NCMS SUBMISSION – VIDEO

• Videos can be displayed on your Nintendo eShop game page, and/or used for Nintendo News articles.
• Up to 20 videos possible.

VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS

• Resolution: 1280 x 720 px (eShop);

• Frame rate: 29.97 fps / 30 fps
• Video codec: H.264/AVC
• Bitrate: Maximum 4Mbps (eShop);
• Format: MP4, WebM

VIDEO THUMBNAIL IMAGE

Dimensions: 1280w x 720h px

File format: jpg , non-progressive, RGB color
Max. file size: 500 kb

• Required for video submission.

• Play button automatically displayed.

RECOMMENDED VIDEO ENCODING TOOLS

FFMPEG

FFmpeg is a tool used for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files.

Convert input.mov to output.mp4 with ffmpeg.exe which is included in ffmpeg-4.1-win64-static. Use 2-pass encoding.

ffmpeg.exe -i input.mov -pix_fmt yuv420p -pass 1 -crf 6 -b:v 1.8M -s

1280x720 -vcodec h264 -acodec aac -sample_rate 48000 -b:a 128k -threads 0
-f mp4 -r 30 -y NUL

ffmpeg.exe
-i input.mov -pix_fmt yuv420p -pass 2 -crf 6 -b:v 1.8M -s 1280x720
-vcodec h264 -acodec aac -sample_rate 48000 -b:a 128k -threads 0 -f mp4
-r 30 -y output.mp4

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ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER CC
Another tool you can use is Adobe Media Encoder CC. Below is a list of the recommended settings:

Item Value Item Value

Encoding Settings - Format H.264 Audio - Audio Format Settings AAC

Video - Basic Video Settings - Width 1280 Audio - Basic - Audio Settings - Audio Codec AAC

Video - Basic Video Settings - Height 720 Audio - Basic - Audio Settings - Sample Rate 48000 Hz

Video - Basic Video Settings - Frame Rate 30 Audio - Basic - Audio Settings - Channel Stereo

Video - Bit Rate Settings - Bit Rate Encoding VBR, 2-pass Audio - Basic - Bit Rate Settings - Bit Rate 128
(Kbps)
Video - Bit Rate Settings - Target Bit Rate (Mbps) 1.8 Audio - Basic - Advanced Settings - Priority Bit Rate

Video - Bit Rate Settings - Maximum Bit Rate 3 Multiplexer - Basic Settings - Multiplexer MP4
(Mbps)

Multiplexer - Basic Settings - Stream Standard

Compatibility