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Re: Mmhmm

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Post by AlexTWithBeard »

frereubu wrote: post #46

If the people who develop this app are here, it took me quite a while to figure out that it uses a "virtual camera" to work, and therefore potentially works with most videoconferencing software. That should be front and centre - for a while I wasn't sure whether it was a separate videoconferencing app because the screenshots are just the app, rather than it being used in Zoom or whatever. The only reference is "Funne…

It took me a while to figure out what this product is. Much more time than I was willing to spend on it.

- Be the star you are!

- Level up your presentations!

- Make high-quality video content in minutes!

- Direct everyone's attention!

What do you guys offer? Bullhorns? Public speaking training? Pro camera rental?

I feel like an old fart.

Re: Mmhmm

#52

Post by fxtentacle »

satysin wrote: post #41

Installed to tryout it out. I dislike it requires yet another user account just to try it out[1][2]. Overall it is pretty simple to use with a decent UI and worked fine for my quick test of a Signal desktop app video call by selecting the mmhmm virtual camera in Signal. It did not work in FaceTime as there is no way to change the camera from the built in one (however I was able to change the audio source to mmhmm aud…

As someone who has previously worked on real time audio apps on Mac, I find the price justified.

Supporting MacOS with anything that needs kernel drivers requires constant updates and the potential market is so small that it kind of needs to be expensive per customer or else you need to cut corners with the quality.

Windows has 5x the market share, so there you can sell for 80% less per user because you'll sell more licenses which compensates that. And a windows version for $2 per month sounds fair, so then $10 monthly on Mac is fair, too.

Re: Mmhmm

#53

Post by vmception »

stronglikedan wrote: post #15
vmception wrote: post #11

maybe target this to livestreamers - entertainers - than the corporate workplace crowd the pitch seems jarring but other people seem to have corporate workplace uses for it and that's a bigger audience so maybe have at it!

> but other people seem to have corporate workplace uses for it Probably the same people that include emojis in business emails.

next time you wonder if you are encountering overt age discrimination, remember how your own words and actions were the things that actually disqualified you

Re: Mmhmm

#54

Post by thomascgalvin »

frereubu wrote: post #46

If the people who develop this app are here, it took me quite a while to figure out that it uses a "virtual camera" to work, and therefore potentially works with most videoconferencing software. That should be front and centre - for a while I wasn't sure whether it was a separate videoconferencing app because the screenshots are just the app, rather than it being used in Zoom or whatever. The only reference is "Funne…

Yeah, I scanned the landing page, then scanned the "Product" page, and couldn't figure out of this was an add-on to Zoom, or a competitor with Zoom. That absolutely needs to be made clear right at the top.

Re: Mmhmm

#56

Post by qppo »

fxtentacle wrote: post #52
satysin wrote: post #41

Installed to tryout it out. I dislike it requires yet another user account just to try it out[1][2]. Overall it is pretty simple to use with a decent UI and worked fine for my quick test of a Signal desktop app video call by selecting the mmhmm virtual camera in Signal. It did not work in FaceTime as there is no way to change the camera from the built in one (however I was able to change the audio source to mmhmm aud…

As someone who has previously worked on real time audio apps on Mac, I find the price justified. Supporting MacOS with anything that needs kernel drivers requires constant updates and the potential market is so small that it kind of needs to be expensive per customer or else you need to cut corners with the quality. Windows has 5x the market share, so there you can sell for 80% less per user because you'll sell more…

Why do you need kernel extensions for realtime audio on Mac? If anything, CoreAudio is a dream to work with compared to the shitshow of APIs on Linux and Windows.

Not to mention there are plenty of cross platform libraries for real time audio where you would never need to care about the difference.

Re: Mmhmm

#57

Post by throwaway201103 »

AlexTWithBeard wrote: post #51
frereubu wrote: post #46

If the people who develop this app are here, it took me quite a while to figure out that it uses a "virtual camera" to work, and therefore potentially works with most videoconferencing software. That should be front and centre - for a while I wasn't sure whether it was a separate videoconferencing app because the screenshots are just the app, rather than it being used in Zoom or whatever. The only reference is "Funne…

It took me a while to figure out what this product is. Much more time than I was willing to spend on it. - Be the star you are! - Level up your presentations! - Make high-quality video content in minutes! - Direct everyone's attention! What do you guys offer? Bullhorns? Public speaking training? Pro camera rental? I feel like an old fart.

I guess I'm old too. Unless you're presenting to children, I'm not sure who wants this. Adding funny visual gags to your content isn't going to do much for me except make me annoyed with you.

If you have something worthwhile or compelling to say, that will stand on its own.

Re: Mmhmm

#58

Post by IshKebab »

frereubu wrote: post #46

If the people who develop this app are here, it took me quite a while to figure out that it uses a "virtual camera" to work, and therefore potentially works with most videoconferencing software. That should be front and centre - for a while I wasn't sure whether it was a separate videoconferencing app because the screenshots are just the app, rather than it being used in Zoom or whatever. The only reference is "Funne…

Yeah I thought it was talking about actually zooming for a minute. Definitely took me half of the video to figure out what it was.

Re: Mmhmm

#59

Post by vsri »

I used this app for a while, interesting concept but didn't quite do it for me.

One thing worth mentioning: it's a bit tricky to uninstall. Still appears as a camera in your system after uninstall. Had to go in manually and delete a bunch of preferences.

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