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Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative

#11
I love it. I forget why I quit using Loom but you're my new default now.

One feature request: When I press "Start Recording" via the browser, I don't want it to immediately start recording that screen. Give me a 3…2…1…Go with a sound so I can minimize my browser and show what I want to record. I don't all my videos to start with me fumbling for the Start button.

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative

#12
post #8

The landing page only really highlights the video recording aspect, it would be interesting to see imo how it replaces loom in what comes after the recording (even if it's still WIP).

Good point! Will work on this.

After you stop recording you are instantly redirected to your shareable Cap.link.

Working on some new points to the landing page now :)

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative

#13
post #11

I love it. I forget why I quit using Loom but you're my new default now. One feature request: When I press "Start Recording" via the browser, I don't want it to immediately start recording that screen. Give me a 3…2…1…Go with a sound so I can minimize my browser and show what I want to record. I don't all my videos to start with me fumbling for the Start button.

Thank you so much!

100%, this is a priority. Should have it done soon, as well as a "startover" button.

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative

#15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That makes sense. How about if I already run a PeerTube instance. In that case I already have segmentation of videos so people can watch without downloading the whole file, and they could also comment on the video on my PeerTube instance if I allowed them to. How does Cap compare to using a PeerTube instance to host screen recordings?

This is like the classic Dropbox comment. It’s about ease of use and the fewest steps.

Yeah, but not quite. I’m not dismissing their product. Just wondering if it would be worth running a Cap server when I already have tools to make screen recordings, and I already have a PeerTube instance where I can host videos.

And actually now I am also wondering if Cap could be integrated with PeerTube so you could have which ever things Cap brings to the table aside from video hosting and have it either upload to PeerTube by API, or even having some version of Cap existing as a sort of plugin into PeerTube so that you could use it from within PeerTube

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