Feature Guides
Deep dive into Pixeltable advanced capabilities and patterns
These feature guides demonstrate key Pixeltable capabilities through practical examples and detailed explanations. Each guide is available as an interactive Jupyter notebook.
These tutorials are available as interactive Jupyter notebooks on our Github repository.
Essential Features
Working with External Files
Learn how Pixeltable efficiently manages external media files (videos, images, audio) through references and automatic local caching of remote files from S3 and other sources
User-Defined Functions
Master Pixeltable’s UDF capabilities to extend functionality with custom Python logic in expressions and computed columns
Advanced Features
Embedding Indexes
Explore Pixeltable’s declarative indexing system for similarity search across any data type, with automatic index maintenance and efficient lookups
Time Zone Handling
Understand how Pixeltable ensures consistent timestamp handling across time zones through UTC storage and precise arithmetic
Key Capabilities
Declarative Design
Define what you want, not how to do it - Pixeltable handles the implementation details
Automatic Caching
Smart local caching of remote files for optimal performance
UTC Consistency
Reliable timestamp handling across datasets and deployments
Implementation Patterns
Custom UDFs
Extend Pixeltable with Python functions for any workflow
Vector Search
Build semantic search with automatic index maintenance
Remote Storage
Seamlessly work with files in S3 and other cloud storage
These guides assume basic familiarity with Pixeltable. New to Pixeltable? Start with our Getting Started Guide or join our Discord community for help.
Feature Guides
Deep dive into Pixeltable advanced capabilities and patterns
These feature guides demonstrate key Pixeltable capabilities through practical examples and detailed explanations. Each guide is available as an interactive Jupyter notebook.
These tutorials are available as interactive Jupyter notebooks on our Github repository.
Essential Features
Working with External Files
Learn how Pixeltable efficiently manages external media files (videos, images, audio) through references and automatic local caching of remote files from S3 and other sources
User-Defined Functions
Master Pixeltable’s UDF capabilities to extend functionality with custom Python logic in expressions and computed columns
Advanced Features
Embedding Indexes
Explore Pixeltable’s declarative indexing system for similarity search across any data type, with automatic index maintenance and efficient lookups
Time Zone Handling
Understand how Pixeltable ensures consistent timestamp handling across time zones through UTC storage and precise arithmetic
Key Capabilities
Declarative Design
Define what you want, not how to do it - Pixeltable handles the implementation details
Automatic Caching
Smart local caching of remote files for optimal performance
UTC Consistency
Reliable timestamp handling across datasets and deployments
Implementation Patterns
Custom UDFs
Extend Pixeltable with Python functions for any workflow
Vector Search
Build semantic search with automatic index maintenance
Remote Storage
Seamlessly work with files in S3 and other cloud storage
These guides assume basic familiarity with Pixeltable. New to Pixeltable? Start with our Getting Started Guide or join our Discord community for help.