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Show HN: Render SwiftUI Views on Video in Final Cut Pro

https://github.com/finnvoor/SwiftUIFX

SwiftUIFX is an experimental plugin I made for Final Cut Pro that lets you create a SwiftUI view that is rendered on top of your video. You can access environment values for the current render time, letting you use SwiftUI's animation system to add complex effects to your timeline.I mainly just made this to try out FCP's plugin API, but I think writing video effects in code is a pretty...

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Show HN: fx-upscale – Metal-powered spatial video upscaling

https://github.com/Finnvoor/fx-upscale

Hi! This is a quick lil CLI I've created for upscaling videos using Apple's MetalFX (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metalfx). There are a few improvements I plan to make, such as HDR support and a progress bar, but if it sounds interesting, please give it a try and let me know what you think!

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Show HN: Use 2 iPhones to Record Auto-Synced Multicam Video

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/detail-video-camera-editor/id1673518618

Hi HN!We've been working on "Multiplayer" for Detail, allowing you to set up and connect two iPhones to each other (P2P or WiFi) and record a multi-angle podcast, interview, or unboxing video easily. After filming, the local recordings from each device are synced, so both devices end up with high-quality camera angles and audio that you can edit and remix. We're also working on remote...

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The main draw of HextEdit is the UI, it was designed to fit in with Big Sur, whereas Hex Fiend has some issues with elements cut off. They have similar feature sets, Hex Fiend has the added benefit of a diffing view, but I hope to add some more advanced features in the coming versions. I think HextEdit has some nice unique features that are expected of modern macOS apps, like version history and dark mode. They're both quite simple hex editors, and are both free!