Introduction to Adaptive Images

Key features

Automatic or manual cropping without need for image software or creating additional digital assets
Size validation eliminates risk for images being too small/blurry or large/slow
Proportions validation eliminates risk for images breaking the design
Responsive images for improved design and performance on all devices
Support for images from any DAM, even ones that lack Optimizely integration
Support for automatic image optimization, AI-based cropping, and CDN delivery (optional)

No support for allowing a web editor to crop manually
No support for validating selected image is large enough for intended rendering(s)
No built-in support for external image sources, such as a DAM
No support for localizable image descriptions, i.e. alt texts
No support for selecting different images and/or croppings for different screen sizes
No built-in support for responsive images to improve design and performance for mobile devices
Lacking support for automatic cropping (assuming CDN is used)
No support for specifying formats directly on image properties using attributes
Requires more development effort