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I had a browser based video editor startup (we failed). Video editing on the desktop sucks if you are not a pro. For causal users it's like rocket science. Enab

I had a browser based video editor startup (we failed). Video editing on the desktop sucks if you are not a pro. For causal users it's like rocket science. Enabling video editing in the browser is a godsend since it takes out so much from the equation which makes it hard. There are now successful startups in this space with serious investments.

mgsk 7y ago
Huh? How does moving from desktop app to browser remove hard elements from the equation?
- tiborsaas 7y ago
  Just to name a few: - installing codecs - video conversion to the right format the editor can handle - video export to the right format, size, frame rate that works on the web - navigating a complex UI with usually the most common features hidden in context menus and shortcuts
  - Grustaf 7y ago
    The first three are more or less the same thing, and could easily be handled by a native app if there’s internet. The last one seems completely unrelated to the choice between browser and desktop. If anything it is harder to make nice UI in the browser.
    - tiborsaas 7y ago
      Your point is that a native app is better than a browser app or that current solutions are good enough? By moving rendering server side, a lot of problems are solved. Casual users shouldn't install complex solutions and watch tutorials to do simple things.
      - Grustaf 7y ago
        I didn’t know the rendering was done server-side, but if that saves time then that’s a plus of course. I don’t agree about installation at all, with mac app store (and probably on the PC as well) installation is a one-click affair. As to tutorials, I don’t see how the choice of platform would make it any easier to use, how do you mean? Oh, and my point was that These points don’t really seem to be arguments for a browser app. I would think that this makes most sense for casual video editing. If you can be bothered paying for a subscription you might as well get adobe or some other established, native app. Installation is trivial.
bduerst 7y ago
Which startups?
- tiborsaas 7y ago
  Kapwing, Animoto, WeVideo, Magisto...

mgsk 7y ago

Huh? How does moving from desktop app to browser remove hard elements from the equation?

tiborsaas 7y ago
Just to name a few: - installing codecs - video conversion to the right format the editor can handle - video export to the right format, size, frame rate that works on the web - navigating a complex UI with usually the most common features hidden in context menus and shortcuts
- Grustaf 7y ago
  The first three are more or less the same thing, and could easily be handled by a native app if there’s internet. The last one seems completely unrelated to the choice between browser and desktop. If anything it is harder to make nice UI in the browser.
  - tiborsaas 7y ago
    Your point is that a native app is better than a browser app or that current solutions are good enough? By moving rendering server side, a lot of problems are solved. Casual users shouldn't install complex solutions and watch tutorials to do simple things.
    - Grustaf 7y ago
      I didn’t know the rendering was done server-side, but if that saves time then that’s a plus of course. I don’t agree about installation at all, with mac app store (and probably on the PC as well) installation is a one-click affair. As to tutorials, I don’t see how the choice of platform would make it any easier to use, how do you mean? Oh, and my point was that These points don’t really seem to be arguments for a browser app. I would think that this makes most sense for casual video editing. If you can be bothered paying for a subscription you might as well get adobe or some other established, native app. Installation is trivial.

bduerst 7y ago

Which startups?

tiborsaas 7y ago
Kapwing, Animoto, WeVideo, Magisto...