Using Presets
Presets enable you to construct simple aliases for complex transformation sequences.
Assume you wish to resize an image to 500px wide and blur it.
To accomplish this, use the resize transformation with the width parameter and then the blur transformation in the URL, as shown below.
Image URL with transformations
https://cdn.pixelbin.io/v2/dummy-cloudname/FIDrmb/t.resize(w:500)~t.blur(s:2)/images/transformation/elephant.jpgImage URL with preset instead of individual transformations
https://cdn.pixelbin.io/v2/dummy-cloudname/FIDrmb/p:thumbnail/images/transformation/elephant.jpgAs you can see, the p marker is used to designate the thumbnail as a preset. This makes them more aesthetically pleasing, easier to remember, and more secure.
You can use presets in conjunction with other transformations to augment the result.
The below image uses p:thumbnail~t.grey() as its transformation pattern.
The following video tutorial demonstrates how to set up a preset for quicker image workflows.