What is the performance difference between native FFmpeg and WebAssembly-translated FFmpeg running in a web browser?
Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
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Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#82I am really attracted to the idea of local running in-browser tools, since the website is then used only as a distribution medium which is super easy to use. And I really need such a tool, I was eager to test it.
However on both my first and second try it failed. I tried to import a video clip recorded on a Pixel phone. In Firefox it failed with a following message:
"Your browser does not support the codec "hvc1.2.4.L156". Try a different video."
Ok, fair, probably need to use Chrome for this type of tool. Tried it in Chrome:
"Audio decode failed: your browser cannot decode the audio in "..._webm.bin". Try re-encoding the file with AAC audio."
Sad. Hope you manage to work this out. Let me know if you have a newsletter or something where I can get notified if this gets fixed.
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Any reason not to just open source it? Mmmm...potential commercialisation? Always find it curious that people expect to get source code for free in ways that they don't do for other work (ask George Martin to release his drafts and notes).
The parent commenter is making that comment because this is precisely the nature of why the GPL license exists. Most of the processing of this application is FFMPEG, so why should someone who has done zero development on that library commercialize it?
FFmpeg doesn't disallow commercialization. Or to put it another way, the authors of FFmpeg specifically allowed commercialization. As long as you follow the LGPL you're free to commercialize your app that uses FFmeg
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#84Wild that privacy became a feature and not the default. Building in this space too and the no uploads needed angle is surprisingly hard to communicate to users who've been trained to expect everything to live in the cloud.
I think the majority of users want their data in the cloud. Edit on desktop, send link to work to client, client looks at it on their phone. No need to export. Change something, client sees it immediately.
Even if it's not business. Sister shares video she edited of party. Mom points something out, sister makes edit.
I'm not saying there's no use to local only solutions. I'm only saying that I suspect for most users, the benefits of in the cloud are something they want.
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#85Wild that apps used to be completely local, no accounts, no uploads, and we're back to that as a value prop.
But this time sandboxed and you have some mod capabilities if you know how to use greasemonkey scripts.
And all the text in the app is selectable and copypastable.
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most of the processing of the application is FFMPEG yes, but there's a whole lot of application outside of the processing. Video editors UIs that don't make you want to tear your hair out are a valuable commodity and I think OP has the right to commercialize that if they want to. They just need to use FFMPEG in the right way as they do it.
This application doesn't work without FFMPEG. I'm not arguing that the wrapper isn't valuable, I'm saying there is a significant chunk of it that is required for us to work is an open source library.
that's the same thing with the mach kernel and OSX, but you don't see anyone clamoring for one of the richest companies on earth to open source their OS.
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#87LGPL issues aside, will a project like this need to pay the h264 patent fee?
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#88I really like all the compress-to-X links at the bottom and the convert from X to Y tools. Especially the Discord one with presets for different target file sizes based on Discord's subscription tiers.
I've been using server-based (online, upload required) tools for this sort of stuff, but am now going to be using this.
Pretty cool find considering I have no need for a full-fledged video editor right now, and was just checking this out for fun.
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Any reason not to just open source it? Personally I'd love to hack on it :-) IANAL, but IMHO AGPL would be a good fit here as it complies with LGPL and also ensures nobody besides you (the copyright holder) can stand it up for profit without contributing back).
I never maintained an open source project and not sure how to even do it properly. I am also not sure how much effort would I have to put to an open source project. I imagine I would need to collaborate with a pretty much anyone who has an interest in the area. Again not that I mind just not sure how much time I have to spare. Right now this is a really slow process and tbh I have to rely on manual testing at least f…
You can just the post the code somewhere, it doesn’t have to be good and you don’t have to do anything else with it
Apart from ensuring there’s not anything confidential in the code like API keys (which you shouldn’t have anyway, unless it’s just in comments) it won’t take any extra work unless you want to put effort into that side of things
Re: Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
#90looks great. any plans of abstracting these functions with an LLM integration?
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