no support for VAST 3.0

[arifje]

2.0 is supported only :-(

[rafa8626]

Have you tried the latest version of this plugin? I'm not familiarized with what is needed for VAST 3.0 but if you can point it out and provide me a sample URL for VAST 3.0 I can work on it

[arifje]

Yes, latest version only supports 2.0 VAST structure. The elements are different, so at this moment when you try to load a VAST 3.0 feed, it generates errors and the player won't play the preroll or video.

Example 2.0: http://www.adotube.com/php/services/player/OMLService.php?avpid=oRYYzvQ&platform_version=vast20&ad_type=linear

Example 3.0, see attachement.

vast3.0.txt

[rafa8626]

OK I'll check this and keep you posted when this is ready. Thanks

[rafa8626]

In your example for 3.0 VAST I don't see any MediaFile tags. Is that expected? Also, I didn't see a tag with the ID and I'm not sure if the AdSystem tag is the title. Can you clarify please?

[arifje]

Unfortunately I'm not a specialist on this subject, we only use is as a publisher. Only thing I can say is that 3.0 is a wide used format nowadays.

More info on 3.0 can be found here: https://www.iab.com/guidelines/digital-video-ad-serving-template-vast-3-0/

A nice matrix with version differences: http://adtagmacros.com/2016/10/difference-between-vast-2-0-and-vast-3-0-vast-4-0.html

[rafa8626]

Thanks I'll check this documentation and update the plugin. I'll keep you posted. If you can get me a more robust sample URL I can use for testing purposes I'd appreciate it

[rafa8626]

@skoften I refactor the VAST-VPAID plugin and it's now supporting VAST3.0. I tested it with https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chrisdinn/vast/master/test/examples/vast3_inline.xml. Please download the master branch and test it on your side. Keep me posted

[arifje]

Hi rafa,

Looks like the player still doesn't parse/read VAST 3.0 feeds.

Feed: https://ad.360yield.com/advast?p=723265&w=4&h=3
Screenshot;

VAST 2.0 works fine.

Attached the source of the vast feed.

advast3.0.xml.zip

[rafa8626]

Thanks I'll check this in a minute

[arifje]

I also have another feed (2.0) that doesn't seem to work:

https://secure.adnxs.com/ptv?id=10256154

[rafa8626]

I know the first one will need some work; but the second one IDK what's the issue. It's returning me only <VAST version="2.0"></VAST> with nothing inside it.

[rafa8626]

I'm currently working on expanding the plugin to support AdsVastURI and JS files as MediaFiles. I'll keep you posted when it's done

[pakjiddat]

Does the VAST/VPAID plugin support YouTube videos?.

We want to show videos ads using VAST before playing YouTube clips

[rafa8626]

It should but just keep in mind that the plugin is very limited in regards of what can parse and present as Ad