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(reverse CDN) (reverse CDN)
* Alternative storage backends: Cloud Files, Dropbox, etc. * Alternative storage backends: Cloud Files, Dropbox, etc.
* More clients: Android, PhoneGap, etc. * More clients: Android, PhoneGap, etc.
* Service integrations: Zencoder, Encoding.com, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. * Service integrations: Zencoder, Encoding.com, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, AWS
Transcoder, etc.
* File meta data analysis * File meta data analysis
* Thumbnail generation * Thumbnail generation
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[file data] [file data]
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## FAQ
## Who is behind this?
[Transloadit Ltd](http://transloadit.com/) is funding the initial development.
However, our goal is to build an active community around this project, so
contributions and feedback are more than welcome!
### Why not upload to Amazon S3 directly?
Amazon S3 has several limitations that we consider problematic:
* The minimum chunk size for multipart uploads is 5 MB. This is by far too
large for use under bad network conditions.
* Throughput to S3 is often too slow for high bandwidth clients.
* S3 is a proprietary technology. Having an open, vendor agnostic API allows
you to treat it as an implementation detail.
* The lack of uniform HTML5, iOS and Android clients that can be easily used
to add reliable file uploading to any application.
* While there is some support, S3 was not designed to be used in a browser
environment.
S3 is still an incredible offering, but we feel that it leaves much to be
desired when it comes to offering the best file uploading experience to your
users.
## License ## License