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Video advertisement with rmp-vast

Introduction to rmp-vast

rmp-vast is a lightweight open-source client-side JavaScript solution to load, parse and display VAST resources. It is maintained by Radiant Media Player team and is offered as an alternative to Google IMA SDK. The main purpose of rmp-vast is to offer a VAST 2, 3 and 4 compliant solution to display video ads in web-based mobile/OTT applications as Google HTML5 IMA SDK may not officially be compatible with all environments we support. rmp-vast can also be used in environments like desktop or mobile browsers.

Supported features with rmp-vast

rmp-vast supports the following VAST 4.2 features:

  • Inline and Wrapper Ads
  • Linear Ads
  • Skippable Linear Ads
  • Linear creatives in MP4/WebM progressive download
  • Linear creatives in HLS format on all supported devices (with hls.js) BETA
  • Non Linear Ads (image/iframe/HTML)
  • Companion Ads (image/iframe/HTML)
  • Tracking Events (tracking URLs must return an image - typically a 1px GIF/PNG/JPG)
  • Error Reporting
  • Industry Icons (image/iframe/HTML)
  • VAST 4.2 Macros
  • SIMID
  • VPAID 1 and 2 JavaScript DEPRECATED
  • Outstream ads
  • Ad Pods
  • Audio Ads (MP3/M4A/OGG/HLS where natively supported) in HTML5 video
  • ViewableImpression, Universal Ad ID, AdServingId, Survey and Ad Categories
  • AdVerifications OM Web SDK (only Creative Access Mode - e.g. full)

Note that VMAP support with rmp-vast is not currently available. Radiant Media Player supports VMAP through Google IMA SDK.

Supported environments with rmp-vast

Browsers

  • Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Samsung Internet for Android 6+
  • Chrome, Firefox, Opera for Desktop
  • Safari 12+ for macOS
  • Safari for iOS 12+
  • MS Edge Legacy for Desktop
  • MS Edge 79+ for Desktop
  • Latest Amazon Silk for fireOS 6+

WebViews

  • Android 6+
  • iOS 12+

Smart TV & OTT

  • Samsung Tizen 4+ apps
  • LG webOS 4+ apps

Video ads from Google Ads network and rmp-vast

When serving ads from Google Ads network (Google Ad Manager, AdSense for Video) you should use the IMA HTML5 SDK with our player.

ADX & AdSense for Video ads may not render with rmp-vast. Google Ad Manager ads may render with rmp-vast but we cannot guarentee support for all Google Ad features. The choice of VAST parser is made through the adParser player setting ('ima' or 'rmp-vast').

CORS requirements

rmp-vast uses JavaScript XMLHttpRequests to load VAST tags. Hence proper CORS configuration is required on your ad-server in order for rmp-vast to be able to retrieve VAST tags. Refer to this Google documentation for more information.

Usage example

Player settings for using rmp-vast are very similar to using Google IMA SDK. The only difference resides in specifying the VAST parser which you want to use through the adParser setting.

Here is a complete example:

<!-- Include Radiant Media Player JavaScript file in your <body> or <head> -->
<script src="https://cdn.radiantmediatechs.com/rmp/10.2.0/js/rmp.min.js"></script>
<!-- Player container element -->
<div id="rmp"></div>
<script>
  // Streaming source - HLS in this example
  const src = {
    hls: 'https://your-hls-url.m3u8'
  };
  // Player settings
  const settings = {
    licenseKey: 'your-license-key',
    src,
    width: 640,
    height: 360,
    ads: true,
    // We tell the player to use rmp-vast to load and parse VAST resources
    adParser: 'rmp-vast',
    // We pass our adTag here - the player will attempt to load it upon startup
    adTagUrl: 'https://your-ad-tag-url',
    contentMetadata: {
      poster: [
        'https://your-poster-url.jpg'
      ]
    }
  };
  const rmp = new RadiantMP('rmp');
  // Initialization ... and done!
  async function initRmpPlayer() {
    try {
      await rmp.init(settings);
    } catch(error) {
      console.error('Radiant Media Player failed to initialize', error);
    }
  }
  initRmpPlayer();
</script>

Player settings

ads: Boolean

Activate or not ads within the player. Default: false.

adTagUrl: String

Specifies the VAST ad tag URL that is requested by the player from the ad server. Default: ''.
We recommend using fully qualified URLs for the adTagUrl setting

adsResponse: String

Specifies a VAST document (as in XML string) to be used as the ads response instead of making a request via an ad tag url. This can be useful for debugging and other situations where a VAST response is already available. Default: ''. Using the adTagUrl setting is preferred when both options are available.

adParser: String

Specifies which VAST parser the player should use. Possible values are 'rmp-vast' and 'ima'. Default: 'ima'.

adForceNativeFullscreenOnIosForAds: Boolean

Forces native fullscreen on iOS when video ads are enabled in the player. This allows a fullscreen experience for video ads on iOS but skippable video ads will not be skippable when in fullscreen mode. When set to false the player will use an emulated fullscreen mode that allows for skippable ads to be skippable in fullscreen mode at the cost of a lesser viewing experience in fullscreen mode. Default: true.

adLoadVastTimeout: Number

Represents the Ajax timeout in milliseconds for each VAST request (or VAST wrapper). When timeout is reached without a valid server response the VAST loading process is aborted. Default: 8000.

adLoadMediaTimeout: Number

Timeout (in milliseconds) when loading a creative media file (after a successful VAST response). If loading takes longer than this timeout, the ad playback is cancelled and content resumes. Default: 12000 which represents a 12 seconds timeout.

adAjaxWithCredentials: Boolean

AJAX request to load VAST tag from ad server should or should not be made with credentials. Default: false.

adShowRemainingTime: Boolean

When set to true, a remaining time bar UI will be displayed on top of the player control bar for linear creatives. Default: false.

adMaxNumRedirects: Number

Specifies the maximum number of redirects before the subsequent redirects will be denied, and the ad load aborted. The number of redirects directly affects latency and thus user experience. This applies to all VAST wrapper ads. Default: 4.

adShowMarkers: String

Adds markers on timeline for on-demand streams indicating to viewers when ad-breaks are scheduled. Works for VMAP tags and our ad-scheduler. Default: true.

adCountDown: Boolean

A countdown to be displayed within the player control bar. It shows the remaining time for the video ads. Default: true.

adTagReloadOnEnded: Boolean

When set to true this setting will cause the player to attempt to reload the initial adTag (or VMAP/ad-schedule) when a user requests content to be played after having ended. This setting is compatible with the adTagWaterfall setting and outstream ads. Default: true.

OMID support (OM Web SDK)

Note that we currently only support Creative Access Mode (e.g. full).

We support OMID (OM Web SDK) with rmp-vast. This feature needs to be enabled as follows:

First adds the following libraries to your web page - those are required to enable OMID support in rmp-vast and are not bundled or automatically with the player:

<script src="https://cdn.radiantmediatechs.com/rmp/10.2.0/rmp-vast/omweb-js-1.4.12/Service/omweb-v1.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.radiantmediatechs.com/rmp/10.2.0/rmp-vast/omweb-js-1.4.12/Session-Client/omid-session-client-v1.js"></script>

Then enables OMID support in rmp-vast with setting adOmidSupport to true.

adOmidSupport: Boolean

Enables OMID support in rmp-vast. Default: false.

omidAllowedVendors: Array

List of allowed vendors for ad verification. Vendors not listed will be rejected. Example: ['com.vendor.aaa', 'com.vendor.bbb']. Default: [].

HLS creative support BETA

This feature is a BETA feature - feedback is welcome!

We support displaying HLS creatives with rmp-vast and Radiant Media Player. This feature needs to be explicitly enabled with the adSupportHlsCreatives setting. First you need to add hls.js library to your page.

<script src="https://cdn.radiantmediatechs.com/rmp/10.2.0/hls/hls.min.js"></script>

Then set adSupportHlsCreatives setting to true.

adSupportHlsCreatives: Boolean

Enables display of HLS creatives with rmp-vast and Radiant Media Player. Default: false.

SIMID & VPAID support

See our SIMID and VPAID advertisement documentation page.

Player labels for rmp-vast

See our documentation about player labels here. 

const labels = {
  ads: {
    controlBarCustomMessage: 'Ad',
    skipMessage: 'Skip ad',
    textForClickUIOnMobile: 'Learn more',
    adBlockDetectedMessage: 'AdBlock detected',
    adBlockMessageMessageExtended: 'Our website needs to show advertisement to our viewers - please allow ads on our website',
    adBlockDetectedButton: 'I have disabled AdBlock'
  }
};

Ad-blocker detection

By default when ads setting is set to true it automatically detects ad-blocker. If an ad-blocker is detected the player fires a 'adblock' event. This however does not prevent playback of content, it just notifies the publisher that a video ad-blocker has been detected.

adOnAdBlockPreventPlayback: Boolean

When enabled, this setting will prevent playback of content when a video ad-blocker is detected and present a viewer with a message: 'AdBlock detected' and 'Our website needs to show advertisement to our viewers - please allow ads on our website' (in the appropriate language for the viewer). A button will also be shown allowing the viewer to reload page after having disabled the ad-blocker. The message can be customized through the hint.ads.adBlockDetectedMessage and hint.ads.adBlockMessageMessageExtended player labels. Default: false.

Ad skipping

Offering ad skipping options to your audience is a great way to monetise your content while providing a gentle and smart advertisement experience. Radiant Media Player supports ad skipping in the following way: VAST 3+ skippable video ads. When a valid VAST 3+ tag with skippable information (e.g. skip information are held within the VAST XML response) is presented to the player, it will automatically read that information and display a skip button when appropriate in the advertisement UI. This is available for the Google IMA and our rmp-vast - no extra configuration is required.

Autoplay support

As when using the Google IMA SDK, autoplay of pre-roll linear video ads on desktop and muted autoplay on mobile devices are supported. Refer to our documentation about autoplay support for more information.

Ad scheduling

We support ad scheduling with rmp-vast through our ad scheduler.

Ad waterfalling

VAST redirect / VAST Wrapper have always been supported with rmp-vast since it was made publicly available. We also support ad waterfalling through the adTagWaterfall setting with rmp-vast. See our ad waterfalling documentation for more information.

Companion ads

See the companion ads documentation for more information on how to retrieve companion ads information with rmp-vast.

Ad Tag Variables & Macros

See the ad tag variables & macros documentation.

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