Some presentation effects in Snapr and wanted to get some feedback 👀
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Added a few new features:
• Spotlight
Auto zoom + cursor tracking (can also be controlled manually)
• Trim & Speed Control
Cut unnecessary parts and adjust playback speed more easily
• Screen Shake
For when you really want to add impact to something
(not sure how often screen recordings need this… but it’s fun 😄)
What do you think?
Do these feel useful for demos/tutorials, or am I overengineering things a bit?
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Do people actually want effects like screen shake in real tutorials, or is it more of a "fun to build" feature?
@nora_mitchell
Honestly? Zoom, speed controls, and trim felt essential, so I added those first.
But then I realized I had three tools and an awkward empty slot in the toolbox grid.
That’s when I started thinking about “emphasis” effects and ended up adding screen shake.
Maybe not the most scientifically product-driven decision… but it was surprisingly fun to experiment with.
Does the app handle high-resolution monitors well, or do the zooms get a bit blurry?
@jonathan_hayes3 Sharp observation. 👍
Zooming is ultimately based on sampling a sub-region of the original recording, so some softness compared to the source is pretty unavoidable right now. I’m still experimenting with ways to minimize that as much as possible though.
If I speed up a clip, does the audio pitch stay normal or does it get that "chipmunk" sound?
@connor_coleman Right now the pitch increases naturally when speeding up audio, so yes — a bit of the “chipmunk” effect 😄
There’s no pitch correction yet, but if Snapr moves further into more audio-heavy workflows (like presentations with camera/audio), it’s definitely something I’d seriously consider.
@gamzabaw How easy is it to undo a trim if i realize I cut out something important?
@ellie_russell You can already adjust the trim span after creating it, remove it, or add it back again later — and of course undo/redo is supported too.
Could the screen shake be triggered by a keyboard shortcut while I'm actually recording?
@ruby_diaz1 At the moment it’s only available as a post-processing effect, but that’s actually a really interesting idea. Technically it doesn’t seem impossible within some limits, so I’d love to explore it someday.
@gamzabaw If I use the screen shake, can i control how intense the "shake" actually is?
@alice_hayes2 Yep — you can control both the shake intensity and the frequency (Hz) 🙂
Does the trim tool allow for frame-by-frame precision or is it more of a rough cut?
@adrian_stone2 Right now it’s definitely more of a timeline-based rough cut workflow.
I honestly hadn’t thought deeply about ultra-precise video editing yet, so that question kind of hit me in the head a little 😄 Really good feedback.
@gamzabaw For the screen shake—can I adjust how intense it is or is it just one setting?
@alistair_james1 Yep — you can adjust things like shake intensity and frequency (Hz).
And when combined with zoom effects, it can make moments feel much more impactful 🙂
How easy is it to "undo" a zoom if the AI tracks to the wrong part of the UI?
@brielle_marie Pretty easy — you can simply undo it with cmd/ctrl + z, or just remove the zoom clip directly from the timeline.
@gamzabaw Does the speed control also adjust the audio pitch so I don't sound like a chipmunk?
@harlow_grace1 At the moment, speeding up clips also speeds up the audio naturally, so the pitch goes up as well 😄
I haven’t implemented pitch preservation yet, mainly because Snapr is still much more focused on screen/demo workflows than heavy audio editing.
But if more people start using it for presentation-style content with voice/video, it’s definitely on my radar.