Thumbnails consume bandwidth, just like videos. To prevent unnecessary usage, we recommend keeping thumbnails optimized while ensuring they still look great.
Recommended Thumbnail Size Limits
1. Maximum File Size
2MB limit per thumbnail (hard limit in Vidalytics).
Keeping files smaller improves load speed and reduces bandwidth consumption.
2. Best Practices for Desktop Thumbnails
File size: Keep it under 250KB.
Resolution: Maintain high quality without excessive file size.
3. Best Practices for Mobile Thumbnails
File size: Ideally below 50KB, but never exceeding 100KB.
Resolution: 720x480px is recommended.
Use aggressive compression to reduce file size while keeping visual clarity.
How to Optimize Your Thumbnails
Use Photoshop's "Save for Web" feature (or "Save for Web (legacy)" in newer versions).
Consider using image compression tools like TinyPNG to further reduce size without losing quality.
Need Help?
If you have any questions about optimizing your thumbnails, reach out to our support team at [email protected].