... fastest way to put something real in front of people and watch how they used it. And watching is where the next step came from. People would generate a clip they liked, then carry it into After Effects or CapCut to finish it. Nobody was doing anything wrong, and nothing was broken. That's just how video gets made. But it showed us how much further YouArt could go if it could follow the work onto the machine where ... ... finishing happens. So about several months ago we started on a desktop app, and that's what we're launching. The agent now edits directly in Apps like After Effects and CapCut

... actually build instead of paying for them? Comment from Adana Marukhyan(@adana): @byalexai  Not all of the stack, of course =) For example, we built an agentic CMS that handles a big part of our workflow. It analyzes competitors, automatically publishes blog content to custom domains, generates and maintains live documentation directly from developers' prompts, and helps us create complete web pages and subpages. Those are the kinds of highly specialized workflows that are worth building in-house because they ... ... easy to build, it's hard to maintatin (you should at least check it out). Can you name of your best vibe coded tools that replace the subscriptions products Comment from Anastasiia(@alieksia): It feels like choosing between renting versus

... learn nothing, which is the expensive outcome. A signed customer who never used the thing is not a customer, it is a very expensive compliment, and free plans generate those at scale. So the question is not free versus paid, it is whether your feedback loop survives the user losing interest. Paid ones mostly do. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): I would personally offer one or two basic features for free and then charge. Or offer ... ... free trial. I will repeat it again  CapCut

... Product Hunt OpenCut AI the privacy-first, open-source AI video editor. The problem Every major AI video editor (Descript, CapCut, Runway) makes you upload your raw footage to the cloud. For journalists, enterprises, and anyone who cares about privacy, that's a dealbreaker. Our take AI editing shouldn't require handing your footage to someone else's server. OpenCut AI runs entirely on your own machine or a $20/mo server . Your footage, your models, your rules. Nothing leaves your ... ... Reels paste a URL, get reframed 9:16 clips with captions, automatically Plus the pro stuff: 20 transitions, multicam editing, LUFS loudness normalization, beat detection, chroma key, motion tracking all open source. Why we're different OpenCut AI Descript CapCut

... hunters We just published a detailed breakdown on how ObjectRemover handles up to **50-second videos** efficiently: - Smart preprocessing that only processes the parts that need object removal - Natural language chat (no manual masking) - Intelligent switching for static vs dynamic backgrounds - Clean plates or ProRes alpha exports for Premiere / DaVinci / CapCut

... everyone, I'm Long, CEO of Spira AI. Nice to meet everyone here!! Quick background: I was a founding member and Head of Product at Creatify AI, and founding member of TikTok Creative, CapCut, and Meta Video Ads. I've spent basically my whole career around social media content and how it travels, which is probably why this particular problem has bugged me for years. Recently the thing that got me: I kept watching friends launch great products ...

... everyone We built OpenCut AI because we were tired of video editors that phone home. CapCut sends data to ByteDance. Descript uploads everything to AWS. Runway is cloud-only and credits-based. We wanted an editor that stays on your hardware. Here's what you get: AI that runs locally: - Edit video by editing the transcript delete a sentence, the timeline cuts itself - Clone any voice from a 6-second sample - Remove filler words and silences in one click - Generate ... ... clips - Audio effects chain (EQ, compressor, reverb, de-esser, limiter) - LUFS loudness normalization for YouTube/Spotify/podcasts - Beat detection with snap-to-beat - Batch export with 8 platform presets 30+ languages including 22 Indian languages via Sarvam AI unmatched by any competitor

... Always curious what the SEO/affiliate folks here run vs. the general maker stack. Comment from mono.(@shakutovbekzat): Here s my stack for building mobile apps today: Antigravity + Codex (AI Agent): Switched to this setup recently. Previously, VS

... Host 7:12 Q&A ``` One click copies to clipboard. Also generates a full YouTube description with your suggested title, description, chapter timestamps, and tags. Why this matters Every feature runs locally. Descript sends your video to AWS. CapCut sends it to ByteDance. Runway sends it to their cloud. OpenCut AI keeps everything on your hardware your footage, your AI models, your rules. Self-host on a $20/mo server or run it on your laptop. MIT licensed. What would ... ... timeline. Comment from Rivra(@rivra_dev): Running locally is a huge plus for video editing because privacy and speed are key. How do you handle the processing power requirements for running those models locally on a standard laptop versus

... Thumbnails Cached frame thumbnails on timeline clips. - Template Gallery 8 project templates (YouTube Intro, TikTok Vlog, Podcast Highlight, etc.). - Share via Link Generate share links with expiration and password protection. Why this matters Every other AI video editor (Descript, CapCut, Runway) sends your footage to the cloud. OpenCut AI runs entirely on your machine. No subscriptions, no data leaving your server, no per-seat pricing. Self-host on a $20/mo server or run it locally on your laptop or desktop ...

... still had to stitch everything together manually. So I built the full pipeline in one place: Type a topic AI script voiceover stock videos captions background music published to YouTube & TikTok. Automatically. No editing. No recording. No CapCut. Just a topic. I'm a solo founder building this from scratch. Would love your honest feedback on what you'd want to see next. Launching tomorrow would mean the world to get your support clipmatix.com Comment from Gabriel (@getattrib): Hello ...

... Showing ads in the free tool. (invasive, but can at least cover some costs; downside: the tool may feel sluggish) Removing the free plan completely this could work if users have been accustomed to the tool long enough. (CapCut did it like that.) What tricks would you use to convert free users into paying customers? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @david_sherer  Not gonna lie, when we removed a free tier, many people started complaining, but many "free ...

... where costs either stay flat or spiral. A 10-minute script is roughly 1,500 words. At cloud TTS rates, that can eat through a monthly quota fast. Editing software: DaVinci Resolve (free tier): $0 Premiere Pro: $23/mo CapCut Pro: $8/mo Stock footage and images: Storyblocks: $20/mo (unlimited downloads) Pexels/Pixabay: $0 Artlist: $10-25/mo Music and SFX: Epidemic Sound: $15/mo YouTube Audio Library: $0 Artlist (bundled with video): see above Thumbnails: Canva Pro: $13/mo DIY in Figma: $0 Freelancer ... ... Premium: $300-500/mo The voiceover line item is where most channels overspend or underspend. Cheap voice = viewers click away. Expensive voice = margins disappear. What's your monthly spend on a faceless channel? And where do you splurge vs

... just letting it rip . I m very curious whether others have struggled with free trial versus freemium and whether doing both is a bad idea (I m leaning towards that being a yes by the way). I also wonder if we are giving away too much for free and should be feature gating more. The challenge then shifts from a pricing perspective vs

... tasks GMail + Google Calendar to arrange communication and coordinate the day Community management (mainly ProductHunt + LinkedIn ) in this part, I use ChatGPT and Grammarly to polish the text Communication with clients: Slack, Jira Execution of assignments: Notion, Taplio, Figma, CapCut Background music for less mentally demanding tasks (from YouTube ) Ending the day with short language learning: DuoLingo Comment from Ksenia Sh(@ksenia_sh): @busmark_w_nika  it was part of my university degree, so i didnt really choose myself ...

... just didn't believe what i was building worth it. Third launch now: FitComrade is a B2B platform for online fitness/habbit/nutrition/yoga coaches to create UNLIMITED reusable workout plans for UNLIMITED clients I did a small crash course on capcut and made a video around it on it's free tier The third attempt took me 1.5 months of continuous effort tbh, it drained me. But after thinking about this for 1.5 years I think i was able ...

... More and more companies are using a subscription model instead of a one-time payment for a product. Duolingo, CapCut and the like are examples of subscription models (monthly or annual), while DaVinci Resolve, for example, has a lifetime license. From a customer's perspective, it is most convenient for me to have a Lifetime option, but from a marketer's perspective, I see a more sustainable subscription model for the survival of the company. On what basis ... ... decide how to price your product and what form you choose (lifetime vs

... sound bad, but I feel like Adobe is asking quite a lot of money for something that other tools do the same (if not better) with a better user experience and sometimes even cheaper. For example, Adobe XD vs. Figma Adobe Premiere vs

... products crossing 1,000 . VidAU, Ada, Capalyze, Person Search API, CREAO, YouMind, Snapdeck The trend continues: AI domination. 2. Strongest niches AI for video/visual content People want to create ads, videos, and presentations easily. Examples: VidAU, Snapdeck, Magiclight, CapCut. AI for data & analysis Automation in data science is booming. Examples: Ada, Capalyze. AI for productivity & communication Tools helping teams and individuals save time. Examples: CREAO, YouMind, Person Search API. 3. Success formula AI + clear use case (video marketing ...

... Product Hunt I ve just launched a simple but useful tool for video creators and CapCut users: CapCut

... will earn something by buying/investing in a product), whether it will be profitable for me in the long term, whether it will save me time. I don't have many subscriptions, to be honest, only: Twitter Premium annual (~ 80) CapCut Pro annual (~ 120) (and that's all) ... the other subscriptions are paid for by the company... like Visual Eletric, MixPanel, ChatGPT etc. How are your subscription plans? E.g. what products you subscribed to; (budgeting  optional); what do you consider ... ... subscription guilt As for me, I try to strike a balance between essential, occasional, and aspirational tools. Essentials I use constantly: ChatGPT Pro (aka my second brain) Canva Pro (I run social content, so this one pays for itself) CapCut

... honestly outside my wheelhouse - I'm much better at helping builders figure out the 'should I charge for this feature' question. But now I'm super curious what others think about that balance! Anyone here navigating the open source vs free vs

... rollback to stay competitive (and not burn through capital) and it was painful, but I think that s a story quite a few teams on PH can relate too! Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): At the moment, my CapCut subscription feels like lost money. I do not use it as much as I intended this year. + Yesterday read this tweet ...

... convenient than I currently have ) My tech stack: HARDWARE: Rode Wireless Go II microphone Hyperx Solocast secondary microphone Sony Alpha A7 III + SONY FE 28 70 mm f/3.5 + 50mm MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro 14inch SOFTWARE: (the most common) CapCut Figma Imaging Edge Desktop OBS Notion Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @joseph_burutu  It seems everybody uses Lovable... I should as well then. Comment from Joseph Burutu(@joseph_burutu): For me, I use Figma, Notion, Loveable + GPT/Claude Comment ...

... nika  Of course it does, sweet Nika! Thanks for jumping in~ Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Does Grok count too? :D Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @elly_sp  Ou, we also have ChatGPT Pro and CapCut (already have may many AI features ...