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SmartBrief Video Text ad specs

SmartBrief Video Text ads are 16:9 or 4:3 video clips, up to 500 MB per file, up to 120 seconds long, delivered as MP4, MOV, WMV, or FLV. They run in the SmartBrief newsletters (click-to-play video in the inbox) placement on SmartBrief.

  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 500 MB
  • 120 s
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Aspect ratios
16:9, 4:3
Max file size
500 MB
File types
MP4, MOV, WMV, FLV
Recommended max duration
20 s

Video & audio

Max duration
120 s

Copy limits

Text
250 chars
Headline
40 chars

Notes & source

  • Video up to 500 MB (100 MB or less preferred) and 2 minutes (20 seconds or less recommended), 16:9 HD (1280x720) or 4:3 SD (640x480), at least 30 fps
  • MP4, MOV, WMV, FLV and others
  • Headline 40 and copy 250 characters (excluding spaces)
  • Optional 267x150 preview image and 120x60 logo (50k each)
  • Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook show a click-through instead of embedded video
  • Source: SmartBrief 2024 spec PDFs

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