Forum Discussion
Horrible quality when uploading images
I don't understand why the quality of images I upload is so bad in Rise. They look fine in browser, but when I upload (and Rise compresses/crunches them) they get fuzzy, pixly and unprofessional.
I upload i png, have also tried jpg - with much worse results. Any ideas? Attached an image showing what I see in Rise v. local browser.
Is there an update to this problem, because the _NOPROCESS_ trick still works, but there's still some weird anti-aliasing going on without the workaround of my PNGs. Find attached a screen grab of one with the _NOPROCESS_ tag and one without side-by-side literally in the same editor.
Hello, Windesheim Flevoland.
Adding _NOPROCESS_ to the file name of your images will keep the image exactly as you saved it. What you're seeing on the right in your screenshot is your image file after Rise 360 compression. When you run into an image that loses quality as a result of that compression, using _NOPROCESS_ in the file name is the fix.
I don't have an update about other ways to opt out of image compression for your images at this time. We'll let you know if that changes.
I have a proposed solution - get rid of your image compression entirely. I think most designers are aware of image types to use, how to keep the file size small, etc.
This image compression seems to be an ongoing issue that Articulate can't seem to figure out. This indicates to me that they are playing a space they should probably stay out of if 2 years later, the best solution is to bypass it with _NOPROCESS_.
I would rather just manage my image sizes (which I do anyway), than put _NOPROCESS_ in front of all of my file names.
People here have expressed the importance of image quality, and that expectation has only increased over the past year with so much more learning happening online.
Not a significant improvement even after adding the _NOPROCESS_ for me. Does anyone else face the same?
Images are still pixelated, was this solved? Is there a compression issue?
Hi Angela!
You can opt-out of image optimization on a case-by-case basis by adding _NOPROCESS_ to the name of your image file. For example, office.png would become office_NOPROCESS_.png. The image upload and display exactly as you saved it.
If that doesn't work, please send your file our way! We'd be happy to take a closer look.
Hello! Is there an improvement for the poor quality images that result after being uploaded in Rise 360? Any images I've included in the interaction feature Tabs and Accordion using tip mentioned above (_NOPORCESS_) to the file name, the screenshots that are still unclear and blurred, significantly lowering the quality of the experience. Before uploading the screenshots into Rise 360, the images are clear. Please assist!
Hi Taryn! Thanks for reaching out!
The word you need to add is "_NOPROCESS_", please make sure this is spelled correctly and that there are no special characters in the file name.
Next, please make sure the image you are using is not smaller than the image is in Rise. It could be the image is too small and is being stretched out. Please use an appropriately sized image. If you still have trouble, please let us know and send a copy of the files here.
SAME PROBLEM I have images - pngs, PDF and jpgs and everything I upload looks very poor. I have tried everything I know along with the recommendation from Rise and the results are unacceptable. The images themselves when view on my mac is crisp. This issue really needs to be worked on!
Hi Luis!
Have you tried adding _NOPROCESS_ to the image file name before uploading? This tells Rise 360 not to compress the image file.
A file named boat.png would become boat_NOPROCESS_.png
Hope this helps!
I am having the same issue. Here is my photo attached
Hi Joanne, I've renamed your file to LOGO_NOPROCESS_.png please try using this file and see if this helps!
You can also check out our best practices for images here, so you can ensure you have optimized media in your courses.
Hi Alyssa
Great work here and Rise is such a promising product.
I have an issue with Cover Photo. I have researched most places but cannot get a solution. I cropped the image to 1:3, file size is < 5 mb, added _NOPROCESS_ at the end of the file name. Rise has squashed and stretched the image when uploaded (please see attached).
What else can you suggest?
Thanks
Hi Carlisle! For cover photos, the best practice is to choose an image that uses a 16:9 width/height aspect ratio.
Hi, I'm experiencing the same issue again... Has there been any updates to image compression in the last 2 months? I wasn't having this issue before my maternity leave and now that I've been back this week, it seems like it's hit or miss whether my images get compressed again. I haven't been able to pinpoint why exactly. I use _NOPROCESS_ on all my files and the Image Center block exclusively in all my courses and generally favor jpegs.
Also, my image files really aren't that big. Maybe 150KB is the biggest, so I don't understand why something so small needs to be compressed anyways. If there could be a way to turn off compression for images of a certain size or smaller, I think that would help a lot of people.
