ScreenStab
Creative
image effects
SHOW HN2023
497points
226comments
#57of 3,109 in 2023
Top 2%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 49 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 52 critical, out of 117 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.
Pricing: 7 for, 22 againstIdea: 2 for, 12 againstDesign: 1 for, 6 againstDocs: 0 for, 6 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good results and fun to use for presentation images.
From 3 comments
Great results on the first attempt I did. When I wanted to export the result in highest available resolution, it asked me to subscribe for $5/month. I only need 1 single…
dt3ft on HNI subscribe to the paid service and use it from time to time. I think it's quite good at what it is supposed to do: convert a "plain" screenshot into a particular type of…
nateweiss on HNThe people here are so negative. Fortunately not ur target market. I think it's great. I saw the example, and immediately got the idea and tried it out. Well done!
ficklepickle on HN
Objections
Subscription pricing is off-putting for a utility this simple.
From 3 comments
"Charged monthly at only $5 for individuals or $3 per person for teams of 3 and up. Cancel anytime." - excellent tool, terrible business model. No on wants to pay $5/month for a…
movedx on HNYou should have priced it at $15 for a permanent license desktop app. I'd pick it up as a snack purchase. But I'd never pay $5/mo for so little.
zapt02 on HNWith all due and sincere respect to mikaelaast's effort and ambition, I can't believe we're at a point where the implementation of an image filter can ask for a automatically…
swatcoder on HN
Landing page does not clearly show what it does; needs before/after examples.
From 3 comments
I'm sure you put a ton of work into this, so it's really unfortunate that I can barely tell what this really does or why we should care. Also the "Ready to go pro?" thing seems…
warent on HNI clicked the link because it sounded interesting and maybe useful. But then I wasn't quite sure what it did. I wanted a before and after photo. It's a simple concept. The…
ironlake on HNDef needs more before/after examples...
bluetidepro on HN
Uploading screenshots to an unknown site raises privacy concerns.
From 2 comments
I had the same response. And beyond the motivation factor, the second response was, "I suppose I could test it myself, but I'm not uploading a picture of my screen to a strange…
whywhywouldyou on HNYeah, I don't want to upload my data to a random website I've never heard of, just to see what the heck it does. You NEED a few examples, otherwise users will just close tab.
1000100_1000101 on HN
Editor feels laggy and slow.
From 2 comments
I tried to use the tool, but it's very laggy/slow. Is it server-side? Why not just HTML5?
XCSme on HNLooks cool but I think the UI should be improved for me to consider paying: I'd want more control over how the image is displayed / transformed and UX is currently too laggy…
oliv__ on HN
Requests
Support pasting screenshots with Ctrl+V.
From 3 comments
Would be nice if you could paste images to it, instead of having to save the screenshot as a file and then upload it.
sorenjan on HNWould be cool if I could just ctrl+v my screenshot instead of having to open an image editor, saving it, and then manually uploading it to the website. I think snag.gy uses some…
slowmotiony on HNFeedback: It would be very great if we could paste (Ctrl+V) into the webpage to upload an image.
mmags on HN
Add a one-time purchase or yearly pricing option.
From 3 comments
Interesting tool. But, for me, literally just the administration of managing the monthly charge is not worth signing up for this - highly suggest adding a yearly payment option.…
rco8786 on HNWhy would this be a subscription? It could just be a standalone app for $10 bucks and you'll probably get more lifetime revenue that way compared to having a subscription,…
xwdv on HNI'd pay for one-time pro features. I don't want a subscription, but I'm willing to pay to use this service a few times a year maybe. There are probably more like me. Maybe sell…
INTPenis on HN
Export video or animated output.
From 2 comments
I wish there were an option to export a video like the example on the homepage (with some ability to control the camera path). I'd love to be able to use it to make a promotional…
CodeIsTheEnd on HNThis looks neat indeed :) I have no idea how hard it would be, but this would be great as an effect for Final Cut, Da Vinci, etc. I don’t think the video world has a plug-in…
tambourine_man on HN
More before/after examples on the homepage.
From 2 comments
It would be nice to have a few more examples. The only example I see on the homepage is hidden in the video, both hard to see and not always visible.
kevincox on HNDef needs more before/after examples...
bluetidepro on HN
Questions
How is the business model working and how would it be monetized?
From 2 comments
How’s the SaaS model working?
moneywoes on HNOP here. How would you monetize it?
mikaelaast on HN
Why is there a subscription if processing is client-side?
From 1 comment
You should make that much clearer, maybe even by running it in a codesandbox, and submitting that link to HN. I think it might be received better than when marketed as a service…
TechBro8615 on HN
Alternatives named
Photoshop or Photopea perspective warp.
From 3 comments
Why not skew, mask and blur with photoshop in 10 seconds?
system2 on HNphotopea.com
kimjune01 on HNI did something similar in photoshop for app screenshots... it doesn't take too long and looks great! Perspective warp and then some shadows and rotations
avipars on HN
ImageMagick skew scripts.
From 2 comments
I can see how this is useful for laypeople. Those with a DIY attitude might resort to popular image editing tools. My choice would be trying to achieve this with Imagemagick.…
mih on HNpipe to imagemagick ?
GaryNumanVevo on HN
Blender or Three.js texture mockups.
From 2 comments
Here's my take, using Blender: https://imgur.com/a/qDLR8e3 Could probably be called from a shell script or similar to automatically exchange the screenshot texture.
Circuitstorm513 on HNIt looks really cool, best of luck commercializing it however it seems a little too simple for that. It produces an image almost exactly like I've takes a photo of my monitor, so…
webprofusion on HN
Python scipy affine_transform.
From 1 comment
You can do this in Python with 1 function call: https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.ndimage.affine_transform.html
amelius on HN