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There was once a time when data processing took a level of skill that was hard to find. Today, there is endless chatter surrounding whether or not technology will completely take over even the most complicated of tasks – like a scene straight out of a movie. Consumers constantly see ads for driverless cars and […]
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Without verification, most data entry achieves about a 96% accuracy. Comparatively, OCR technology can now achieve rates of up to 98% accuracy, with a number of distinct advantages. While some data entry jobs may always exist – especially data entry jobs that are transformative in nature — it’s likely that the bulk of them will be automated within […]
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Generic OCR programs are adequate for simple text scooping and editing. For example, with Microsoft OneNote, you can import a PDF or JPEG image and use the OCR tool to output text. After that, you’re on your own. General purpose OCR lacks the tools for your business to take full advantage of the tremendous labor-saving […]
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Optical Character Recognition makes it easier to create searchable documents, analyze paper documents and digitize documents for permanent storage. As an extremely broad technology, it can be applied to many areas of a business. Here’s how to get the most out of your OCR tool. Conduct a Business Process Audit. Identify areas in which your business could […]
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We have some exciting news to share. Today, Filestack acquired TINT, a user-generated content platform that is trusted by over 5,000 well-known brands including; Nestle, Nike, and Marriott, to find and curate authentic content to drive a high level of engagement with their users. TINT joining the Filestack family is a natural fit for both […]
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The widespread use of the Internet as a means of gathering information was a permanent game-changer for copyright laws. As a CTO, developer, or product manager at a company that primarily conducts business online, it’s up to you to understand what you must do to avoid infringing on the copyright protection of others as well […]
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Let’s face it. Historically speaking, computer programmers are often more comfortable in the digital world of 1s and 0s than they are in the real world of human interaction. Perhaps this accounts for the widespread disconnect among web designers when it comes to the area in which the digital and real worlds connect: user experience […]
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Receipts are an important part of any business. They help you keep track of company expenses and evaluate your company profits. You also need to keep the data from your receipts to file taxes and keep up with financial details. The problem is that manually entering and organizing the information from your receipts is a […]
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Growing and developing as a business requires accurate records and data management. Identification, or an ID, is essential for your employees, your clients and any individual working with your company. When you find it tedious and time consuming to manually enter and save information from an individual’s ID, you want to take measures to cut […]
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Businesses that deal with passports on a daily basis face steep time investments and security concerns. Unless there is some automation in place, these companies are forced to manually handle and process each passport, a solution that does not have scale in mind. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) bridges this gap by identifying and digitizing relevant […]
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Third party tax handling is a large and highly competitive market. This market’s explosion is not hard to understand: taxes are no fun for anyone, so why do it yourself when there’s a readymade solution? When this tedious document handling is done manually, there is room for a considerable amount of error. Employees can easily […]
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In this blog post, we will discuss Filestack Object Detection and Localization API in video frames . This process falls under the “Video Captioning” category of processing, which refers to any process of describing video frames and showing it as the result. Our main objective is to divide the entire video file into individual frames, shrinking the […]
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The growth of a business depends on the contacts you make as a business owner. Trading business cards is a great way to keep in touch with important contacts in your network. You want to keep track of their information without searching through an endless pile of cards. The problem is getting the most out […]
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Your end goal in your business, no matter what that business may be, is to please your customer on every level. On the forefront, customer-pleasing looks like smiling faces and customer-focused service, but behind the scenes, pleasing your customers comes down to the efficiency of different processes. With credit cards being one of the most […]
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What are your biggest challenges as an app developer? Chances are, you have creativity covered–after all, you wouldn’t be as successful as you are without your great ideas and amazing implementation. However, there are always technical issues that stand in the way of you accomplishing everything you want to get done. In fact, something as […]
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According to one recent study, the use of Apple computers and other devices in business environments around the world is on the rise. As of 2017, 91% of enterprise organizations were now using at least one Mac in the office, while a full 99% were using one of the company’s mobile devices like an iPhone […]
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Content management is challenging enough when it’s just your own site, but for a web development firm, the uploading, transformation, and delivery can get very crazy very fast. Let Filestack’s management API take the pain out of managing your clients’ assets. Why Use Filestack? Companies like Grailed, Social Print Studio, and Teachable rely on Filestack to […]
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Regardless of the type of business you’re running or even the audience that you’re speaking to, visual communication is and will always be important. Human beings are visual learners – there really is no getting around that. This explains why we seem naturally drawn more towards content with images than without. According to one study, […]
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Machine learning isn’t a new technology, but it’s one that’s changed exponentially over the last few years. If you’re considering customizing your machine learning initiatives to better serve your business, you’re heading in the right direction. But that path is also fraught with a great many moving parts and an overwhelming amount of data. To achieve […]
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The move towards full digitization of business, personal life and government includes a strong trend towards automating the workflow process. One way that workflow process automation can be brought into service is through using software that can detect objects and read characters for a wide range of industries. Toll lanes, vehicle registration, car maintenance, law […]
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A lot of people use the terms “machine learning” and “artificial intelligence” interchangeably. And while they are very similar, this perspective acknowledges just one small part of a much larger story. Machine learning is actually a very particular subset of AI which employs statistical techniques to give computers the ability to “learn” on their own. […]
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In business, progress comes where we least expect it. The most transformative technologies often affect us in the subtlest of ways, and it’s only after the fact that we realize how significant they are. Invoice scanning is a powerful example of this. Invoice scanning involves transforming invoices from a wide variety of different formats into […]
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Founded in 2010, Kajabi has empowered coaches, teachers and entrepreneurs to effectively share their expertise. The Kajabi team calls their space “knowledge commerce”, meaning they facilitate the exchange of knowledge between experts and eager learners. The idea for Kajabi actually came about in 2009 when Kenny Rueter, current CEO and co-founder, and other co […]
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If you spend much time working with audio files, either as a producer or you utilize them when creating other projects like software or applications, you have probably noticed how many different types are out there. In order to keep your workflow consistent, you need to utilize audio transcoding. Why are there so many audio […]
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In this helpful article, we’ll go over the quick and easy way that you can validate local images based on their dimensions, using the onFileSelected callback to help properly enforce image dimension constraints for any local files that you happen to be working with. But first, it’s necessary to get a better idea of why […]
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Creating a business and setting up a Dropbox account gives you an opportunity to share information. The challenge is verifying the identity of employees, customers or other groups who need access to the data. By working with Filestack and setting up OAuth for Dropbox, you can ensure the privacy of each person accessing the files […]
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Why Cybersecurity Matters It’s no secret that the world around us is getting more dangerous all the time from a cybersecurity perspective – but a number of recent studies have proven that this issue may be even more severe than we originally realized. According to one recent study conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored […]
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Your business solves a problem for your users, but this journey is so much more than the product itself. Support handles any customer concerns, marketing acts as a guide for the product itself, and the list goes on and on. The Challenge of Cross-Departmental Coordination What is often overlooked is the utilization and coordination of […]
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When you’re providing content, you want to make sure that it’s safe for your audience and appropriate for the topic at hand. NSFW content can sideline the conversation by causing an embarrassing gaffe. Flagging and removing content that is unacceptable or NSFW keeps the focus on acceptable content and boosts productivity, but doing so takes time. Machine learning can help […]
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Do you plan to allow your customers to sign in to their account on your website through Google Drive? Do you want a streamlined process that makes it easy for your customers? Do you want to start using Google Drive as part of your business? A simple solution is setting up OAuth for Google Drive. What is […]
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Machine learning is the idea that describes computers that can essentially “learn” and process new information without specifically being programed to do so. If you give a computer a task, it will more-or-less get better at that task the more it has a chance to engage in it. Object detection is a subset of this […]
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Are you having issues getting a working Android file upload widget? Does it seem that most solutions you try get overly complicated when you attempt implementation? Do they end up making things worse? Introduction to FileStack’s Android File Upload Widget FileStack’s Android file upload widget simplifies the process of adding an upload option to your Android solution. […]
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The underlying goal of any website is to leave an impression. The opportunities for this are endless. For example, one site’s strategy may be to increase a user’s time on the page through interactive features, while another may focus on content that keeps the visitor in their domain. Regardless of the strategy, personalization is the […]
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With rapid advances in digital image processing software, there is also a widespread development of tools and techniques for image forgeries. Digital images are easy to manipulate due to the availability of powerful image editing and processing softwares. One of the commonly used image forgery technique is the copy move forgery. This consists of copying […]
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If you’re considering or already using Filestack for your site, make sure you’re aware of our add ons. Like most of our features, Filestack add ons give your user experience a personal touch that won’t soon be forgotten. Keep reading so you can take advantage of these features you may not have known about. White […]
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Introducing the revamped Filestack Developer Portal. When this project began, the most important goals in mind were arming our users with more functionality, and making access to their data as easy as possible. Paired with a switch to a full featured trial, the new developer portal should act as a guide to getting started with […]
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If you had to make a list of the major things that business leaders in nearly every industry are concerned about on a daily basis, tax preparation would undoubtedly be right at the top. It’s a major source of concern – whether they’re worried about the effects of tax reform, the consequences of making a […]
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Creating an effective business strategy requires a competitive advantage, and an easy place to do this is with your tools. Using machine learning is a great place to start because it helps you address and solve specific concerns within your company. In the case of credit cards, you limit risks to your company by using […]
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Staying professional in this modern business landscape is an interesting process. Dress codes have relaxed dramatically over the decades, and the methods of communication have changed completely from one decade to the next. How well do business cards fare in this contemporary space? With the use of optical character recognition (OCR), business cards are holding […]
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Let’s be honest—managing receipts isn’t fun. They fade, pile up, and take forever to sort through. That’s where OCR for receipts comes in. With tools like Filestack OCR and other smart receipt scanning APIs, you can capture and extract data from receipts in seconds. No more manual entry or guesswork. Just scan, save, and stay […]
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In this edition of Filestack Tutorials, you will learn the basics of setting up OAuth on OneDrive for Business. First, you’ll create your Microsoft Azure OAuth application, then configure it for OneDrive access, and finally integrate it with your Filestack application. The tutorial will help you create your Microsoft account configured by Azure Active Directory’s admin as well […]
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Using OCR for IDs is a great way for businesses to cut down on bottlenecks while gathering more information. Before we jump into specific use cases, let’s take a look at the machine learning landscape in general and how OCR fits into it. OCR for IDs in the big picture Machine learning, first introduced in […]
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Most developers stick with the default open source uploader in web forms. They believe trying a different third-party solution brings complications with little upside for them. This unwillingness to adapt and grow ends up causing issues due to the following circumstances: Increasing content consumption – The days of large corporations being the primary curators of content are long […]
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Machine learning platforms are not the wave of the future. It’s happening now. Developers need to know how and when to harness their power. Working within the ML landscape while using the right tools like Filestack can make it easier for developers to create a productive algorithm that taps into its power. The following machine […]
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After GDPR in May, June brings another great change in how data is processed online. As you know, the PCI Security Standards Council mandate becomes effective as of the June 30th this year. Therefore, as part of our continued commitment to maintaining a secure platform, we are supporting TLS 1.2 on all our APIs, CDN and Developer […]
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Every business is looking for a competitive edge, whether it be marketing, data collection to track sales, or fulfilling orders. All of this reliance on technology has brought about a need for machines that are smarter, more capable than ever, and this is where machine learning was born. According to Wikipedia: “Machine learning is a subset […]
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OCR for invoices becoming common practice seems inevitable, but the adoption is slow for OCR and machine learning in general. Fewer than 10 percent of all global invoices are electronic, despite efforts of companies and governments around the world to change the perception of e-invoices. Machine learning, specifically OCR, has made it easy and secure […]
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ImageMagick is a popular tool for transforming images, but it’s not your only option. When, in 2016, news broke of glaring vulnerabilities within ImageMagick, many developers escalated their search for an alternative to the imaging tool. We may be biased, but let us tell you why you should quit using ImageMagick in favor of Filestack. Opportunity […]
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If you’re a business with an online presence, chances are you will need cloud storage for your assets. The next question that must be factored into your decision is what exactly you want to do with those assets. If you’re dealing with images, chances are you are looking at a service that forces you to […]
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GDPR became effective last month, causing changes to businesses worldwide while making it one of the most critical events of 2018. At its core, GDPR enforces strict guidelines covering how companies process data while making users more knowledgeable of their privacy rights. In the previous blog post we explained what steps we have taken to […]
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