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Cropping images in Digital Signage

Cropping Images

Crop images to the exact part you want, or into a circle, right in the editor.

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Crop an image to show just the part you want, cut it into a circle, or make a big image smaller so your players handle it easily. All right in the editor, without other software.

Video: Cropping Images

Get Started

Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.

Crop an image

  • Click the image, then Crop in the settings on the right
  • At the top, choose Free or an aspect ratio like 4:3
  • Move the edges. What’s inside the blue edges shows on the slide
  • Click Save

With an aspect ratio, the shape stays the same while you move the edges; with Free, each edge moves on its own.

Crop an image into a circle

  • Click the image, then Crop
  • Click Circle and adjust the edges
  • Click Save

Make an image smaller (downscale)

  • Click the image, then Crop
  • Enter the new Width and Height
  • Click Save

For example, four Full HD images in a 2 × 2 grid on an HD slide each fill a quarter of the screen, so 960 × 540 is enough for each.

Options

Option What it does
Aspect ratio (top bar) Free, a preset aspect ratio, or Circle
Width The width of the image in pixels
Height The height of the image in pixels
Maintain position after resize Keeps the image where it is on the slide

FAQ

Why should I make 4K images smaller?

Not every player handles 4K. Each time such a player loads a 4K image, it spends power making it smaller, which can slow it down. Match images to the size they’re shown at.

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