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ClipDrop AR Copy Paste

64 points by colinprince 6y ago

hiisukun 6y ago
My first impression is 'wow - excellent use of AI and edge finding and this and that technical thing and cross platform so and so...' Meanwhile, this seems like one of those things that regular people might just expect computers to do. It doesn't even look complicated - of course cut and paste should work like this! And after it gets used a little more, copied into standard office software in some form, it might seem weird to view it as a surprising innovation. It just looks so ... boring and obvious. So of course it's brilliant!
- BerislavLopac 6y ago
  > this seems like one of those things that regular people might just expect computers to do As always, there is a relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1425/ https://xkcd.com/1425/
- ktpsns 6y ago
  Exactly. This is something what you would expect from an Operating System. Or from the operating systems of your multiple devices. Kudos for the developers to fill this gap.
tmilard 6y ago
I may be wrong but I do have doubt on the effectiveness of the demo shown. - the clip is squared, with a man and two other body parts --> the system get automatically rid of the two body parts... Really ?
gen3 6y ago
The cropping shown on the website looks pretty spectacular. Testing it, the accuracy of the of automatic cropping is on point, it didn't seem to have issue distinguishing items of the same color (for the most part). I couldn't test the drag and drop feature. When saving the image it does not specify a file format, but to only save as png. It would be nice if the save window specified a format instead of "All files".
accurrent 6y ago
The edge detection of this is pretty impressive. On the other hand, 79.99/year does not quite justify it. Especially since I already have the ability to copy paste to my computer for free using KDE connect. All I need is something on my computer that can do the edge detection as well. Its kind of sad that its so hard for people to make money off great software these days.
- absolutelyrad 6y ago
  Dropbox isn't needed, we already have rsync.
aaron695 6y ago
Wow, it seems pretty good. It's demo seems legit. It's hard to get something in a room without other things around it in practice. It's not AR, but meh, whatever sells. Not sure of a use case. eBay? It could be big, but can't think why. Not sure how you could meme it. Pictures of food? It reminds me of advice that zoom on the (phone) camera is not necessary because the quality is the same zoomed out and you can just cut it later, expect that advice sucks because editing later means it won't get done, anything you can do straight away is a good idea.
supah 6y ago
The cost is the killer. I can get a full featured database app such as Tableplus for less. Otherwise this is awesome and can save a bunch of time.
Hippocrates 6y ago
I tried it out. It works really well but the price is wayyyyy too high and the nagging way too aggressive for a casual like me who doesn’t have any use case beyond entertainment. Is there a business use case for this?
systemvoltage 6y ago
How often do you need to take something out of your living room and stick it on a page? Exactly zero for me. This is a solution looking for a problem.
- solstice 6y ago
  Background removal on portraits or merchandise pictures seems common enough. Seamlessly getting it from smartphone to computer and thereby significantly reducing friction seems really useful
  - ignoramous 6y ago
    Yep: Most do so today with "camera scanner" and related apps. ClipDrop takes this workflow up a notch or two.
- malux85 6y ago
  What an ego! “If I have no use for it then it is useless” - or is it just a lack of imagination on your part? Graphics designers, product advertisement creators, eBay sellers, interior designers, asset monitors, I can think of many people who use this, as soon as I saw this article I sent it to 4 friends who thought it was the coolest thing and wanted it straight away (and thought it was underpriced) This was before I saw your comment which made me laugh out loud
perryizgr8 6y ago
> This item isn't available in your country. Wonder why.

64 points by colinprince 6y ago

My first impression is 'wow - excellent use of AI and edge finding and this and that technical thing and cross platform so and so...' Meanwhile, this seems like one of those things that regular people might just expect computers to do. It doesn't even look complicated - of course cut and paste should work like this! And after it gets used a little more, copied into standard office software in some form, it might seem weird to view it as a surprising innovation. It just looks so ... boring and obvious. So of course it's brilliant!

BerislavLopac 6y ago
> this seems like one of those things that regular people might just expect computers to do As always, there is a relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1425/ https://xkcd.com/1425/
ktpsns 6y ago
Exactly. This is something what you would expect from an Operating System. Or from the operating systems of your multiple devices. Kudos for the developers to fill this gap.

tmilard 6y ago

I may be wrong but I do have doubt on the effectiveness of the demo shown. - the clip is squared, with a man and two other body parts --> the system get automatically rid of the two body parts... Really ?

gen3 6y ago

The cropping shown on the website looks pretty spectacular. Testing it, the accuracy of the of automatic cropping is on point, it didn't seem to have issue distinguishing items of the same color (for the most part). I couldn't test the drag and drop feature. When saving the image it does not specify a file format, but to only save as png. It would be nice if the save window specified a format instead of "All files".

accurrent 6y ago

The edge detection of this is pretty impressive. On the other hand, 79.99/year does not quite justify it. Especially since I already have the ability to copy paste to my computer for free using KDE connect. All I need is something on my computer that can do the edge detection as well. Its kind of sad that its so hard for people to make money off great software these days.

absolutelyrad 6y ago
Dropbox isn't needed, we already have rsync.

aaron695 6y ago

Wow, it seems pretty good. It's demo seems legit. It's hard to get something in a room without other things around it in practice. It's not AR, but meh, whatever sells. Not sure of a use case. eBay? It could be big, but can't think why. Not sure how you could meme it. Pictures of food? It reminds me of advice that zoom on the (phone) camera is not necessary because the quality is the same zoomed out and you can just cut it later, expect that advice sucks because editing later means it won't get done, anything you can do straight away is a good idea.

supah 6y ago

The cost is the killer. I can get a full featured database app such as Tableplus for less. Otherwise this is awesome and can save a bunch of time.

Hippocrates 6y ago

I tried it out. It works really well but the price is wayyyyy too high and the nagging way too aggressive for a casual like me who doesn’t have any use case beyond entertainment. Is there a business use case for this?

systemvoltage 6y ago

How often do you need to take something out of your living room and stick it on a page? Exactly zero for me. This is a solution looking for a problem.

solstice 6y ago
Background removal on portraits or merchandise pictures seems common enough. Seamlessly getting it from smartphone to computer and thereby significantly reducing friction seems really useful
- ignoramous 6y ago
  Yep: Most do so today with "camera scanner" and related apps. ClipDrop takes this workflow up a notch or two.
malux85 6y ago
What an ego! “If I have no use for it then it is useless” - or is it just a lack of imagination on your part? Graphics designers, product advertisement creators, eBay sellers, interior designers, asset monitors, I can think of many people who use this, as soon as I saw this article I sent it to 4 friends who thought it was the coolest thing and wanted it straight away (and thought it was underpriced) This was before I saw your comment which made me laugh out loud

perryizgr8 6y ago

> This item isn't available in your country. Wonder why.