Enhancing the speed and quality of your images isn't just an upgrade—it's a transformative step for any website. Whether you are showcasing products or sharing content, this optimization ensures that your audience experiences your brand at lightning speed, with crystal-clear quality. The result? A smoother, more engaging user journey that not only retains attention but also boosts conversions and engagement.

imgix's auto parameters are designed to offer you this competitive edge. Check out our recommended best practices for default settings that simplify the core of image optimization to a matter of clicks, without the need for any coding.

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Are you ready to peer into the future of creativity? This panel discussion from FITC’s Spotlight AI Event on March 21, 2024, brings together visionary leaders who are at the forefront of exploring how artificial intelligence can revolutionize the creative industries.

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In an era where digital experiences are increasingly visual, imgix is at the forefront of revolutionizing media processing and delivery with a bold leap into generative AI. This latest launch is not just an introduction of new capabilities – it's a testament to our continuing commitment to innovation, quality, and seamless integration of cutting-edge technology into critical, everyday workflows.

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As a creator, you understand that the heartbeat of any thriving platform lies in its user-generated content (UGC) and the captivating images it brings to life (UGIs). Whether it's users sharing culinary adventures on Yelp, enticing travelers with breathtaking shots on travel sites, or photographers showcasing unique perspectives on Unsplash, UGC has become an invaluable asset, breathing authenticity into digital spaces.

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The imgix Asset Manager is a key component of our platform. We're dedicated to supporting our users' every asset management requirement — be it the magic of AI-powered image tagging, vigilant alerts for risky content, or empowering advanced searches. The reliability and efficiency of the infrastructure behind our Asset Manager isn’t just crucial; it’s the cornerstone of our commitment to providing an experience that's not just efficient but resonates with the passion we have for high-quality images and serving our users.

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AVIF is one of the most exciting web technologies in recent years. Yet it remains a blind spot even for some of the most advanced companies we talk to. Many of you have gotten confusing or conflicting information as you learned about it.

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We have all encountered blurry images on the web. It can be a frustrating experience, especially for a product or service that we are eager to learn more about. If you are building an online business, low-quality images can hurt your customers' trust and loyalty. When you find an upscaling solution, chances are it's a stand-alone tool that can't meet the various needs of your image operations. But we have some good news.

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As the economy enters choppy waters, it’s increasingly urgent for businesses to shore up finances, reduce costs, and improve profitability. In a recent survey by NetSuite and CFO.com, 99% of business leaders predict likely budget cuts in 2023.

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As travel restrictions continue to ease around the globe, travelers plan to return with a vengeance. In the first half of 2022, European airports saw a nearly 250% increase in passenger volumes.

But the state of the travel industry is a lot more complex. Today’s economic and environmental challenges are causing travelers to be choosier about how they book their travel. There’s also an increase in competitive pressures. With the proliferation of social media and travel search engines, travel sites face a double-edged sword: on the one hand, it’s easier to promote your listings; on the other hand, it’s harder to stand out. For travel search engines, the pressure intensifies as open, free-flowing information empowers travelers and proprietors, giving them more options. To make sure your businses stands out in an increasingly crowded market, it’s crucial that your website and app are fast, visually appealing, and user-friendly.

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Since the launch of our AI Background Removal and Replacement feature, we've seen the tremendous value it can bring to image-focused businesses. What was once a challenging and time-consuming task has now become a breeze. Our AI Background Removal has empowered innovative companies like Chronext to effortlessly edit and enhance their images, making it easier than ever to create a visually stunning experience. In this article, we delve deeper into this feature and show you how to transform your images for the ultimate design versatility and precision.

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The real estate industry is undergoing significant shifts after COVID-19. According to a National Association of Realtors® report, 97% of homebuyers last year used the Internet in their home search, and 69% of their realtor members have a website. Mobile apps and websites are now the primary modes of real estate research. Along with remote working, video and virtual house tours have become mainstream. Moreover, buyers and sellers increasingly demand a digital experience that’s fast, visually appealing, and user-friendly.

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As e-commerce becomes mainstream, the digital marketplace is becoming more competitive. To stand out amongst the noise, your site needs to perform at the top of the game. It needs to be fast— e-commerce giant Shopify cited research which found 79% of customers who are dissatisfied with the performance of a site are less likely to be repeat customers, and 47% of online shoppers expect web pages to load in two seconds or less.

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NFT trading is becoming mainstream these days. Big brands like Coca-Cola, Louis Vuitton, and even Taco Bell are getting in on the action. With the NFT universe growing, so has the development of the NFT marketplace. Due to the extremely high-value nature of the transactions conducted on these marketplaces (last year alone, Christie's sold an NFT by the artist Beeple for over $69 million, and Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet as an NFT for over $2.9 million), the competition between marketplaces is only intensifying. It's more important than ever for NFT marketplaces to improve performance and stay ahead of the competition.

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We are excited to announce that imgix now supports DigitalOcean, Wasabi, and Linode. Customers who store images and videos on these S3-compatible sources can now take advantage of imgix’s full range of visual media solutions. Support for other S3-Compatible sources is coming soon! To connect your sources today, please follow our guide.

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Today, we are launching the imgix Asset Manager plugin for Figma so that you can easily build shared asset libraries across your team, search for and place existing image assets into your Figma designs, upload new high-resolution image assets, and export rasterized comps out of Figma that are immediately web-ready for sharing wherever they need to be shared. Try out the plugin today.

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Alignment between teams is a huge challenge for many businesses, especially when it comes to asset management and visual media optimization. Content managers, who strive for better asset management, and web developers, who strive for better visual media delivery, live in silos despite their best intentions. As a result, many websites struggle to meet the goals of both teams, resulting in poor web performance and slow content cycles.

But what if this didn’t have to be the case?

This is why we are excited to announce the Asset Embedding feature, now available in the Asset Manager.

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Over the past few years, consumers increasingly expect digital interactions to be personalized and seamless across channels. Despite this shift, content creators and developers still find themselves stuck in rigid, legacy content management systems that can’t keep up.

Businesses that provide more personalized, omnichannel, and visually optimized user experiences see better results and greater customer loyalty. The key to successfully building and maintaining a modern web experience lies in an API-first, cloud-based ecosystem with a headless CMS and a visual media platform at the center.

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If you ever run a PageSpeed Insights analysis, you will likely see "defer offscreen images", also called lazy loading, as one of the improvement opportunities. In this article, which is the last installment of a three-part series on Core Web Vitals and image optimization, we’ll focus on lazy loading and talk about what it is, why it’s important, and how to implement it.

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