Metro provides video to our customers via our public-facing website, metro.net. Metro currently uploads all videos to YouTube and embeds them on our site. Visit Metro's YouTube channel for a complete listing of our latest videos.

Video should be provided in the following specifications

• Dimensions - 640 x 480 pixels; 1280 x 720 pixels
• Provide highest quality source content in AVI, WMV or QuickTime format encoded for web use (uncompressed content will be too large); and/or
• Refer to YouTube specifications for uploading videos and size/duration requirements; and
• Provide captions in .SBV or .SBT format for publishing. For additional caption preparation details including sample files, visit YouTube's website.

All videos considered for addition to metro.net must meet the following requirements

• All video or multimedia must be approved by Communications (your Marketing Account Executive) for content;
• Visually, all content must adhere to Metro branding standards (Metro Style Guide and logos provided upon request);
• To adhere to Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines that bind all government agencies, all videos must contain captioning. This transcript or script despites dialog and action contained in the video for use by customers with disabilities using assistive technology; and
• Should contain an approved Metro logo intro and outro (fade in/fade out provided upon request)

Assets for video

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Metro Brand Guideline for Videos	Metro Brand Guideline
	M Mark Opening JPG Format 640×480
	M Mark Closing JPG Format 640×480
	M Mark Closing (El Pasajero) JPG Format 640×480
	M Mark Opening JPG Format 1280 × 720
	M Mark Closing JPG Format 1280 × 720
	M Mark Closing (El Pasajero) JPG Format 1280 × 720
metrovideoassets.zip	Metro Video Assets Zip File with these file types JPGs, EPS, PDF

Photo Specifications and Guidelines

Metro provides photos to our customers via our public-facing website, metro.net. Photos should be optimized for web in JPEG format.

Photos should be provided in the following specifications

• Maximum width - 600 pixels, maximum height - 600 pixels
• Portrait, landscape, or square ratio
• 72 DPI resolution optimized for web at VERY HIGH Quality (80%)
• Metro web staff can also optimize photography, please supply photos to Account Managers

All photos considered for addition to metro.net must meet the following requirements

• Do not include captions (text) on the final photo, text captions should be handled by HTML
• Photos with people should be accompanied by a model release
• You must have rights and give Metro rights to display photo