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Doug Sillars

Doug is an expert on performance at the intersection of web and media. He's a Google Developer Expert and the author of O’Reilly’s “High Performance Android Apps." Available for consultations.

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Head of Developer Relations at api.video

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Building record.a.video part 1: MediaDevices.getUserMedia() for camera and audio recording
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Building record.a.video part 1: MediaDevices.getUserMedia() for camera and audio recording

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The Web APIs of record.a.video
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The Web APIs of record.a.video

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Building "Loom" in the browser: record a video with api.video
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Building "Loom" in the browser: record a video with api.video

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Building your API: Design Mode
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Building your API: Design Mode

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New feature: Webhooks
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New feature: Webhooks

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Extending License Plate Extraction
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Extending License Plate Extraction

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How to design and deploy your first document parsing API
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How to design and deploy your first document parsing API

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Parsing Invoices with Mindee's API
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Parsing Invoices with Mindee's API

#invoice #ocr #machinelearning #api
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Parsing international passports with Mindee's API
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Parsing international passports with Mindee's API

#passport #ocr #mindee #machinelearning
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Invoice parsing automation Microsoft Flow, Mindee and Excel
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Invoice parsing automation Microsoft Flow, Mindee and Excel

#microsoftflow #invoice #machinelearning #api
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Passport Machine Readable Zone: protect your identity online
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Passport Machine Readable Zone: protect your identity online

#machinelearning #passports #machinereadablezone #objectdetection
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Sharing a Video: Sending a Video Via Livestream
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Sharing a Video: Sending a Video Via Livestream

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Create Video Integrations Without Coding - So Easy It's a Zap!
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Create Video Integrations Without Coding - So Easy It's a Zap!

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Do You Want to Stream a Snowman?
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Do You Want to Stream a Snowman?

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Video Moderation with Machine Learning
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Video Moderation with Machine Learning

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So you want to build a video streaming service
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So you want to build a video streaming service

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The Anatomy of a Livestream
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The Anatomy of a Livestream

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DVR Features in Live streaming
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DVR Features in Live streaming

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Dynamic Metadata
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Dynamic Metadata

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Video Analytics: A Primer
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Video Analytics: A Primer

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An API for my API?
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An API for my API?

#machinelearning #passport #api
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Uploading large files with JavaScript
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Uploading large files with JavaScript

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New Release and Features: September 2020
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New Release and Features: September 2020

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Parsing receipts with Mindee's Machine Learning API
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Parsing receipts with Mindee's Machine Learning API

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Responsive video delivery
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Responsive video delivery

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Adding the Fidel Android SDK to Your Kotlin Android Application
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Adding the Fidel Android SDK to Your Kotlin Android Application

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Delivering Live Video: HLS Video Streaming Vs. WebRTC
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Delivering Live Video: HLS Video Streaming Vs. WebRTC

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Creating a Card Linking Program with the Fidel APIs
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Creating a Card Linking Program with the Fidel APIs

#tutorial #api #cards #fintech
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Delivering Live Video: Streaming Vs. WebRTC
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Delivering Live Video: Streaming Vs. WebRTC

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Responding to Crisis: Web Performance Style
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Responding to Crisis: Web Performance Style

#image #performance
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We just raised $5.5M! What does that mean for our developer community?
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We just raised $5.5M! What does that mean for our developer community?

#video #videostreaming #startup #funding
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Creating a Virtual Conference Talk Part 3: Pulling it all Together
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Creating a Virtual Conference Talk Part 3: Pulling it all Together

#fun #video
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How to create a card-linked offer
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How to create a card-linked offer

#developers #blogs #cardlinking #tech
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Creating a Virtual Conference Talk: Part 2 Syncing Videos
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Creating a Virtual Conference Talk: Part 2 Syncing Videos

#fun #uncategorized #video
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Building a Virtual Conference Talk
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Building a Virtual Conference Talk

#fun #uncategorized #video #virtualpresentation
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Real-time financial transactions with Fidel and Webhooks
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Real-time financial transactions with Fidel and Webhooks

#developers #blogs
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Social Media Social Distancing
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Social Media Social Distancing

#fun #image
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Live Streaming a video using just the browser
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Live Streaming a video using just the browser

#livestream
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Traveling the World Virtually
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Traveling the World Virtually

#fun #image #video
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Interested in Moving Your Meetup Online?
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Interested in Moving Your Meetup Online?

#meetup #virtual #streaming #livestream
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Organize your Live Streams and Recordings on one Simple Page
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Organize your Live Streams and Recordings on one Simple Page

#zoom #wfh #teaching #video
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Facebook Security: Time for a checkup
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Facebook Security: Time for a checkup

#security #facebook #privacy
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How to Add Captions to your Videos
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How to Add Captions to your Videos

#videocaptioning #videostreamingserv #videos #videoaccessibility
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Video Playback on Mobile Devices
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Video Playback on Mobile Devices

#performance #video
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Building a Video Upload Demo with Node.js and api.video
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Building a Video Upload Demo with Node.js and api.video

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api.video Launches iOS SDK
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api.video Launches iOS SDK

#livestreaming #streamingvideo #mobilevideo #videostreamingonli
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Video Live Streaming in Just 5 Easy Steps
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Video Live Streaming in Just 5 Easy Steps

#videos #livestreaming
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Size Does Matter: LEGO’s 300MB Android App
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Size Does Matter: LEGO’s 300MB Android App

#android #performance
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Hiding Videos on the Mobile Web
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Hiding Videos on the Mobile Web

#uncategorized
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Video Playback Metrics: New Synthetic Testing Tool StreamOrNot
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Video Playback Metrics: New Synthetic Testing Tool StreamOrNot

#uncategorized
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Video Accessibility: Adding Captions
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Video Accessibility: Adding Captions

#video
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State of the Web: Video Playback Metrics
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State of the Web: Video Playback Metrics

#httparchive #performance #video
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Deep Dive: Three Tips for Faster, Easier Video Delivery
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Deep Dive: Three Tips for Faster, Easier Video Delivery

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Websites that Keep Loading, and Loading and Loading….
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Websites that Keep Loading, and Loading and Loading….

#performance #webdev #mobile
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Using Screenshots in Production
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Using Screenshots in Production

#webdev
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How to Use Screenshots in Production
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How to Use Screenshots in Production

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Medicine4theDead I’d say — keep making aGIFs. Just then convert them to movies :).
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Medicine4theDead I’d say — keep making aGIFs. Just then convert them to movies :).

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State of the Web: Animated GIFs
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State of the Web: Animated GIFs

#gif #webperf
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glTF: An Image Format for AR/VR
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glTF: An Image Format for AR/VR

#vr #vrimageformat #gltf #ar
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