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Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by Aurornis »

sinaatalay wrote: post #18
mkl wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In that case you shouldn't call it Manim or "3Blue1Brown's animation engine". At best this has a partly Manim-compatible API, similar to how XY [1] has a partly Matplotlib-compatible API. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49085798

We are fully compatible with Manim CE. Our goal is 1:1 API compatibility, so people can continue using the API they already know. We never intended to use 3Blue1Brown's name in a negative or misleading way. We simply wanted to communicate that we have made the Manim API created by 3Blue1Brown accessible in the browser with WebGPU, without requiring any installation.

> We never intended to use 3Blue1Brown's name in a negative or misleading way

You submitted this with the title “Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU”

Being misleading is exactly what you intended to do.

Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by rkolodz »

Just to let you know that "Live preview" in Windows on ARM fails to start with the message below. Chrome and Edge, I did not test FF.

animg.app shadertoy.com and glsl.app are working fine at the same time.

--- Live preview couldn't start Your browser supports WebGPU but no compatible GPU was available. Try updating your graphics drivers, enabling hardware acceleration, or using another device or browser.

Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by sinaatalay »

rkolodz wrote: post #23

Just to let you know that "Live preview" in Windows on ARM fails to start with the message below. Chrome and Edge, I did not test FF. animg.app shadertoy.com and glsl.app are working fine at the same time. --- Live preview couldn't start Your browser supports WebGPU but no compatible GPU was available. Try updating your graphics drivers, enabling hardware acceleration, or using another device or browser.

Thank you for letting us know.

Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by Gathering6678 »

Aurornis wrote: post #14

Looks interesting, but to be honest I'm put off by the idea that you had AI rewrite someone's library and now you're using their name and brand to promote your $20-$100 per month tool based on their work. Calling it Manim in the browser and using 3Blue1Brown's name is really misleading when you discover that it's none of those things and you're trying to charge for it. This is a very bad misappropriation of someone e…

This looks really bad.

Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by thirtygeo »

Aurornis wrote: post #21
sinaatalay wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We are fully compatible with Manim CE. Our goal is 1:1 API compatibility, so people can continue using the API they already know. We never intended to use 3Blue1Brown's name in a negative or misleading way. We simply wanted to communicate that we have made the Manim API created by 3Blue1Brown accessible in the browser with WebGPU, without requiring any installation.

> We never intended to use 3Blue1Brown's name in a negative or misleading way You submitted this with the title “Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU” Being misleading is exactly what you intended to do.

Such bad faith here.. Rip off and then caught (inevitable, because most on HN likely love the original), then backpedal like crazy when called out

Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by rvz »

mllev15 wrote: post #13

So you vibe ported manim to rust, kept it closed source, and you’re selling access to it with a monthly subscription? This isn’t satire?

Maybe manim should not have used MIT as the license in the first place, since the license permits it.

Re: Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

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Post by Aurornis »

rvz wrote: post #27
mllev15 wrote: post #13

So you vibe ported manim to rust, kept it closed source, and you’re selling access to it with a monthly subscription? This isn’t satire?

Maybe manim should not have used MIT as the license in the first place, since the license permits it.

MIT license does not give someone license to advertise a completely different project with your project's name and the name of its famous author.
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