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Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by Moghammed »

thrownaway954 wrote: post #8

THAT... IS... AWESOME.... dude you really out did yourself. usually i criticize people because their product homepage doesn't tell nor show anything about their product so i'm confused about what it does and how to use it. YOU... DID.. IT... PERFECTLY your homepage not only tells me exactly what this does, but shows me to the point where i'm excited to use it. good on you. others should learn from you. my one thing t…

Yeah, I can't think of anything i'd need a video for, but still made one just to see if it works as well as the intro makes it look. And it really does work that well!

One small issue and a small feature request, tho:

- Undo of resizing images should restore it to the size that it was before you started dragging, currently it restores it to a lot of sizes during dragging.

- It would be great if you could switch between different kinds of text effects without having to remove the entire effect and re-enter your text.

[EDIT: found some more small bugs]

- Copy & paste hex colors for text doesn't work b/c it will paste the text element instead

- One time the download link for the video didn't work, it just closed the modal and i had to render it again. Worked fine the next time

All in all very well done! Will definitely be spreading the word about this one!

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by Wandfarbe »

michaelaubry wrote: post #125
canada_dry wrote: post #96

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> pushing to increase price serious? I agree. I'm puzzled why this is getting so much excitement, it's hardly in the ballpark of "After Effects".

Let's see your product that you've coded? I spent years learning to code. Dropped everything to live in a car in Silicon Valley so I didn't have to work at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. I then worked my way up to a $200k salary. Quit that to pursue being an entrepreneur. Last year I made $20k and risked it all for this. Thanks for your time and energy checking it out though. I'm looking forward to your vers…

I'm curious and would like to understand it a little bit better:

You had a well paying job which would allowed you, in only 5-10 years to basically buy a house for half a million and then retire with the other half million.

What motivated you to build an Online Service?

What are your thoughts on your competitors? Like i do like your product from a first view perspective, butwhen i google 'online video editor' i do find a lot of alternative products.

Are there any long term plans when you would say you made it or where you would pull the plug?

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by amitheonlyone »

michaelaubry wrote: post #20
thrownaway954 wrote: post #8

THAT... IS... AWESOME.... dude you really out did yourself. usually i criticize people because their product homepage doesn't tell nor show anything about their product so i'm confused about what it does and how to use it. YOU... DID.. IT... PERFECTLY your homepage not only tells me exactly what this does, but shows me to the point where i'm excited to use it. good on you. others should learn from you. my one thing t…

This means a lot. I have spent some time getting it down. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears haha. I agree with the templates. I am trying to allocate my time wisely and I think expanding that will be major. I am drawing up a way to make it even easier for people to create amazing videos. When you click "add new video" I plan to make it interactive and guide you along every step. Your options will be Do you want to cre…

So it is pretty intuitive to use. But when I tried to export, it asked for sign up. So I signed up and I was taken to the dashboard where I couldn't find the story I was working on till then. :(

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by michaelaubry »

bigiain wrote: post #87
michaelaubry wrote: post #20

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This means a lot. I have spent some time getting it down. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears haha. I agree with the templates. I am trying to allocate my time wisely and I think expanding that will be major. I am drawing up a way to make it even easier for people to create amazing videos. When you click "add new video" I plan to make it interactive and guide you along every step. Your options will be Do you want to cre…

> I agree with the templates. I am trying to allocate my time wisely and I think expanding that will be major. Maybe worth trying out some "Create and share templates in your free plan, earn upgrades to 3 months worth of Pro plan when 5 other users create with your templates!" kind of crowd sourcing and network effect thing?

Love this idea.

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by michaelaubry »

amitheonlyone wrote: post #224
michaelaubry wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This means a lot. I have spent some time getting it down. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears haha. I agree with the templates. I am trying to allocate my time wisely and I think expanding that will be major. I am drawing up a way to make it even easier for people to create amazing videos. When you click "add new video" I plan to make it interactive and guide you along every step. Your options will be Do you want to cre…

So it is pretty intuitive to use. But when I tried to export, it asked for sign up. So I signed up and I was taken to the dashboard where I couldn't find the story I was working on till then. :(

Interesting. I think I know why. I did a huge migration and forgot to test that step.

Thanks for reminding me. Sorry that happened. Happy to give you a month for free if you can see yourself becoming a user.

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by michaelaubry »

Copenjin wrote: post #220
michaelaubry wrote: post #2

I quit my job over a year ago. Been bootstrapped on savings. I picked up a gig last year and only made $30K in 2019. Hoping my efforts pay off.

I don't even need to make videos but this is so polished I'd like to try it out anyway, great work.

haha thanks for the kind words

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by michaelaubry »

thecupisblue wrote: post #121
michaelaubry wrote: post #2

I quit my job over a year ago. Been bootstrapped on savings. I picked up a gig last year and only made $30K in 2019. Hoping my efforts pay off.

Amazing work man! This looks and feels great! Dropped it on producthunt, hope you get some boost there!

Also what does dropped it on PH mean?

Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

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Post by michaelaubry »

29athrowaway wrote: post #209
michaelaubry wrote: post #178

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Ingredients Blood, time, sweat, and a lot of tears. Your words mean a lot to me, just to hear this after 10 months of grind is a happy feeling. I am ready to get back to work though. The grind don't stop, just getting started.

Best of luck, I hope it pays off.

Thanks :)
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