Show HN: Obiklip – read transcripts, find and create video segments quickly(obiklip.com)
obiklip.com
Show HN: Obiklip – read transcripts, find and create video segments quickly
https://www.obiklip.com/
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Seems like a really nice indie alternative to Descript. The landing page is beautiful too, feels very nicely crafted.
I’m just curious, why didn’t you choose to make this a web app instead of a desktop app? Were there technical limitations?
Yes, it was ffmpeg. Some operations, ie audio preview and video clipping to create segments from start-end, are performed as needed in the background.
I've tried using ffmpeg-wasm, but it has some limitations. I find that native ffmpeg is much more effective than the wasm version.
I've tried using ffmpeg-wasm, but it has some limitations. I find that native ffmpeg is much more effective than the wasm version.
It usually takes me 2-3 hours of continuous listening just to find the 'timestamps' where the interesting points start and end. I'm referring to source videos that are 30 min to 1 hour long.
Nowadays, getting transcriptions for videos is easy with AI. So, why not use that to find segments? Reading through a transcription is much quicker and easier than listening to the whole video.
You can't predict what the speaker in the video will say, so you need to listen, go back and forth, and keep repeating this process until you finish the video.
So, I created Obiklip. Now I can go through each line of the transcription, listen to each line, read or skim through it. It saves me hours! Of course, there's still detailed post-production editing to do, but finding points to highlight is no longer a pain.
As the only developer for this project, I'm happy to share this and hear feedback from the community!
P.S. It's a free software. But if you need to buy a license, use the "HELLOHN" coupon. You'll get 50% off.