Dubjoy
Creative
video dubbing
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
7 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.41.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and impressive execution
From 3 comments
Tried it and I love it.. So simple..
matevzpetek on HNSeen this when it was still very rough. Huge progress so far. Keep it up.
tomazstolfa on HNThis is one of those projects that looks like with just the right combination it'll take off. I can see Chinese people especially translating a huge deal of dramas, technical…
sgrove on HN
Helps spread good video content to wider audiences
From 3 comments
This thing is amazing. Helping ordanary people spread good video content to a wider audience is great, and just think of all the Ted talks that could be dubbed like this. Sadly I…
zidar on HNI like the idea. it has the potential of making a change and enabling people to do new things.
gdonelli on HNPretty good long term goal, but I think it's awesome you're basically helping spread stuff to a wider audience.
zidar on HN
Objections
Browser support limited to Chrome; Flash voice recording broke in Chromium and a Chrome release
From 3 comments
I've tried using your app in Chromium (on Ubuntu 12.10), but the the flash permission doesn't show up (http://imgur.com/VD25h). It seems to be working in Google Chrome, though.
ensmotko on HNIt's been a rough ride for us regarding browser compatibility. In the beginning we wanted to support them all, but then quickly boiled it down to just Chrome. It's a really good…
tadruj on HNI don't understand how Google can push out a broken version of Chrome for voice recording. All the services that use voice recording are broken now.
rf45 on HN
Dubbing-first direction seen as wrong; suggested an overlay on existing YouTube videos instead
From 1 comment
That's completely wrong direction IMO, and there's no market called 'Youtube for non-English users'. You should implement a HTML5 overlay so users could enable dubs on any…
Geee on HN
Requests
Add subtitling
From 1 comment
This is one of those projects that looks like with just the right combination it'll take off. I can see Chinese people especially translating a huge deal of dramas, technical…
sgrove on HN
Support Firefox and other browsers
From 1 comment
It's been a rough ride for us regarding browser compatibility. In the beginning we wanted to support them all, but then quickly boiled it down to just Chrome. It's a really good…
tadruj on HN
Questions
What are the long-term goals for Dubjoy?
From 1 comment
This is one of those projects that looks like with just the right combination it'll take off. I can see Chinese people especially translating a huge deal of dramas, technical…
sgrove on HN
Alternatives named
Amara (subtitling)
From 1 comment
We're thinking subtitling might help with dubbing efforts but we won't go in subtitles direction for now. Amara has this field covered really good. Long term goal is to become a…
tadruj on HN