Unscreen
AI
video background removal
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
7 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Execution: 2 for, 6 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive results on demo and simple videos
From 3 comments
I tried with an 8 second video on Safari for iOS. Worked well for a somewhat complex video (moving video with animal + human in foreground, carpet and walls in background), with…
dlivingston on HNvery refreshing seeing a product that demos exactly what they do (and amazingly i made add) within a moment of me landing on their homepage. i cannot believe how cool that is.…
thrownaway954 on HNIt does really well with the classic Pulp Fiction test case: https://i.imgur.com/pISmxjH.gifv
nathancahill on HN
Objections
Breaks down on edge cases like hair and complex backgrounds
From 2 comments
As a freelance VFX-artist the thing that annoys me about examples like these is that they don't honestly shou you the edge cases where things start falling apart (and they…
atoav on HNWell, the first video with the girl in the desert shows a case where things usually break down and they do so here too.
ygra on HN
Uploads videos to a server; prefers local app for privacy
From 1 comment
The privacy policy says that the uploaded video is deleted immediately after processing, but I'd still prefer a locally installed application for this (without any Internet…
AnonC on HN
Upload failures on Firefox Android and portrait video
From 3 comments
I have been unable to upload a video or gif from mobile. The gif search and unscreen works correctly, but if I try to upload my own, it just hangs with the loading bar…
craftinator on HNFirefox Android: Failed to load video file: Can not access file at 'media1.giphy.com'. Please verify the URL or try downloading the file to your device, and upload it from there.…
emayljames on HNedit: okay, it was because I recorded in portait mode. The examples are great! I recorded a short video of myself and the processing failed horribly. Whelp.
_def on HN
Requests
Mac OS version
From 1 comment
We're working on the OSX version.
maktouch on HN
Local or plug-in versions such as After Effects or OBS
From 2 comments
This would make for an excellent after effects (or any post-production software for that matter) plugin. Would highly recommend going this route for the "Unscreen Pro" version…
Budabellly on HNIt would also make an excellent OBS plugin for streamers, if such a thing doesn't already exist.
a_t48 on HN
Questions
How the underlying technology works
From 3 comments
Nice! How are you doing it?
amerine on HNvery nice demo. how does it work?
arrayjumper on HNThis is pretty neat, would love to see how the underlying tech works.
OutsmartDan on HN
Alternatives named
XSplit VCam
From 2 comments
If you need it for real-time video calls, check out XSplit VCam: https://www.xsplit.com/vcam
maktouch on HNFor webcams? You can use xsplit vcam. https://www.xsplit.com/ja/vcam It uses whatever AI systems they made to single out the foreground objects from the background objects. And…
tenryuu on HN
remove.bg
From 1 comment
I was thinking this looks very similar to the photo version of the tool https://remove.bg ... It's the same guys!
gitgud on HN