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Show HN: I Made a Final Cut for Windows

20 points| CinematicStudio | 4 years ago |cinematicstudio.app

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CinematicStudio|4 years ago

It all started with me trying to bring into the spotlight my then photo viewer app. I created a way to animate between the photos in an album. People started to react positively to that (duh!).

So I improved on the animations. Added more ways to animate... After roughly 2 months I realized this trumped everything else. So I decided to create a video editor. That was more than 3 years ago.

Added more animations, added videos, effects, transitions. Talked to people to understand their pain points... Analyzed other editors for inspiration, spiced it all with a lot of my ideas...

Worked on it non-stop, a lot of crazy hours, a LOT of time spent on optimizations, a lot of time spent on dealing with stupid Microsoft APIs. Luckily, I wasn't alone -- my two dogs have been my emotional support through all the ups and downs (https://www.tiktok.com/@lupiandbelasuperstars/video/69959083...). I love them more than I can express into words -- and of course, a lot of the money I make will be spent on treats and toys, and just making sure those tails never stop moving ;)

Finally, I'm happy with the result, and I'd like to share it with you guys!

Obviously, there's a discount - 40% OFF , it will last until Sun 5th of December.

If you have any questions, I'm more than happy to answer them!

JesseHercules|4 years ago

Looks great! There's a real need for an easier video editor for people making social videos and not 4k movies.

russdpale|4 years ago

cant anyone just make software that I purchase? I see a subscription model and I click away.

randomluck040|4 years ago

Same exact thought. I default to the pricing page of software these days to check if I have to add yet another subscription service. I don’t want to take away from the great software that might have been built but I didn’t even click beyond seeing the subscription. For a video editing app. What does make this worth the subscription in comparison to Resolve or FCPX? If it’s less features, then I don’t get it and the mistake is on the side of Blackmagic/FCPX/… and they should offer something more linear as an option to view the interface at least.

smoldesu|4 years ago

I don't really use MacOS anymore, but does Final Cut charge a monthly subscription now?

CinematicStudio|4 years ago

As far as I know, they don't. But I think I read something a while back that they're actually thinking about doing that.