Fluid Player adds VR and VPAID features
Fluid Player adds VR and VPAID features
Dublin, Ireland. January 22, 2020: Fluid Player, the free, open-source,
HTML5 video player has released two new features: VR (virtual reality) support
and VPAID (video player ad-serving interface definition) support.
Even though virtual reality is still in the early stages of ad
format development and adoption, Fluid Player’s VR feature allows both
publishers and advertisers to experiment with VR content/ad formats. Fluid
Player supports monoscopic (equirectangular) videos with 360-degree view or in
Cardboard view (for Google Cardboard.)
VPAID is a code developed by the IAB for interactions between ad
units and a video player focusing on enabling rich interactive in-stream ad
experiences. Think of it as VAST but with added interactivity. It allows
advertisers to create video ads that the user can interact with, for example,
enabling overlays that allow viewers to click for more information. VPAID then
captures the user interaction data for the viewed ad. Another great advantage
is that VPAID allows advertisers to show the same ad with different offers at
the end of the ad to different users, this would work well for a restaurant
chain for example, the ad could be a generic branding ad with the final offer
related to the end users local branch.
This is a great feature for publishers that use Fluid Player as
their HTML5 video player on their websites because it is the only free player
that supports VPAID,
support for this feature is usually only available in paid for video players. Additionally VPAID allows publishers to set at what time
and when the ad will appear within their site’s content. VAST is a basic script
for showing video advertising so VPAID is becoming more popular within the
industry because it allows publishers to accept more video ad types compared to
VAST, which in turn leads to increased revenues for publishers.
Example demos and code for VR here and VPAID here.
For further information contact press@fluidplayer.com