AI Background Remover
AI
image background removal
SHOW HN2021
102points
36comments
#521of 2,533 in 2021
Top 21%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
9 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Performance: 3 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fast and accurate results on varied photos
From 3 comments
Wow! I thought Remask AI from Topaz Labs was good, but this did what took a few seconds what took me several minutes of corrections in that other program. It worked quite…
ravenstine on HNWow, worked really well on an image of mine where it wouldn't necessarily be obvious what to remove. In fact I think it did better than the manual keying I did on it years ago.
dawnerd on HNTested with Parked Domain Girl, worked great! (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/parked-domain-girl)
RankingMember on HN
Useful free alternative
From 2 comments
Canva has this feature, but it's only available to premium users. I use it quite a bit when making YouTube thumbnails that contain my face. It's nice to have a free alternative.…
cweill on HNjust used it today for removing white background from my favicon very neat indeed
ushakov on HN
Objections
Subscription pricing is too high for occasional users
From 3 comments
Why did you choose a monthly subscription model? I’m genuinely curious because I’m a “one off” user. I don’t use it frequently enough to justify a recurring monthly cost. Have…
cyberge99 on HNCredits is the way to go, most common biz model in the industry. I understand their appetite for MRR but there should be a more low entry plan.
guillegette on HNUm … “most of our users are users who will pay for this model” doesn’t really prove what you think it proves. But more to the point $120 - $240 assuming major versions last a…
Terretta on HN
Pricing hidden behind app download
From 1 comment
Seems to work well based on a quick trial on the web site. Annoying that I seem to have to download the app to see how much it costs.
PMan74 on HN
Fails on some images such as complex backgrounds with trees
From 1 comment
It didn’t work in my picture. It has trees in the background from a small hill looking down.
rp8 on HN
Requests
Video background removal
From 2 comments
Congratulations @vvyoer! We are active paid users of https://www.unscreen.com/ for video background removal. Do you have plans to add support for video background removal anytime…
ashraymalhotra on HNEliot here, I work with Vincent on PhotoRoom. Our current focus is shipping an incredible app on the web and on mobile, but we'll tackle video very soon!
ea016 on HN
One-off or credit-based pricing
From 2 comments
Why did you choose a monthly subscription model? I’m genuinely curious because I’m a “one off” user. I don’t use it frequently enough to justify a recurring monthly cost. Have…
cyberge99 on HNWe started as a mobile app and the subscription model was the obvious choice here. Most of our pro users are hardcore PhotoRoom users that will need this on multiple occasions.…
vvoyer on HN
Questions
Why a monthly subscription model
From 1 comment
Why did you choose a monthly subscription model? I’m genuinely curious because I’m a “one off” user. I don’t use it frequently enough to justify a recurring monthly cost. Have…
cyberge99 on HN
Alternatives named
remove.bg
From 3 comments
Canva has this feature, but it's only available to premium users. I use it quite a bit when making YouTube thumbnails that contain my face. It's nice to have a free alternative.…
cweill on HNNeat! For the last year or so, I’ve used remove.bg if I want to quickly create a transparent PNG. N=1, photoroom.com does seem to work a bit faster, but the results don’t seem as…
nemosaltat on HNhttps://vanceai.com/remove-background/ https://www10.lunapic.com/editor/ https://www.remove.bg/ https://socialbook.io/remove-background
Mudface_72 on HN
Clipping Magic
From 1 comment
Nice! Not to be all jaded, but there’s one of these services launching per month (week?) these days. Some are free (but then usually poor quality), others cost money (usually…
jacobn on HN
U2Net open source model
From 1 comment
My guess is something very similar to U2Net https://github.com/xuebinqin/U-2-Net
thesehands on HN
Unscreen
From 1 comment
Congratulations @vvyoer! We are active paid users of https://www.unscreen.com/ for video background removal. Do you have plans to add support for video background removal anytime…
ashraymalhotra on HN