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Filestack is a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing file uploads and management for web and mobile applications. Our user-friendly API seamlessly integrates with major cloud services, offering developers a reliable and efficient file handling experience.
The need for color quantization comes from the old days when the hardware needed to display color images was rather slow and expensive. At that time, it wasn’t possible to display color images in 24 bits, 8 bits for each color channel (red, green and blue). Each pixel was typically 8 bits deep, and the […]
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GDPR became effective today, and Filestack is in full compliance. Over the last year we have improved our infrastructure, products and processes in order to provide maximum protection of the data we process. We respect our customers and their users, and protecting their data is central to our values. Going forward we will assist our […]
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The point of presence (POP) network of your CDN determines how professionally your content gets delivered to your audience. The more that your business expands, the more important it is to have a network that performs to the level you need. As digital as we may be, physical proximity is still a huge part of […]
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Looking to convert a document? Try our document conversion tool The Need for Reliable Document Conversions Digital assets serve as the face of your brand, whether it’s making a first impression on a new lead or instilling confidence in customers who have chosen to work with you. It should go without saying that looks matter […]
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Failed uploads negatively impact user experience more than you think, and it’s results like these that make us cringe: From Emule: 2,9940 failed uploads for one user (20.61% failure rate), 2,758 for another (47.14% failure rate) This review of Flickr’s upload experience comes from ThomasHawk.com: Yikes. Clearly the business and customer are suffering from a […]
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When you’re trying to tell a story, sometimes a picture doesn’t say enough, and a video says too much. Somewhere in between, a photo collage allows you to convey a compelling story without jeopardizing viewer interest. In fact, photo collages are a great way to boost social engagement and interest in your business. One case […]
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The content we generate online has radically changed how we interact, express ourselves and conduct business. Online content’s influence is driven largely by the explosive growth of user generated content (UGC). One estimate holds that 350 million photos are uploaded to Facebook daily, 80 million photos on Instagram, and over 432,000 hours of video on […]
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Content personalization relies on both a “push model,” where users submit their own content for consumption, and a “pull model,” where content is served to the user based on their preferences. But personalization doesn’t exist in a technological vacuum. Content must be reviewed for appropriateness, categorized, verified and distributed. That’s why CTOs should be prepared […]
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Machine learning and object detection models are changing the landscape of E-commerce daily. The key to the success of these technologies lies in the use of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), which can identify both low-level and abstract features of images and objects. CNN Processes and Outputs The convolution layer is the first element of a […]
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In April 2016, European Parliament and European Council adopted legislation known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It replaces European Privacy Directive 95/46/EC. GDPR is a new comprehensive law that strengthens the protection of “personal data” and the rights of the individual. It regulates the processing of personal data about subjects in the EU including […]
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One would think that content personalization is table stakes in an era where E-commerce is rapidly replacing traditional retail channels. Why then, as one consumer study cites, have “…only 22% said they’re satisfied with the level of personalization they receive?” This is surprising, given the degree to which companies rely on personalized shopping experiences. For example, one […]
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There are many image resizing/cropping technologies available on the market, but almost none of them answer a simple question: how do I resize an image that preserves the relevant visual information without distorting the content? How do I make content aware images? Every front end developer or designer can relate to this situation: mocking up content […]
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We are in the midst of a content explosion. Content is being created across platforms, applications and devices at an exponential rate. What every business knows for certain is that there is value in that content. The question is, how do you move from amassing tons of content to gaining insights for your business? To […]
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Last month, Filestack sponsored an AI meetup wherein I presented a brief introduction to reinforcement learning and evolutionary strategies. Beforehand, I had promised code examples showing how to beat Atari games using PyTorch. In reality, I did not have time for that kind of side project and so I found some other examples of training […]
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Bumble is a social network for discovering and fostering healthy relationships – be it personal or professional. With over 35 million subscribers to its platform, it certainly has the responsibility for ensuring that the content on their social networking application is appropriate for all. Recently, Bumble announced that it is going to ban all images […]
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In this article we present a technique to triangulate source images, converting them to abstract, someway artistic images composed of tiles of triangles. This will be an attempt to explore the fields between computer technology and art. But first, what is triangulation? Simply spoken a triangulation partitions a polygon into triangles which allows, for instance, […]
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Cloud computing has allowed business to completely revolutionize how they manage their computing and storage resources, changing how they handle their IT and infrastructure costs. The big three vendors at this point for cloud storage are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft with its Azure platform and of course Google with Google Cloud Services (GCS). Each […]
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The craze of deep learning has brought about many challenges to the information status quo. For some use-cases, its success makes sense and seems inevitable. For others, like image processing, its bid to outshine hardened algorithms in compression and optimization seemed harder to predict, begging the question of what feats of computer engineering are safe […]
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Not long ago, Amazon unveiled Sagemaker, their machine learning training and deployment infrastructure. To understand why it might be useful, its worth considering the current difficulties of scaling out machine learning services to the cloud. The wild successes of deep learning have increased its demand and taught people to demand its accuracy, which is not easy […]
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A few weeks ago, Facebook open-sourced its platform for object detection research, which they are calling Detectron. Object detection, wherein a machine learning algorithm detects the coordinates of objects in images, remains an ongoing challenge. To find algorithms that provide both sufficient speed and high accuracy is far from a solved problem. Detectron’s ostensible purpose […]
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Creative image effects and borders can be useful as a means to better present your photo images. Adding rounded corners and vignetting to an image can give a modern feel or help draw attention to the center of a frame. Adding a consistent style of border to your images can help add to the distinctive […]
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Why Portfolium Matters Let’s be honest, filling a job opening sucks. On one hand you have the applicant, blindly distributing bullet points of accomplishments they poured their time and energy into while constantly refreshing their email for a response. On the other hand is the person doing the hiring, inundated by descriptions of grandiose accomplishments […]
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What: San Antonio Artificial Intelligence Meetup When: Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 Where: Filestack, 122 Houston Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 Filestack is proud to host San Antonio’s new artificial intelligence meetup, a monthly event where local tech communities can gather to discuss, learn and present on various topics related to machine learning and artificial intelligence. […]
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The FileStack API offers the capability to create website screenshots using only URLs. Filestack acts as a browser client that renders the contents of a web page and then captures that page content as an image. This powerful feature allows you to easily incorporate screen captures of other websites into your own web pages. […]
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Facial Recognition is a common feature for sites with social computing features. There are several examples of facial recognition that you encounter every day: Allowing end users to tag people based on faces in pictures Extracting a thumbnail of a face to be used as a profile picture Preventing faces from being visible in any images […]
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Images are typically the most bandwidth demanding element of a page and their impact is most often mitigated by resizing them or reducing their quality. Progressive images are another option in your toolbox to optimize your end user’s experience of a web site. Progressive images allow you to provide a more compelling user experience as […]
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Last week Google announced an alpha launch of AutoML, a new machine learning platform that takes the space to the next level. In the product announcement, AutoML is described as a service that allows users to train machine learning models without requiring an in-depth knowledge and proficiency in machine learning. The potential of this platform is very appealing: […]
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As Crocodoc is brought to EOL by Box, the smart Crocodoc alternative is the Filestack Viewer. You are most likely reading this because of issues related to Crocodoc, and before we get started, we want to say that we understand your frustration. Delivering a reliable and useful document viewer is an essential component of your […]
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Picture this: you and your family are on a vacation at a beautiful resort. It includes fun, frolic, and the special moments that remind us why life is great. The trip is etched into your memory, and it will be preserved forever through the hundreds of pictures you took. You want to share them […]
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This year we have so many things to be thankful for and we want to share just a few highlights: – We welcomed our new CEO Sameer Kamat in August and have flourished as a team and company since. – Our US team moved into a new office space in September. It is a really […]
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Filestack is in town for DeveloperWeek Austin 2017! This is such an exciting opportunity for us. DeveloperWeek has a nice split on attendance between people who manage tech teams, and people who are actively developing and pushing code every day. There is also a pretty awesome hackathon happening alongside the “pro” tracks. One of the […]
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Filestack Adaptive is the tool you need to solve the responsive images problem The problem with responsive images: Solutions for responsive images have come a long way, but they still require a considerable amount of developer effort. We were given a gift a few years back with the HTML5 <picture> tag, which now has widespread […]
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The Need for a Confluence Plugin Every startup has hit the point where they outgrew stickie notes as their primary communication and organization tool, and this demand naturally lead to a highly competitive project management market. Leading the way in this field sits Atlassian whose tremendous suite of products help companies manage projects and customers […]
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Filestack was in attendance for our second drone show, Commercial UAV Expo, in as many months. Last month we attended Interdrone 2017, and much like that event, we found data problems loom large in the drone space. With higher efficiency batteries, rotor innovations, and lighter, more resilient bodies, drones are becoming more capable. Longer flight […]
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We have seen 100+ home-grown uploading solutions. We have helped thousands escape the DIY-drag. Why build a solution for an already solved problem? Learn how Filestack solves uploading for you and why you might want to think twice about building an in-house solution. “I can build X in Y days!” “Ha! I can build […]
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How Does Content Affect My Business? It seems that everyone is hyper-aware of just how much content surrounds us, everywhere and all the time. Content drives the vast majority of our social lives, of our work lives, of our tangible and intangible possessions. As a business owner, entrepreneur, or developer, content likely makes up a […]
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Google Drive is an extremely popular platform for creating, editing, and storing documents. Over 800 million users keep more than 2 trillion files on Google Drive. Whether your application uploads resumes, blog posts, slide shows, or other documents, you can benefit from integrating the Google Drive API to allow your users to upload directly from […]
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I recently had the privilege to check out WordCamp in San Antonio. If you’ve never been to a WordCamp (this was my first but won’t be my last), these weekend events are a wonderful way to get to know the local WordPress community and also learn some great new skills. The WordCamp Culture WordPress […]
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As you create any application and include a file uploader, it is important to keep in mind that every time a visitor leaves your application to find the right photo, you run the risk that he or she will get distracted and never return. You can increase your conversion rate by integrating the Google Image […]
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Getting past the buzzwords to the meat of what is on offer in the machine learning services landscape isn’t easy. It’s also sometimes difficult to separate tools from APIs, algorithms from services, the plausible from just plain speculative. That’s why we’ve put together a little guide to help you understand how you can start utilizing […]
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Machine learning services such as Microsoft Cognitive Services and Google Vision provide a wrapper over complex and resource-intensive algorithms, turning dense and arcane problems into simple REST requests. But these services, despite being state-of-the-art, cannot do all of the work for you (though some do more than others). And when it comes to optical character […]
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At Filestack, we are committed to helping you use, engage and analyze your data in intelligent ways through the best in machine learning. The algorithms that create self-organizing maps, optical character recognition (OCR), video and audio analysis, and so forth, are complex. Often, these algorithms become a major hardware and software investment to build out […]
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Google Photos has been in hyper growth mode since its transformation from Picasa, currently boosting more than 500 million monthly users. With sharing capabilities and added intelligence, Google Photos strives to make camera rolls obsolete. As a developer building a file uploader, you can stay ahead of the curve by allowing your users to upload […]
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As mobile device cameras increase in quality, high resolution image uploads pose a real problem for businesses. Let us take you through a scenario: you’re out in public, and that picture of your dog needs to be shared on your Twitter. The connection is not ideal but you’ve managed in worse connection situations before: conferences, […]
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Why Should You Compress Images for Your Website? Optimizing images to increase website speed is crucial for improving your user experience and increasing your website conversion rates. Studies by Alkamai and Gomez show that… The average online shopper expects your pages to load in two seconds or less. After three seconds, up to 40% of […]
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Over the past couple of months, we have seen a steady increase in conversations with drone specific prospects at Filestack. Purely looking at demand signals, it made sense to come out to learn more about this booming industry at one of the top billed drone events in North America, Interdrone 2017. What would a file […]
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This weekend I found myself at home trying to take a break from all things work related. I decided to sit and watch Rogue One with my family, and wouldn’t you know, I wound up thinking about work. Specifically, I found myself thinking that Filestack and specifically our new release of Filestack Intelligent Ingestion makes […]
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Our journey starts out quite differently than any one company that is trying to build the most modern image recognition service. For one, we are not only focused on training, creating models, and building data sets. To us, these are table stakes. We are interested in abstracting key data points out of data oceans and […]
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Filestack’s heritage is pinned deeply to being the world’s best file uploading service. Over the past 5+ years, we’ve had thousands of conversations with customers and prospects about the pains they encounter with file uploading. A common theme: mobile uploads have unique challenges. From maintaining state between cell towers, to ballooning file sizes, to little […]
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To say that digital photography has changed in the last ten years would be an understatement bordering on absurdity. Since I’ve graduated high school, we’ve gone from blurry, low-res camera phones to those that rival some of the best prosumer cameras on the market. I can take a 12-megapixel image, run it through Photoshop, save […]
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