Limits
These are the numbers to plan around. When you reach a limit, Capable tells you in the interface, so nothing fails silently.
#Every limit
Limit | Value | What happens |
|---|---|---|
File types you can drag and drop to upload | BMP, GIF, ICO, JFIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, SVG | Anything else shows 'Invalid file type. Only image files are allowed'. |
File types offered by the Upload button | PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WebP and a few more | This list leaves out SVG, ICO and JFIF, which drag and drop does accept. |
Preview size, longest side | 512 px | Previews are kept small so library tiles load quickly. |
Preview file size | 0.25 MB | If a file is already within both the size and dimension limits, it is used as its own preview. GIF and SVG files are never re-compressed, so their preview is the original file and animation and sharp lines are kept. |
Image title length | 50 characters | A longer filename is shortened when it becomes the image title. |
Image description length | 250 characters | An Unsplash caption plus the photographer credit can be cut off mid-sentence. |
Size of an image opened for editing, or imported from an attachment | 3 MB | Larger files are resized to PNG to fit. Only if that still fails do you see 'Image too large for editor (N MB). Max 3MB.'. |
Size of an edited image before it is saved | Over 3 MB, recompressed to a target of 2.5 MB | Applies to an edited image before it is attached. |
Image size in Rovo chat | 5 MB | Anything bigger is refused with '<file> is N MB, above the 5 MB limit for an image these tools can read. Resize it and attach it again.'. |
File types accepted in Rovo chat | PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, SVG, BMP and a few more | PDF, AI and PSD files are left out on purpose, even though the library lets you upload them. Capable checks what the file really is, not just its name. |
Inline preview in Rovo chat | Roughly a 48 KB image | Above that, chat shows no inline preview. |
'Used on Pages' results | Up to 25 pages found, 5 shown at a time | Beyond that, the panel says 'Showing X of N pages' and you can't page further. |
Gallery page size | 25 images per page | A 'Show more' button loads the next 25 while more remain. |
Newest images in a gallery | 24 hours | A gallery picks up images added in the last 24 hours straight away. Older images show up as soon as search has caught up with them. |
Gallery minimum column width | 200 px | - |
Gallery default tile height | 188 px when Thumbnail Height is not set | - |
Table layout preview size | Fixed at 56 px, not configurable | - |
Default width in PDF and Word exports | 760 px when the Image reference macro has no width of its own | - |
Allowed external domains | 10 domains in one fixed list | - |
File types in the Attached images view | JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, SVG, WebP, TIFF and TIF | AVIF, HEIC, ICO and JFIF attachments never appear. The view also leaves out the CAPABLEASSETSTORE space, generated previews, and Capable's own library images. |
Unsplash search | Waits half a second after you stop typing, and stops trying after 5 failures in a row | Your browser doesn't contact Unsplash directly. Search goes through Capable. |
Folder nesting | One flat level. No sub-folders. | Every folder sits directly in its space, so you can't put one inside another. |
Upload size limit | None | Nothing stops you uploading a very large file. The 3 MB and 5 MB limits above apply later, so a large file can upload fine and then fail to open in the editor or in Rovo chat. |
#A few things worth knowing
When you reach a limit, you see it in the interface. You don't have to dig through logs.
Some limits apply per site and others per account, depending on the limit.
Edition can change some of these.
#Related
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