RetroClip
Creative
screen recording
SHOW HN2018
309points
116comments
#80of 2,155 in 2018
Top 4%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
22 positive, 61 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 4 critical, out of 90 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 7 for, 0 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Technically impressive, low CPU use and well-written writeup
From 3 comments
How much is the Pro upgrade? It's unclear from the website as it's an in-app purchase. Also, this is a pretty amazing technical accomplishment, and an incredibly well-written…
btown on HNNice work! I'm impressed by the CPU footprint. Shouldn't be a surprise as it's all hardware now but still great to see this which makes me comfortable let it running along. Is…
freewizard on HNFantastic work. I wish there was something similar for Linux. it sounds like you've made something that has minimal overhead. I like the mouse-pointer hack, I guess you could…
stuaxo on HN
Useful for QA and bug reports
From 2 comments
Wow! This could be awesome for QA work. So often our QA team will manage to get our software into some weird state but not be entirely sure how they got there. If they used this…
rbosinger on HNOoooh this could be pretty fantastic for user debugging. Instead of "can you recreate that problem?" Just hit the keys and send the clip of what they were actually doing.
conception on HN
Objections
High CPU usage on some Macs
From 2 comments
I guess it's not really that surprising, but recording a 4K display eats about one and a half core on Core i5, 2.7 GHz.
azag0 on HNThis is pretty cool, but I'm seeing RetroClip take 300% CPU on my Late 2015 Retina 5K iMac. I thought it was maybe because I was watching a Twitch stream, but it still used 300%…
eridius on HN
Fixed 30 or 60 second durations and no custom length
From 2 comments
I'm on a Mac running 10.11 at the moment, so cannot test (10.12 or later is required), but are the only choices for capture length 30 and 60 seconds? Would be nice if this could…
miles on HNHow does this work with multiple monitors? Can I request the option for more control & longer record times? i.e. be able to set it any where between 1s-600s? For context I…
stats_n_trends on HN
No system audio capture
From 2 comments
Does it record audio as well? This, to me, is the biggest downfall to recording desktops on Macs.
rocky1138 on HNIt doesn't. For some reason, which only the CoreAudio team could explain, it is necessary to use a kernel extension to capture system audio on macOS. Kernel extensions are not…
TheTon on HN
Requests
Custom save store path
From 1 comment
Nice work! I'm impressed by the CPU footprint. Shouldn't be a surprise as it's all hardware now but still great to see this which makes me comfortable let it running along. Is…
freewizard on HN
Custom recording durations
From 2 comments
How does this work with multiple monitors? Can I request the option for more control & longer record times? i.e. be able to set it any where between 1s-600s? For context I…
stats_n_trends on HNIf I understand correctly increasing the duration just increases the amount of ram required right? How much does 60 seconds take on average? Personally I'd like to set it to 5…
stats_n_trends on HN
Audio recording
From 2 comments
Does it record audio as well? This, to me, is the biggest downfall to recording desktops on Macs.
rocky1138 on HNTo add to that, I've been on the fence about adding audio muxing. I should just do it, and folks who have a Rogue Amoeba app installed would be able to make use of it. Compared…
TheTon on HN
Capture a single window
From 1 comment
Any way we will see an update which allows us to capture 'only' a specific window. ie recording terminal session for replay?
xophishox on HN
Questions
Whether recordings are uploaded anywhere
From 1 comment
Are the streams or mp4 files being uploaded anywhere? Any transparency you can offer about this not potentially causing privacy issues?
onassar on HN
Why ship on the Mac App Store instead of outside it
From 2 comments
Can you expand a bit about your decision to ship this in the Mac App Store vs. outside? Especially if a non-App Store build could get you things like audio recording.
pkamb on HNDid you consider making it available to a wider audience outside the app store, or do the economics just not work out? Curious to have an up-to-date analysis.
oneeyedpigeon on HN
Alternatives named
ScreenFlow
From 2 comments
ScreenFlow does a fantastic job of recording the macOS desktop, including audio. I've got ScreenFlow on Cmd-Shift-2 and now RetroClip on Cmd-Shift-5!
pidg on HNIt's a good idea. I'll think about it. I definitely would recommend using ScreenFlow for capturing screencast type videos where the content is at least a little bit…
TheTon on HN
Nvidia ShadowPlay
From 2 comments
shadowplay by nvidia.
xophishox on HN> I got the idea to write RetroClip after playing the game Fortnite Battle Royale and winning, and then having nothing to show for it besides a static screenshot. You should try…
FanaHOVA on HN
OBS
From 2 comments
How much of a speed boost did compositing the mouse cursor yourself get you? If it's big, I'd be really interested in hacking OBS to do this, so I can stream and use my computer…
tbodt on HNHow does this work with multiple monitors? Can I request the option for more control & longer record times? i.e. be able to set it any where between 1s-600s? For context I…
stats_n_trends on HN
Monosnap
From 1 comment
Monosnap records video and audio, and is available on the App Store. I don't know offhand if they record off the built-in mic or if they hook the audio stream some other way,…
aspenmayer on HN