Transloadit

Transloadit is a sophisticated file upload and processing service geared for programmers. It's a one-stop-shop for accepting user files, distributing them through a Smart CDN, and transforming them in many ways. Transloadit lets you accept files from web apps, transcode them, and deliver them to users without worrying about infrastructure.

The service is flexible, letting you transcode terabytes of media, restart uploads after interruptions and crop or resize images in the browser. By integrating with Uppy, an open-source file uploader, Transloadit expands file handling abilities. It also offers features like face detection in images, virus screening and storage in your own S3 bucket.

Transloadit's main features include:

• File Uploading: Accept files from web applications and other sources like Dropbox.
• Smart CDN Delivery: Deliver files from data centers near users for fast image delivery and on-the-fly URL transformations.
• Video Encoding: Select from a range of video encoding options to ensure the best file compatibility across devices.
• Image Manipulation: Customize image content with options like format conversion, resizing, cropping and effects.
• Document Processing: Automate document processing tasks like converting files to PDF, taking screenshots and overlaying videos with dynamic artwork.
• Audio Encoding: Add effects like looping and watermarking to audio tracks.
• Artificial Intelligence: Leverage AI abilities to make media searchable and automate media workflows.
• File Filtering: Detect and block malicious files.
• Compress Files and Save Data: Compress and extract entire media libraries.

Transloadit supports several programming languages, including Node.js, JavaScript, iOS, Android, PHP, Ruby, Python and others. There are also SDKs for Android, HTML2, Zapier, Terraform and other community projects.

With Transloadit, you can free up development and server resources and automate media workflows. Its globally distributed infrastructure offers high uptime and scalability. The company boasts of fast and responsive support from developers to all customers.

Transloadit doesn't reveal pricing, but its flexibility and feature set make it a good option for developers and businesses that need to handle file uploads and processing. It's good for startups and large media asset libraries, and Transloadit hopes it'll make it easier to get a handle on files and transform them.

Published on June 29, 2024