--- title: "Insights – Blog" description: "Blog posts about Insights from the IMG.LY team." url: "https://img.ly/blog/tag/insights/" type: "index" --- > This is the markdown version of [Insights – Blog](https://img.ly/blog/tag/insights/). For all pages in one file, see [llms-full.txt](https://img.ly/llms-full.txt). For an index of all available pages, see [llms.txt](https://img.ly/llms.txt). --- Every IMG.LY blog post tagged **Insights**, newest first. - [Evaluating CoDesign MCP performance in resizing](https://img.ly/blog/evaluating-codesign-mcp-performance-in-resizing.md): Six models, one approved banner, and the same brief: rebuild it for five ad sizes. All six came back with ads you could traffic, one of them for thirty cents. Here is what our automated checks can prove about that work, and what they cannot. - [AI Design Agents in 2026: Which One Fits Your Work](https://img.ly/blog/ai-design-agents.md): Six AI design agents grouped by the work they suit: app screens, campaign assets, or design inside a larger task. Each entry says what you can still edit once the agent stops. - [Introducing IMG.LY AI Benchmarks](https://img.ly/blog/introducing-imgly-ai-benchmarks.md): We ran 15 image models through 37 production design prompts and published every score, every prompt and every generated image. Why we built it, why the scores are weighted per job, and the result that surprised us most. - [13 Questions Teams Ask Themselves Before Choosing IMG.LY](https://img.ly/blog/13-questions-before-choosing-an-editor-sdk.md): Before integrating an in-app editor, teams ask the same 13 questions. Each one answered straight, backed by real customer data, covering speed, scaling, brand control, AI, and vendor risk. - [AI Design Agents and Creative Automation: How to Ship a Full Campaign Without a Designer](https://img.ly/blog/ai-design-agents-and-creative-automation-how-to-ship-a-full-campaign-without-a-designer.md): Most marketing workflows are fully automated now - except one. Design is still a handoff, a wait, a revision loop, and another wait. Here's how AI design agents are closing that gap, and how to run a full campaign production session without leaving a single conversation. - [What Is an AI Design Agent?](https://img.ly/blog/what-is-a-design-agent.md): "Design agent" is being used to mean two completely different things right now. Here's what it actually is - and why the distinction matters for creative teams and non-designers in 2026. - [Best AI Design Tools Compared: 6 Vibe Design Platforms Tested](https://img.ly/blog/vibe-design-tools-compared.md): Vibe design lets you describe what you want and get a polished result. But not all vibe design tools produce the same kind of output, and that difference shapes everything downstream. Here's how Stitch, Figma Make, Lovart, Adobe Firefly Boards, Canva Magic Studio and IMG.LY CoDesign compare. - [What Is Vibe Design? The Definitive Guide for Product Builders, Designers, and Creative Teams](https://img.ly/blog/what-is-vibe-design.md): Vibe design just got a name - but the shift it describes has been building for years. Here's what it actually means, where it came from, and what it means if you're building a product where users create things. - [Migrating from Canva Connect API to IMG.LY SDK: A Practical Implementation Guide](https://img.ly/blog/migrating-from-canva-connect-api-to-img-ly-sdk-a-practical-implementation-guide.md): A practical step-by-step guide for teams migrating from Canva Connect API to IMG.LY’s CreativeEditor SDK. Learn how to plan your migration, map features, rebuild templates, and transition users with minimal disruption while gaining full control over UI, branding, and infrastructure. - [Build in a Day: AI Video Clipping with CE.SDK](https://img.ly/blog/build-in-a-day-ai-video-clipping-with-ce-sdk.md): Build a client-side AI video editor that turns long videos into short highlights using CE.SDK and AI. - [How to Generate 10,000 Localized Ad Variants with CE.SDK Engine API](https://img.ly/blog/generate-ten-thousand-localized-ad-variants-cesdk.md): This guide walks through a production-ready pipeline for generating 10,000 localized ad variants using CE.SDK’s Engine API - covering templates, localization, batch rendering, and scalable infrastructure used by real performance marketing teams. - [Automating Video Creation at Scale: Why Templates, Timelines, and Rendering Matter](https://img.ly/blog/automating-video-creation-at-scale-templates-timelines-rendering.md): Video automation is fundamentally different from image automation. In this guide we go dive into timelines, rendering performance, and template design; and determine whether video automation scales or breaks in production. - [Editor or API? Why Modern Creative Automation Needs Both](https://img.ly/blog/editor-or-api-why-modern-creative-automation-needs-both.md): Evaluating creative automation at scale where designers, marketers, and engineers all work on the same system without blocking each other? You're in the right place. - [CE.SDK Explained: Embedded Editor and Automation Engine in One SDK](https://img.ly/blog/ce-sdk-explained-embedded-editor-and-automation-engine-in-one-sdk.md): Design visually, generate at scale. This guide breaks down how CE.SDK’s editor UI and automation API work together to deliver consistent creative output across images, video, and print. - [Planning Your IMG.LY Implementation: A Resource Guide for Product Managers](https://img.ly/blog/imgly-implementation-planning-guide.md): Planning an IMG.LY integration? This guide breaks down timelines, team requirements, and implementation paths so you can move from planning to launch with confidence, backed by proven examples from companies like Omneky, Plai, and Optimizely. - [A Strategic Guide to Creative Editing: When to Build, When to Buy](https://img.ly/blog/strategic-guide-to-creative-editing-when-to-build-when-to-buy.md): Most product teams face the same choice: build editing features in-house or integrate a proven solution. This article breaks down the real costs, trade-offs, and why so many teams choose IMG.LY. - [Best Video SDKs for Mobile Applications: A Comprehensive Comparison for Developers](https://img.ly/blog/best-video-sdks-for-mobile-applications-a-comprehensive-comparison-for-developers.md): Choosing the right video SDK for your mobile app is crucial. In this guide, we compare the top options in 2025: IMG.LY, Banuba, Meishe, BytePlus, FFmpeg, and GStreamer, to highlight their strengths, limitations, and ideal use cases so you can confidently pick the best fit for your product. - [Open-Source Design Editor SDKs: A Developer's Guide to Choosing the Right Solution](https://img.ly/blog/open-source-design-editor-sdks-a-developers-guide-to-choosing-the-right-solution.md): Most open-source libraries offer canvas, SVG, or rendering tools - but none provide a full, production-ready design editor. This guide explains what these libraries actually deliver, the pros, cons, and how IMG.LY CE.SDK compares. - [Open-Source Photo Editing SDKs vs IMG.LY CE.SDK: An Honest Comparison for Developers](https://img.ly/blog/open-source-photo-editing-sdks-vs-img-ly-ce-sdk-an-honest-comparison-for-developers.md): Compare popular open-source photo editing tools with IMG.LY CE.SDK. See where OSS shines, where it falls short, and what you need to consider when choosing between DIY image processing and a full, production-ready editing solution. - [What Does Print-Ready PDF Mean? Understanding PDF/X Standards for Professional Printing](https://img.ly/blog/what-does-print-ready-pdf-mean-understanding-pdf-x-standards-for-professional-printing.md): Avoid rejected artwork and costly print delays. PDF/X makes your files reliable for any print workflow: here’s what the standards mean and how to comply. - [Best Open Source Video Editor SDKs: 2026 Roundup](https://img.ly/blog/best-open-source-video-editor-sdks-2025-roundup.md): Looking for the best open source video editor SDKs? Read this blog to get a comparison of the top solutions: FFmpeg, MoviePy, OpenShot Library, GStreamer, Remotion, and a commercial alternative: IMG.LY CE.SDK. - [How to Embed an Editable InDesign Template in Your Website](https://img.ly/blog/embed-edit-automate-indesign-files-in-the-browser-complete-guide-2025.md): InDesign files hold valuable design structure - yet remain stuck offline. This article shows how CE.SDK turns IDML templates into web-editable layouts with full fidelity, unlocking collaboration and automation impossible in desktop-only workflows. - [IMG.LY: A Canva Connect API Alternative for White-Label, Scalable Editing](https://img.ly/blog/img-ly-a-canva-connect-api-alternative-for-white-label-scalable-editing.md): If you’re building a design tool, embedding an editor into your product, or automating creative workflows, this guide will help you evaluate pros and tradeoffs of Canva and show how IMG.LY compares. - [Best Web-to-Print Editor SDKs - Your 2025 Guide](https://img.ly/blog/best-web-to-print-editor-sdks-your-2025-guide.md): Web-to-Print Editor SDKs help with personalization, packaging design, and publishing at scale. But how do you choose the right one from all the options available in the market? Read this guide to know which one suits your business the best. - [The Best Photo Editor SDKs: 2025 Ranking](https://img.ly/blog/the-best-photo-editor-sdks-2025-ranking.md): Are you looking for the right photo editor SDK for your company? This decision goes beyond adding filters or cropping tools. You need a tool that fits your product vision, scales with your user base, and supports the workflows your customers expect. - [The Top 7 Video Editing SDKs in 2026](https://img.ly/blog/top-7-video-editing-sdks-in-2025.md): In this guide, we break down the seven leading video editing SDK solutions: IMG.LY, Meishe, Banuba, Shotstack, BytePlus, Rendley, and Picsart, covering their features, platforms, use cases, and trade-offs. - [SDK vs. White Label: Consider These Differences When You Choose a Solution](https://img.ly/blog/sdk-vs-white-label-consider-these-differences-when-you-choose-a-solution.md): Discover how to choose between white-label tools and SDKs to enhance your product, and find the perfect solution for your budget and resources. - [Designing A Timeline For Mobile Video Editing](https://img.ly/blog/designing-a-timeline-for-mobile-video-editing.md): When we brought our desktop-class video editing capabilities to iOS, we learned some interesting lessons along the way. In this article, we’ll share the key user experience learnings from our design and development process. - [How to Load Stripe Data into Google BigQuery](https://img.ly/blog/how-to-load-stripe-data-into-google-bigquery.md): Discover how IMG.LY leverages Stripe's Data Pipeline to seamlessly transfer data into Google BigQuery using Google Cloud Functions. - [Background Removal in the Browser Using ONNX Runtime with WebGPU](https://img.ly/blog/browser-background-removal-using-onnx-runtime-webgpu.md): Achieve 20x Faster Background Removal in the Browser - [Elegant Event Handling in Kotlin - A Refactoring Walkthrough](https://img.ly/blog/kotlin-code-refactoring-for-peak-performance.md): Unlock peak performance in Kotlin code with these expert refactoring tips. - [Comparing the Top 5 Open Source JavaScript Image Manipulation Libraries](https://img.ly/blog/the-top-5-open-source-javascript-image-manipulation-libraries.md): Learn the difference between five major image manipulation libraries and choose the right one for you! - [Comparing the Top 5 Open Source Image Manipulation Libraries for React Native](https://img.ly/blog/comparing-the-top-5-open-source-image-manipulation-libraries-for-react-native.md): We introduce and compare the five best React Native libraries for image manipulation ranked according to their complexity. - [My digital journey to #nfts](https://img.ly/blog/my-digital-journey-to-nfts.md): Our graphic designers share their impressions and insights on discovering the world of NFTs. - [Smart Cropping - Automatically crop images to optimal regions with deep neural networks](https://img.ly/blog/smart-cropping.md): Many websites ask you to upload images in specific aspect ratios. Smart cropping allows you to automatically find such images for any aspect ratio. It's powered by Convolutional Neural Networks, predicting the salient areas of a picture. We describe how smart cropping works and why it's important. - [React Native: Native Modules made for React developers](https://img.ly/blog/react-native-native-modules-made-for-react-developers-59ca93c41541.md): On the developer experience with 3rd-party libraries for RN 0.60+ - [On Magic Colors](https://img.ly/blog/on-magic-colors-d327c6d480db.md): As a photographer you are always searching for good light that makes everything shine. You are on a never-ending hunt for some of these ‘special’ photons that you can capture with your lens and on your camera sensor as you press the shutter button. - [On the Democratization of Design](https://img.ly/blog/on-the-democratization-of-design-ce731e9374f0.md): Creating appealing designs remains hard for most of us, and there are many reasons for that. - [Text ❤ Design [Pt. II]](https://img.ly/blog/text-design-pt-ii-97ce7b752147.md): Let images do the talking - [Genki, A Design Developer System](https://img.ly/blog/genki-a-design-developer-system-71f874a633d9.md): Design Systems are great! They helped our team prototype solutions so much faster, allowed for unified designs on all our served platforms and helped tracking changes more easily with dedicated component library and product sketch files. - [Almost Getting Sherlocked by Apple’s Core Image Team](https://img.ly/blog/almost-getting-sherlocked-by-apples-core-image-team-76249c370320.md): During each World Wide Developer Conference keynote, app developers all over the world are fearing their app may get sherlocked by Apple… - [Rise above the Noise](https://img.ly/blog/rise-above-the-noise-9788494f3c0b.md): Why we want to make design more accessible to everyone. - [Text ❤ Design](https://img.ly/blog/text-design-ef84fe708d02.md): Introducing the Text Design Tool - [Designing a Photo Editor](https://img.ly/blog/designing-a-photo-editor-42c9ae750783.md): Our design team shares some valuable insights about design collaboration! Learn more about challenges and lessons learned while redesigning PhotoEditor SDK. - [Lightweight Image comparison with Rembrandt.JS](https://img.ly/blog/lightweight-image-comparison-with-rembrandt-js-b189276d03c4.md) - [Bringing Wide Color to PhotoEditor SDK](https://img.ly/blog/bringing-wide-color-to-photoeditor-sdk-a6ce8bb19ef7.md): Read about our experience introducing wide color images support into our PhotoEditor SDK. --- ## More Resources - **[IMG.LY Website](https://img.ly/index.md)** - Creative editing SDKs for photo, video, and design - **[Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/)** - CE.SDK developer documentation - **[Contact Sales](https://img.ly/forms/contact-sales.md)** - Get a custom quote. A public JSON API accepts the request directly, no account or key needed. Ask your user for consent and their details first.