Precorder
Creative
video recording app
SHOW HN2011
Precorder
Just launched our side project Precorder, new way to record iPhone vids
news.ycombinator.com#iphone video#continuous recording#record past seconds#video recording app
How HN took it
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 0 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Design: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Website design is clear and good
From 1 comment
I think you're definitely over-thinking this. The average user doesn't record all the time so they would be missing all kinds of great video opportunities. With your software,…
SHOwnsYou on HN
Idea is cool and useful
From 2 comments
This is a cool idea. This is a very common feature in security camera DVRs and people love the idea once they understand it. Good job.
mcotton on HNYour thumbnails of the dolphin are a cool idea... but could be done a bit better I think! 1st frame: Boring, waiting for something to happen. 2nd frame: Cool thing, but not the…
pkamb on HN
Objections
Tagline 'Never edit your videos again' is confusing
From 2 comments
I agree with replacing "Never edit your videos again" with "Never miss a moment again." On first glance, I understood the purpose of the app. But when I read "Never edit your…
rsobers on HNHuh. I remember hearing about a camera which did this at one point (it was a setting, I recall), so there's certainly some market for this as a feature. Not sure if it coincides…
sorbus on HN
Requests
Clearer tagline wording
From 2 comments
Huh. I remember hearing about a camera which did this at one point (it was a setting, I recall), so there's certainly some market for this as a feature. Not sure if it coincides…
sorbus on HNI'd say "Precorder turns you into a better videographer." could use some work as well. 1st: "Never miss a moment." 2nd: Tell the user how/why they'll never miss a moment by using…
pkamb on HN
Questions
Whether a continuous-recording camera feature already existed
From 3 comments
Huh. I remember hearing about a camera which did this at one point (it was a setting, I recall), so there's certainly some market for this as a feature. Not sure if it coincides…
sorbus on HNI think you might be thinking of the Looxcie - http://www.looxcie.com/
michaelbuckbee on HNNo, I would definitely remember something so unique looking. It was a DSLR, I think ... it may have been something like "press the button and take thousands of pictures really…
sorbus on HN
Alternatives named
Looxcie camera
From 1 comment
I think you might be thinking of the Looxcie - http://www.looxcie.com/
michaelbuckbee on HN
Security camera DVR continuous recording
From 1 comment
This is a cool idea. This is a very common feature in security camera DVRs and people love the idea once they understand it. Good job.
mcotton on HN