Custom ad video player size

we're testing the IMA iOS SDK (latest version) in order to implement a sticky (at the top or bottom of the screen) video player integrating a preroll ad.

However, even when using the IMA sample tags, the preroll is always rendered full screen, whereas we would like to reproduce the ad inside the view allocated for the video player.

Is that feasible? Is there a way to rendere the ad inside a custom view without taking the full screen available?

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Hi,

Since IMAAdDisplayContainer possesses an adContainer responsible for loading the ads UI, and avPlayerVideoDisplay is responsible for running the ads player. It could be possible by adjusting the contentPlayer and videoView frames when ads begin loading.

When ads are loaded, modify both frames as per the requirements and display the background thumbnail image to the parent view.

    case IMAAdEventType.LOADED:
        // Adjust both frames as per your requirement and show background thumbnail image
        videoView?.frame = CGRect(x: videoView.frame.width-230, y: 50, width: 200, height: 150)
        contentPlayerLayer?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 150)
        backgroundImage.isHidden = false

When ad finished take both frame to the actual position and hide backgroundImage.

    case .ALL_ADS_COMPLETED, .COMPLETE:
        //Take both frame to the actual size and hide background thumbnail image
        videoView?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 393, height: 240)
        contentPlayerLayer?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 393, height: 240)
        backgroundImage.isHidden = true

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in the end we managed to do that. We were doing something wrong with the view constraints, now everything works like a charm.

Thanks