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

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Post by cyclotron3k »

geor9e wrote: post #9
codetrotter wrote: post #3

How does it compare to using either of the following on macOS - OBS - The built in screen recording functionality in macOS itself - ffmpeg (see http://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Capture/Desktop for details on doing screen capture with it)

Loom is software that, in one click, overlays your face in a bubble as you can narrate your screen recording, uploads it as it's recording, and when you press stop it copies a link to your clipboard you can share immediately with whoever you are showing. It's a very polished and complete experience. OBS is for streamers. It could be set up in a similar way if you already have a twitch channel hooked into it. It won't…

I used loom for the first time today, not only did it do all the things you mentioned, but it perfectly transcribed what I said, then allowed me to cut out sections of the video just by deleting words and pauses from the transcription. I thought that was pretty cool.

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

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Post by singron »

lolinder wrote: post #32
re wrote: post #30

I'm curious about your plans around open-source, since you're using it as a selling point. There's been a lot of discussion about projects that start as open-source but then go to a more restrictive license once other companies start offering their own hosted versions. Is that a concern for you? Do you plan to include any/all of the "pro" features on the roadmap in the open-source code?

Note that they appear to have started with AGPL, which goes a long way towards preventing the kinds of uses that prominent license switches were designed to prevent.

Also it looks like they don't (yet) have a copyright assignment, which would make it exceedingly difficult to relicense if they got significant external contributions.

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

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Post by xahrepap »

Some honest feedback: describe your product/tool without using a competitor’s name. I’m on mobile and the landing page only tells me “recording software” and “Loom” before it drops into Twitter like 3rd party comments.

I honestly have never used Loom. I don’t know what it is. Do you really want me to have to go look up “the competition” just to know who you are?

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

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Post by pomtato »

mcilroy wrote: post #13
geor9e wrote: 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.

Heck make it even better by making that an option, so the user can set the countdown to their preference.

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

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Post by pooriar »

xahrepap wrote: post #53

Some honest feedback: describe your product/tool without using a competitor’s name. I’m on mobile and the landing page only tells me “recording software” and “Loom” before it drops into Twitter like 3rd party comments. I honestly have never used Loom. I don’t know what it is. Do you really want me to have to go look up “the competition” just to know who you are?

I think it's really useful to describe your product as an alternative to a well known product. Most people will instantly get it, much more so than a long re-definition of the original product.

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

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xahrepap wrote: post #53

Some honest feedback: describe your product/tool without using a competitor’s name. I’m on mobile and the landing page only tells me “recording software” and “Loom” before it drops into Twitter like 3rd party comments. I honestly have never used Loom. I don’t know what it is. Do you really want me to have to go look up “the competition” just to know who you are?

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

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Post by ezconnect »

pooriar wrote: post #57
xahrepap wrote: post #53

Some honest feedback: describe your product/tool without using a competitor’s name. I’m on mobile and the landing page only tells me “recording software” and “Loom” before it drops into Twitter like 3rd party comments. I honestly have never used Loom. I don’t know what it is. Do you really want me to have to go look up “the competition” just to know who you are?

I think it's really useful to describe your product as an alternative to a well known product. Most people will instantly get it, much more so than a long re-definition of the original product.

I have no idea what Loom is, I also have the same issue I didn't tell me what the product is and just got confuse and didn't explore further.

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

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Post by avodonosov »

xahrepap wrote: post #53

Some honest feedback: describe your product/tool without using a competitor’s name. I’m on mobile and the landing page only tells me “recording software” and “Loom” before it drops into Twitter like 3rd party comments. I honestly have never used Loom. I don’t know what it is. Do you really want me to have to go look up “the competition” just to know who you are?

Yes, I thought of Java virtual threads - the Project Loom. Have never heard of the other Loom.
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