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Re:Show HN: I made a website that converts YT videos into st... by mbesto on Sunday April 21, 2024 @11:16AM (#40106397)
Super interesting. I recently went down the DIY rabbit hole for solar, electricity, etc. I tested out https://stepify.tech/video/O8eVxRVwlnw and looks decent:

1. It took about ~45 seconds for the page to load once I put the URL in. You should have a loader on a page showing that the website is "doing something" while the AI transcribes.

2. It would be great to sync the chapters in the YT video with the guide details.

3. Even more advanced would be the specific items like "Drill holes, insert expansion bolts, and secure the inverter to the wall using nuts and washers." showed a timestamp and thumbnail with a link to the video part.

4. It would be great to have a checklist functionality (maybe this is the "pro version"). I often do something, get halfway and then need to scrub the YT video to find the specific place where he talks about the action item.

EDIT:

5. IMO iFixit has the best "guide" formatting: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Recover+Data+From+a+MacB... if you could somehow generate this by the video, that would be insanely useful.

Re:Show HN: I made a website that converts YT videos into st... by aka_sh on Sunday April 21, 2024 @11:40AM (#40106609)
Great suggestions! I really appreciate your feedback. I'll work on implementing these as soon as possible.
Re:Show HN: I made a website that converts YT videos into st... by sonnyw603 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @04:15PM (#40108834)
Checkout this app called Razzl. Pretty much does what you’ve described.
Re:Show HN: I made a website that converts YT videos into st... by getwiththeprog on Monday April 22, 2024 @06:54AM (#40113095)
A web-page is way more convenient than an app.
Re:Show HN: I made a website that converts YT videos into st... by mbesto on Monday April 22, 2024 @10:39AM (#40114823)
Also, that requires the creator to build the whole step by step process. Being able to automatically generate the format would be HUGE.