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0 pointsstenuto2mo ago0 comments

Thank you!

There aren't any end-to-end open source video host solutions out there from what I can tell. DIY ffmpeg + a CDN is a great way to go. But quickly erodes when you want all the other niceties that are table-stakes today (like storyboards, subtitles, chapters, etc.).

I'll have all the niceties, but I plan to differentiate mainly on performance and quality.

- Higher quality compression (via AV1 encoding) - Fast load times worldwide (Framerate's custom player is 18kb gzipped versus 200kb+ for vidstack/mux) - Better publishing experience (bulk editing options, team collaboration, etc.)

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cadamsdotcom2mo ago

Sounds good. I’d suggest niching down and talking to some customers to see who genuinely cares about those things - as they might turn out (tragically I know) to be things only techies care about.

Fair warning.. when we hear talk to customers we are tempted to reply “I talked to customer in my mind and they love my thing!”

But unfortunately customers in our minds don’t have money :)

There’re either customers out there, or if not there's learning about why youtube has almost 100% market share..

Wishing you genuine luck and success!

stenutoOP2mo ago

Yup, good points! Thank you. I'm building a pretty generic tool for now and hoping a couple of niche use cases surface here soon.

thomastraum2mo ago

I quite like this. I am your customer possibly. will bookmark

cadamsdotcom2mo ago

Sorry to say but that doesn’t sound very hopeful.

You need a customer my friend.

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0 pointsstenuto2mo ago0 comments

Thank you!

I'll have all the niceties, but I plan to differentiate mainly on performance and quality.

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cadamsdotcom2mo ago

Sounds good. I’d suggest niching down and talking to some customers to see who genuinely cares about those things - as they might turn out (tragically I know) to be things only techies care about.

Fair warning.. when we hear talk to customers we are tempted to reply “I talked to customer in my mind and they love my thing!”

But unfortunately customers in our minds don’t have money :)

There’re either customers out there, or if not there's learning about why youtube has almost 100% market share..

Wishing you genuine luck and success!

stenutoOP2mo ago

Yup, good points! Thank you. I'm building a pretty generic tool for now and hoping a couple of niche use cases surface here soon.

thomastraum2mo ago

I quite like this. I am your customer possibly. will bookmark

cadamsdotcom2mo ago

Sorry to say but that doesn’t sound very hopeful.

You need a customer my friend.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse