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You should aim to use images that are at least the default resolution of 1080 HDTV sets (1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels high) but may use 720 images (1280×720) in a pinch. The ratio of the width divided by the height should be 1.77.

Background art, also commonly called “fan art” if you’re searching for samples, is always 16:9, the ratio of modern widescreen televisions.

Typically banners are at least 700 pixels wide, but again bigger is better and you can’t go wrong making it 1000 pixels wide as long as you preserve the ratio. Banner art has a 5.4:1 ratio (the width divided by the height should be, you guessed it, 5.4).

Banner art, though not used as frequently by Plex clients as poster and background art, is still something you may want to customize.

66, but the difference is minute enough it won’t matter and we don’t recommend going to the hassle of editing the files). Many of the posters you find online, like those at TheTVDB are 680×1000 pixels (technically that’s. 66) and a minimum of 600 or so pixels wide.

Poster art should be approximately 1:1.5 ratio (the width divided by the height should be.

Doing so cuts down on distortion, black borders and other artifacts, and ensure the image is clean and crisp even on a large display. First, you want to obey the following ratios and sizes for the art you add. When hand picking custom artwork for your Plex media there are only a few rules to keep in mind.

RELATED: How to Set Up Plex (and Watch Your Movies on Any Device)Īlthough Plex does a pretty darn good job automatically downloading artwork for your media from large publicly maintained resources like TheTVDB and The Movie Database, that doesn’t mean the options it picks are to your liking.įor example, what was Plex’s best-pick-option from TheTVDB, based on popularity and quality, when you first added a TV show to your collection might not be the artwork that you’d use today to represent the same show. The other big component is the presentation how that media looks on the screen as you happily scroll through it all, enjoying the analysis paralysis that comes with curating a vast collection of your favorite content. Stocking all the TV shows and movies that end up on your media server is just part of the media center experience. Fortunately, changing out the artwork is a snap. Plex Media Server does a pretty decent job automatically downloading cover art, backgrounds, and other artwork on your behalf, but that doesn’t mean every piece of artwork it picks is the one you want.