Why do my images look low-res?

Why do my images look low-res?

Most of the time, if images are fuzzy when converting from an article into an image share (see Turning articles into images with Echobox), the issue will be with the size of the image sent to Echobox.

If an image has fewer pixels than required, either in height or width, it will lose quality. 

Note that pixels are counted after any desired crop was applied.

And that Echobox uses images from your selected data source, not necessarily those you use on your website or have saved locally.

To determine the size of your image:

On MacOS: save image → select in Finder → cmd+I → more info → dimensions
On Windows: save image → right-click in Explorer → properties → details → dimensions
On Chrome: right-click image → open in new tab → size shows in tab title

To guarantee no reduction in resolution, post-crop images should be larger than defined in the tables below.

X2 quality images

x2 quality refers to higher-quality images suitable for high-definition screens. Echobox styles support x1 quality, as recommended by the platforms, which often compress x2 images to x1 anyway.

However, we can accommodate such requests by creating a custom style for you. 

Recommended sizes (images for Echobox styles)

Recommended sizes (full-frame images)