ggreplayz
Games
starcraft 2 replay viewer
SHOW HN2012
86points
58comments
#265of 1,677 in 2012
Top 16%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea and useful for sharing replays
From 3 comments
This is a weekend project of mine - looking for some feedback from the HN community. Basically you upload your .SC2Replay files and I'll convert them into web replays. My twist…
rynop on HNI love it! A few suggestions: * Side by side might be better than one over the other. Most monitors are wider than they are tall. * I miss the sounds. I would keep the audio from…
nostromo on HNWhat audience are you targeting? Not to be a negative Nancy but I think that pro teams won't find it useful in analyzing games simple because a video deprives you of control. You…
AlexanderZ on HN
Feature ideas like build order and annotations are appealing
From 2 comments
Some kind of algorithm for speeding up 'boring' segments is of course top of the list of features, perhaps something that allows the users to 'edit' the video. Great work!
light3 on HNFor me (bottom-Diamond who generally only plays to boost friends), the feature I'm looking for here is to be to critique or annotate games - my killer interface would be a cross…
hythloday on HN
Objections
Video playback cannot be controlled like the in-game replay tool
From 1 comment
What audience are you targeting? Not to be a negative Nancy but I think that pro teams won't find it useful in analyzing games simple because a video deprives you of control. You…
AlexanderZ on HN
Playback drifts out of sync
From 2 comments
Doesn't maintain sync. YouTube is wonky sometimes and while trying it out one video started but the other was still queueing. Finally they both started playing but at different…
swang on HNAt least, are there hooks into the YouTube player to know where the stream is at? Can we then keep the progression synced? For myself, at one point, one of the videos needed to…
thezilch on HN
Sidebar UI is confusing
From 1 comment
Just seems like a confusing mess to me, with controls on each video and sync'ed controls on the side. If you can't hide the individual video controls, I'd merge the two videos…
lnanek2 on HN
Scalability concerns on a single machine
From 1 comment
Doesn't seem very scalable. Unless you have a way to run and record multiple games on one machine.
banana_bread on HN
Requests
Sync playback between the two videos
From 2 comments
Doesn't maintain sync. YouTube is wonky sometimes and while trying it out one video started but the other was still queueing. Finally they both started playing but at different…
swang on HNAt least, are there hooks into the YouTube player to know where the stream is at? Can we then keep the progression synced? For myself, at one point, one of the videos needed to…
thezilch on HN
Keep the sound from both players
From 2 comments
I love it! A few suggestions: * Side by side might be better than one over the other. Most monitors are wider than they are tall. * I miss the sounds. I would keep the audio from…
nostromo on HNIf the video is configured on the left and right, then wouldn't it make (somewhat) sense to have the speaker channels of the two videos correspond to the left and right screens?…
hkmurakami on HN
Annotation and telestrator tools
From 2 comments
For me (bottom-Diamond who generally only plays to boost friends), the feature I'm looking for here is to be to critique or annotate games - my killer interface would be a cross…
hythloday on HNI believe the highlighter device is called a "telestrator" [1]. That functionality certainly would be useful, if only to see tourney broadcasters pick up on it and start using…
lesbaker on HN
Side by side layout
From 1 comment
I love it! A few suggestions: * Side by side might be better than one over the other. Most monitors are wider than they are tall. * I miss the sounds. I would keep the audio from…
nostromo on HN
Questions
How the replay is converted to video
From 3 comments
How does the replay conversion work? o_0
koko775 on HNhow does this work on a technical level? are you running a copy of sc2 and basically just replaying the replay?
mgrandi on HNHow are you generating the video files then? Surely you cannot run a game of SC2 on an EC2 micro instance?
gibybo on HN
Target audience and monetization
From 2 comments
What audience are you targeting? Not to be a negative Nancy but I think that pro teams won't find it useful in analyzing games simple because a video deprives you of control. You…
AlexanderZ on HNI'm curious: how do the bandwidth costs of streaming 1 video file compare with the ad revenue from said 1 video stream?
hkmurakami on HN
Alternatives named
YouTube
From 1 comment
My suggestions: 1- Ditch youtube 2- Start transcoding both into one video instead of two like it is now, so when I seek I have both timed up correctly 3- Use your own video…
DanBlake on HN
Twitch.tv and live streaming
From 1 comment
Some thoughts on your user base. 1. Individuals who want to share replays with friends. 2. Professional teams who want a scalable way of taking video of their players' games and…
hkmurakami on HN
phpsc2replay library
From 1 comment
I'm thinking of the build order - a list of things built, and the supply at which they were built - like the one in the comment at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQe6UqvCOT4…
andrewf on HN