Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by dceddia on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @05:40PM (#24054780)

Nice job! It looks like a ton of effort. What's the tech stack for something like this? All homegrown? I've wanted to mess around with screencast editing but programmatic video stuff in general seems daunting.

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by michaelaubry on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:06PM (#24055470)

Yes it's daunting. You have to love it to be able to get through the hard times.

I am using React.js to build the UI and manage state.

Using FFMPEG and a combination of other rendering techniques on the backend.

Shout outs to

Vercel AWS React team

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by ricahe2559 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @12:02AM (#24057151)

FFMPEG is super powerful. Michael, do you take screenshots on a headless browser and stitch them using FFMPEG? At least, that's what I have done for a hobby project.

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by michaelaubry on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @12:59AM (#24057403)

FFMPEG IS GOAT haha.

It took me awhile to understand how the I/O streams worked, and the complex filters worked, but once you get it there is a lot of power in your hand.

Yeah I did that initially but then I found a better technique. There are some pieces using that method and it's a fantastic approach until you reach 30 fps over the course of a 10 min video.

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by gamerfreakish on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:50AM (#24058932)

Do you mind sharing what the technique is?

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by dceddia on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:54PM (#24055792)

Awesome. React is my jam, hit me up if you need anything.

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by michaelaubry on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @01:01AM (#24057410)

Nice. Hit me up on Twitter and lets talk @michaelaubry

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Re:Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies by MathCodeLove on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @02:50AM (#24057966)

I'd love to hear more about your backend structure. Would you mind going into a bit more detail on it?

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