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Developers and builders can now connect Cloudinary to their preferred LLM. The new Cloudinary Model Context Protocol (MCP) (beta) server is officially live! Now you can connect AI agents to Cloudinary functions to test rapidly, automate more creatively, and develop cross-system workflows without writing code. (See full press release…

Today, I want to talk about a tool that can change the way you edit images for blog posts and social media: Cloudinary AI. If you’ve ever struggled to find the right visual for your content, spent too much time editing images, or settled for something that didn’t fit…

We at Cloudinary are delighted to share several exciting developments in image quality assessment and encoding, featuring our very own Head of Image Research Jon Sneyers and collaborative work across the industry. Recently, a comprehensive paper titled “The JPEG XL Image Coding System: History, Features, Coding Tools, Design Rationale,…

We’re thrilled to announce that Cloudinary and Akamai are teaming up to bring fast, high-quality video to an even bigger audience. Akamai, a leader in cybersecurity and cloud computing, has tapped Cloudinary to power its next-generation Video Manager solution. This new strategic partnership will bring Cloudinary’s AI-powered visual infrastructure to…

As the European Accessibility Act (EAA) enforcement has went into effect, developers across the EU and beyond are being called to make websites and digital services more accessible. While compliance is a legal obligation, it is also a meaningful step toward building inclusive, user-centered experiences. This tutorial walks through…

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.