Digital Asset Management
Cloudinary Video: Manage and deliver video at scale
Last updated: Jan-29-2025
Overview
Cloudinary Video provides a wide range of robust and versatile APIs and developer tools plus UI-based features for efficient video management and delivery. Upload, store, transform, and deliver videos across various devices and platforms, ensuring high-quality accessible playback and optimal performance for video assets.
On this page:
With Cloudinary Video you can easily take advantage of functionality for a variety of video types which can be broken down into three categories:
| Description | Use cases | |
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| Short form | Short duration and designed to capture the attention of the user or showcase a product or feature. Consider optimizing performance and providing an impressive visual appearance. |
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| Long form | Longer in duration and a wider variety of use-cases. Consider the handling of uploads and optimizing delivery by using adaptive bitrate streaming. |
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| Live streaming | Mechanism for streaming your own video out live to your users, can be simulcast via other platforms such as YouTube. |
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Short form:
- Learn all about best practices for creating and delivering social media videos on your own site or popular platforms.
- See how to use the Cloudinary Product Gallery widget to better showcase your products with product videos.
- Check out a variety of video effects to make your videos more engaging, including creating AI based video previews.
Long form:
- Learn how to use adaptive bitrate streaming to optimize your longer videos for different device and network conditions.
- See how you can automatically generate video transcriptions to use as subtitles or captions.
Live streaming:
- Visit our live streaming guide to get started with streaming videos to your users.
