A comprehensive overview of all CE.SDK capabilities available for Vue.
Basic
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Background Export | Export project output with background export to continue designing while files are processed and saved in the background. |
| Batch Processing | Enable Batch Processing in CE.SDK to save time and increase productivity, enabling you to apply edits, adjustments, or exports to multiple files at once for efficient, streamlined workflows. |
| Bulletproof Security | Protect data while editing with CE.SDK as data never leaves your own infrastructure. |
| Canvas Zoom | Enable Canvas Zoom in CE.SDK allowing you to seamlessly zoom in for precision editing or out for an overview, ensuring accuracy at every level. |
| Client-side Processing | Being client-side first enables two things: For users, all editing is fast and snappy, because there's no transfer delay to a cloud or external endpoint. For integrators it removes any concerns about data security and dependencies to an external service. CE.SDK lives in the client device and processes data where they're needed. |
| CMYK Color | Define and use CMYK* colors in your designs in CE.SDK. * Generated design output is always sRGB and Spotcolors. |
| Color Gradients | Enable Color Gradients in CE.SDK to enhance your designs with versatile gradient options giving you full creative control to blend colors smoothly and add depth, dimension, and visual appeal. |
| Color Palettes | Enable Color Palettes in CE.SDK to effortlessly elevate your designs with customizable color palettes that provide an instantly cohesive and professional look, enabling you to apply harmonious color schemes across your projects with just a click. |
| Consistency and Speed Across Every Platform | Achieve consistent, high-performance visuals across all devices with a cross-platform renderer, ensuring your designs look and perform identically on every platform for a seamless user experience. |
| Document API | Seamlessly integrate and automate workflows with document APIs, enabling real-time access, manipulation, and management of documents within your applications to boost productivity and collaboration |
| Document Colors | Enable Document Colors in CE.SDK to easily reuse the same colors throughout your design documents. |
| Keyboard Interaction & Shortcuts | Enable Keyboard Interaction & Shortcuts in CE.SDK to boost efficiency and accessibility with keyboard interactions and shortcuts, allowing users to navigate, execute commands, and perform actions quickly and seamlessly without relying on a mouse. |
| Mouse Interaction | Modify elements of your design using sophisticated mouse and touch interactions. |
| Out-of-the-Box UI | No need to start from scratch with our Out-of-the-Box UIs that can be configured or modified at source level when needed. |
| Quick Actions | Enable Quick Actions in CE.SDK to perform common tasks instantly, streamlining workflows and saving valuable time in your design process. |
| Recolor | Enable Recolor in CE.SDK to pick any color in a design element and replace it with another, giving you full control to adapt and customize color schemes across your visuals. |
| Snapping Guides | Enable Snapping Guides in CE.SDK to ensure flawless alignment, that allows you to automatically position elements as you design, making it easy to create clean, professional layouts with perfect precision. |
| Source Sets | Enable Source Sets in CE.SDK to optimize image quality and loading speed with source sets, allowing you to deliver the best resolution for any device by automatically selecting the most appropriate image size for each display. |
| Spot Colors | Enable Spot Colors in CE.SDK to achieve precise brand consistency, allowing you to apply exact color matches for print and digital media, ensuring that your designs maintain their intended look and quality across every medium. |
| sRGB Color Space | Enable sRGB Color Space in CE.SDK to ensure vibrant, true-to-life colors with sRGB compatibility, delivering accurate color representation across all digital devices, so your designs look consistent and stunning wherever they're viewed. |
| Touch Interaction | Enable seamless user experiences on mobile and tablet devices with touch interaction support, allowing for intuitive gestures, taps, and swipes that bring your designs to life. |
| WCAG AA Conformant | Ensure accessibility with WCAG AA conformance, providing inclusive design that meets industry standards for readability, color contrast, and usability for all users. |
Design
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Add, Insert, and Remove Pages | Enable Add, Insert, and Remove Pages in CE.SDK to organize your multi-page projects. |
| Adobe Illustrator (AI) Import * | Import Adobe Illustrator (AI) files into your CE.SDK project, for seamless editing. * Indirectly via Adobe PSD Files |
| Adobe InDesign (IDML) Import * | Import Adobe InDesign (IDML) files into your CE.SDK project, allowing direct access to professional layouts. * Offline Converter available |
| Adobe PhotoShop (PSD) Import * | Import Photoshop (PSD) files with layers intact into your CE.SDK project, for advanced editing options. * Offline Converter available |
| Alignment and Distribution | Enable Alignment and Distribution in CE.SDK to support precise alignment and distribution of elements for balanced and professional layouts. |
| Boolean Operations | Enable Boolean Operations in CE.SDK to combine or subtract shapes to create complex designs. Includes union, subtract, intersect and exclude. |
| Glow | Enable Glows in CE.SDK to add luminous glow effects to objects, creating depth and visual impact. |
| Groups | Enable Groups in CE.SDK to group elements together to easily move, resize, or modify them as a single unit. |
| Multiple Layers | Create designs with multiple layers. |
| Multiple Page Sizes | Enable Multiple Page Sizes within a single document, so users can produce multi-format outputs without duplicating files or rebuilding layouts. |
| Opacity and Blending | Enable Opacity and Blending in CE.SDK to create depth and dynamic effects in your designs. |
| PDF Export | Export project output as PDF format, preserving quality and layout for professional printing. |
| Reorder Pages | Rearrange the order of pages to improve the flow and structure of your documents. |
| Shadows | Enable Shadows in CE.SDK to add drop shadow effects to objects, creating depth and visual impact. |
| Undo and Redo | Easily correct mistakes and explore design changes with unlimited undo and redo. |
Image & Photo
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Blur Effects | Add depth and focus to your designs with advanced blur effects—linear, radial, Gaussian, and mirror—giving you versatile control over softening elements to create mood, emphasis, and visual impact. Includes blur types like uniform, linear, mirrored, radial. |
| Color Balance | Enable Color Balance in CE.SDK to achieve perfect harmony in your visuals by adjusting the tones to create natural, vibrant, or mood-specific effects that elevate your design's impact. |
| Crop Presets | Enable Crop Presets in CE.SDK to maintain consistent framing, seamlessly resizing and centering images to meet predefined aspect ratios for professional, on-brand visuals—no manual adjustments required. |
| Crop, Rotate, Straighten, and Flip | Enable Crop, Rotate, Straighten, and Flip in CE.SDK to achieve precise composition and alignment with tools for crop, rotate, straighten, and flip, giving you full control to tailor images exactly to your design needs. |
| DuoTone Effects | Enable DuoTone Effects in CE.SDK to add a modern, artistic touch to your visuals, blending two colors to create striking contrast, depth, and mood in your designs. |
| Exposure Adjustments | Enable Exposure Adjustments in CE.SDK to fine-tune brightness and detail, giving you control to lighten or darken images for the perfect visual balance and impact. |
| Fit & Crop Modes | Enable Fit & Crop Modes in CE.SDK, allowing precise control over framing to highlight essential content and achieve the perfect composition in any layout. |
| Fixed Aspect & Resolution Crop | Enable Fixed Aspect & Resolution Crop in CE.SDK to crop images to fixed aspect ratios and resolutions for consistent sizing and framing. |
| Force-Crop | Enable Force-Crop in CE.SDK to maintain consistent framing, ensuring images are automatically resized and centered to fit specific dimensions without manual adjustments. |
| GIF Import | Easily import GIFs to incorporate animated elements into your projects, adding motion and visual interest to your designs. |
| JPEG Export | Export images in JPEG format, optimizing for web with good quality and small file sizes. |
| JPEG Import | Import JPEG images, offering a widely compatible format with good quality and compression. |
| Lottie Support | Enable Lottie Support in CE.SDK to import and manipulate vector-based animations described in JSON, rather than just rasterized GIFs. Lottie support brings customers modern, high-quality animation capabilities that go far beyond simple GIFs. This empowers them to create smoother, scalable, and more interactive designs. |
| LUT Filters | Enable LUT Filters in CE.SDK to instantly enhance your images, applying professional-grade color grading for consistent, stylized, and visually impactful results across your designs. |
| PNG Export | Export images in PNG format, ensuring high-quality visuals with transparency support. |
| PNG Import | Import images in PNG format, retaining transparency and high-quality details. |
| Recolor | Enable Recolor in CE.SDK to pick any color in a design element and replace it with another, giving you full control to adapt and customize color schemes across your visuals. |
| Resize and Scale | Enable Resize and Scale in CE.SDK to easily adjust your visuals with resizing and scale tools, allowing you to customize image dimensions and proportions while maintaining quality and design consistency. |
| Sharpness & Clarity | Enable Sharpness & Clarity in CE.SDK to enhance image details, allowing you to bring out textures, edges, and fine details for crisp, high-quality visuals. |
| SVG Export | Export designs in SVG format, producing scalable vector graphics that maintain perfect quality at any size for web and print use. |
| WEBP Export | Boost web performance with WebP export, delivering high-quality images in a compact format for faster loading times and efficient bandwidth usage on digital platforms. |
| WebP Import | Import WebP images into your CE.SDK project, providing high-quality visuals in a smaller file size for web efficiency. |
Video & Audio
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| AAC Export | Export audio in AAC format, delivering high-quality, compressed sound for mobile and web. |
| AAC Import | Import AAC audio files, offering high-quality, compressed audio for projects. |
| Adjust Video Clip Timing | Enable Adjust Video Clip Timing in CE.SDK for precise synchronization with audio and effects. |
| Audio Volume Control | Adjust the volume of audio tracks to balance sound levels across your project. |
| AV1 Import | Import AV1 video files into the CE.SDK, providing efficient compression with high visual quality. |
| Blur Effects | Add depth and focus to your designs with advanced blur effects—linear, radial, Gaussian, and mirror—giving you versatile control over softening elements to create mood, emphasis, and visual impact. Includes blur types like uniform, linear, mirrored, radial. |
| Chroma Keying and Greenscreen Effect | Enable Chroma Keying and Greenscreen Effect in CE.SDK to seamlessly replace backgrounds and integrate subjects into any environment for polished, professional visuals. |
| Crop, Rotate, Straighten, and Flip | Enable Crop, Rotate, Straighten, and Flip in CE.SDK to achieve precise composition and alignment with tools for crop, rotate, straighten, and flip, giving you full control to tailor images exactly to your design needs. |
| Cut, Trim, and Split Audio | Enable Cut, Trim, and Split Audio in CE.SDK to achieve the perfect timing and flow. |
| Cut, Trim, and Split Video | Enable Cut, Trim, and Split Video in CE.SDK to achieve the perfect timing and flow. |
| DuoTone Effects | Enable DuoTone Effects in CE.SDK to add a modern, artistic touch to your visuals, blending two colors to create striking contrast, depth, and mood in your designs. |
| Extract Audio from Video API | Access Extract Audio from Video API through CE.SDK that users can extract the embedded audio tracks from videos allowing audio editing to be independent of video editing. |
| Fit & Crop Modes | Enable Fit & Crop Modes in CE.SDK, allowing precise control over framing to highlight essential content and achieve the perfect composition in any layout. |
| GIF Import | Easily import GIFs to incorporate animated elements into your projects, adding motion and visual interest to your designs. |
| Graphics Animations | Enable Graphics Animations in CE.SDK to bring your designs to life with graphics animations, adding dynamic, eye-catching motion that enhances engagement and storytelling, all through customizable, easy-to-apply animation effects. Includes presets like slide, pan, fade, blur, grow, zoom, pop and many more. |
| H264 Export | Export video in H264 format, widely supported and optimized for quality and file size. |
| H264 Import | Import video in H264 format into the CE.SDK, widely compatible for efficient editing and playback. |
| H265/HEVC Import | Import H265/HEVC files into the CE.SDK for high-efficiency video with excellent quality at smaller file sizes. |
| Lottie Support | Enable Lottie Support in CE.SDK to import and manipulate vector-based animations described in JSON, rather than just rasterized GIFs. Lottie support brings customers modern, high-quality animation capabilities that go far beyond simple GIFs. This empowers them to create smoother, scalable, and more interactive designs. |
| LUT Filters | Enable LUT Filters in CE.SDK to instantly enhance your images, applying professional-grade color grading for consistent, stylized, and visually impactful results across your designs. |
| MOV Container Import | Import MOV container files into the CE.SDK, supporting high-quality video for editing. |
| MP3 Import | Import MP3 assets into CE.SDK projects for editing and composition. |
| MP4 Container Export | Export in MP4 container format, compatible across various platforms and devices. |
| MP4 Container Import | Import MP4 container files into the CE.SDK, compatible with a wide range of devices and platforms. |
| Multiple Tracks | Enable Multiple Tracks in CE.SDK to allow layered editing for complex projects. |
| Record multiple Clips | Enable Record multiple Clips in CE.SDK to enable dynamic editing and transitions. |
| Resize and Scale | Enable Resize and Scale in CE.SDK to easily adjust your visuals with resizing and scale tools, allowing you to customize image dimensions and proportions while maintaining quality and design consistency. |
| Slow down or Speed up Audio | Enable Slow down or Speed up Audio in CE.SDK to adjust audio speed to fit timing or create dramatic effects in your projects. |
| Slow down or Speed up Video | Enable Slow down or Speed up Video in CE.SDK to control video playback speed, perfect for creating slow-motion or time-lapse effects. |
| Timeline | Enable Timeline in CE.SDK to align all media elements seamlessly to ensure synchronized playback and transitions. |
| Thumbnail Generation | Generate video frame thumbnails and audio waveform previews for timeline visualization and navigation. |
| Video Captions | Enable Video Captions in CE.SDK to add captions to videos, enhancing accessibility and comprehension for viewers. |
| VP8 Import | Import VP8 video files into the CE.SDK, providing efficient compression suitable for web use. |
| VP9 Import | Import VP9 video files into the CE.SDK, optimized for high-quality streaming with low data usage. |
| WAV Export | Export audio files in WAV format, ensuring high-quality, uncompressed sound. |
Animation
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Graphics Animations | Enable Graphics Animations in CE.SDK to bring your designs to life with graphics animations, adding dynamic, eye-catching motion that enhances engagement and storytelling, all through customizable, easy-to-apply animation effects. Includes presets like slide, pan, fade, blur, grow, zoom, pop and many more. |
| Lottie Support | Enable Lottie Support in CE.SDK to import and manipulate vector-based animations described in JSON, rather than just rasterized GIFs. Lottie support brings customers modern, high-quality animation capabilities that go far beyond simple GIFs. This empowers them to create smoother, scalable, and more interactive designs. |
| Text Animations | Enable Text Animations in CE.SDK to apply animated text effects to create dynamic titles and captions in your designs and videos. Includes presets like typewriter, swipe, spread, fade and many more. |
Text & Typography
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Font Weights and Families | Enable Font Weights and Families in CE.SDK to choose from a variety of font weights and families to achieve the perfect tone and emphasis in your designs. |
| Glow | Enable Glows in CE.SDK to add luminous glow effects to objects, creating depth and visual impact. |
| Line Height and Character Spacing | Adjust Line Height and Character Spacing in CE.SDK to fine-tune text spacing for optimal readability and style. |
| OpenType (OTF) Import | Import OpenType (OTF) assets into CE.SDK to expand creative typography options with advanced typographic features. |
| Paragraph Spacing | Enable Paragraph Spacing in CE.SDK to enhance readability and visual structure. |
| Shadows | Enable Shadows in CE.SDK to add drop shadow effects to objects, creating depth and visual impact. |
| Text Animations | Enable Text Animations in CE.SDK to apply animated text effects to create dynamic titles and captions in your designs and videos. Includes presets like typewriter, swipe, spread, fade and many more. |
| Text Auto Scale | Enable Text Auto Scale in CE.SDK to automatically scale text to fit within designated areas, ensuring consistent layouts. |
| Text Background | Enable Text Background in CE.SDK to enhance visibility and readability of Text fields. |
| Text Decorations | Enable Text Decorations in CE.SDK to easily underline or strike through text. |
| Text Inline Editing | Edit text directly on the canvas for a seamless and intuitive text editing experience. |
| Text Runs | Apply formatting across continuous text runs, allowing flexible styling within single text blocks. |
| Text Transformations | Enable Text Transformations in CE.SDK to easily apply uppercase, lowercase, and capitalization for stylistic effects. |
| Text Variables | Enable Text Variables in CE.SDK to dynamically insert content, making updates quick and consistent. |
| TrueType (TTF) Import | Import TrueType (TTF) assets into CE.SDK to expand font variety and compatibility. |
| Variable Fonts Support | Enable Variable Fonts Support for OpenType Variable Fonts, enabling use of a single font file that contains multiple styles through dynamic axes (e.g., weight, width). |
| Web Open Font Format (WOFF/WOFF2) Import | Import Web Open Font Format (WOFF/WOFF2) assets into CE.SDK projects for web-compatible typography options. |
Vector
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Boolean Operations | Enable Boolean Operations in CE.SDK to combine or subtract shapes to create complex designs. Includes union, subtract, intersect and exclude. |
| Custom Vector Shapes | Create and import custom shapes to add unique elements to your designs. |
| Glow | Enable Glows in CE.SDK to add luminous glow effects to objects, creating depth and visual impact. |
| Shadows | Enable Shadows in CE.SDK to add drop shadow effects to objects, creating depth and visual impact. |
| Stroke Colors and Styles | Enable Stroke Colors and Styles in CE.SDK, adding style and emphasis to shapes and lines. |
| Vector Shapes | Access a library of basic shapes for quick and versatile design elements. |
Assets
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Custom Asset Libraries | Enable Custom Asset Libraries in CE.SDK for easy access to your frequently used resources. |
| Custom Templates | Create and save custom templates for consistent branding and reusable layouts. |
| Dynamic Asset Sources | Integrate dynamic asset sources for automatically updated content and resources. |
| Generative AI Audio Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Audio through plugin-based integration and generate audios based on text prompts. |
| Generative AI Image Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Image through plugin-based integration and generate high-quality images from text prompts or reference visuals. |
| Generative AI Sticker Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Sticker through plugin-based integration and generate high-quality stickers from text prompts or reference visuals. |
| Generative AI Text Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Text through plugin-based integration and edit text based on custom or predefined prompts, like fix spelling, change tone, make text shorter/longer. |
| Generative AI Video Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Video through plugin-based integration and generate videos based on text prompts. |
| Generative AI Voice Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Voice through plugin-based integration and generate high-quality voice and speech from text prompts. |
| Out of the Box Asset Libraries | Enable Out of the Box Asset Libraries in CE.SDK to quickly enhance your designs. |
Handover
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Brand Kits | Enable Brand Kits in CE.SDK to maintain brand consistency with kits that include fonts, colors, and logos. |
| Consistent Design | Ensure cohesive designs with built-in tools for consistency across all elements. |
| Lockable Design | Enable Lockable Design in CE.SDK to prevent unintended edits and maintain layout integrity. |
| Locked Templates | Enable Locked Templates in CE.SDK to prevent unintentional changes and maintain design integrity. |
| Placeholders | Enable Placeholders for images, text, or other content in CE.SDK to enable flexible templates and quick content replacement during design. |
Collaboration
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Version Control and Snapshots | Track changes with version control and save snapshots to preserve progress. |
Customization & Extensibility
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Bring your own third party AI Tools | Integrate your own AI tools seamlessly, empowering you to customize and enhance your design process with the advanced capabilities that fit your unique needs. |
| Custom Panels | Enable Custom Panels in CE.SDK to tailor your workspace, allowing you to organize tools, settings, and resources to match your workflow and keep essential features right at your fingertips. |
| Custom Toolbars | Enable Custom Toolbars in CE.SDK to enhance your workflow, giving you the flexibility to organize tools and features to suit your unique design process, maximizing efficiency and ease of access. |
| Internationalization (i18n) | CE.SDK is available in multiple languages, with options to add additional i18n translations. |
Ecosystem
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Background Removal | Enable Background Removal in CE.SDK to remove Background from any Image |
| Bleed & Margins | Enable Bleed & Margins in CE.SDK to ensure accurate printing, preventing cutoff and maintaining professional layout standards. |
| Cutouts | Enable Cutouts in CE.SDK to isolate specific elements or prepare designs for die-cut printing. |
| Generative AI Audio Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Audio through plugin-based integration and generate audios based on text prompts. |
| Generative AI Image Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Image through plugin-based integration and generate high-quality images from text prompts or reference visuals. |
| Generative AI Sticker Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Sticker through plugin-based integration and generate high-quality stickers from text prompts or reference visuals. |
| Generative AI Text Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Text through plugin-based integration and edit text based on custom or predefined prompts, like fix spelling, change tone, make text shorter/longer. |
| Generative AI Video Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Video through plugin-based integration and generate videos based on text prompts. |
| Generative AI Voice Plugin | Extend CE.SDK with Generative AI Voice through plugin-based integration and generate high-quality voice and speech from text prompts. |
| HTML5 Exporter | Extend CE.SDK with our HTML5 Exporter to enable customers to export designs as interactive HTML5 output for web-based presentations, animations, and banners, so designs can be deployed directly on the web with fidelity, editability (where needed), and motion support. |
| Knockouts | Apply knockouts in CE.SDK to manage overlapping colors or layers in complex print designs. |
| QR Code Plugin | Generate customizable QR codes to integrate into your project in CE.SDK. |
| Underlayers | Enable Underlayers in CE.SDK to provide base designs or colors for layered compositions. |
| Vectorizer Plugin | Extend CE.SDK through our Vectorizer plugin to transform your pixel based images into scalable vector images |
Validation
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Bleed & Margins | Enable Bleed & Margins in CE.SDK to ensure accurate printing, preventing cutoff and maintaining professional layout standards. |