Looks great! Question regarding the features. Do I need to record my videos using something else or can I do the actual recording using your product?
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#72Very nice but I want desktop (Windows) app. Partly because I am often in low bandwidth situations.
Got it. This is something to consider.
It is possible to use blobs and write to localStorage. I'll take offline mode into serious consideration when I get some cashflow and a team.
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#73Well done, looks amazing. Uploading videos (webm) doesn't seem to be working right now. Interested to know what kind of infrastructure you're running on.
Ahh thanks for bringing that to my attention. I have a strict check on these formats. If its not in the array it shall not pass.
const supportedVideos = [ "video/ogg", "video/mp4", "video/webm", "video/mov", "video/quicktime", "video/x-matroska" ];
No particular reason why I dont support webm never really thought about it. I'll update it and run some tests.
Thanks for letting me know.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
I completely agree. I'd love to pay for this on a per-seat basis. $50-100/mo/seat seems about right here. I also don't know if including storage in the pricing is helpful. It might make more sense to represent that in time. If this is being sold to users too inexperienced to use AE, then the idea of bitrates and pixel resolutions probably will be foreign to them. But time is something everyone knows and can easily re…
umm... are all these people pushing to increase price serious? I know you want to encourage, but After Effects is "only" $20/mth.
But your time isn't. What this product does is saves time, which ultimately saves money. The proof will be how many agencies and marketers this appeals to.
When you can charge a mid-sized e-commerce company $2500 a month for social media output, $99/mo is nothing.
Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies
#75Well done, looks amazing. Uploading videos (webm) doesn't seem to be working right now. Interested to know what kind of infrastructure you're running on.
Ahh thanks for bringing that to my attention. I have a strict check on these formats. If its not in the array it shall not pass. const supportedVideos = [ "video/ogg", "video/mp4", "video/webm", "video/mov", "video/quicktime", "video/x-matroska" ]; No particular reason why I dont support webm never really thought about it. I'll update it and run some tests. Thanks for letting me know.
Scratch that haha /webm is supported.
Double check the file mimetype. Ill look in the logs :)
Re: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies
#76See also: veed.io, slide.ly, kamua.com
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#77I 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.
I came to say the same thing. If you're going to compare yourself to AE, then you better bring some heavy hitting features. The iMovie comparison is exactly what I was thinking. It's a FisherPrice "baby's first NLE". That sounds a lot harsher than I mean for it to be, but it is apropos. People that have never used an editor and wants to get into it, then this very well may be an amazing option for them. For $32/mo th…
Fair enough
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#78This is awesome. Hats off to you.
But... "After Effects for dummies" is selling it short. This is a web based video editor! After seeing Figma do it's thing, I was waiting for someone to do it for videos. We're nearing the point where you can do 100% of your work in the web. Keep up the good work!
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#79This is so cool! Some specific thoughts - My finger slipped and it wheecht me out of the editor before I'd finished editing the video - maybe it could prompt me to confirm if I want to leave the editor/save my work if I've made changes? - Is it possible to disable the browser right click/context menu on the timeline? I expected to get some additional options but got the browser context menu instead So cool! Well done
Great point. I do an auto save every 3 seconds, but yes if you go back before then it's game over haha.
I will check to see if it's possible to disable that I remember this being a hard thing to do on another project I was working on.
Ill look into it again :) worst case I'll see if I can trigger a save function on a back event.
I'd love to have a custom context menu. What options would you expect to find?
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
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
Thanks that means a lot. I've always felt like an underdog, I feel like there is bias at YC and I am ok with that. It keeps me hungry.