Cloudinary Image & Video release notes: NEXT VERSION

Cloudinary Image

Preserve transparency with the extract effect

If you're using the extract effect (e_extract in URLs) on images with transparency, you can now keep the transparency in the output by using the preserve-alpha option.

For example, keep the transparent background when extracting the watch dial and inverting the result to keep only the strap:

Without the preserve-alpha option, the transparent background is no longer transparent:

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Cloudinary Video

New major version of Cloudinary Video Player

The Cloudinary Video Player has been significantly updated in version 3.0.0, delivering improved performance, streamlined usage and adaptive streaming enhancements:

• Performance optimizations: The player now features a lighter bundle size with tree-shaking and lazy-loading of modules for faster load times.
• Simplified packaging: The separate 'light' package has been removed, with the optimized behavior now the default.
• Adaptive streaming improvements: HLS and DASH modules are now lazily loaded only when needed, reducing initial load times for most use cases. You can also configure how HLS videos start playing with fastStart, balanced, or highQuality strategies to optimize the balance between playback start time and initial quality.

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Live Streams engagement metrics

Alongside the existing live stream health metrics, you can now view engagement metrics for your live streams. This enables you to track metrics such as the number of viewers, the average view duration, and the number of concurrent viewers.

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Asset and account management

Documentation

Announcements

JPEGmini Image Optimization add-on

The JPEGmini Image Optimization add-on will be turned off after 31 October 2025 and any URL with q_jpegmini will return an HTTP 400 error. If you are an existing subscriber to this add-on, you should use the automatic quality transformation (q_auto) instead. Contact support with any questions or requests for guidance.