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Video ad formats are all those ones hosted within a player on the selected publisher's pages.

They can occupy in-stream or out-stream placements.

Video Formats are managed in full redirect via a VPAID tag available in version 2.0 and 3.0; with the adoption of the VAST 4.0, that type of trafficking will also be available.

All video formats are available both in programmatic and reservation and support interactive, dynamic elements, creatives and 3rd-party tracking.

C-S has developed several video formats templates:

• Horizontal VideosPerspective Frame VideosHow to insert the Connected Stories tag in Google Publisher Tag

• Smart-L VideosSmart-L Videos

• Dynamic Frame Videos

• Split Screen Videos

• Panorama Right Videos

• Panorama Left Videos

• Landscape Right Videos

• Landscape Left Videos

• Dynamic Open Frame Videos

• U Videos

PERSPECTIVE FRAME VIDEOS

The horizontal Open Frame video format template is the most frequently adopted one type across both mobile and desktop. This format can be inserted in both in-stream and out-stream placements.

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See Horizontal Perspective Frame preview here.

SMART-L VIDEOS

Connected-Stories’ Smart-L videos are dynamic formats available both for mobile and desktop.
In the Smart-L format, the video starts as a classic horizontal video but when the user hovers its cursor on the video, an L-shaped frame appears on the right side and the video moves on the top left corner.

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See Smart-L preview here.

The L-shaped area is divided into two sections, a vertical one and a horizontal one.

SMART-L VIDEOS

Smart-L-Right videos are dynamic formats available both for mobile and desktop.
In the Smart-L format, the The video starts as a classic horizontal video but when the a user hovers its cursor on over the video or at a specific timecode, an L-shaped frame appears on the left right side and the video moves on the top left right corner. BEFORE MOUSE HOVER

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See Smart-L Left preview here.

The L-shaped area is divided into two sections, a vertical one and a horizontal one.

DYNAMIC FRAME VIDEOS

Dynamic Frame Videos videos starts with the video content occupying the entirety of the ad placement. When the user hovers the cursor on top of the videvideo or at a specific timecode, the content zooms out and gets surrounded by a frame. Interactive widgets can be placed in every part of the frame and as well as on overlay on the vide. This format can be inserted in both in-stream and out-stream placements.

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See Dynamic Frame preview here

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See Dynamic preview here.

The Dynamic Frame area is divided into 4 sections: left, right, top, bottom. Below are the specs: