Has the Aspect Ratio of Thumbnails Been Finalised?

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   eugbugposted 4 years ago

   The layout now appears to be square on the home page of sites and about 2 to 1 in each category. Should we bother altering on text images to suit both formats?

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      samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Seems like it will be like this for a while, yes. But I wouldn't suggest changing everything right away.
      
      For future images or images you are editing, I do suggest adding text/media in the center as much as possible. For example, in the 1400 x 1400 square that we usually use (the Instagram model on Canva), the middle 608 pixels are the sweet spot to add text/media. This should work with both layouts.

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         eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Ok, will do. Is the cropping process automatic or do editors do this? Also is cropping done from the centre, so to make square from rectangular, the two sides or top and bottom are cut off or alternatively to make 2:1 rectangular, the top and bottom are cut off (again the centre strip being used).

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            samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Do you mean when it displays on the main/category page? That's automatic.  Your image will appear as intended in your actual article. Here is a test image I made to demonstrate how it translates. I will write a little guide with measurements and whatnot sometime soon.
            
            
            
            

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               eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Well both actually. So on a site home page, if the starting image is rectangular, let's say wide with a 3:1 aspect ratio, are the left and right bits lopped off but the height is kept the same to make it square and if it's a tall image, the top and bottom are cut off but the width is kept the same? Your category thumbnail suggests this is what happens.

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                  samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  If it is just a tall image, the top and bottom are lopped off, yes. 3:1 would also be converted into a square on the main page as it was before (so it would get cut off), but it would probably fit on the category page. I think making a square and keeping the media/text in mind is the best bet. I really hope that everything is converted to square, which is why I am hesitant to tell anyone to change anything. But I haven't gotten word as to when/if this is happening. I'm really sorry that I don't have more information available.

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                     eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     Ok, not to worry. Actually it doesn't look terribly odd if images lose some of their text when they appear as thumbnails. It's as if we're just seeing snippets/samples of what to expect in an article. The main thing is that in an article itself, all on-image text is displayed.

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                        samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                        Yes, of course. Nothing has changed on the actual article's page. Thank you for checking in about this.

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