| DHTML Mantle |
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| Submission Guidelines |
Please read Submission Guidelines before proceeding. |
| Dimension |
DHTML Mantle is restricted to 440x320 pixels. |
| Replay Button |
on (release) { gotoAndPlay(1);
getURL("Javascript:replayTr();");
} |
| Close Button |
on (release)
{ getURL("javascript:close _ad()");
} |
| ClickTAG |
All FLASH banners require a clickTAG. For ALL Flash banners a click TAG command on the button layer is required as shown below:
on (release){
GetURL (clickTAG);
}
The clickTAG button should be on the topmost layer. |
| FLASH file size |
· Not more than 30kb.
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| Alternate Image |
An alternate GIF/JPG of 440x160 pixels is required for browser without FLASH player. File size cannot exceed 20kb. |
| Animation limitation |
Not longer than 15 seconds in 440x160 area.
Not longer than 5 seconds on the extended area and
cannot loop. Yahoo! does not allow overlay of the
entire 440x320 area. |
| Clickable area |
The entire expanded area (440x160pixels above the standard mantle area) CANNOT be clickable. Only the floating unit (which can be 100% opaque can occupy only 30-40% of the expanded area) can be clickable. Also, the entire expanded area can NEVER be completely covered with design units. Only a floating unit is permissible in the expanded area. |
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Submission Guidelines |
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Ads must conform to specifications outlined herein. Elements not meeting specifications will be returned for revision, which may delay the launch date. |
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Creatives submission must include the following: |
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1) Yahoo! Insertion Order number. |
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2) Creatives/Banners
i. No spaces in between the banner title name. If required, use
'_' (underscore) and not '-' (hyphen). Use only small letters instead of caps.
ii. FLASH banners must have the same title names as their GIF/JPEG backup files. Banner title names are not to be repeated.
iii. Example: yahoo_300x250_19mar04.swf /
yahoo_300x250_19mar04.gif
iv. Black border needs to be added on all the banner creatives – GIF and SWF.
v. CLOSE button mandatory
on (release) {
getURL("javascript:close_ad()");
}
vi. REPLAY button mandatory.
vii. Animation time – 12 secs.
viii. Sequence of layers in the flash file for DHTML ads:
Topmost layer – REPLAY BUTTON
Below – CLOSE BUTTON
Below – CLICK TAG BUTTON LAYER
ix. The last frame of the animation must include the following code in action scripting
stop();
x. We require a “Close” button on the Flash banner when the animation plays so that the user has an option to stop the animation and display GIF. The Close button must appear when animation starts until the end of the last frame. It should be highly visible and should reside within the 440x320 flash banners.
xi FLASH Version-Yahoo! allows FLASH versions 5 only
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3) Linking URL: Site must be live before campaign starts. It must be domain name based and cannot be an IP address (i.e., http://207.123.456.78 ) |
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4) Sequence of layers in the flash file for DHTML ads:
Topmost layer – REPLAY BUTTON
Below – CLOSE BUTTON
Below – CLICK TAG BUTTON LAYER
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Creative Material Deadline for
India:- |
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- Standard (non-rich media - GIF/JPG and FLASH) are 2 working days prior to start date
- Dhtml and Rich media is 4 working days prior to start date
- Front Page ads are min 4 working days prior to start date
- Banner ads leading to content/ promotion/ data collection pages on Yahoo! or client
server need to be reviewed by the legal team, hence require a 4 working days lead time
prior to start date.
- Please submit creatives before 4.00 p.m.
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Macromedia FLASH Player Statistics: |
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Macromedia FLASH Player is the world's most pervasive software platform, used by over 1 million professionals and reaching 98% of Internet-enabled desktops worldwide, as well
as, a wide range of devices. |
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