Recomentations on Image/video adjusting
To increase system speed and bandwidth, particularly for using on slow or mobile devices, we need to adjust image and video size.
Images need to be clear, sharp, close cropped to main object.
Recommended image dimensions:
Image Use |
Image type |
Pixel Dimensions |
Thumbnail |
A small version of an image that links to a larger version |
100 pixels wide |
Banner image |
A wide, short image for example, in a Section summary or Label |
1600 pixels wide |
Image in a Block |
An image placed in an Moodle HTML block |
No more than 340 pixels wide |
Illustration |
An image placed within a page of text. |
250 to 400 pixels wide |
Full sized image |
The largest possible image to display in Moodle |
1600 pixels wide |
For size reduction we recommend after cropping image to use tinypng.com or similar service.
Maximum uploaded video quality: 720p in mp4 format.
If possible, use the streaming services: Youtube, Vimeo, etc.