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With things like Figma changing the nature of design tools (in the browser) why don't you see a video editor in the browser taking off?
by yoshyosh 7y ago
With things like Figma changing the nature of design tools (in the browser) why don't you see a video editor in the browser taking off?
- keiferski 7y agoFor one, the actual editing industry operates mostly offline. The amount of data is simply too large to rely on cloud apps.
- sabbakeynejad 7y agoWe render 4K video and all files are uploaded in the background.
- keiferski 7y agoWell I’m referring to actual, professional editors (which probably aren’t your target customer anyway.) When you’re working with terabytes of video, it’s not practical to rely on an internet connection to get work done.
- kabacha 7y agoLet me reverse the question - why would I want something in unstable, resource heavy and non-native environment?
- hnra 7y agoMaybe you own a $150 chromebook and can't run video editing software locally? I could see this being useful for youtubers without access to decent hardware.
- workthrowaway 7y agowell, the $150 chromebook is not going to help you with figma either way
- Grustaf 7y agoIt’s still run locally isn’t it? Just in a much less optimal environment.
- yoshyosh 7y agoI think it depends on what you're editing. With internet speeds continuing to increase and be widely available, people getting increasingly used to recording themselves/creating their own content, and the influencer marketing wave educating/inspiring them that they too can create, the demand for video will only continue to go up. I think people also underestimate the collaborative nature/ease of use that comes with creating video, editing it, commenting w/ colleagues, and sharing it seamlessly via a url or uploading to your intended social network. I don't think people will be making full-fledged movies anytime soon, but there's likely a lot of use cases beyond the hardcore power user that absolutely needs a native tool.