If you are noticing that the images in your rendered Animoto video look fuzzy or some colors seem to be off, this may be due to image compression after transcoding the media to our system.
If you are using really high resolution JPEG or PNG images, the resolution may be too large and so some of the data is squished during compression. You can think of it like trying to fit an image into a frame that’s too small- the picture gets squished and distorted in order for it to fit. If the resolution of the video render on Animoto (1920x1080p, 1080x1080, and 1080x1920) has a smaller pixel ratio than the photos you've uploaded (for example: if your uploaded photos are all in 4K), Animoto’s render system will process the image down to the size which can impact the final quality.
Numerous factors such as color levels, related camera settings, pixel file size of your image, and export settings can contribute to this problem. There isn't a way around that kind of compression and you may notice it more when using images with certain color levels.
We recommend downsizing your photo without reducing its quality before uploading. This can prevent our system from auto-compressing your images. Many of our customers have had success using a ~25% resolution reduction using bi-cubic mode in Photoshop.
Here are some resources that you may find helpful for scaling down your images: