How to Make a Profile Header Movie
An eye catching full motion underlay
I noticed a profile header that was using a GIF to put a bit of motion in the header. It was eye-catching and left me wondering if the header could use the popular UI display of full-motion video as an underlay.
The Medium header specification states JPG, PNG, and GIF can be used for the header image with a recommended width of 1500 px in a 2:1 ratio. This is a bit difficult to obtain in a video where the top resolution is typically 1080px for full HD video. To my surprise, the lower resolution GIF I tried worked perfectly. The image may not be as crisp as would be desired for a still image but as a motion underlay it is very eye-catching.
Find or Create Your Video
I have a ton of video and will probably search through that later to really personalize the header. In the meantime, I was able to easily find drone footage on Pexels of a bridge on the Pacific Coast Highway I have traversed many times both physically and in my memories.
