Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

You should write more about this!

https://www.pierbover.com/posts/static-hosting-benchmark-202...

I would suggest, if I may, that you are going to get a lot of people dismissing your product, both now and in the future. If this is your first time being in the seat of both the creator and the public face for something you've worked so hard for, it's going to feel uncomfortable, and you will want to be defensive about their comments -- it won't seem justified that someone could make what feels like a low-effort, flippant comment about something you put so much time into.

In general it will be better to let it slide. They were not going to be your customers anyway. Lots of people will misunderstand who your target customer is. Power-users will say "why would I use this?" Or people who don't need any videos will say "there is no market for this." It doesn't matter, so long as people who are your target market see the value in it.

But more importantly, focusing on dismissive comments will take a psychological toll on you. You'll be sitting at dinner and feel angry about the jerk on the forum who said your work had no value. You've done great work, and letting those comments gnaw on you may make you doubt yourself, or think less of what you've built.

It's OK that not everyone sees the value in your product, nor should they: it just means you intelligently defined who you're going after. And that's great.

It'll take some practice and time to not feel the sting of negative comments, and the desire to argue with them -- to prove them wrong. See if you can be aware of your own emotions about them, and why they make you feel the way they do. As you do, you'll become fairly immune to it, and it'll help you truly enjoy the fruits of your entrepreneurial labor. This is a normal experience a lot of people go through.

Congrats again on a fantastic release, and for the dedication to give up so much to make this happen.

1) is this your side project or did you work full time? 2) how many years of experience do you have? 3) was it you first big project? 4) have you done previous work that exposed you to ffmpeg or similar problems? 5) what made you think this would be a good idea, does your work require you to make these often? 6) how did you stay motivated? 7) did you plan out everything, how did you refine your idea, did you start with finished mockups?

8) What's your exercise routine? 9) would you classify yourself as someone who has trouble staying motivated or focused? 10) would you classify yourself as someone with high energy? 11) would you classify yourself as someone perfectionist or do as you learn? 12) do you follow any particular diet or diet routine? 13) do you rely on coffee or supplements of any kind?