How do I stop my background image from being blurry?

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Hi Guys,

I am an absolute rookie when it comes to all things code. I am trying to customize a Mailchimp template with the help of regular google searches.

I have managed to upload an image taken from a facebook page and it has worked (Hooray!) but the image is blurry and I think I have exhausted all of my abilities.

Would a kind soul be able to take a look at my code and see what I am doing wrong?

<!--  billboard  -->
   <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" background="//lh3.googleusercontent.com/hetj8strog_5QTN0zKo1AS1CHlWlAHYVya1H2znbeu3YmeRqA5UuZkJPq-vl5PDNoRCc=s128" bgcolor="#4872AE" style="background-image:url('//lh3.googleusercontent.com/hetj8strog_5QTN0zKo1AS1CHlWlAHYVya1H2znbeu3YmeRqA5UuZkJPq-vl5PDNoRCc=s128');background-size:contain;-webkit-background-size:cover;background-position:bottom;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:#2a3647;">
     <!--  header  -->
     <tbody>
       <tr>
         <td>
           <table width="600" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border:0;text-align:center;" class="content_width">

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Posted 24-Sep-18 16:28pm

Member 13996290

Updated 24-Sep-18 19:20pm

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dan!sh 24-Sep-18 23:42pm

If only there was some code to look at. If I have to take a guess, the size of image is smaller than how you are showing it on the the screen. That is why it might be appearing pixelated.

Member 13996290 25-Sep-18 0:24am

Thanks for getting back to me! I really appreciate any help.
I have updated to show the code I used

Richard Deeming 25-Sep-18 11:32am

"... an image taken from a facebook page ..."

Have you checked that you have permission to use that image?

Member 13996290 25-Sep-18 19:26pm

Yes, I have all permissions to use the image :)

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Solution 2

Like I said, the image is too small to cover up the entire page width. It is just 128 * 85 pixel in size. You need a bigger picture.

Posted 24-Sep-18 19:21pm

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Peter_in_2780 · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-24T19:20:00

Solution 1

Your image at googleusercontent is only 128 * 85 pixels, so of course it will be blurry as it will need to be enlarged to fill your form width. Even at 128 * 85 it doesn't look all that sharp. If you want a sharp background image, you'll have to start with something larger.

Posted 24-Sep-18 19:20pm

Peter_in_2780