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Show HN: Generate a video to animate stars of any GitHub repository
I made this as a fun tiny project to experiment with Remotion [1] to generate videos. You can find the source code on GitHub [2].
[1] https://www.remotion.dev/ https://www.remotion.dev/
[2] https://github.com/scastiel/github-stars-video https://github.com/scastiel/github-stars-video
- solardev 3y agoNeat! There's something pretty satisfying about the animation :) I wish I could tune the video duration and make the ones with 100k+ stars go on fooooooooorever, maybe also with a (compressed) timeline that shows roughly when "batches" of likes happen. Like when you fast forward through a YouTube live recording with the emoji
- scastiel 3y agoHaha I am not sure it would be that nice to have a video that lasts 2 minutes to display GitHub stars ;)
- matkoniecz 3y agoMaybe add to readme example of output? Either gif/mp4 with segment of animation?
- scastiel 3y agoYes I’ll add more information about the project: example output, how it works, tech stack, etc.
- srbhr 3y agoGreat work and cool-looking animation. Is there a way to extend the duration from 0 to current stars?
- scastiel 3y agoYes, I just changed it, makes more sense :)
- broast 3y agoThe "404" animation is great
- scastiel 3y agoGlad you like it '^^
- quickthrower2 3y agoFunny! Nice idea. If this were done as an animated SVG, then it would be quite easy to have this embedded so it is always up to date.
- scastiel 3y agoIndeed that would be nice, but the main use case I had in mind is about sharing on social media, and as far as I know they don’t support animated SVG…
- quickthrower2 3y agoThat is a good point. I thought this was for embedding on a README
- flashback2199 3y agoWhy would someone need an animation of a repo's GitHub stars? Showing off in a slide in a tech talk?
- scastiel 3y agoYes, or on Twitter, LinkedIn…
- hosseinyazdii 3y agoSimple and intuitive. Love the scrolling animation of the user profiles. I guess if it were slightly slower, perhaps it would be better.