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Description: Super Skyscraper
Dimensions: 300 x 600
File Size: 30k max
Accepted File Types: GIF, JPEG and SWF
Turn-around time for implementing: 1 business day on GIF, JPEG and Standard Redirects. 3-5 business days for all other media types, including rich media creative served by a 3rd party.
Turn-around time for in-house production: 1 business day on GIF, JPEG and Standard Redirects. 3-5 business days for all other media types.
Behavior:
  • Unlimited animation looping is allowed
  • Must open a new browser window upon click. Use on all HREFs
  • Can launch daughter window (popup) only when user initiated by click.
  • Alt text: 255 character maximum.

Additional Specs:

FLASH

  • When submitting Flash creative provide: Flash movie file (.swf), Flash .fla file (PC Format), Fonts (PC Format; if no fonts are provided then all the fonts included in the .fla file must be converted to outline), alternate GIF (served to browsers that do not have a compatible Flash Plug-In), and click-through URL for each creative.
  • 30k max file size for Flash movie file (.swf) and 20k maximum file size for alternate GIF.
  • Flash movie files saved in Flash version 6 or lower is recommended.
  • State the Flash version the movie was saved in (i.e. Flash 6), as well as background color needed for the Flash creative (default is #FFFFFF).
  • All creatives must be designed with a solid background color to avoid unwanted color conflicts with the displaying page.
  • The wmode value in the HTML code will be set to "opaque".
  • Audio is not permitted
  • Continuous looping allowed as long as used in a manner that does not excessively consume CPU resources.
  • Creative should not exceed more than 30% of available CPU for more than 50% of the run time.
  • CLICKTAGS/TRACKING: Click-through functions must use the "Get URL" command. The action script code needed for the button layer in your Flash file should look exactly as it is below. ** Keep the button on its own layer at the top of all the layers so it is never covered.

    on (release) {
    getURL(clickTag, "_blank");
    }

  • For more information on optimizing Flash files, see Macromedia's article, "Streaming and file optimization techniques for Flash Player".