Which logo file formats work best in Overture
Overture takes PNG, JPG, and SVG logos up to 2 MB on both event and organization logos. They render anywhere your brand shows — dashboard, printed packets, Showtime view — so the file format you pick shows up everywhere too. Here's how to choose.
SVG — best of all
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) stays razor-sharp at every size — a tiny 32px header crop and a 20-foot screen render from the same file with no quality loss. SVGs are also typically the smallest file on disk: a 3 KB SVG can replace a 200 KB PNG.
Ask clients for an SVG version of their logo whenever you can. Most brand kits include
one — look for files ending in .svg. If they only have a PNG, that's fine
too.
PNG — best for transparency
PNG is the right call when your logo has a transparent background and you want it to sit cleanly on any color behind it. Most logos shipped from a brand kit arrive as PNG. Overture auto-resizes PNGs to 512px wide and re-encodes — a typical post-resize file lands at 30–80 KB.
JPG — fine for solid-background logos
JPG works for photographic logos with a solid background, or wordmarks that don't need transparency. JPGs don't support transparency, so don't use one if your logo has see-through edges — you'll end up with a white box around it on dark backgrounds.
The 2 MB limit and auto-resize
Logos can be up to 2 MB at upload time. Overture automatically downscales raster images (PNG/JPG) to 512px wide and re-encodes as PNG with transparency preserved. SVG is left untouched (it's a vector format, so resizing is a runtime concern, not a file-size one).
- If your PNG is already 200px wide, Overture won't upscale it — it'll stay at 200px. Larger source files always give better results.
- Logos that start over 2 MB are rejected at upload. Resize the source in your design tool first, or export at a lower DPI.
- You can clear and re-upload at any time — there's no penalty for trying a few versions.
Wide vs square logos
Overture is forgiving on aspect ratio — a wide wordmark and a square mark both render cleanly. The dashboard header crops to roughly 200×40px display size, and printed packets center the logo with breathing room. If your logo has a lot of vertical whitespace, trim it in your design tool before uploading — Overture won't auto-crop.
What to use when
| Situation | Best format |
|---|---|
| Client gave you an SVG | SVG |
| Client gave you a high-res PNG with transparency | PNG |
| Logo is photographic with a solid background | JPG |
| You only have a screenshot from a website | PNG (and ask for a better version) |
| Printed packet at 8.5×11 with the logo big | SVG (PNG is acceptable) |