Horizon
Creative
video stabilization app
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
13 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 14 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPerformance: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive video stabilization in the demo
From 2 comments
I found this to be really incredible. That is some amazing video stabilization technology. If this app was available for android I think I would use it for every video capture I…
Goosey on HNoooohh!!! great experiment with great results!!
ekosnow on HN
Fun experiment with great visual results
From 2 comments
I have some serious sea legs and almost never get motion sickness. The fullscreen youtube vid got me. Great experiment.
binarymax on HNVery cool experiment, and even cooler visual results! One thing though - the tilting of the scene from the phone's perceived variance of the gravity vector is not due to…
p00b on HN
Objections
Video makes viewers feel nauseous
From 2 comments
That's nausea-inducing.
cratermoon on HNFor those who do suffer from motion sickness (like me), be aware that while the effect might not be severe (no vomit for me), the headache lingers quite a while (~30 min for me)…
lzlarryli on HN
Laggy performance on iPhone 5s
From 1 comment
Bought the app, seems very laggy on my iPhone 5s. Is this to be expected? I wonder if it is doing the processing as the phone is recording or if it is capturing the accelerometer…
smallegan on HN
Spinning phone on angle grinder is dangerous
From 1 comment
I hope you're joking. If you do plan on doing this then please do it in a suitably strong wire cage, power it on remotely, make sure it is tied down very solidly and make sure…
jacquesm on HN
Requests
Android version
From 1 comment
I found this to be really incredible. That is some amazing video stabilization technology. If this app was available for android I think I would use it for every video capture I…
Goosey on HN
Side-by-side comparison with and without stabilization
From 1 comment
It'd be really cool to see a side by side comparison with, and without Horizon active
martin_ on HN
API access
From 1 comment
will there be an API for this?
spada on HN
Questions
Does it process while recording or after capture?
From 1 comment
Bought the app, seems very laggy on my iPhone 5s. Is this to be expected? I wonder if it is doing the processing as the phone is recording or if it is capturing the accelerometer…
smallegan on HN
Can it work on existing videos?
From 1 comment
Does anybody know of any software which can do this for videos which were already captured?
TheCraiggers on HN
Would camera placement off the hub work?
From 1 comment
What would happen if you put the camera closer to the outer part of the wheel, rather than nearly centered on the hub? Could Horizon still create a stable-ish video out of that…
rodw on HN
Alternatives named
GoPro camera
From 1 comment
Why not a GoPro on a wheel? Edit: I just think I should've googled that first.
sek on HN