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About.com uses Brightcove Video Technology to deliver our Pre-Roll Streaming video ads. Please Click Here to view our video collection of exclusive, free online videos from About.com's talented guides and content partners. Broadband users can simply sit back and press Play.
Video Specifications:
- Size: 320x240
- Clip Length: 15 to 30 seconds
- Format: .FLV or .MOV
- QuickTime 5.0.2 or later
- MOV files created with a QuickTime Media Skin or an MPEG track are not supported.
- Video Ad is Clickable, please supply a click-thru URL
We render the file to the following specs:
- Video: 600 Kbps
- Audio: 64 Kbps
- Frames Per Second: 30
- Size: 336x280 (DART Served)
- Companion ad unit is needed for the streaming video to run
- 35k Max file size, loops unlimited
- Flash, Third Party or Rich Media creative can be submitted, but no Expandables
Creative Limits and Turnaround Times:
- One video creative per 500,000 impressions.
- Five business day turnaround for launch/updates.
- Analog video assets (videotape) are accepted but will require an extra five business day turnaround and an additional production fee. Talk to your Account Executive for more information.
Pre-roll ads should be mailed to:
About.com Inc. 249 West 17th St. 5th Floor New York, NY 10011 Attn: Ad Operations
All other creative should be emailed to clientservices@about.com