Thumbnail for Vimeo video is very low res and blurry

  • Resolved meeee2

    (@majdaly)


    2 years ago

    Hi, This looks like a great plugin that will do what we need, except that the Vimeo thumbnail that shows before the video starts is very blurry.
    This is because it is using a tiny thumbnail, compared to the size of the video.

    The video is being displayed 1920x1080px on desktop and the resolution is perfect, however the thumbnail is just 295x166px
    I can see the small thumbnail being added in the html generated by the plugin:
    background-image: url("https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/[...]-d_295x166");

    How can we make the plugin use the fullsize thumbnail?

    Alternatively I’d be happy to use the “poster image” until the video is ready, but this doesn’t seem to work with Vimeo videos?
    Thanks.

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  • Plugin Author nK

    (@nko)

    Hey.

    Thank you for reporting to me. It will be fixed in the next plugin update.

    Regards, nK.

    Thread Starter meeee2

    (@majdaly)

    That’s great, thank you!
    Do you know when the next plugin update will be, so I can schedule the go-live for our site?

    Also, how will the size of the thumbnail be determined e.g. will it detect the screen-size?
    Or we’re quite happy to use the poster image instead if that would work ??

    Plugin Author nK

    (@nko)

    Yes, the screen size will be used, but we are limited to the Vimeo API. Thumbnails are small in most cases. So, if your screen is 4k, it does not mean, that the thumbnail will be 4k. I have tested some videos, and the max size available was 1280×720.

    Not sure why the custom poster image is not working for you. I have tested it and it is placed in the block without any problem.

    Plugin Author nK

    (@nko)

    I don’t have ETA for the plugin update, as it is not in priority for now. Will be updated when we will work on it.

    Thread Starter meeee2

    (@majdaly)

    I got the poster image working – I must have had a conflict somewhere.
    All works great thanks, so I can use this until you get around to your next update that uses the Vimeo plugin.
    Thanks ??

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