Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

#1

Post by VasyaPupkin » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 2:22 PM UTC

Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL
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Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

#2

Post by column » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 2:51 PM UTC

Very impressed with your work. As a user I encountered 2 minor issues: 1. to dismiss the video tutorial I (mis)clicked "anywhere" I should have had to click on a "Got it!" button. 2. to export my small animation I clicked on the Gear icon, which let me choose "HTML5/GIF/Video", and then I was puzzled as to how to proceed (didn't really think about that "PUBLISH" next to the gear as a button). Would it be possible to add a "PUBLISH" link within the gear popup?

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Post by carizan » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 2:55 PM UTC

column wrote: post #2

Very impressed with your work. As a user I encountered 2 minor issues: 1. to dismiss the video tutorial I (mis)clicked "anywhere" I should have had to click on a "Got it!" button. 2. to export my small animation I clicked on the Gear icon, which let me choose "HTML5/GIF/Video", and then I was puzzled as to how to proceed (didn't really think about that "PUBLISH" next to the gear as a button). Would it be possible to…

Thanks for the compliment and the suggestions! I can see how the publishing UI is kind of confusing - we'll figure out how to simplify it.

Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

#4

Post by hk__2 » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:09 PM UTC

Note: you have trailing text at the end of the first hover box on the starter kit: http://cl.ly/image/0P1i0k0A1T3P/note.png

Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

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Post by nashashmi » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:10 PM UTC

looks like they are using svg-edit.

Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

#6

Post by xuhu » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:11 PM UTC

Notification about not being to save someone else's scene keeps popping up after I hit Dismiss. I know I can't save but annoying nonetheless. Otherwise feels quite polished and impressive overall.

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Post by carizan » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:15 PM UTC

hk__2 wrote: post #4

Note: you have trailing text at the end of the first hover box on the starter kit: http://cl.ly/image/0P1i0k0A1T3P/note.png

Thanks for bringing it to our attention - yeah, we noticed it the other day. It'll be corrected very soon.

Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

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Post by carizan » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:16 PM UTC

xuhu wrote: post #6

Notification about not being to save someone else's scene keeps popping up after I hit Dismiss. I know I can't save but annoying nonetheless. Otherwise feels quite polished and impressive overall.

Fair point, and thanks for the kind words!

Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

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Post by troymc » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:18 PM UTC

According to CanIUse.com [1], SMIL is supported by all modern browsers except IE and Opera Mini. I guess the idea is to provide an animated GIF or video fallback for those browsers?

[1] http://caniuse.com/#feat=svg-smil

Re: Show HN: HTML5 online animation editor that exports to SVG and SMIL

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Post by skavish » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 3:27 PM UTC

troymc wrote: post #9

According to CanIUse.com [1], SMIL is supported by all modern browsers except IE and Opera Mini. I guess the idea is to provide an animated GIF or video fallback for those browsers? [1] http://caniuse.com/#feat=svg-smil

html5 export (based on canvas) will work on all modern browsers anyway, svg+smil is just icing on the cake