Media & Online PresencePurpose
1.2. To streamline media preparation, reducing manual effort and errors when sharing church events, activities, or promotional materials.
1.3. To ensure all media uploads comply with digital presence guidelines by enforcing uniform dimensions and visible attribution.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled batch processing from a specified folder or app.
2.3. Receipt of email with image attachment matching filter (e.g., subject keywords).
2.4. API webhook call from CMS or church app when new images are stored.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: S3 “PUT” trigger event invokes Lambda for processing; Lambda uses Sharp library for resize, watermark, and save.
3.2. Google Cloud Functions
• Feature/Setting: Cloud Storage “finalize” event, Node.js function using gm or jimp to resize and watermark.
3.3. Microsoft Azure Functions
• Feature/Setting: Blob Storage trigger, C#/Python Function using Pillow or ImageSharp.
3.4. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: “File upload” webhook signals backend worker to resize and watermark via Python scripts.
3.5. Box
• Feature/Setting: “File_uploaded” webhook to Node.js worker, uses LWIP or Sharp.
3.6. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: “New File in Folder” trigger; Formatter/Image utility for resize and watermark; save to destination app.
3.7. Make (Integromat)
• Feature/Setting: Watch Files module; Integrate “Image Resize” and “Watermark” modules, save to cloud.
3.8. Cloudinary
• Feature/Setting: “Upload Preset” for auto-resize, watermark via transformation URL config.
3.9. Imgix
• Feature/Setting: URL-based transformations with preset parameters for dimensions and overlay (watermark image).
3.10. Firebase Functions
• Feature/Setting: “Storage.object().onFinalize” event to trigger Node.js function for media processing.
3.11. WordPress
• Feature/Setting: Upload hooks via plugin, integrates with GD/ImageMagick for real-time resizing and watermark.
3.12. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: “Admin API Asset Create” webhook, Lambda/Cloud Function processes asset and reposts.
3.13. SmugMug API
• Feature/Setting: Upload event triggers API call to resize and watermark using SmugMug’s batch-edit utilities.
3.14. Pixlr API
• Feature/Setting: POST to Pixlr Editor API endpoint with resize and watermark instructions, image returned as output.
3.15. Canva for Teams
• Feature/Setting: Integrate via Canva “Brand Kit” API for automated application of logo overlays on uploads.
3.16. Adobe Creative Cloud API
• Feature/Setting: Use 'Photoshop API' → 'Image Resize' and 'Image Watermark' job endpoints, triggered via cloud upload.
3.17. OneDrive
• Feature/Setting: File upload triggers Power Automate Flow, invokes Azure Image Processing connector.
3.18. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Image post in designated channel initiates Bot-driven API call to backend image process microservice.
3.19. Slack (second variant)
• Feature/Setting: Incoming webhook posts, handled by AWS Lambda for size and watermark, returns updated file.
3.20. Google Drive
• Feature/Setting: “New File” trigger, App Script or third-party service called for image adjustment and logging.
3.21. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Card attachment triggers webhook to backend worker which resizes and watermarks image, attaches it back to card.
3.22. Notion API
• Feature/Setting: Image block addition triggers back-end function to pull, process (resize/watermark), and update.
Benefits
4.2. Preserves Anglican branding and copyright on all shared visuals.
4.3. Reduces workload for media/tech volunteers, minimizing manual interventions.
4.4. Enhances rapid content turnaround, supporting timely communication with congregants.
4.5. Supports wide software and cloud compatibility, fitting any media workflow.
4.6. Provides audit/logs of all image transformations for administrative oversight.
4.7. Decreases likelihood of accidental copyright violations or non-uniform imagery across platforms.