DoodleDreams
AI
image-to-video animation
SHOW HN2024
242points
76comments
#305of 3,515 in 2024
Top 9%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
16 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 23 critical, out of 51 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 9 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 8 againstPricing: 0 for, 7 againstExecution: 2 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun way to bring children's drawings to life
From 3 comments
This looks very cool! The drawing examples on the page are amazing. I wish all kids could draw like that :D I wonder what the AI understands when given a more sketchy drawing.…
yuvalr1 on HNThis is very cool. My nephew will love this.
jules on HNThat sounds incredible! I have a strong desire to upload my childhood creations there.
ErigmolCt on HN
Animations look good
From 2 comments
Pretty good animation: here is my father Christmas…
franze on HNHi Victor! I love this. I've been playing around with drawing-to-animation techniques for a long time (check out this playlist of videos from my lab at CMU from 9 years ago:…
batchku on HN
Objections
Free trial token does not work or is not visible
From 4 comments
Looks interesting, but it would be nice to be able to try it out (once even) without subscribing. The one token that seems to be available when you create an account disappears…
j_french on HNI'm getting the same. Free plan 0 tokens. New account.
dsmurrell on HNHmm, I don't see any free token. I agree that one free token is a good way to get interest going.
lolptdr on HNThe free plan still doesn't work. I never submitted anything. Was login gated, then forced to sign up with Google, then brought to the dashboard with 0/0 tokens, no way to submit…
solardev on HN
Many animations are static or morph badly
From 3 comments
Tried (and paid) but the drawing video is just a static image.
johndevor on HNDidn’t work for me.. animation just had some camera scroll, but figures remained static
indoor47 on HNMeta put out a pretty popular post back in 2021 around using AI to animate children's drawings. I believe it focuses more around using masks to build out a "rigging" to animate…
vunderba on HN
Token pricing is expensive and unclear
From 2 comments
I wish I had kids in order to see them laugh when they could see their drawings come to life. One point of critique: Simple, Transparent Pricing -> Currency is tokens.…
qwertox on HNI found their API quite expensive, I wonder how you go about it.
gexaha on HN
Google-only login
From 1 comment
Cool stuff, but I rather don't want to use Google to log in. Is there, or will there be, any way around this?
rroose on HN
Requests
Non-Google login options
From 1 comment
Hi, I understand, I will look into adding more options for logging in
vikmex on HN
Free trial access restored
From 2 comments
Looks interesting, but it would be nice to be able to try it out (once even) without subscribing. The one token that seems to be available when you create an account disappears…
j_french on HNThe free plan still doesn't work. I never submitted anything. Was login gated, then forced to sign up with Google, then brought to the dashboard with 0/0 tokens, no way to submit…
solardev on HN
More detailed how-it-works or process screenshots
From 1 comment
Understandable. Thanks for the response! In that case, a few more screenshots or videos of the process would be nice.
solardev on HN
Questions
What model and tech stack is used
From 3 comments
Hey Viktor, looks cool! It looks like it uses some image-to-video generation model. I would be interested to know which one you used, how you selected it, and whether you did…
maalber on HNThat's cool. Can you talk a little about the tech: front end, back end, and API (Kling, apparently)?
bambax on HNThis is really cool. Nice job. How did you do it?
whitepaint on HN
How moderation of inappropriate content is handled
From 1 comment
First, this is a cool idea. Second, are you doing moderation? What is your strategy for porn/illegal content? It often seems like that managing those practicalities kills…
tacitusarc on HN
Alternatives named
Meta Animated Drawings
From 1 comment
Meta put out a pretty popular post back in 2021 around using AI to animate children's drawings. I believe it focuses more around using masks to build out a "rigging" to animate…
vunderba on HN
Sketch metademolab free animator
From 1 comment
Following those links lead to this website based free solution https://sketch.metademolab.com/ You can upload a picture and have it animate it. Not quite the same or as…
nox101 on HN
Dibulo
From 1 comment
I have built something similar (without AI)which lets a group of children build a world together with their colored templates: dibulo.com - We have lots of schools /…
zengineer on HN