Automating Image Improvement with Cloudinary

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Earlier this year, no, wait, last year (time is kinda crazy), I wrote up the process of automating background removal using Adobe’s Firefly Services. This post described a Pipedream workflow that monitored a Dropbox folder and… On a new file detected, generated a readable link Passed it the Lightroom API to improve it Downloaded it to another Dropbox folder Today, I’m going to look at a similar workflow using Cloudinary. Unfortunately, Adobe’s Firefly Services still have no kind of free trial so it’s difficult for developers to test it out. Everything I’m showing today however can be done with a free Cloudinary account (and Pipedream as well). Let’s... more →
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Testing Cloudinary Image Enhancements

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Last week I took a look at Cloudinary GenAI transformations to demonstrate quickly creating different versions of media, including multiple sizes and text copy. While taking a look at other parts of the Cloudinary docs I discovered that they had not one, but four different ways to enhance images. These include: Generative restore Upscaling (reminds me of CSI) Enhance Improve Looking at this list, it may be difficult to differentiate one from the other, luckily they provide a nice tabular list with specifics and use cases. Today I want to shine a light on two of them – enhance and improve. From the docs, enhance is described as: "Enhances the overall appeal of images without altering... more →
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Integrating Cloudinary Notifications with Pipedream

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As I continue my journey into learning the awesomeness of the Cloudinary platform, today I decided to take a look at their notifications support. Cloudinary lets you specify a webhook URL that will be hit on different types of events. I whipped up a quick example of using this with Pipedream, my favorite service for processing webhooks. Here’s how I did it. Raymond Camden… more →
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Building an API to List Cloudinary Images in a Folder

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I was preparing to work on a Cloudinary and Apline post when I realized I needed something before I could build that demo – a list of images in a Cloudinary folder. While this is directly supported by their SDKs and REST APIs, I needed something that could be used in a public-facing web application. So with that in mind, I turned to Pipedream to build a serverless endpoint. Here’s how I did it. Raymond Camden… more →
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Easy Asset Access with the Cloudinary Media Library Browser Extension

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Readers of my blog will know that I’ve been banging the Cloudinary drum for years. Their awesome media capabilities allow users to optimally deliver images, video, and audio in any format and to any device. Performance, customization, flexibility, optimized delivery… Cloudinary makes media better for everyone. Another aspect of Cloudinary that I like? Their commitment to developing tools to make using their service as convenient as possible. The latest tool is the Media Library browser extension, a simple extension that gives its users access to their media in from within any tab — no need to go to the Cloudinary website itself! If you haven’t tried Cloudinary, here’s... more →
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