Article 6: Manipulating an attached image

Step 1: Click on attached image thumbnail

Step 1: Click on attached image thumbnail

Step 2: Click and drag crop area on main original image

Step 2: Click and drag crop area on main original image

Step 3: Once selected, a user may refocus the image or crop using bounding box controls

Step 3: Once selected, a user may refocus the image or crop using bounding box controls

Hotkeys are available once crop area is selected:

Arrow keys are used to move the image one pixel at a time

Shift + Arrow keys are used to move the image by 10 pixels at a time

Step 4: By default all three aspect ratios below the original image are linked

Step 4: By default all three aspect ratios below the original image are linked

Three aspect ratios are 16:9. 36:25, and 1:1

The bigger the image and the higher the resolution of that image the better it will look within every aspect ratio.

Make sure your image is above 986px by 555px for optimal quality. Storyline will then resize the image to the appropriate aspect ratios for your teaser and thumbnail images. 

If your image becomes stretched or is pixelated you know that the image itself is not large enough.

Step 5: To unlink the renditions, simply click either of the link buttons in between the aspect ratios

Step 6: Once unlinked, click on each aspect ratio image individually to adjust the focus & crop area

Step 6: Once unlinked, click on each aspect ratio image individually to adjust the focus & crop area

Step 7: Save Changes to preserve image manipulation changes

Step 7: Save Changes to preserve image manipulation changes

Step 8: If the image was manipulated after it was set as a Hero or Teaser image, simply set the Hero/Teaser again to update

Step 8: If the image was manipulated after it was set as a Hero or Teaser image, simply set the Hero/Teaser again to update

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