A video player can dispatch a number of events that report ad activity. These video player events report the name of a VAST/VPAID ad method that fires during the playback of the ad.
| EVENT CALL | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| handshakeVersion | The video player reports this event when the ad tag returns the 1.1.0 text string value to indicate that this video ad is eligible for playback with any player that supports this version of the VPAID specification. The video player will not play the ad if its tag does not support the VPAID specification. Note that the info/URL column will display the exact content of the response to this event. |
| initAd |
The video player reports this event after it initializes the video ad. Note that the info/URL column will display the exact content of the response to this event. |
| startAd |
The video player reports this event to indicate that it has kicked off video playback for this ad. |
| resizeAd |
The video player reports this event to indicate that the ad was re sized during playback, for example, when the player goes into full-screen mode. Note that the info/URL column will display the exact content of the response to this event. |
| pauseAd |
The video player reports this event to indicate that the ad was paused by the video player. |
| resumeAd |
The video player reports this event to indicate that the viewer resumed playback for this ad. |
| stopAd |
The video player reports this event to indicate that the ad has stopped playing. |
| adVolume |
The video player reports this event to indicate that the video player has adjusted the volume of the video ad. |