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Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by jsheard »

billconan wrote: post #14

but I think each browser tab has a memory limit of 4gb? this means a web based video editor can only work on short clips?

WASM memories do have a hard 4GB limit, at least until the 64bit extension lands, but there's nothing technically stopping a tab from using more than that as a whole if the implementation chooses to allow it. I just tried creating a dozen TypedArrays of 1GB each and Chrome didn't panic, and the heap profiler shows ~12GB allocated as expected. Mobile browsers are much more strict about memory though so don't expect those to be so forgiving.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by MitPitt »

beardyw wrote: post #9

I feel like that web only is a positive way forward. If only it was possible to prove nothing goes back to the server I think it would gain a lot more trust. Though companies who want to see your data might not be so keen. On my phone, but will try it out when I get home.

What about just turning off your network?

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by lifty »

beardyw wrote: post #30
robxorb wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some crypto wallets, facing similar concerns but with I suppose higher stakes, will provide the user download a local copy of the software, load offline a private tab, close it when done and only then, go back online again. A bit fiddly for sure - but seems comprehensive enough.

Needs browser support really. Probably harder than we imagine.

There should be an electron local app for running offline web apps. Shouldn't be too hard to build.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by [deleted] »

AshleysBrain wrote: post #27
beardyw wrote: post #9

I feel like that web only is a positive way forward. If only it was possible to prove nothing goes back to the server I think it would gain a lot more trust. Though companies who want to see your data might not be so keen. On my phone, but will try it out when I get home.

> If only it was possible to prove nothing goes back to the server That's an interesting question, but I think it's also equally difficult to prove for non-browser software.

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Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by ohthatsnotright »

billconan wrote: post #14

but I think each browser tab has a memory limit of 4gb? this means a web based video editor can only work on short clips?

I had a Macintosh Quadra 660AV that had 16MB of RAM and was able to edit multiple-gigabytes of video. Not everything needs to be in memory all of the time to effectively edit video in a non-linear fashion.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by _flux »

AshleysBrain wrote: post #27
beardyw wrote: post #9

I feel like that web only is a positive way forward. If only it was possible to prove nothing goes back to the server I think it would gain a lot more trust. Though companies who want to see your data might not be so keen. On my phone, but will try it out when I get home.

> If only it was possible to prove nothing goes back to the server That's an interesting question, but I think it's also equally difficult to prove for non-browser software.

Why do you say it's equally difficult? By limiting network operations of a local application you can indeed prove this, as long as you trust the facilities provided by the operating system.

With web applications doing the same is more difficult, because you need to pass some requests, and some requests need to pass while others could be smuggling data.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by stefantalpalaru »

clementpiki wrote: post #46
notachatbot1234 wrote: post #12

It says "Privacy respected" but there are Google Ads and Analytics included.

Without Analytics, I'm blind: I can't tell which feature are popular and which aren't. I need those infos to undertand where I should focus, what are users the more interested in. By "Privacy respected", I meant that I am not asking you for your email, your name, and what you do on the editor stays on your machine: no cloud uploads of your files.

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