Sunset.com
Standard Ad Specs
| Ad Product | Dimensions | File Size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 728x90 (Leaderboard) | 728x90 | initial load: 40k polite load: 100k |
.swf/.jpg/.gif/3rd party |
| 300x600 (Half Page) | 300x600 | ||
| 300x250 (Lrg Rectangle) | 300x250 | ||
| 994x250 (Horizontal Billboard) | 994x250 | initial load: 60k polite load: 100k |
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| 300x100 (CIB) | 300x100 | 10k max | .swf/.jpg/.gif/3rd party No Rich Media |
| 88x31 | 82x31 "sponsored by" text beside of 88x31 logo w/ transparent background as .gif/.png | 5k max | Site Served .jpg/.gif No Rich Media |
| Ad Product | Dimensions | File Size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 728x90 (Expandable) |
max expansion: 728x270 downward | initial load: 40k polite load: 100k |
3rd party served only |
| 300x250 (Expandable) |
max expansion: 500x500 left |
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All Standard/Rich Media ad products listed above support:
3rd Party 1x1 impression tracking (Not including Newsletter Ad Placements)
3rd Party click tracking via click command URLs
Animation
- Animation is not to exceed 30 seconds
- Maximum Frames Per Second (FPS): 24 - includes both site served flash files and 3rd party served flash files
- Any expandable portion of the ad must contain a clearly visible 20x30 [x] CLOSE or SKIP button that allows the user to stop the animation and close the expanding element immediately.
- "Same in-Same out" Expansion on mouse-over requires collapse on mouse-off. Expansion on click requires click to collapse.
- Max number of panels: (4) at 80k max for each panel
- Expandable ad panels can at no time cover, impede or otherwise obscure site logo, or other in-page ad spaces (same advertiser exceptions permitted)
- All audio must be user-initiated on click
- Video can be host initiated. May only download/stream 1mb maximum politely. Maximum in-banner video duration is :30 seconds
- Must contain stop, pause, play and audio control buttons
- All ad units must have a 1 pixel border surrounding entire creative.
- All Third Party Tags must have backup files (gif, jpg or png).
- If site served flash files, backup files (gif,jpg or png) are mandatory.
In order for Sunset.com to properly track and report clicks with site served flash ads, please ensure all ads have the clickTag properly implemented. Adobe/Macromedia currently recommends a "clickTag" method to track clicks for flash ads. This method uses variables to pass the click tracking string and URL into the Flash creative movies. As a result, the only text in the URL box is _level0.clickTag (underscore level ZERO period clickTag). _level0. (underscore level zero period) is included for "pathing" purposes to ensure that Flash can properly locate the variable.
- Transparent Button object layered on top of clickable area
- Button clickthrough URL: _level0.clickTag (underscore level ZERO period clickTag)
- Target window is set to "_blank"
- Variables is set to "Don't send"
- Active Clickthrough URLs must accompany submission of flash files in .txt/.xls file
Here is what the coding will look like when you are done:
on (release)
{
getURL(_level0.clickTag, "_blank");
}
For flash files with multiple clickable areas, we accept multiple clickTags as follows:
- clickTag (clickable area A)
on (release)
{
getURL(_level0.clickTag, "_blank");
}
on (release)
{
getURL(_level0.clickTag1, "_blank");
}
on (release)
{
getURL(_level0.clickTag2, "_blank");
}
Hard coded clickthrough URLs will not be accepted
Flash "clickTag" AS3 Specs Create the button
- Transparent Button object layered on top of clickable area
- Convert Button to symbol. In the properties panel, assign the button an instance name (such as "myButton"), which will be referenced in the ActionScript.
- Create a new layer, select the first keyframe in the layer and activate the Actions panel.
- Copy and paste the code below. This defines the on click function. This function will be called upon once your button is clicked:
function onButtonClick(evt:MouseEvent):void{
if (root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag.substr(0,5)=="http:" ||
root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag.substr(0,6)=="https:" ){
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag),"_blank");
}
}
myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick);Flash files with multiple clickable areas
- Fucntions:
function onButtonClick1(evt:MouseEvent):void{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag), '_blank');
}
function onButtonClick2(evt:MouseEvent):void{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag2), '_blank');
}
function onButtonClick3(evt:MouseEvent):void{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag3), '_blank');
}
function onButtonClick4(evt:MouseEvent):void{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag4), '_blank');
}
function onButtonClick5(evt:MouseEvent):void{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTag5), '_blank');
}
button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick1); button2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick2); button3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick3); button4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick4); button5.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick5);
Hard coded clickthrough URLs will not be accepted
HTML5 Specs
HTML5 is accepted by Time Inc. and will work correctly within HTML5 enabled browsers and environments. If users have the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Firefox, their browser is already capable of handling most code written in HTML5. If a user's browser is not updated, backup images will display instead of the HTML5 creative. HTML5 creative should follow the same advertising specifications as other Standard and Rich Media creative developed for each site. As with other rich media, HTML5 will require testing and approval 10 business days prior to launch.
Please review the following urls for a current list of HTML5 enabled browsers: http://html5readiness.com/or
http://caniuse.com/#cats=HTML5
Newsletters
All Time Inc Digital properties which distribute newsletters adhere to the same general ad product specifications - although specific ad size may vary.
Sunset.com accepts 300x250 and 88x31 ad sizes for the newsletter.
- Static/Animated .gif/.jpg ONLY (NO HTML or Javascript mark up allowed)
- 20K Max filesize
- Active clickthrough URL/click command must accompany submission of creative files in .txt/.xls file
Self-Serve
| Ad Product | Dimensions | File Size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 728x90 (Leaderboard) |
728x90 | 40k | . jpg/.gif/.png |
| 300x250 (Lrg Rectangle) |
300x250 |



