Forum Discussion
Custom Screen Size
Would someone please provide examples of when you would use a custom screen size? The only information I have found is that the maximum custom size is 2,047 x 2,047.
I use a long width and a short height often when I am designing Storyline content that will specifically be shown inside of a Rise Storyline block. Most Rise blocks tend to be more of a banner than a block so doing so helps the Storyline content fit more seamlessly into Rise.
Here is an example Rise course with a wide and short Storyline "banner" block example.
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/b56569f8-4679-4c5c-a937-738eb98cc3fa/reviewTo Owen's point. Putting SL in Rise may open up other possibilities. I once had a request for and interactive Org Chart in Rise. So I built it in SL and made the Slide size very tall and narrow so there was room for all of the levels in the organization.
1280X720 is the same as PPT - so people who are importing PPT like to use that size so that fonts etc are not readjusted.
1920X1080 is a good size for most Computer Screens. Even though these are both 16x9, it might be preferable to maintain the quality of the images, etc. instead of scaling up
Ron makes an excellent point about 'knowing your audience', and researching the devices your courses are likely to be viewed on.
I use a very large monitor to develop content and the difference between 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 is noticeable.
Scalable Vector Graphics look good at any size (clue's in the name), but fonts, pngs and jpegs might degrade or distort if you increase the resolution midway through a project, or change the size of an old project.
