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Video ads need to grab attention fast, as viewers often decide within seconds whether to keep watching or scroll past. A plain video sometimes isn’t enough, so some advertisers will add animated overlays such as CTAs, logos, and visual effects. The problem is that manually adding these overlays with video…

Live streaming prerecorded video content is a pretty common practice. You might want to use prerecorded content instead of an actual live stream for many reasons. From a high level perspective, some of the benefits are: Convenience and control. You can plan and edit everything up front without any surprises.

Video dominates social media, but a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work when it comes to aspect ratios. A video that looks great on YouTube would be cropped at an awkward angle on TikTok or Instagram. For this reason, you need to adjust videos to fit each platform’s unique requirements. This post…

Enhancing accessibility is a must for any modern website. While Cloudinary makes it easy to generate alt text automatically for newly uploaded images, many users also need to retroactively add alt text to images already stored in their Media Library. Fortunately, Cloudinary MediaFlows makes that possible with no code required.

People want more video, and that means you might spend more time than you want setting up captions to make your content more accessible. After all, marketing videos can flop if the audience can’t make out what they’re saying or if they have incomprehensible, inaccurate captions. There’s a reason why…

Cloudinary already powers visual media for some of the most successful Shopify stores. But there’s one request we have heard again and again: “Please make it easier to integrate Cloudinary with Shopify.” We took note. And now we’ve taken action. We’re happy to announce the availability of Cloudinary AssetLink…

Live Demo GitHub Repository You’ve got a clean product image. Let’s say a black t-shirt. You want to sell it in eight different colors. Easy, right? Until you realize you need eight recolored versions that each have to be watermarked, optimized, and ready for your store. What if…

Static images are everywhere but in a fast, responsive web, they often get overlooked. Motion and intelligent layout adaptation are now expected, especially in marketing and product design. With Cloudinary’s Zoompan and Generative Fill, you can: Add smooth, cinematic motion with the Ken Burns–style Zoompan effect. Extend images automatically using…

If you’ve ever managed a social media ad campaign, you know how messy things can get: sorting through endless files, multiple ad formats, and constant requests to tweak visuals for different platforms. Before you know it, your desktop is filled with duplicate assets, and you’re wasting hours trying to keep…