Resources
Everything on vehicle imagery, in one place
Guides, comparisons, and a glossary for vehicle imagery, dealer merchandising, and the AutoStudio API. Start anywhere — or jump straight to a solution for your business.
Free tools
Free tools for vehicle photos — blur plates and faces in your browser, or preview a clean studio background. No sign-up needed.
Guides
Practical how-tos for shooting, blurring, and editing vehicle photos at scale.
How to blur a license plate in a photo
Step-by-step ways to blur a license plate — free tools, phone, and at scale via API.
License-plate blur laws for dealers & fleets
When you're legally required to blur license plates in listing photos.
GDPR & vehicle listing photos
Plates, faces, and retention: keeping vehicle listing photos GDPR-compliant.
How to photograph a car to sell
A dealer's guide to shooting car photos that sell faster.
The best background for car photos
Which backgrounds convert best for vehicle listings — and how to get them.
How many photos should a used-car listing have?
The data on listing photo counts and engagement, by marketplace.
Car listing photo requirements
Photo specs for AutoTrader, CarGurus, and Cars.com in one place.
AutoTrader photo requirements & specs (2026)
AutoTrader vehicle listing photo requirements — count, resolution, format, and rules, sourced and cited.
Cars.com photo requirements & specs (2026)
Cars.com vehicle listing photo requirements — count, resolution, format, and rules, sourced and cited.
CarGurus photo requirements & specs (2026)
CarGurus vehicle listing photo requirements — count, resolution, format, and rules, sourced and cited.
Facebook Marketplace photo requirements & specs (2026)
Facebook Marketplace vehicle listing photo requirements — count, resolution, format, and rules, sourced and cited.
eBay Motors photo requirements & specs (2026)
eBay Motors vehicle listing photo requirements — count, resolution, format, and rules, sourced and cited.
Car photo editing cost per image (2026)
What car photo editing costs — manual services vs. AI vs. API.
Best dealership inventory photo software (2026)
A buyer's-guide comparison of AutoStudio, CarCutter, Spyne, MotorCut, and Photoroom, plus a Capture→Edit→Publish framework.
Comparisons
Honest comparisons of AutoStudio against other vehicle-imaging tools.
AutoStudio vs Spyne
An API-first, transparently priced Spyne alternative for fleets, dealers, and developers.
AutoStudio vs CarCutter
How AutoStudio compares to CarCutter for vehicle image editing and merchandising.
AutoStudio vs Photoroom for vehicle photos
Why an automotive-tuned pipeline beats a generic editor for car listings.
AutoStudio vs remove.bg for car photos
Studio backgrounds, plate blur, and QA vs. plain background removal.
The best Spyne alternative (2026)
The best Spyne alternative for API-first fleets and developers.
The best CarCutter alternative (2026)
A transparent, developer-friendly CarCutter alternative.
AutoStudio vs MotorCut
API-first integration and transparent pricing vs. MotorCut's mobile capture-and-edit flow.
The best MotorCut alternative (2026)
A transparent, API-first MotorCut alternative for dealer groups and developers.
Glossary
Plain-language definitions for the vehicle-imagery and merchandising terms you'll meet.
Vehicle imagery
What vehicle imagery means in automotive retail and remarketing.
Vehicle detail page (VDP)
What a VDP is and why its photos drive sales.
Virtual car studio
How a virtual car studio replaces a physical photo booth.
License-plate blur
What license-plate blur is and why listings use it.
Image anonymization
Blurring plates and faces to keep imagery privacy-compliant.
Vehicle reconditioning
The recon process that gets a vehicle sale-ready — including imaging.
Car merchandising
How online merchandising and photos move metal faster.
360 spin
Interactive 360° vehicle spins and where they fit.
Solutions
How AutoStudio fits dealerships, fleets, marketplaces, and remarketing.
AutoStudio for dealerships
Consistent, studio-grade inventory photos for every rooftop.
AutoStudio for fleets
Standardize vehicle imagery across a fleet at API scale.
AutoStudio for marketplaces
Normalize seller photos into one consistent catalog look.
AutoStudio for auctions & remarketing
Wholesale-scale imaging with automatic plate/face blur.
Vehicle image API
A car photo editing API — background removal, studio replacement, enhancement, and plate/face blur.