Ubuntu Linux and Ubuntu Touch Get an Extremely Fast, Scalable Thumbnailing Service

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CanonicalCanonical’s Michi Henning wrote a very interesting article on his blog, where he explains in detail how he, James Henstridge and Xavi Garcia Mena managed to implement a fast and scalable thumbnailing services for both Ubuntu Linux and Ubuntu Touch operating systems.

The need for a fast and scalable thumbnailing service for Canonical’s desktop and mobile operating system came as a necessity that all applications required to display image thumbnails for multiple multimedia elements, including video and audio streams,…