Design Dimensions

This guide outlines the recommended dimensions for designing overlays, buttons, screens, and backgrounds within the Curator platform. Whether you're creating static images or MP4 video screens, it’s important to understand which dimensions apply to each type of asset.

With our built-in Designer Tool, you can now create many of these assets directly in the platform—sized and previewed automatically based on your selected experience and iPad orientation.

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These assets appear on the iPad itself and should be designed based on your iPad's orientation (landscape or portrait). You can also look here for your exact size although the sizes below will work: SEE HERE. These screens include:

Most iPads use a 4:3 ratio in landscape mode and 3:4 in portrait mode. Make sure to design based on how you'll be displaying the screen at your event.

The built-in Designer Tool allows you to preview your layout in either orientation. We strongly recommend using the tool to ensure pixel-perfect results.

You can use MP4 video files instead of static images for:

💡 Pro Tip: Use vertical videos (1536 × 2048) for portrait setups and horizontal videos (2048 × 1536) for landscape. Keep the file size under 30MB to ensure smooth playback. You can still use the old 1080 x 1440 or 1440 x 1080 although newer iOS devices are capable of higher resolution.

Dont let the sizes below confuse you. Most iPhones are roughly 9:20 Ratio so you can simply ignore those sizes and use :1 179 x 2556 or 2556 x 1179.

Sizes below are exact sizes if you want an exact designed screen.

These dimensions apply to the final photos or videos delivered to guests, not the iPad screens. These are for Photo, GIF, Boomerang

These dimensions apply to the videos delivered to guests, not the iPad screens.

For green screen, AI background replacement, or photo scene backdrops, follow these recommendations:

Avoid placing key visual elements (like logos or text) too close to the edges—these areas may be cropped or hidden depending on output or device.

AR backgrounds are used to enhance your experience with overlays or effects that appear behind or around guests in real-time. You can upload either PNG or JPG files.

💡 Tip: Keep critical visual elements (like text or logos) within the center area to ensure they’re not cropped or obstructed.

We support a range of custom print formats, including:

You can design your print templates externally or use our built-in print layout tool to ensure alignment and sizing.
👉 Print Layout Designer - Link to come

Most assets in your event experience—screens, buttons, overlays, and print layouts—can now be created and previewed using the Curator Designer Tool, available directly inside the event setup screen.

👉 Learn how to use the Designer Tool

You can use any iPad or iPhone for your photo booth or 360 experience. Either device will work. iPad mini or any size as long as it fits in your 360.