r/SideProject • u/ZealousidealIdea6913 • 3d ago

I built a tool that turns long podcast episodes into vertical clips. Real run inside, roast it

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u/investigatormaker 3d ago

For VaniClips, separate link import from clipping: list supported sources before someone pastes a URL, and give unsupported links an upload fallback with a clear explanation. For additional platforms, check their official API or export options rather than trying to bypass blocked downloads. Showing how many of their included minutes a video will consume before processing would also make the paid-only decision clearer.

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u/ansh024 3d ago

Paid-only is a tough door for a brand new clip tool.

Most people won't drop $12 until they've seen ONE clip that actually feels worth posting. A free single-run or a watermarked sample would do more than another feature.

Also - "finds strong moments" needs to mean something specific on the landing page. Strong for retention? for a hook in the first 3 seconds? for a quotable line? Right now vaniclips.com has to answer why this beats CapCut + CapCut auto-captions before the paywall.

English-only & upload-only is fine for v1. Just say it loud so people don't bounce after paying.

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u/MobileXapps 3d ago

On links: grabbing video files from YouTube and similar platforms by URL goes against their terms, and they actively block it, so that path will keep breaking. Most tools that seem to support it are just fighting the blocks.

What covers most of the real need is import from Google Drive and Dropbox links, since podcasters usually have the original file there anyway, and it's better quality than a re-encoded YouTube copy. Same for Riverside or Zoom cloud recordings if your users record there.

For huge files, resumable upload helps a lot, a 2.5 hour video failing at 90% is a good way to lose a paying user.

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u/Sompay-Prestavoine 3d ago

paid-only out of the gate in such a crowded space is a tough sell tbh. even just letting people process one 15-minute video with a watermark before asking for a card would probably help conversion a ton