Derk Zomer

Derk Zomer

Founder and CEO, Shotstack

Derk Zomer is the founder and CEO of Shotstack. He writes about video automation, AI-generated media and building on the Shotstack API.

Articles by Derk (32)

Charter Pro turns fishing trips into highlight reels with Shotstack
Charter Pro turns fishing trips into highlight reels with Shotstack
August 25, 2026
AGEN Media builds a fully agent-driven video studio with Shotstack
AGEN Media builds a fully agent-driven video studio with Shotstack
August 24, 2026
PromoPulse automates 1,000 videos a month with Shotstack
PromoPulse automates 1,000 videos a month with Shotstack
August 24, 2026
Best practices for agentic video editing
Best practices for agentic video editing
August 12, 2026
Render your first video with the Shotstack API
Render your first video with the Shotstack API
August 5, 2026
FFmpeg vs Video API: A Developer's Decision Guide
FFmpeg vs Video API: A Developer's Decision Guide
April 29, 2026
FFmpeg.wasm: What Is It and How to Use It
FFmpeg.wasm: What Is It and How to Use It
March 4, 2026
How to automate shortform videos?
How to automate shortform videos?
November 18, 2025
7 best AI video generator APIs
7 best AI video generator APIs
October 17, 2025
What is a video API?
What is a video API?
September 12, 2025
Use FFmpeg to skip frames
Use FFmpeg to skip frames
February 19, 2025
Top 10 video editing automation tools and platforms (2025)
Top 10 video editing automation tools and platforms (2025)
February 6, 2025
Automate TikTok Video Creation with AI Using Shotstack
Automate TikTok Video Creation with AI Using Shotstack
September 16, 2024
TradePending creates thousands of automative
TradePending creates thousands of automative
May 1, 2024
How to generate videos using the templates endpoint
How to generate videos using the templates endpoint
July 30, 2022
Create a picture-in-picture video with Node.js and dynamic templates
Create a picture-in-picture video with Node.js and dynamic templates
July 11, 2022
Programmatically view video, image and audio metadata
Programmatically view video, image and audio metadata
March 8, 2022
JSON template editor launched
JSON template editor launched
February 8, 2022
How Grupo W built a dynamic video campaign for IKEA
How Grupo W built a dynamic video campaign for IKEA
November 28, 2021
Achieve email click-through rates of 27% using personalized video
Achieve email click-through rates of 27% using personalized video
October 30, 2021
Position HTML assets and content with the Edit API
Position HTML assets and content with the Edit API
September 28, 2021
Create real estate video listings using Zapier and Google Sheets
Create real estate video listings using Zapier and Google Sheets
September 28, 2021
Position elements using the Edit API
Position elements using the Edit API
September 26, 2021
Animated lower thirds using luma mattes and HTML
Animated lower thirds using luma mattes and HTML
August 30, 2021
MY VIVENDA builds real estate video listing app using Shotstack
MY VIVENDA builds real estate video listing app using Shotstack
July 27, 2021
Create slideshow videos using Zapier, Google Forms and YouTube
Create slideshow videos using Zapier, Google Forms and YouTube
July 26, 2021
Introducing Subscriptions
Introducing Subscriptions
June 27, 2021
Spotify automates media generation workflow
Spotify automates media generation workflow
June 17, 2021
How to generate videos using Integromat
How to generate videos using Integromat
May 27, 2021
How to auto generate watermarked videos using Integromat
How to auto generate watermarked videos using Integromat
May 21, 2021
How to edit a picture-in-picture video using Node.js
How to edit a picture-in-picture video using Node.js
November 27, 2020
How to watermark video using Node.js
How to watermark video using Node.js
November 16, 2020