Kapwing Smart Cut
Creative
video editing
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
8 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for rough cutting and saves editing time
From 2 comments
Like this a lot, will save time on rough cutting. Did you use a library for volume detection?
jenthoven on HNI'm glad there you guys made this option available in the browser. For those that don't know, YouTubers can spend more than 50% of their time editing on just cutting/trimming…
SuboptimalEng on HN
Browser-based with cloud saves is convenient
From 2 comments
I'm glad there you guys made this option available in the browser. For those that don't know, YouTubers can spend more than 50% of their time editing on just cutting/trimming…
SuboptimalEng on HNThat's a fair criticism - for certain users, I do think ramping up on a native NLE (which can be flat rate or SaaS) and the using a plugin/external tool like Timebolt or Recut is…
shahahmed on HN
Objections
Jump cut style feels unnatural and disruptive to watch
From 3 comments
This is basically an attention killing machine and I'm not talking about the method, the method is OK and not novel. I have found that these time cuts completely ruin my ability…
betimsl on HNAgreed. I find it extremely hard to watch videos where the sense of flow is completely disrupted by these cuts. It seems to be the norm though so I guess we're in the minority.
Underphil on HNHonestly the constant jump cut style of editing feels so unnatural to me... I'd rather watch someone takes pauses and not be taken out of the moment.... I'm sure this has…
engineerthrwawy on HN
Cloud SaaS pricing is hard to justify versus one-time native tools like Recut
From 1 comment
I get the use case. Not sure there's enough value here as a cloud-based SaaS product. I use a similar product called Recut (https://getrecut.com/). $99 one-time fee (no…
lasean on HN
Cutting pauses removes natural breathing and cadence
From 2 comments
The tool seems useful, but listening to the edited audio gives a suffocating feeling, because the speaker makes no pauses to breathe. Absolutely terrible sensation, exactly like…
culebron21 on HNWeird. I edit a lot of videos but this is basically not something I have ever needed. The natural cadence of speakers is more valuable to me.
shanecoughlan on HN
Requests
Speed up silent parts instead of hard cuts
From 2 comments
It would be neat if the application doesn't make a hard cut, but merely speeds up the silent parts. A more complex algorithm might watch movement and tune the amount of speed up…
xhkkffbf on HNInstead of cutting out the silence spots, why not speed them up? If the presenter is silent b/c they are drawing something on the board (like in a lecture), then the result will…
itake on HN
Multi-track support for separate participant video tracks
From 1 comment
I love your tool for trimming down interview videos from Zoom! However, recently I updated my recording setup with a new platform. Now I have separate video tracks for each…
dilly_li on HN
Transcript display
From 1 comment
If it's the type of video where cutting silence automatically is viable, I wish they would just write out the transcript. You can read what they're saying in a fraction of the…
fragsworth on HN
Questions
How does it compare to SavvyCut and Descript
From 2 comments
This service seems very similar to another product I saw here months ago on Show HN called SavvyCut (https://www.savvycut.com/). Can you comment on differences?
aphit on HNHow would you compare your offering Descript? The pricing appears similar.
phren0logy on HN
Which plugin or tool does this natively in Final Cut or Logic
From 2 comments
Can I ask what tool / plugin you use to do this in Logic?
darkteflon on HNif you know how to do this natively in Final Cut, I would love to know how -- would be super useful for me!
shahahmed on HN
Alternatives named
Recut
From 2 comments
I get the use case. Not sure there's enough value here as a cloud-based SaaS product. I use a similar product called Recut (https://getrecut.com/). $99 one-time fee (no…
lasean on HNVery nice! As someone who wrote a native tool to do pretty much this (Recut / getrecut.com) it's super impressive to see it done in a web browser. The editor feels very fast and…
dceddia on HN
SavvyCut
From 1 comment
This service seems very similar to another product I saw here months ago on Show HN called SavvyCut (https://www.savvycut.com/). Can you comment on differences?
aphit on HN
Descript
From 1 comment
How would you compare your offering Descript? The pricing appears similar.
phren0logy on HN
Audacity Truncate Silence
From 2 comments
Isn't this a basic function in Audacity (for audio)?
pishpash on HNin Audacity you can use Truncate Silence, which is pretty similar. Though obviously just for audio tracks, and I find it a missed opportunity that there isn't a live preview with…
shahahmed on HN
jumpcutter
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the tool presented in [1], which also shows some interesting applications. Apparently an improved version is now being sold on its own platform [2], but the…
mimimi31 on HN