please
i just uploaded a thumbnail to my studio and it was perfectly fine until i reloaded, then it turned into this monstrosity
can you not make the thumbnails at least readable for god's sake

The dimension of a studio thumbnail is 230 by 130. If you make another thumbnail and size it to 230 by 130, it will have a better quality to it.

Prime689 wrote:

The dimension of a studio thumbnail is 230 by 130. If you make another thumbnail and size it to 230 by 130, it will have a better quality to it.

that's the thing; i uploaded it at 500x321, the max, and it still came out pixelated.

so something like this?



cant you do so by making the original picture bigger?

Yes, It happened to me too.

tutrie wrote:

please…
can you not make the thumbnails at least readable…

The Scratch Team made a change back in December that reduced the image quality of studio thumbnails and PFP’s. The announcement is here: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/567316/

In that topic is a quote from one of the developers that “The quality issues with some images will be addressed.“

For now you might try

Prime689 wrote:

The dimension of a studio thumbnail is 230 by 130. If you make another thumbnail and size it to 230 by 130, it will have a better quality to it.

and maybe that will avoid some of the current image issues by avoiding their downscaling.

tutrie wrote:

please
i just uploaded a thumbnail to my studio and it was perfectly fine until i reloaded, then it turned into this monstrosity
can you not make the thumbnails at least readable for god's sake

tutrie wrote:

please
i just uploaded a thumbnail to my studio and it was perfectly fine until i reloaded, then it turned into this monstrosity
can you not make the thumbnails at least readable for god's sake

support bc:
The Problem
Currently, when you visit someone's profile page, search results, or studios, project thumbnails look extremely blurry, pixelated, and heavily compressed. While this might not be very noticeable on simple projects with large shapes, it is a huge issue for Scratchers who spend hours making detailed art, aesthetic layouts, banners, or thumbnails with small text—everything becomes hard to read and loses its quality.

Why current workarounds aren't enough:
Some users bypass this issue by using third-party browser extensions, bookmarklets, or external scripts to upload crisp, high-resolution images directly as their thumbnail. However, this creates an unfair gap in the community:

• School devices: A massive portion of Scratchers use school-managed pads or macs where installing browser extensions or running custom scripts is completely blocked.
  Safety and accessibility: Scratchers shouldn't have to rely on external, unofficial tools just to make their projects look clean and readable on the website.
  
  

My Suggestion:
Scratch should natively increase the resolution and reduce the heavy compression of project thumbnails across the site (especially on profile pages).
Benefits:

• Fairness for everyone: Mobile, tablet, and school computer users will finally have the exact same thumbnail quality as pc users with extensions.
  Better visual presentation: Artists, designers, and coders who put effort into their project covers will have their work displayed clearly without unwanted pixelation.
  Cleaner website look: Profiles and studios will look much more modern, sharp, and appealing overall.
  

What about server storage?
Slightly increasing the thumbnail resolution (or allowing sharper compression formats like WebP) wouldn't take up much extra space compared to full project assets, and it would massively improve the user experience for millions of creators.
Thank you for reading! Let me know what you think.

chae_crys17 wrote:

What about server storage?
Slightly increasing the thumbnail resolution (or allowing sharper compression formats like WebP) wouldn't take up much extra space compared to full project assets, and it would massively improve the user experience for millions of creators.
Thank you for reading! Let me know what you think.

[citation needed]

chae_crys17 wrote:

support bc:

dude.

Spooky_Lukey wrote:

chae_crys17 wrote:

support bc:

dude.

its not ai but ok ?? yk when someone spends an hour for try to make an text look cool ??

SUPPORT!

idk hy i support, alot of people support old topics like these.