Awesome product. Seems like I could use this.
Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies
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#42This is insane. The home page is super clear and the product itself is very slick to use. Good job on defining the right vision on the product and prioritizing the exact set of features to launch with to solve the specific niche problem space (podcast/video promotors on instagram). You seem to have a good handle on feature creep.
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#43Awesome demo! It's really intuitive to use.
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#44This is insane. The home page is super clear and the product itself is very slick to use. Good job on defining the right vision on the product and prioritizing the exact set of features to launch with to solve the specific niche problem space (podcast/video promotors on instagram). You seem to have a good handle on feature creep.
I love it. It's funny because I think I spent way too much time on this relative to the advice I was getting.
If I didn't have great people in my life then I would be stuck on a never ending feature rabbit hole.
When I start my next company I plan to have more balance between MVP, user interviews, pre sales, business metrics, market research, etc.
This venture was purely intuition and a major desire to build this :)
The great thing is I love building this product.
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#45Looks pretty awesome. Minor nit: hitting backspace to delete a clip (pretty common in editing apps) forces the browser to go back. You might also want to catch other types 'leave page' events and ask for confirmation so that the user doesn't lose their work accidentally.
Thanks for catching that. Hot keys have been a pain. I also found an issue with copy pasting inside text boxes.
I promised myself and my startup friends I wouldn't touch code until I handled doing marketing and sales.
It's on the backlog now, thanks for letting me know. This feedback goes along way :)
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#47great, here come more Gary V style videos...
kidding aside, this is awesome. excellent work.
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#48Honestly, one of the best products I've seen this year.
And probably the most complimentary HN comment section I have ever seen.
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#49Looks pretty awesome. Minor nit: hitting backspace to delete a clip (pretty common in editing apps) forces the browser to go back. You might also want to catch other types 'leave page' events and ask for confirmation so that the user doesn't lose their work accidentally.
Thanks for catching that. Hot keys have been a pain. I also found an issue with copy pasting inside text boxes. I promised myself and my startup friends I wouldn't touch code until I handled doing marketing and sales. It's on the backlog now, thanks for letting me know. This feedback goes along way :)
Mousetrap is the best shortcut library I’ve used, and can help you do this well, catching a bunch of edge cases
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#50I was excited to see at least some AE features in the browser or more-than-beginner type editing -- but it's more akin to iMovie or a basic templated editor? Impressive nevertheless for one person to bootstrap, congrats.
Fair enough. I needed to get an MVP out and start figuring out ways to make money before I completely go into debt. My goals for the future are to give more customization to the motion graphics and to feature some of the core elements a professional in hurry will need. Nothing too complex but just right. You can also think of it being a mix with other types of video editing tools. I do plan to roll out keyframe anima…
I would consider pinging a yc partner with this page—you’ve definitely got the chops and have a great product on your hands. Think a lot of folks would be up to take a chance on you.
Makes sense if vc is not up your alley, but IMO its all win at least until seed