instafilter.io
Dev tools
image processing api
SHOW HN2012
47points
26comments
#497of 1,677 in 2012
Top 30%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and well executed, fills a real gap
From 3 comments
Fantastic idea. Simple, yet hard enough that it's annoying to do in house.
alexchamberlain on HNThis sounds like a really neat service. Just about a year ago a friend and I wanted to do a filtering app for our own use, but didn't seem to find any straight-forward resources…
PufferBuffer on HNI think the service looks quite neat, and the effects well done. However, wouldn't it make sense to apply filters client-side in most cases? (I'm personally always a fan of using…
freditup on HN
Objections
Client-side processing is easier and cheaper
From 3 comments
Not to discourage the project (love the interface), but isn’t this far easier to do client side than to send it to a server all the time? If there is a js lib that makes use of…
Cherian on HNI think the service looks quite neat, and the effects well done. However, wouldn't it make sense to apply filters client-side in most cases? (I'm personally always a fan of using…
freditup on HNIf these kind of nonsense filters really are in demand, doing them in a cloud environment for photographs is insane. Javascript makes much more sense. For video, I could…
hnriot on HN
ImageMagick can do this for free
From 3 comments
wow, this is really expensive for something I can do for free with ImageMagick
Robby2012 on HNI'm impressed at the features and simplicity, but I'm wondering what the real use cases are. If filters were a core part of my business, I'd certainly be doing them in-house…
Smudge on HNCan some one explain what the benefit of this over using something like imageMagick? Is there a hidden cost to imageMagick that I am missing?
jhales on HN
Upload and return latency is high
From 2 comments
I think the service looks quite neat, and the effects well done. However, wouldn't it make sense to apply filters client-side in most cases? (I'm personally always a fan of using…
freditup on HNGreat idea. Thought One: Your biggest barrier to adoption will be speed as you scale. If your API returns the modified image too slow, developers will quickly abandon you. So…
zupreme on HN
Filters themselves are nonsense for photography
From 2 comments
If these kind of nonsense filters really are in demand, doing them in a cloud environment for photographs is insane. Javascript makes much more sense. For video, I could…
hnriot on HNNo, not style, I meant medium. These filters are emulating, as do instagrams, different photographic mediums, like color film, b&w film, instant film, etc. Photo filters do not…
hnriot on HN
Requests
Caching of repeated images by checksum
From 1 comment
Great idea. Thought One: Your biggest barrier to adoption will be speed as you scale. If your API returns the modified image too slow, developers will quickly abandon you. So…
zupreme on HN
Gaussian blur filter
From 1 comment
Any plans for gaussian blur?
marban on HN
Public filter store for user-generated filters
From 1 comment
Looks very cool! I would also like to point out Cloudinary as a great service that features image hosting & upload in addition to filters. I think Instafilter.io could maybe get…
jaredcwhite on HN
Questions
What are real use cases for this service
From 2 comments
I think the service looks quite neat, and the effects well done. However, wouldn't it make sense to apply filters client-side in most cases? (I'm personally always a fan of using…
freditup on HNI'm impressed at the features and simplicity, but I'm wondering what the real use cases are. If filters were a core part of my business, I'd certainly be doing them in-house…
Smudge on HN
Does it offer advice on custom filters
From 1 comment
Not to discourage the project (love the interface), but isn’t this far easier to do client side than to send it to a server all the time? If there is a js lib that makes use of…
Cherian on HN
Alternatives named
ImageMagick
From 3 comments
I'm impressed at the features and simplicity, but I'm wondering what the real use cases are. If filters were a core part of my business, I'd certainly be doing them in-house…
Smudge on HNwow, this is really expensive for something I can do for free with ImageMagick
Robby2012 on HNCan some one explain what the benefit of this over using something like imageMagick? Is there a hidden cost to imageMagick that I am missing?
jhales on HN
CamanJS
From 2 comments
I've been using CamanJS for a while now: http://camanjs.com/
luiperd on HNPaintbrushJS, CaymanJS, VintageJS and Filtrr all do this for free.
brandoncapecci on HN
Cloudinary
From 1 comment
Looks very cool! I would also like to point out Cloudinary as a great service that features image hosting & upload in addition to filters. I think Instafilter.io could maybe get…
jaredcwhite on HN
Client-side canvas filter libraries such as PaintbrushJS, VintageJS, Filtrr
From 1 comment
PaintbrushJS, CaymanJS, VintageJS and Filtrr all do this for free.
brandoncapecci on HN
Cloudflare InstaFlare
From 1 comment
Did you guys see the cloudflare module for this a few months back? http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/20/cloudflare-instaflare-instagram-joke/ also see…
brianbreslin on HN