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Resize overlays to a given percentage of the main image, either related to width, height or both by setting the flags parameter to relative (fl_relative in URLs) while also setting the width and/or height parameters to the percentage value you need, represented by a decimal value (e.g., 0.4 for 40%).
Main image
100% width-related
Including text
Change the image's opacity level by setting the opacity parameter (o in URLs) to a value between 0 to 100 which represents the visibility percentage. Control the opacity level of either the main image or overlaid images.
Original
50% opacity
Flashlight effect
Overlay another image of your choice on top of the faces which are automatically detected in your image. This is done by setting the overlay parameter (l in URLs) to the overlay image's public ID while setting the gravity parameter to faces (g_faces in URLs).
Original
Faces overlay
Funny overlay
imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setType( "fetch").setTransformation(CLDTransformation().setOverlay("badge").setGravity("faces").setWidth(30)).generate("http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Spain_national_football_team_Euro_2012_final.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)
Hide faces in your images by telling Cloudinary to either blur or automatically pixelate the detected faces. This is done by setting the effect parameter to either blur_faces or pixelate_faces (e_blur_faces or e_pixelate_faces in URLs). The level of blurring and the size of the pixel squares can customized.
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Blur faces
Pixelate faces
Add a border to your images by setting the value of the border parameter (bo in URLs). The border's color, width and opacity can be customized dynamically, and borders can be applied either on main images or on overlaid images.
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Bordered
Colored circle
Apply the trim filter to remove the edges around the image. Do this by setting the effect parameter to trim (e_trim in URLs). You can customize the color similarity tolerance between 0 and 100. The default level is10`.
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Trimmed
Custom level
Create a different mixture of colors for your images with the Hue filter. This can be applied by setting the effect parameter to hue (e_hue in URLs). The hue level can be customized.
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Default level
Custom level
Fill your images with a lighting effect. This is very handy when dealing with darker images. How? Set the effect parameter to fill_light (e_fill_light in URLs). You can control the fill light level, the range is between -100 and 100. The default value is 0.
Original
Default level
Custom level
Add a warm, antique feeling to your photos using the 'Sepia' filter effect. This is done by setting the effect parameter to sepia (e_sepia in URLs). You can also customize the strength of the Sepia effect.
Original
Sepia
Custom strength
Convert images to grayscale by setting the effect parameter to grayscale (e_grayscale in URLs). You can add further transformations in order to achieve the exact result you need.
Original
Grayscale
Gradient fade
Extract frames from an animated GIF, you can choose which frame to deliver, apply any further image manipulations including resizing, cropping, overlays and much more.
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1st frame-Default
10th frame
Transform animated GIFs just like any other image. Use Cloudinary's powerful image transformation tools to manipulate your animated GIFs just like you do for other standard still images.
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Rotated
Adding text
Add your watermark as an overlay on top of any image by setting the overlay parameter (l in URLs) as your watermark image's public ID. The overlaid image's size and position is customizable.
Overlaying
Scale and position
Semi-transparent
Convert your images to any other format either by simply changing the extension of the file, or by setting the format parameter. You can either covert the image's format while uploading or upload the image as is and dynamically convert its format on delivery.
GIF
Circle cropped PNG
Low quality JPG
Take your base image and use the overlay parameter (l in URLs) to add any further images. Set the required width and height (w and h in URLs) with the required crop mode, and add any further transformations, effects and texts.
Various images
Collage with text
Another collage
cl_image_tag("yellow_tulip.jpg", :transformation=>[ {:width=>220, :height=>140, :crop=>"fill"}, {:overlay=>"brown_sheep", :width=>220, :height=>140, :x=>220, :crop=>"fill"}, {:overlay=>"horses", :width=>220, :height=>140, :y=>140, :x=>-110, :crop=>"fill"}, {:overlay=>"white_chicken", :width=>220, :height=>140, :y=>70, :x=>110, :crop=>"fill"}, {:overlay=>"butterfly.png", :height=>200, :x=>-10, :angle=>10}, {:width=>400, :height=>260, :radius=>20, :crop=>"crop"}, {:overlay=>{:font_family=>"Parisienne", :font_size=>35, :font_weight=>"bold", :text=>"Memories%20from%20our%20trip"}, :color=>"#990C47", :y=>155}, {:effect=>"shadow"} ])
cl_image_tag("yellow_tulip.jpg", array("transformation"=>array( array("width"=>220, "height"=>140, "crop"=>"fill"), array("overlay"=>"brown_sheep", "width"=>220, "height"=>140, "x"=>220, "crop"=>"fill"), array("overlay"=>"horses", "width"=>220, "height"=>140, "y"=>140, "x"=>-110, "crop"=>"fill"), array("overlay"=>"white_chicken", "width"=>220, "height"=>140, "y"=>70, "x"=>110, "crop"=>"fill"), array("overlay"=>"butterfly.png", "height"=>200, "x"=>-10, "angle"=>10), array("width"=>400, "height"=>260, "radius"=>20, "crop"=>"crop"), array("overlay"=>array("font_family"=>"Parisienne", "font_size"=>35, "font_weight"=>"bold", "text"=>"Memories%20from%20our%20trip"), "color"=>"#990C47", "y"=>155), array("effect"=>"shadow") )))
CloudinaryImage("yellow_tulip.jpg").image(transformation=[ {'width': 220, 'height': 140, 'crop': "fill"}, {'overlay': "brown_sheep", 'width': 220, 'height': 140, 'x': 220, 'crop': "fill"}, {'overlay': "horses", 'width': 220, 'height': 140, 'y': 140, 'x': -110, 'crop': "fill"}, {'overlay': "white_chicken", 'width': 220, 'height': 140, 'y': 70, 'x': 110, 'crop': "fill"}, {'overlay': "butterfly.png", 'height': 200, 'x': -10, 'angle': 10}, {'width': 400, 'height': 260, 'radius': 20, 'crop': "crop"}, {'overlay': {'font_family': "Parisienne", 'font_size': 35, 'font_weight': "bold", 'text': "Memories%20from%20our%20trip"}, 'color': "#990C47", 'y': 155}, {'effect': "shadow"} ])
cloudinary.image("yellow_tulip.jpg", {transformation: [ {width: 220, height: 140, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: "brown_sheep", width: 220, height: 140, x: 220, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: "horses", width: 220, height: 140, y: 140, x: -110, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: "white_chicken", width: 220, height: 140, y: 70, x: 110, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: "butterfly.png", height: 200, x: -10, angle: 10}, {width: 400, height: 260, radius: 20, crop: "crop"}, {overlay: {font_family: "Parisienne", font_size: 35, font_weight: "bold", text: "Memories%20from%20our%20trip"}, color: "#990C47", y: 155}, {effect: "shadow"} ]})
cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation() .width(220).height(140).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("brown_sheep")).width(220).height(140).x(220).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("horses")).width(220).height(140).y(140).x(-110).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("white_chicken")).width(220).height(140).y(70).x(110).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("butterfly.png")).height(200).x(-10).angle(10).chain() .width(400).height(260).radius(20).crop("crop").chain() .overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Parisienne").fontSize(35).fontWeight("bold").text("Memories%20from%20our%20trip")).color("#990C47").y(155).chain() .effect("shadow")).imageTag("yellow_tulip.jpg");
cloudinary.imageTag('yellow_tulip.jpg', {transformation: [ {width: 220, height: 140, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("brown_sheep"), width: 220, height: 140, x: 220, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("horses"), width: 220, height: 140, y: 140, x: -110, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("white_chicken"), width: 220, height: 140, y: 70, x: 110, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("butterfly.png"), height: 200, x: -10, angle: 10}, {width: 400, height: 260, radius: 20, crop: "crop"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Parisienne").fontSize(35).fontWeight("bold").text("Memories%20from%20our%20trip"), color: "#990C47", y: 155}, {effect: "shadow"} ]}).toHtml();
$.cloudinary.image("yellow_tulip.jpg", {transformation: [ {width: 220, height: 140, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("brown_sheep"), width: 220, height: 140, x: 220, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("horses"), width: 220, height: 140, y: 140, x: -110, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("white_chicken"), width: 220, height: 140, y: 70, x: 110, crop: "fill"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("butterfly.png"), height: 200, x: -10, angle: 10}, {width: 400, height: 260, radius: 20, crop: "crop"}, {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Parisienne").fontSize(35).fontWeight("bold").text("Memories%20from%20our%20trip"), color: "#990C47", y: 155}, {effect: "shadow"} ]})
<Image publicId="yellow_tulip.jpg" > <Transformation width="220" height="140" crop="fill" /> <Transformation overlay="brown_sheep" width="220" height="140" x="220" crop="fill" /> <Transformation overlay="horses" width="220" height="140" y="140" x="-110" crop="fill" /> <Transformation overlay="white_chicken" width="220" height="140" y="70" x="110" crop="fill" /> <Transformation overlay="butterfly.png" height="200" x="-10" angle="10" /> <Transformation width="400" height="260" radius="20" crop="crop" /> <Transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Parisienne", fontSize: 35, fontWeight: "bold", text: "Memories%20from%20our%20trip"}} color="#990C47" y="155" /> <Transformation effect="shadow" /> </Image>
<cld-image publicId="yellow_tulip.jpg" > <cld-transformation width="220" height="140" crop="fill" /> <cld-transformation overlay="brown_sheep" width="220" height="140" x="220" crop="fill" /> <cld-transformation overlay="horses" width="220" height="140" y="140" x="-110" crop="fill" /> <cld-transformation overlay="white_chicken" width="220" height="140" y="70" x="110" crop="fill" /> <cld-transformation overlay="butterfly.png" height="200" x="-10" angle="10" /> <cld-transformation width="400" height="260" radius="20" crop="crop" /> <cld-transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Parisienne", fontSize: 35, fontWeight: "bold", text: "Memories%20from%20our%20trip"}} color="#990C47" y="155" /> <cld-transformation effect="shadow" /> </cld-image>
<cl-image public-id="yellow_tulip.jpg" > <cl-transformation width="220" height="140" crop="fill"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation overlay="brown_sheep" width="220" height="140" x="220" crop="fill"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation overlay="horses" width="220" height="140" y="140" x="-110" crop="fill"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation overlay="white_chicken" width="220" height="140" y="70" x="110" crop="fill"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation overlay="butterfly.png" height="200" x="-10" angle="10"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation width="400" height="260" radius="20" crop="crop"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation overlay="text:Parisienne_35_bold:Memories%20from%20our%20trip" color="#990C47" y="155"> </cl-transformation> <cl-transformation effect="shadow"> </cl-transformation> </cl-image>
cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation() .Width(220).Height(140).Crop("fill").Chain() .Overlay(new Layer().PublicId("brown_sheep")).Width(220).Height(140).X(220).Crop("fill").Chain() .Overlay(new Layer().PublicId("horses")).Width(220).Height(140).Y(140).X(-110).Crop("fill").Chain() .Overlay(new Layer().PublicId("white_chicken")).Width(220).Height(140).Y(70).X(110).Crop("fill").Chain() .Overlay(new Layer().PublicId("butterfly.png")).Height(200).X(-10).Angle(10).Chain() .Width(400).Height(260).Radius(20).Crop("crop").Chain() .Overlay(new TextLayer().FontFamily("Parisienne").FontSize(35).FontWeight("bold").Text("Memories%20from%20our%20trip")).Color("#990C47").Y(155).Chain() .Effect("shadow")).BuildImageTag("yellow_tulip.jpg")
MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation() .width(220).height(140).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("brown_sheep")).width(220).height(140).x(220).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("horses")).width(220).height(140).y(140).x(-110).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("white_chicken")).width(220).height(140).y(70).x(110).crop("fill").chain() .overlay(new Layer().publicId("butterfly.png")).height(200).x(-10).angle(10).chain() .width(400).height(260).radius(20).crop("crop").chain() .overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Parisienne").fontSize(35).fontWeight("bold").text("Memories%20from%20our%20trip")).color("#990C47").y(155).chain() .effect("shadow")).generate("yellow_tulip.jpg");
imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation() .setWidth(220).setHeight(140).setCrop("fill").chain() .setOverlay("brown_sheep").setWidth(220).setHeight(140).setX(220).setCrop("fill").chain() .setOverlay("horses").setWidth(220).setHeight(140).setY(140).setX(-110).setCrop("fill").chain() .setOverlay("white_chicken").setWidth(220).setHeight(140).setY(70).setX(110).setCrop("fill").chain() .setOverlay("butterfly.png").setHeight(200).setX(-10).setAngle(10).chain() .setWidth(400).setHeight(260).setRadius(20).setCrop("crop").chain() .setOverlay("text:Parisienne_35_bold:Memories%20from%20our%20trip").setColor("#990C47").setY(155).chain() .setEffect("shadow")).generate("yellow_tulip.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)
Transforming an image to a rounded version is simply done by using the radius parameter (r in URLs). It accepts the number of pixels of the radius of all four corners.
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Rounded corners
Facebook picture
Customize text overlay's position by setting the gravity (g in URLs) and the optional offset of the x and y. While the default text positioning ('gravity') is center, you can place your text in any other area of the image (tip: even outside the image's boundaries).
Default - center
South gravity
Custom position
Limit the size of the image by specifying the width and height (w and h in URLs) while setting the crop parameter to limit. This will create an image that does not exceed the given width and height. All original image parts remain visible and the aspect ratio of the original image is kept.
Original
70x70 Limited
1000x1000 Limited
Crop an image based on an automatically detected face or faces by specifying the width and height (w and h in URLs), setting the gravity parameter to face or faces (g_face or g_faces in URLs), then choose the crop mode most suitable to your requirements.
Original
Face detection
Faces detection
Crop your images by specifying the width and height parameters (w and h in URLs) while setting the crop parameter to crop (c_crop in URLs). This will extract only part of a given width & height out of the original image. The original proportions are retained and so is the size of the graphics.
Original
Center crop
By Coordinates
