The standards stack (SCTE-35/VMAP/VAST/OpenRTB), the VMAP/VAST nesting and wrapper-chain cheat sheet, the four ad-pod controls, and the fill-rate-times-CPM revenue math and QC checklist on one page.
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This video ad-serving reference covers the SCTE-35, VMAP, VAST and OpenRTB stack, wrapper chains, four ad-pod controls, fill-rate times CPM revenue math and QC checks. Our seven-volume handbook covers the streams the ads stitch into: Volume 2 on HLS, DASH and CMAF packaging, Volume 3 on players and delivery economics, and Volume 1 on encoding. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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