Turn new video uploads into thumbnails and web-ready formats

New videos are automatically resized, given thumbnails, and pushed live the moment they're uploaded.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs; all paths must finish before it continues.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2) ยท Synchronisation (3)

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Starts itA stepEvery pathWaits for allResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsImage & Media ProcessingSpreadsheet & Database OpsAPI & Webhook Integration
Connects
AWS S3CloudflareSlackGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

Every video you upload needs a thumbnail, several file sizes for different devices, and a spot on your content delivery network before it's ready to show anyone. Doing that by hand for every video eats up time your team doesn't have.

Who it fits

Video hosting platforms, media teams, and businesses publishing a steady stream of video content.

How it works

  1. A new video is uploaded to cloud storage
  2. The system checks the file and reads its details like length and resolution
  3. Thumbnails and a short preview clip are generated automatically
  4. The video is converted into multiple screen sizes and pushed to your content delivery network
  5. Your team gets a Slack notification and a logged record once it's done
What you get

Videos ready to play on any device instantly

It takes every video you upload and automatically prepares it in the right sizes and formats for your viewers.

What you get

A fully processed video with thumbnails, multiple formats, and CDN distribution, plus a completion notification.

What you need

An AWS S3 account, a Cloudflare account, a Slack workspace, and a Google Sheets account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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