Next.js Image Optimization for "$10,000" Cinematic AI Websites

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Using the Next.js Image component in AI websites the right way πŸ‘‰ Cloudinary (get 3 extra credits): https://cloudinary.com/pages/bytegrad/ (sponsored) πŸ‘‰ Work with me: support@bytegrad.com πŸ‘‰ React & Next.js Course: https://bytegrad.com/courses/professional-react-nextjs πŸ‘‰ Professional JavaScript Course: https://bytegrad.com/courses/professional-javascript πŸ‘‰ Professional CSS Course: https://bytegrad.com/courses/professional-css πŸ‘‰ Web development roadmap & newsletter: https://email.bytegrad.com/ πŸ‘‰ Discord: all my courses have a private Discord ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Cinematic AI websites 02:38 Checking performance 03:02 How the scroll animation works 04:58 Image mistakes AI agents make 05:54 Native img vs Next.js Image 07:30 Width, height, sizes and srcset 09:31 Next.js default optimization and caching 11:07 Fill, cover and cropping 11:58 Blur placeholders and lazy loading 12:45 Why use a third-party service like Cloudinary? 16:41 Next.js image evolution: native img vs Image vs vs Image + custom loader vs CldImage 18:36 The CldImage component 19:00 AI-Generation in Cloudinary #nextjs #cloudinary #ai Note that these videos may contain mistakes. Always verify yourself that your code is safe and does what you want it to do for your specific situation. ByteGrad and any of its affiliated people are not responsible for mistakes in code. This channel and all its content is owned & operated by ByteGrad Sp. z o.o. with Tax ID: PL6762676561 and KRS-number: 0001125554

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