[HN Gopher] Show HN: Lottielab - Create product animations in th...
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Show HN: Lottielab - Create product animations in the browser
easily
Hi HN! Today we are releasing Lottielab, a web-based animation
tool, to the public as an open beta. The main tool for editing and
exporting Lottie animations today is Adobe After Effects, a
30-year-old visual effects tool that's not fit for this purpose,
has a steep learning curve, and requires a patchwork of error-prone
plugins. With Lottielab, we are aiming to reduce the friction of
creating and editing product animations by providing an easy-to-use
editor with out-of-the-box support for import and export of the
Lottie format and many others. Feel free to play around with the
tool and let me know what you think - I'm here to answer your
questions. Happy animating!
Author : thegeomaster
Score : 32 points
Date : 2023-08-15 12:28 UTC (10 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.lottielab.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.lottielab.com)
| pxue wrote:
| How far away are we from "type in a prompt, get an animation"
| generative style UX?
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| What are some roadblocks of making that a reality?
| thegeomaster wrote:
| Interesting question!
|
| From some anecdotal experience, large language models struggle
| with spatial structure (which makes sense given their modality
| and training data). On the other hand, diffusion models create
| great images, but this does not translate very well to vector
| data.
|
| Animation is not a very well researched modality for AI, so it
| could go either way. It's definitely an interesting direction
| to consider, as it can democratize motion design even further.
| pedalpete wrote:
| This is great! One thing that has somewhat stopped us from using
| lottie files for animations is getting someone who has the tools
| and knows how to make them.
|
| I just started a new app the other day, and was going to build my
| animations using charting libraries. Now I've got another option.
|
| Congrats on the launch!
|
| Out of curiosity, why did you decide to not allow google or other
| sign-in, and why do you need my name?
|
| It may seem like a simple thing, but it is a barrier that I
| believe most people don't think of when using social logins, you
| get access to the name, and don't need to manage passwords
| (obvs).
|
| In the app we're building, I'm considering releasing without
| account sign-up at all.
| thegeomaster wrote:
| Thank you! Yes, we've noticed that the barrier to entry for
| creating lotties was something that was hindering their
| adoption. This was one of the driving ideas behind the creation
| of Lottielab.
|
| > Out of curiosity, why did you decide to not allow google or
| other sign-in, and why do you need my name?
|
| It wasn't an intentional decision to not support social login,
| it had more to do with prioritization. Our focus for the public
| release was much more on getting the MVP features of the editor
| right. But you raise a good point and we'll work on more login
| options. For the name, it's used mostly for identification
| within the team and sharing features. I totally understand your
| concerns, of course feel free to use a pseudonym.
|
| > In the app we're building, I'm considering releasing without
| account sign-up at all.
|
| This is IMO a good idea. A "guest mode" for Lottielab is
| definitely a development direction to consider, especially
| since a big part of the app is on the frontend anyhow.
|
| > I just started a new app the other day, and was going to
| build my animations using charting libraries. Now I've got
| another option.
|
| I know it's a cliche to say this, but we are obsessed about
| user experience, so if you need any help, notice anything amiss
| or have a suggestion for features, please let us know via our
| Discord (https://discord.gg/3r9GcBUAZa) or by emailing
| hello@lottielab.com. We respond and act quickly.
| idlewan wrote:
| User names are useful in a team context: when you see who
| created a file or who is currently modifying the file with you.
| Also when receiving the email invite to a team / project.
|
| Otherwise, you'd have to display the full email, which isn't as
| readable.
|
| Using social logins would definitely help in making the sign-up
| simpler (but I guess you still need it in the form if using
| email login option though).
| pers0n wrote:
| https://rive.app/ Rive has better performance than Lottie, I'm
| not affiliated in anyway
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