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Re: Ask HN: How do people create those sleek looking demos for startups?

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Hey, while being on that topic and somehow related. There seems to be kind of a default company that creates those catchy tech marketing videos, explainers etc: https://sandwich.co

Examples you may know:

  - https://sandwich.co/work/playdate/
  - https://sandwich.co/work/auth0-2/
  - https://sandwich.co/work/slack-wfh/

Re: Ask HN: How do people create those sleek looking demos for startups?

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Arcade looks genuinely great, so thanks for posting this question. Several folks have already mentioned that the real value of screen capture tools is to create assets that can be used by a person whose job it is to explain abstract concepts to an audience. I would go so far as to say that if you're a founder, hiring someone who is really good at product videos is something you should 100% outsource even if you're ta…

To miss the sarcasm: If the agent chat actually works, I like it.

For me it never does. Always throws me to a human agent. I haven't had a single case where a bot solved my issue.

Re: Ask HN: How do people create those sleek looking demos for startups?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also kinda sad we're at the point where a video of someone scrolling a webpage with an oversized mouse is considered a 'sleek demo', it wasn't even a smooth scroll at that.

It’s obv a person manipulating the mouse and scroll. It’s very uneven and jerky. Do these tools provide HMI automation, where you script the mouse movements/clicks/scrolls during the recording?

No, but Screen Studio does allow you to tweak how the mouse appears to move, in the sense that you can make it move more smoothly or quickly.

Re: Ask HN: How do people create those sleek looking demos for startups?

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That one is ScreenStudio - it's a great product! I'm a founder at Yarn (YC W24) – we're building in this space and launching on HN soonish. We often see teams combining ScreenStudio with products like iMovie, AfterEffects, or Veed. Other products in the space to check out are Tella.tv, Kite, or Descript. For more advanced motion graphics, you'll often need a freelancer or agency. Feel free to drop me a message (email…

A lot of fragmented promise for video editing amongst these different apps. Hopefully someone will make a comparison chart for these. Good luck on your launch!

Re: Ask HN: How do people create those sleek looking demos for startups?

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That one is ScreenStudio - it's a great product! I'm a founder at Yarn (YC W24) – we're building in this space and launching on HN soonish. We often see teams combining ScreenStudio with products like iMovie, AfterEffects, or Veed. Other products in the space to check out are Tella.tv, Kite, or Descript. For more advanced motion graphics, you'll often need a freelancer or agency. Feel free to drop me a message (email…

I’m a dev lead who is a rusted on Linux user, I’ve always hated that ScreenStudio is Mac only since it’s a great product. Any plans for Linux support? I would love the ability to dem stuff and have it actually look pretty.

Re: Ask HN: How do people create those sleek looking demos for startups?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

To miss the sarcasm: If the agent chat actually works, I like it.

For me it never does. Always throws me to a human agent. I haven't had a single case where a bot solved my issue.

The other day, the Synchrony chatbot was able to remove a fee that they had previously agreed to remove (delays on their end created a late fee on my end). I was shook.

But yeah, 99% of the time the bots are as useless as IVRs. "Please listen carefully as our menu options have changed. For quality assurance, your call may be monitored or recorded."

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