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.