# Poster Image for Video/Mobile

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/poster-image-for-video-mobile/56127>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [May 14, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/poster-image-for-video-mobile/56127 "2026-05-14T12:40:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![northwestagency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@northwestagency](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/northwestagency)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/poster-image-for-video-mobile/56127/1 "2026-05-14T12:40:13Z")

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I have a site that uses a few video backgrounds per page (video file dragged into the image drop zone of the background inputs). They are very small/compressed files, consistent dimensions/frame rates, etc. It looks fabulous on a desktop. But mobile tests (iPhone) seem to choke on these, displaying a white background instead of any image at all. I am guessing this has to do with mobile data handling vs. an Elements bug.

Is there a way to make the mobile feed of the site display a still image, but desktop outputs/large screen display the video?

 ![Screenshot 2026-05-14 at 5.38.33 AM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/8/c/8cdff4e40ea1caa0034438fded18fca74e89827b.png)