Too Lost supports Motion Art delivery to Apple Music. The Motion Art feature is intended to provide a richer listening experience for users and increase engagement with your music. You can upload Motion Artwork directly in our Uploader.
Motion Art consists of two video files in different aspect ratios for each release:
- 1:1- displayed on on Mac, iPad, and smart TVs.
- 3:4 - displayed on iOS.
Motion Art delivery requirements:
- Two Motion Art video files are required for each product:2048x2732 pixels (3:4) and 3840x3840 pixels (1:1).
- Too Lost will validate the duration, frames per second, codec and color space of each video.
- Motion Art videos that do not meet Apple's guidelines will be rejected.
- Motion Art videos will go live on the Release Date specified in Too Lost, or Pre-Order Date if present.
- Once delivered to Apple Music, Motion Art files cannot be removed.
- Motion Art cannot be added to music video releases.
- Motion Art for artist profiles cannot be delivered via Too Lost.
Motion Art file format specs:
- Video codec: Apple ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 4444 with .mov extension
- Resolution:3840x3840 pixels (1:1) and 2048x2732 pixels (3:4)
- Frame rate: 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, or 30 FPS
- Color space: Rec 709 or sRGB
- Duration: 15-35 seconds
For complete details about Motion Art formatting and guidelines, please review the following documentation from Apple Music: