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Basically a user chooses an audio track (this can be a wide variety of things. YouTube video, song, or other pop culture track, or silence), then they click rec

Basically a user chooses an audio track (this can be a wide variety of things. YouTube video, song, or other pop culture track, or silence), then they click record. The track is played and they can either match their lips or actions or both to the track. This simple style of recording tends to create some pretty impressive videos. Musical.ly took this and made it into a platform similar to Instagram or Vine. Here are some examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg

ttoinou 9y ago
Thx. How does the "action matching" happens ? is automatic ? I can't see any screen recording of the app so I don't know
- samschooler 9y ago
  Nope, all of the movements and actions are up to the person recording. The app only plays the track, and records the video.
  - ttoinou 9y ago
    Wow that's weird because the movements of the persons in the video don't seem natural at all
    - yedava 9y ago
      Looks like the app alters the playback speed and that may explain the unnaturalness of the videos: > Through the app, users can create 15-second to 1 minute videos and choose sound tracks to accompany them, use different speed options (time-lapse, slow, normal, fast, and epic) and add pre-set filters and effects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly
kisstheblade 9y ago
Ok clicked this and a truly shocking amount of young girls in very little clothing. Don't know what this app does other than to get teens to pose sexy for youtube. Which is of course very nice, nothing wrong with that. "Women" need to "own" their sexuality as I learned on HN when the Maker-person was up for debate. Edit: check the talent on these videos, wow! Hopefully I can see these in adult videos when they come of age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNTm21H2UA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNTm21H2UA
- username223 9y ago
  $1B seems like a lot to pay for videos of half-naked teenage girls, but I haven't tried to launch a child porn start-up, so what do I know?
  - bsder 9y ago
    Successful technologies always get their start transmitting porn. Until BitCoin manages this feat, it's doomed.
    - ghthor 9y ago
      Bitcoin was probably used to pay for sex slaves, that's why it's been so successful. /speculation
- pishpash 9y ago
  As technology makes it cheaper and easier to create and target content, the market gets bigger. You're looking at a previously untapped market, and it being cheaper content, the quality is always less timeless. Think of the quality decline going from scribes with expensive parchment to pen and paper. But you don't have to look at it if you don't want.
ekanes 9y ago
Very cool. Watched a bunch. This one is pretty well-done and showcases what you can do with the synced-up timing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg&t=2m26s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg&t=2m26s

ttoinou 9y ago

Thx. How does the "action matching" happens ? is automatic ? I can't see any screen recording of the app so I don't know

samschooler 9y ago
Nope, all of the movements and actions are up to the person recording. The app only plays the track, and records the video.
- ttoinou 9y ago
  Wow that's weird because the movements of the persons in the video don't seem natural at all
  - yedava 9y ago
    Looks like the app alters the playback speed and that may explain the unnaturalness of the videos: > Through the app, users can create 15-second to 1 minute videos and choose sound tracks to accompany them, use different speed options (time-lapse, slow, normal, fast, and epic) and add pre-set filters and effects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly

kisstheblade 9y ago

Ok clicked this and a truly shocking amount of young girls in very little clothing. Don't know what this app does other than to get teens to pose sexy for youtube. Which is of course very nice, nothing wrong with that. "Women" need to "own" their sexuality as I learned on HN when the Maker-person was up for debate. Edit: check the talent on these videos, wow! Hopefully I can see these in adult videos when they come of age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNTm21H2UA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNTm21H2UA

username223 9y ago
$1B seems like a lot to pay for videos of half-naked teenage girls, but I haven't tried to launch a child porn start-up, so what do I know?
- bsder 9y ago
  Successful technologies always get their start transmitting porn. Until BitCoin manages this feat, it's doomed.
  - ghthor 9y ago
    Bitcoin was probably used to pay for sex slaves, that's why it's been so successful. /speculation
pishpash 9y ago
As technology makes it cheaper and easier to create and target content, the market gets bigger. You're looking at a previously untapped market, and it being cheaper content, the quality is always less timeless. Think of the quality decline going from scribes with expensive parchment to pen and paper. But you don't have to look at it if you don't want.

ekanes 9y ago

Very cool. Watched a bunch. This one is pretty well-done and showcases what you can do with the synced-up timing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg&t=2m26s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg&t=2m26s