jscapture
Creative
screen recording
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
3 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea and proof of concept for in-browser screen capture
From 2 comments
Please do not do this. You should not instruct users to change flags in order to use this. This opens up fairly serious security loopholes as malicious websites can start…
dshankar on HNThis is cool but video should scale to screensize. Yes, I do understand that this is more of a proof of concept.
hsx on HN
Would be useful for bug reports and automated testing
From 3 comments
It would be really nice to be able to record a portion of my browser window, convert the sequence to a GIF and upload it to imgur. That would make some bug reports much clearer,…
MasterScrat on HNEven with security risk, this is a bit of a golden egg for automated selenium testing!
thrush on HNYes, this would be brilliant. I'd really like it as an always available app with a hotkey to activate recording, and Dropbox integration for upload + sharing. Even limited to a…
scraplab on HN
Objections
Requires enabling an experimental Chrome flag, which is a security risk
From 2 comments
Please do not do this. You should not instruct users to change flags in order to use this. This opens up fairly serious security loopholes as malicious websites can start…
dshankar on HNHi! I think you missed the security implications of the current getUserMedia model for screen access. While you wish to have the easiest user experience (no extension, one click…
dshankar on HN
Fails to run on tested Chrome and Windows setups with errors
From 2 comments
Chrome Version 35.0.1916.114 OSX 10.9 I get an error then a blank modal. On both buttons. Nothing in the console to tell me more or anything like that.
wingerlang on HNChrome 34.0.1847.137m on Win7, getting an alert: "Error, while recording your screen"
ioseph on HN
Video does not scale to screen size
From 1 comment
This is cool but video should scale to screensize. Yes, I do understand that this is more of a proof of concept.
hsx on HN
Requests
Support for Firefox
From 1 comment
Why is Firefox not supported? https://github.com/mgechev/jscapture/issues/5
SimeVidas on HN
Convert recording to GIF and upload to imgur
From 2 comments
It would be really nice to be able to record a portion of my browser window, convert the sequence to a GIF and upload it to imgur. That would make some bug reports much clearer,…
MasterScrat on HN> ...convert the sequence to a GIF and upload it to imgur. I would even pay for a tool like this.
gk1 on HN
Hotkey-activated background recording with Dropbox upload
From 1 comment
Yes, this would be brilliant. I'd really like it as an always available app with a hotkey to activate recording, and Dropbox integration for upload + sharing. Even limited to a…
scraplab on HN
Questions
Why is Firefox not supported?
From 1 comment
Why is Firefox not supported? https://github.com/mgechev/jscapture/issues/5
SimeVidas on HN
Can desktop sharing work from web apps without an extension?
From 2 comments
It does look like it is only for extensions. Does this mean it will now be impossible for users to use desktop sharing from web apps? I don't really see the security problem.…
cpncrunch on HN(yo Darshan!) Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that api an extension only api? https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/desktopCapture
randall on HN
Alternatives named
LICEcap (Windows and OS X GIF recorder)
From 1 comment
It's not browser based but such a thing exists for Windows and OS X: http://www.cockos.com/licecap/
petercooper on HN
BugMuncher screenshot bug reporting
From 1 comment
Shameless plug: My app BugMuncher (http://bugmuncher.com) allows you to submit screenshots with bug reports, without needing any browser plugins or experimental APIs. The ability…
MattBearman on HN
cutter (Mac screen-to-GIF tool)
From 1 comment
I am working on a project to do that for the Mac: https://github.com/Jonovono/cutter. I originally wanted to do it in JS for the web but didn't find away. May revisit that now!
Jonovono on HN