If your Nivalis Nights photos look pixelated inside a photo frame, a player who tested custom images reports that they become slightly pixelated when displayed there, fitting the game's visual style. This page concerns imported pictures in frames; it does not offer a fix for low resolution across the whole game.
The same test found that PNG files worked when placed in the game's image folder. GIF, JPG, and WEBP did not work in that player's test. No verified option to disable the frame's pixelation, required image dimensions, or official explanation of its rendering algorithm is established here.
Open the Image Folder from a Photo Frame
Interact with a photo frame in the game and use its option to open the image directory. That gives you the folder the game actually uses for photos, rather than requiring you to guess a complete Windows user path.
A Photo Frame item. Use the frame interaction to open the game image folder; this icon is not a pixelation comparison.
The reported directory is a folder named Nivalis Nights in the Windows default Pictures folder. Use the frame's shortcut to find yours. A screenshot saved elsewhere is not automatically an image placed in this folder.
The illustration identifies a Photo Frame item; it is not a before-and-after demonstration of imported-image pixelation. The retained player report contains no such comparison image.
Add an Actual PNG File
- Open the image directory through the frame's in-game option.
- Place an actual PNG image in that directory.
- Return to the game and select the picture for the frame when it appears.
The tester reports that the filename did not matter, while the format did. Renaming a JPG extension to PNG does not convert the underlying image into a PNG file. If you are checking this method, use a file saved in the intended format.
The report establishes a working PNG example, rather than exhaustive compatibility across all file encodings and sizes. It does not supply a maximum size, a required aspect ratio, or a refresh command for a picture that fails to appear.
Understand the Pixelated Result
The reported effect occurs when the custom picture is displayed in a frame. That distinction matters: the source PNG and the picture as rendered in the game are different views of the same image.
A higher-resolution original is not a verified way to disable this effect. Neither changing graphics presets nor turning off an unspecified filter is established as a solution. The available evidence supports recognizing the reported frame behavior, not promising a crisp, unmodified display.
If the whole game or the exported Photo Mode picture is blurry, that is a separate question. Avoid applying this frame-specific explanation to every screenshot or display-resolution problem.