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# YouTube Shorts and YouTube Player Ad Specs

## Video Recommendations

**Requirements**

- Must be uploaded to YouTube
- Must allow embedding
- Must be public or unlisted
- True streaming is not allowed

- **Maximum File Size:** 4GB
- **Resolution:** 1280 X 720
- **Ratio:** 9:16 (vertical)
- **Max length:** 15 seconds (less than 60 secs recommended)
- **File type:** MP4 or MOV

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### YouTube Player Video Requirements

- **Ratio:** 16:9 (horizontal)
- **Maximum video length:** 30 seconds
- **File type:** MP4 or MOV
- **Maximum file size:** 4GB
- **Resolution:** 1920x1080

YouTube Shorts Ads are non-skippable, whereas YouTube Player Video ads are skippable. 

War Room Tip: 

- We recommend having the main message and brand/logo within the first 5 seconds
- Avoid core messaging in the top 10% and bottom 25% of the video, as these are the areas most frequently cropped.

#### Companion Banner

- **Required File Size:** 300 x 60px
- **Max File Size:** 150KB
- **GIF Frame Rate:** less than 5 frames per second
- **Formats Allowed:** JPG, GIF, or PNG

#### Transcripts

- Please supply an SRT File (SubRip. srt file) for captions to be added to the video.

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