Video Requirements

Created by HORIZON BEAT, Modified on Mon, 1 Apr at 2:21 AM by HORIZON BEAT

What are the technical specifications for delivering video?

Adhering to the following specifications will ensure your videos do not fail quality control or delay your release. These requirements are based on our retail partners’ standards. Where necessary we will convert or alter your file to meet our retail partners’ standards.

Content Requirements

Total Video Length

Under 10 minutes

Video Contains

No nudity or sexually explicit scenes
No graphic violence
No logos or copyrighted material
No text or image overlays in the lower third

File Requirements

* We suggest uploading your video file in .mp4 format with an H.264 video codec, however we also accept the formats below.

Accepted File Formats

.mpg
.mp4
.wmv
.avi
.mov
.m4v
.mkv
.flv

Audio Channel

Must be Stereo

Video + Audio Codecs

Video Codec

ProRes 422 (HQ)
ProRes 4444
ProRes 4444 (XQ)
H.222
H.262
H.263
H.264
H.265
DNxHD
DivX/Xvid
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4 Part 2
VC-1

Audio Codec

PCM
MP2
AAC-LC
MP3
WMA
WMA2
AIFF

Video + Audio Bitrates

Video Bitrate

SD ProRes VBR : 40-60 Mbps
SD MPEG-2 : 15 Mbps
HD ProRes VBR : ~220 Mbps
4K ProRes 422 (HQ) VBR : ~880 Mbps
4K ProRes 4444 VBR : ~1320 Mbps
4K ProRes 4444 (XQ) VBR : ~2000 Mbps
H.264 : 80+ Mbps
H.265 : 80+ Mbps

Audio Bitrate

PCM Stereo
MP2 Stereo : 384 kbps
AAC-LC : 384+ kbps

Audio Sample Rate

MP2 Stereo : 48 Khz
PCM Stereo : 48 Khz
AAC-LC : 48 Khz

Frame Rate

23.976
24
25
29.97
30 *
50 *
60 *

* Please note, we reduce a 30 FPS to 29.97, 50 FPS to 25, 60 FPS to 29.97

Video Resolutions

Videos with the resolutions listed below are preferred, however, we will attempt to convert videos of any resolution to the closest acceptable resolution:

SD : 720 x 404
SD : 720 x 480
SD : 720 x 540
SD : 720 x 576
720 : 1280 x 448
720 : 1280 x 480
720 : 1280 x 512
720 : 1280 x 544
720 : 1280 x 576
720 : 1280 x 608
720 : 1280 x 640
720 : 1280 x 674
720 : 1280 x 692
720 : 1280 x 704
720 : 1280 x 720
1080 : 1920 x 672
1080 : 1920 x 720
1080 : 1920 x 768
1080 : 1920 x 816
1080 : 1920 x 864
1080 : 1920 x 912
1080 : 1920 x 960
1080 : 1920 x 1008
1080 : 1920 x 1038
1080 : 1920 x 1056
1080 : 1920 x 1080

* Please note, we do not support HD videos with non-square pixels.