The Wevideo API: Editing and Storyboard Tools at Your Fingertips

Greg Bates, April 29th, 2013

WeVideoThe Wevideo API opens up this video-editing-in-the-cloud service. Technical information on the API is available directly from the company.  Wevideo provides a solid set of editing and storyboard tools including a timeline and a library of soundtracks. Beyond that, the cloud gives movie editors something else: the ability to collaborate with ease. Because you can create copies of footage, different people can edit the same video as they please.


Include Video Screening in Recruiting Platforms with Wowzer API

Eric Carter, March 18th, 2013

Wowzer, video screening/interviewing provider, announced the public release of the first Wowzer API.  Wowzer believes its video screening platform (as an alternative to phone screening) reduces candidate screening time by 75%. Recruiters and employers can evaluate and respond to applicants in a time and manner most beneficial to their organization. Extending the Wowzer platform via API allows recruiters to integrate the Wowzer features into existing hiring processes.


TokBox Brings WebRTC Video Conferencing to Firefox

Greg Bates, March 6th, 2013

TokBox OpenTokThe Opentok API solves a straightforward but complex problem: how do you get people videoconferncing over different devices and browsers on the web? Now it has arrived on Mozilla’s Firefox browser.


OpenMedia.io Aims to Open Entertainment Media with Free API

Eric Carter, January 17th, 2013

Wacku has launched a non-profit open API in the broadcast media space: OpenMedia.io. The OpenMedia.io platform collects video and other media from human and machine-readable sources. In turn, the API updates users when need additions or changes have been made to the library. Currently most of its sources include YouTube videos, Podcasts, Web-TV series, and some movies. The OpenMedia.io team has invited the major broadcasters and studios to participate in its open project to no avail.


Viki Video: Over 10,000 Videos in 150 languages Means Never Having to Say Rerun

Greg Bates, December 27th, 2012

VikiTired of American TV? Tired of TV in English? Escape to Viki, the leading global TV and movie network, which provides videos with crowd sourced translations in 150 languages. The Viki API allows your users to browse more than 10,000 videos by genre, country, and language, plus search across the entire database. They have over 1 billion views. The API uses OAuth2.0 authentication, REST, with responses in either JSON or XML.


YouTube API Adds Topics, Universal Search

Janet Wagner, December 18th, 2012

YouTubeGoogle has released version 3.0 of the YouTube Data API which includes new functionality and features including Topics API, Universal Search, Channel Bulletin Post, Full Subscriber List Management, and more.


EMC Says Time for Object-Based Storage Has Finally Come

Michael Vizard, December 12th, 2012

Partnering with a storage vendor may not be the first thing that comes to mind for most developers, but EMC is looking to changd some hearts and minds about the strategic role storage plays in application development.


Magisto API Places Professional Video Editing Tools in Developers’ Hands

Eric Carter, November 19th, 2012

MagistoMagisto, video editing platform, has announced that its video editing tools are now publicly available via the Magisto API. Until now, Magisto has focused on consumers with the aim to transform the billions of home videos collecting dust into professionally edited, production ready films.


TokBox Enhances OpenTok to Support Cross-Platform Two-Way Video

Eric Carter, November 5th, 2012

TokBox OpenTokTokBox, leader in online video communications, enhanced its OpenTok platform to support Web-RTC. Web-RTC support enables OpenTok to offer the first two way video between WebRTC-enabled browsers and iOS devices.


Take.io: The Take.net API for Entertainment in Brazil.

Greg Bates, October 29th, 2012

take.ioThe Take.io API from Brazil has a REST protocol with data formats in XML and JSON. According to Take.net, ”The take.io RESTful API currently defines five services: SSO, Core, Billing, Messages and Reports.” The company states further that, “Take.io is Take.net DNA translated into a set of APIs designed to allow companies to use SMS, MMS, voice, pricing, location, CRM, etc., all of which are integrated with their existing systems.”


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