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.
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:
At this time, all motion art files should be delivered directly to support@toolost.com with reference to the UPC and Catalog number of your release. Please also name files accordingly, based on the corresponding aspect ratios:
- motion_art_1-1
- motion_art_3-4