LATEST ARTICLES
Tutorials · 5 min read
How to add captions to your videos
Captions are not just for accessibility! They also increase views and viewing time for all users.
Doug Sillars · March 6, 2020
No-code · 2 min read
A handy desktop app for uploading and sharing your videos in a few clicks
We've developed a dead simple tool to upload your videos directly into your local folder! As easy as drag and drop!
Anne-Sophie Poupard · December 22, 2021
Tutorials · 4 min read
How to add a thumbnail to your live stream
Learn how to add a thumbnail to your live stream using the api.video API and Python!
Erikka Innes · March 17, 2021
Tutorials · 5 min read
Create a thumbnail for your video with Python and FFMPEG
Learn how to create a single thumbnail for your video and add it using FFMPEG and Python!
Erikka Innes · April 14, 2021
Tutorials · 2 min read
How to edit and style your video captions
Learn how to edit captions using WebVTT formatting.
Erikka Innes · January 19, 2022
Tutorials · 4 min read
How to add watermarks to your videos
A video watermark is a visible overlay on a video. Learn how to add watermarks to your api.video account, then choose the one you want to add to your video.
Erikka Innes · January 20, 2022
Tutorials · 4 min read
How to create a video clip with api.video
Clipping is an easy way to capture short segments of on-demand videos or recorded live streams. Learn how to upload a smaller clip from a video using the api.video Python client.
Erikka Innes · January 20, 2022
Tutorials · 4 min read
Auto Caption a video
Videos with captions/subtitles are watched longer than videos without. Yet, adding captions is non-trivial. In this post, we'll walk through a sample application that takes an uploaded video, and automatically transcribes the audio and creates a caption file for the video.
Doug Sillars · February 26, 2021
Tutorials · 6 min read
Delegated uploads for videos large and small
With delegated uploads, you can protect your API key and authentication tokens. Instead, you can authenticate with a delegated token where you can control how long it lasts and delete it if you no longer need it. This tutorial goes over everything you'll need to start trying delegated uploads!
Erikka Innes · February 12, 2021
Tutorials · 6 min read
Use Flask with Dropzone.js to upload videos under 200 MiB (no client)
Use dropzone.js with Python's flask to create a server you can use to upload videos under 200 MiB to api.video with. This version does not use a client.
Erikka Innes · June 22, 2021