2024 Release Notes
Last updated: Oct-31-2025
Check out all the Cloudinary Image and Video API features, enhancements and bug fixes that we released in 2024.
| Date | Highlights | 
|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2024 | Save your Video Player configurations as profiles for easy reuse, define and refine custom areas of an image in the new focus area refiner tool, try out the latest improvements to the generative fill transformation, read our new UGC guide, explore new sample projects, and much more. | 
| Oct 9, 2024 | Try out the new AI vision add-on, edit subtitles in the transcript editor, or upgrade to the new Java or Android SDK major version. Plus don't miss the many other cool feature and doc enhancements and your opportunity to win swag in Hacktoberfest. | 
| Aug 12, 2024 | Take a look at some exciting new Generative AI transformations, a brand new Android sample app and multi-language support for video transcriptions. | 
| Jun 27, 2024 | We've added AI Auto-Transcription as well as AI Auto-Chaptering features. Enter the 2M Developers Campaign draw for a chance to win a hoodie. | 
| May 31, 2024 | Introducing our new Live Streaming API, auto-generated API references and SDKs for enhanced developer experience, plus a range of enhancements including more flexibility for AI transformations, more performant Video Player, General Availability of the React Native SDK, improvements to the docs, and more. | 
| Apr 16, 2024 | Try out object tracking layers or karaoke-style word subtitle highlighting on your videos, or play with the new iOS sample app. Find out more about enhancements to the Video Player studio, docs navigation, an easy way to add users to your account and more. | 
| Feb 28, 2024 | Check out a range of updates made to our mobile SDKs and a brand new API released in Beta for analyzing assets. We've also added enhancements to the Video Player and released a new major version of our Node.js SDK. | 
| Jan 03, 2024 | We've added support for automatic cropping with automatic gravity, a new video chapters editor, improved lighting and shadow support for our 3D Viewer, assigning a dedicated access key, dynamic shadow support with a new e_light parameter, f_auto default for the Video Player, selective fields in responses, a new config endpoint, and paced subtitles for your videos. | 
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