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Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by martin-adams »

pier25 wrote: post #119
martin-adams wrote: post #90

This is a very nice project and any competition to After Effects is very welcome. One model I'd love to see is a web based front end, but all video processing happens in the backend. Then ship the app as a combined front/backend, or just the front end that connects to a remote backend. That backend could be a server in a studio with beefed up specs, or offloaded to the cloud for solo animators working on complex proj…

This model would be great even for some desktop apps. Imagine you could offload rendering Blender projects to the cloud automatically.

It’s more subtle than that, imagine being able to edit a high poly count mesh on a low spec machine. So not just final rendering, but really the main application state. This is what something like After Effects could benefit from.

When I tested a full ray-traced FPS demo in the browser and never noticed that the render was done server side, that’s when I believed this is possible.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by Kye »

Zambyte wrote: post #183
Kye wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does not omit future network calls. You can, in fact, use the network tab to monitor a page's ongoing network activity as originally suggested.

> It does not omit future network calls. It does. > You can, in fact, use the network tab to monitor a page's ongoing network activity as originally suggested. Did you forget that this comment chain was about leaking data to the server? Observing that you have leaked (note: past tense!) your data is not a recommended way to prevent leaking data.

>> "It does."

I am sitting here looking at a new entry added from a button click that creates a network call. Either you are wrong or confused about what the discussion is about.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by Zambyte »

Kye wrote: post #194
Zambyte wrote: post #183

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It does not omit future network calls. It does. > You can, in fact, use the network tab to monitor a page's ongoing network activity as originally suggested. Did you forget that this comment chain was about leaking data to the server? Observing that you have leaked (note: past tense!) your data is not a recommended way to prevent leaking data.

>> "It does." I am sitting here looking at a new entry added from a button click that creates a network call. Either you are wrong or confused about what the discussion is about.

Was the entry added before or after you clicked the button?

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by langcss »

Kye wrote: post #94
langcss wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It only shows past behaviour so not completely a proof that nothing could be sent.

In which browser? It's a live view in Chrome and Firefox.

Yes you are right. There is nothing wrong with the network tab in those browsers but you may not reach all code paths in your quick (or lengthy) test.

Future behaviour may be different.

Also on the web code can change. Either the site owner or by a hacker. There is value in checking network requests if you need to but it isn't fool proof.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by gaudystead »

mrbluecoat wrote: post #91

Very cool! Although other more complex open source solutions exist, for me the sweet spot between capable and not overwhelming is perfect. I prefer Photopea over Photoshop for that same reason (..just don't go crazy on the anti-adblocker like Photopea did)

+1 for Photopea.com. I don't even bother with Adobe anymore. I just wish their subscription could be implemented on a usage basis instead of time based because I use it off and on but the ad blocking is occurring on the network level via a PiHole, and I'm not turning all of that off just to let them serve me ads for a couple hours once every couple months.

Re: Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative

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Post by bibelo »

tombert wrote: post #123
mrbluecoat wrote: post #91

Very cool! Although other more complex open source solutions exist, for me the sweet spot between capable and not overwhelming is perfect. I prefer Photopea over Photoshop for that same reason (..just don't go crazy on the anti-adblocker like Photopea did)

Which open source solutions exists as an alternative to After Effects?

I heard of Natron, looks promising but it seems slow

https://natrongithub.github.io/

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