front |
| Channel 3 – Mute | Channel 3 – Center |
| Channel 4 – Mute | Channel 4 – Low Frequency Effects |
| Channel 5 – Mute | Channel 5 – Left Surround |
| Channel 6 – Mute | Channel 6 – Right Surround |
| Channel 7 – Mute | Channel 7 – Stereo Left |
| Channel 8 – Mute | Channel 8 – Stereo Right |
Guidelines
PAL Video Advertising Specifications
Master Video Composition
| 5 Second Slate | 2 Seconds of Black | Video Content |
|---|---|---|
| HD VIDEO | SD VIDEO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CODEC’s | XDCAM HD422 MPEG-2 MXF ProRes 422 H.264 | IMX NTSC 50 MPEG-2 MXF ProRes 422 NTSC H.264 | |
| VIDEO BIT RATE | 50 Mbits/s* | ||
| *ProRes is exempt from bit rate specifications | |||
| FRAME RATE | 25 fps | 25 fps | |
| DROPFRAME | YES | ||
| ASPECT RATIO | 16:9 | 4:3 | |
| WIDTH/HEIGHT | 1920 x 1080 | 720 x 480, 720 x 486, 720 x 512 | |
| CHROMA | 4:2:2 | ||
| INTERLACTING | 1080i (Upper field first) 1080p (Progressive) | 480i (Upper field first) ProRes (Lower field first) | |
| AUDIO TYPE | PCM Audio/SMPTE 302M | ||
| SAMPLE RATE | 48kHz | ||
| AUDIO BIT DEPTH | 16,24 | ||
| PRE & POST ROLL (30 SEC SPOT EXAMPLE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | 5 SECS | 00:00:00:00 – 00:00:04.29 |
| BLACK | 2 SECS | 00:00:05:00 – 00:00:06.29 |
| TVC | 30 SECS | 00:00:07:00 – 00:00:37.00 |
| VISION & AUDIO | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. NO bars & tone. 2. NO variable frame rates. 3. NO variable bit rates (VBR). 4. NO anamorphic videos (SD). 5. NO lower/bottom field dominance (HD). 6. NO mono audio files (watch audio output settings). 7. Max peak audio no greater than -2 dBFS. | ||
| STEREO AUDIO | 5.1 SURROUND AUDIO |
|---|---|
| Channel 1 – Stereo Left | Channel 1 – Left Front |
| Channel 2 – Stereo Right | Channel 2 – Right Front |
| Channel 3 – Mute | Channel 3 – Center |
| Channel 4 – Mute | Channel 4 – Low Frequency Effects |
| Channel 5 – Mute | Channel 5 – Left Surround |
| Channel 6 – Mute | Channel 6 – Right Surround |
| Channel 7 – Mute | Channel 7 – Stereo Left |
| Channel 8 – Mute | Channel 8 – Stereo Right |
Uploading Your Content
3 Easy Ways To Upload Your Spots To DMDS
MULTIPLE UPLOADS
DMDS UPLOAD MEDIA
This ‘UPLOAD MEDIA’ option is better for multiple files and is required for long form uploads. Login to your DMDS account and click on the “Upload Media” button.
