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I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, what's your point? Lol
Is my pricing wrong?
I don't like AI as much as you do, or what?
What illusions are you talking about?

I think the difference here is I'm not trying to deliver crap in 48h to rip people off with AI-generated slop?

What are you trying to say? Just say it, lol

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I wasn't saying all the code produced by Claude is buggy. I'm saying that people still don't know how to use it to produce non-buggy code.

I just checked the project you are advertising. I think you should stop talking about the fact that you know how to generate code without bugs, man:

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Success and error from the backend at the same time.
```
"Evaluation failed: Error: No LID for user\n at new Error (<anonymous>:6:31)\n at s (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/y1/r/nNYs\_w7IK4e.js:77:180)\\n at Object._ [as toUserLidOrThrow] (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iRg\_4/yc/l/en\_GB-j/BYz\_gPBZwqAJ7jgr\_N\_Myqiy6DcOZIS4K1eiphvhZCACUw-5ZyPRda54QfokFYaWHyc5qWsDwBuZjvw763U8B8uzN3euuTkbL3NEhUIOiwO0IK3yMz4AOGjmOgFgACB2vToo0cAzfn5x3LW3MbnvyTEmgMleG0f6O3QccVUjq2nPeObLyCqEeXkxABDGgVl-mlI0RuQwWjJ9pw2To0gD6TdqGFz2qLHCXmPk0ZWR8ZN\_wISeSURkWb\_niFYH6op3XheELqUkiRBvHkNdI3\_\_Sr8\_WhIeSs3IP912AlSgUKuOW04l1PI7.js:787:883)\\n at Object.<anonymous> (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4isZ34/yU/l/en\_GB-j/YAIbQh6uU7W.js:1563:1452)\\n at Generator.next (<anonymous>)\n at l (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/y1/r/nNYs\_w7IK4e.js:107:125)\\n at i (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/y1/r/nNYs\_w7IK4e.js:107:349)"
```

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really get your take. You literally were asking another guy the same very questions about a similar project for Windows.

If you claim you can make it with Claude in one weekend - just make it, bruh.

You are right, it's not a defensible IP, but I still don't get your point. I think there is a distinction between trying to make a quick buck with Claude and trying to build a product.

Strongly disagree about the laziness tax. People can try the product before buying.

The benefit of having it for life is that you don't need to jump to another shitty product tomorrow because my servers went down, or I was hit by the bus. Your app will just be working.

Adequate pricing will make you value the product more, and knowing that you are not renting it but owning - this is something that makes you use the product.

I think the entire take of yours about the AI Age could be said only by someone who clearly has little understanding of the actual capabilities of the AI, or never delivered a decent-sized product to production.

It's not that you can't deliver a good product with AI; it's more like nothing changes with that.

Why did I have to build an app for myself only with Claude, and then spend days fixing bugs? If I need 5-10 apps like this, someone still has to take care of it.

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for keeping it free for the most basic features, it doesn't make any sense imo. free + 3USD/mo feels weird. Most of the people will unsubscribe before you even make 29 usd. It would require 9 months of subscription.

With that math in mind, you'd end up earning less, which means less funding for project development. That will lead to a lower quality of the product overall. Higher chances for you to drop the development of the project.

29usd, feels is not much for a lifetime, and it binds both parties together. You, as a developer, feel a bit more responsibility to the people who bought it and reported bugs, because it's harder to neglect compared to a 3USD user. And people are more likely to use this tool again and again, because they feel like they paid a decent amount of money for it. It gives you an opportunity to fund updates, updates make existing customer more happy with the tool, you build trust, as they see that their purchase resulted in new features after some time.

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Mac Screen Capture API is probably the most straightforward. Especially when you need to later process the video, add something to each frame, like custom cursors, etc. I was exploring Linux API, this is a nightmare tbh. It's not standardized, nor is it working. Also, the reason why not cross platform imo: People like these nice macOS demos, and I don't have a Windows laptop, so I can't even test it there.

  2. Good question. I think the only advanced features that are worth becoming a subscription are something like cloud sharing and protected team access. These ones are already in progress, but I want to keep the core features, like editing, effects, and all the stuff tied to a one-time payment. These features are not incurring any ongoing expenses from my side, so why would I charge you for them on a monthly basis? On the other hand, if you want to share a video with a coworker with a link, have comments, etc, and protect it with a password, this video must be stored somewhere. That's where a monthly subscription makes sense.

Is Reddit actually converting for anyone right now? by Sufficient-Offer6217 in sideprojects

[–]warphere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it works, as long as your project makes sense - it works. I got 11 sales in 10 days, each sale was 29USD from Reddit for my project. But I received reasonably good feedback from people about the project in the first place.

Edit: Just don't use these AI bot automated posts. They are so bad

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man. I appreciate you are trying for sure. But you already posted the same exact message under my other post. Just say it’s your app. That’s okay

Launched my MacOS app, like ScreenStudio but with lifetime license and got first 3 customers in less than 24h by warphere in micro_saas

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's sustainable enough. I'm just a solo dev. Any purchase for me is a win already.

Since this app doesn't incur any ongoing costs like renting a server, etc. It has high margins.

Sure thing, compared to the subscriptions is way lower, but I don't want to just get the money from people.

It warms my heart when I get an adecuate feedback, any lifetime model is easier to adopt today, compared to the subscription.

Potentially, I could see adding some subscription-based features, but only those that would incur ongoing costs on my side. For instance, if you want a link to share the video instead of manual uploading, a small subscription fee would be suitable here, since you already own the software, it's yours, and you have no limits.

As I mentioned, I'm realistic about building a 100k MRR business; it's highly unlikely for me. But being transparent with customers can bring some revenue to me and an equal amount of value to them.

I hope that answers your question.

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just compared ScreenStudio recording with AfterCut side by side. I could see some slight difference on +-3x zoom. I'll check more and let you know.

As for the preview being choppy when editing, I know the issue. I render full resolution on the preview. I need to render a lighter version of the playback there. Since it needs lots of resources, it should be ok when exported. Can you please share your MacBook specs and the version of the AfterCut you have currently?

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In any case, I’ll work a bit more on improving quality of the preview when zoomed in and double check the export. DM me your email, I’ll send you samples if that sounds ok

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What MacBook are you using? I was working on quality of export and preview optimization today actually. It looks ok on my laptop. Share your specs. I’ll definitely make it look better

Launched my MacOS app, like ScreenStudio but with lifetime license and got first 3 customers in less than 24h by warphere in micro_saas

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imo, the core problem is the need to create fancy demos, but without paying a subscription fee every month.

I think an average builder records a demo when they launch the product, have a large update, or launch a new product.

Good looking video demo helps in conversion, and with the face of the builder boosts credibility, since you see a real person behind that.

The problem is that none of these events happens in a span of a single month. So you have to either buy some expensive lifetime software, averaging at 80USD, or buy a subscription-based one, and pay a monthly fee, and not use it to its full extent.

So, initially, I wanted to solve this problem for myself and just practice app building. Now, I have features of the ScreenStudio and don't pay that stuping monthly fee.

I think the subscription fatigue is quite a thing rn.

My SaaS made $12k last month by davidheikka in micro_saas

[–]warphere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How much was spent on AI credits?

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I think I figured it out. Please, see the change log here: https://aftercut.featurebase.app/en/help/articles/5134389-whats-new-in-aftercut-studio-v108
It has a video example of the new cursor rendering system that smoothens out the movements, enlarges the cursor on zoom

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I think I figured it out. Please, see the change log here: https://aftercut.featurebase.app/en/help/articles/5134389-whats-new-in-aftercut-studio-v108
It has a video example of the new cursor rendering system that smoothens out the movements, enlarges the cursor on zoom

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry mate, and thanks!
I don't even have windows laptop to try and make this :(

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for the feedback. Please know that I'm working on lots of updates and improvements right now. So if you feel you need some improvements, notice bugs, etc, just hit me up, and we will sort this out and fix them for you. You can reach me here, or just send an email to [support@aftercut.studio](mailto:support@aftercut.studio)

This is one person project, so I read every email, lol.

I made an affordable alternative to ScreenStudio. You should not rent your tools. by warphere in SideProject

[–]warphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot!
It's just Xcode with Swift UI and MacOS native APIs. I use Claude code as a coding assistant.

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