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Image Processing API Service

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An image processing API with resize, crop, format conversion, optimization, watermarking, and thumbnail generation. Supports batch processing, caching of processed results, and streaming for large ...

Target user

Developers who need image processing as a service

Problem

Applications need image processing capabilities (resize, optimize, convert) as a service without bundling image libraries into every application.

Requirements

  • Resize and crop images via API
  • Convert between image formats
  • Optimize images for web
  • Add watermark overlays
  • Generate responsive thumbnail sets

Core technologies

Rust, Axum, image

Completion criteria

An image processing API with resize, crop, convert, optimize, watermark, and thumbnail generation.

Optional extensions

  • Add face detection cropping
  • Implement animated format support
  • Add EXIF handling
  • Support batch queues