Kapwing Smart Cut

Creative

video editing

SHOW HN2022

171points
89comments
#352of 2,570 in 2022
Top 14%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

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 HN
    • 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 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 HN
    • That'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 HN
    • Agreed. 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 HN
    • Honestly 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 HN
    • Weird. 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 HN
    • Instead 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 HN
    • How 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 HN
    • if 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 HN
    • Very 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 HN
    • in 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

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