Image Manager for Images

High-quality images are proven to be effective in driving better engagement online but it has become increasingly difficult to deliver a consistent experience to users across the wide variety of devices and inconsistent networks. Akamai's Image Manager makes it simple by automatically optimizing each image for the best combination of size, quality, and file format suited for each end-user, and offloading the artistic transformation of derivative assets to the cloud.

Image Manager Benefits:

• Faster time to market
• Reduced storage cost
• Lighter and faster pages
• Quality without compromise

Features:

• Perceptual Quality Algorithm - Using the Structural Similarity Index Metric (SSIM), Image Manager lightens the weight of your images while maintaining the best visual quality by intelligently calculating and applying a precise degree of compression for the maximum level of byte reduction that is imperceptible to the human eye.

• Auto-convert Image Format - Image Manager will automatically take advantage of image formats and their levels of compression that WebP, JPEG-XR, and JPEG 2000 can offer for users on Chrome/Android, iOS/Safari, and IE/Windows software.

• Auto-resize for Mobile Screens - Automatically resize images for mobile devices based on viewport width so that mobile users are not over-downloading images that are larger (and slower) than they need to be to fit their screen size.

• Policy-based Artistic Transformations - Store only a single pristine asset and dynamically create derivative images to meet artistic requirements managed through policies that consider breakpoints, help to standardize image attributes, and make future design changes less cumbersome

Image Manager for Videos

Automatically transform short-form videos for maximum visual quality and performance while reducing the cost and effort to optimize videos for faster time-to-market.

Image Manager for Video Benefits:

• Optimal Quality – Automatically transform videos with the optimal bitrate and frames per second (fps) to ensure maximum visual quality with the fewest bytes
• Right Format – Automatically deliver derivative videos at the Edge with the correct format based on the end users’ device and browser.
• Resolution & Size – Automatically deliver videos in Standard, HD, and Full HD resolution to prevent downsampling (or over-downloading of unnecessary bytes).