PPT slides 16:9 ratio work on computer monitor 4:3 ratio
Dec 16, 2015
Hello,
We use Articulate.
We are now using the 16:9 ratio wide screen slide option for our PPT files.
In the past, when we were using the 4:3 ratio, we were informed that for optimal viewing of these files (clear presentation of images, text and videos), the best browser setting option to choose is:
Browser size: resize browser to fill screen
Player size: Lock player at optimal size
Unfortunately, if we use the above mentioned publishing options, when people are using monitors that only accept screen resolutions that fit the 4:3 ratio, they end up having to scroll up and down and left and right.
For now, the only way we can see that our 16:9 files work for all types of screen resolutions, is to choose the following browser setting options:
Browser Size: Resize browser to fill screen
Player Size: Scale Player to fill browser window
It works, but since everything is stretched, you lose clarity in the videos
etc.
Can you provide us with other suggestions?
3 Replies
Hi Barb,
You may want to look at this article on optimal size (although it's for mobile devices) it may help you figure out the sizing you want to use. The best option will be to look at testing it in a few different set ups to see how it works best.
Ashley
Thanks for sharing the article. The videos in our files are 1280 x 720 pixels so we cannot go smaller then that. We are not trying to play files on a mobile device-just laptops etc. When I look at the output size, the slide size is 1284 x 722 pixels.
I would really like to keep the optimal sizing because this seems to bring the clearest images and videos. I wondered if you knew if we could use the scaling option. We tried it at 87%. It worked fine when someone was viewing it on a 1380 x 1050 screen resolution.
The key thing I am not sure about is this. An end user has a monitor that can only accommodate screen resolutions with a 13:4 ratio. We are producing slides that use a 16:9 ratio. Is there anything we can do in the browser settings or the output slide so that our 16:9 slides can be viewed using a computer with screen with a 13:4 ratio?
Right now, as mentioned, for the player size, we are limited to selecting scale player to fill browser window.
Hi Barb,
There isn't a way to change how it'll appear based on what type of monitor the user is accessing the course from. So it looks like it'll be a choice from choosing to allow it to scale (and a potential reduction in quality) or allowing for the user to scroll up/down or left/right.
I don't know that I've seen a lot of set ups with that screen ratio, but perhaps if someone in the community has they'll be able to share their expertise here.
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