Developers, why wouldn't you use this app? Feedback needed

Hello, I'm building Rockup. Rockup helps anyone create a professional looking video of their app from screen recordings of their app in action. It also lets the user add background music (wide selection available inside the app), write voiceover transcripts and record voiceovers. The resulting video can be used for the app store video previews, or for showcasing the app to users or clients, as well as for advertising ( on Instagram, Facebook, etc)

One of my target markets is developers (like myself), who find it difficult and time consuming to use a video editor for such a simple task.

I need to know if I'm wrong, so please tell me why wouldn't you use this app? :)

Thank you.

P.S. If you think this app is useful for you, please help us by signing up for the beta version (coming soon). We need beta testers. Beta testers will also get a 50% discount on the pro features once the app launches.

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What is your unique value proposition in regard to https://www.loom.com/ ?
I love that you're asking the RIGHT question - find your unique differentiator and you'll be able to move forward easily from there. Well, maybe not easily ;-)
Cheers
Jonathan

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  Seems weird to me that Loom doesn't have any short videos on their site explaining their product ? or as a demo?
  
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    Isn't that the essence of the animated gif under their tagline?
    But I agree, a more "screenshot" demo might be nice!
    I'm assuming they know their way around marketing and a/b tested the hell out of it :)
    
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      Ha. I flew right by that. Didn't stand out as the "product" to me. Good catch.
      
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  Hello @JonathanOron, and thanks for the reply.
  Loom seems to be a productivity tool aimed at increasing the efficiency of employees' day to day work.
  
  Rockup is for those people who wish to present the working of their app in a professional manner, for demo, tutorial, and advertising purposes. It offers them a simple and quick way of doing that, without needing video editing expertise.
  
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    I might be missing something, but that seems to be EXACTLY what loom is for, here's an example:
    https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/leaving-a-low-autonomy-design-career-to-build-a-product-business-ed93ce6530
    
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      Thanks for showing me this. This validates my market I guess!
      I guess the difference is that Rockup is for a specific niche compared to the wide range of applications of Loom.
      
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        That's a great thing - you've got a paying market and you want to carve out a niche!
        I guess that the next step is to find people who are paying Loom but are unhappy/churning - there's where you find your differentiation!
        If you'd like to discuss this further, feel free to set up a meeting - https://calendly.com/jonathanoron
        Cheers,
        Jonathan
        
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        Thank you very much for your valuable feedback, @JonathanOron!
        I'd love to discuss this further with you - I'll just launch the beta version first! :)
        
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        Good luck!
        
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A few things are unclear and would prevent me from using this.
1. No mention of what platform it is for. Apple/Android/Both?
2. No mention of cost
3. No mention of if your are going to have a one time fee or subscription
4. Doesn't seem that you can combine multiple screen shares/takes into a single final product
5. Do you record the audio in your app or somewhere else? If in your app can you edit the audio traxk independently or do you have to get a perfect take and us that? Can you store takes and then listen to them to pick the best one later? Lots of questions about the audio
6. I don't remember seeing much about adding effects, pointers, zoom/focus, etc
7. Seems that this is a simple editor. I still need a separate screen capture app. Most of those apps have the same basic editing capabilities.
I would suggest that you need a lot more of the details. The site you have looks like a very basic funnel builder. If you are really close to Beta then I would like to see a lot more than just 1 example and a basic process flow. I would like to see actual examples of the output

JMHO. Best of luck on your venture

Craig
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  Hi @JS_Jedi, and thanks for your response.
  
  It's on iOS at the moment. I'll update it on the website. Thanks for pointing it out.
  
  It's a freemium model. We're working on the costs as of now, but our main objective is that it shouldn't be a hurdle for the users. They will be able to use the basic functionality without needing to pay.
  
  We're working on that still.
  
  This feature is in the pipeline, but it doesn't make sense for us to build it in the first iteration cost and effort wise.
  
  The audio is recorded in the app itself since it needs to be timed with the video. There is no storage of multiple audio clips as of now, but you can re-record the audio as many times as you like, until you are satisfied.
  
  In the pipeline, currently not planning to launch in the first version.
  
  Absolutely. It's a simple editor designed to solve the key problem of putting a screen recording video in a device frame to create a professional looking video which can be shared. In iOS, the screen recorder is built in, so that shouldn't be a problem imho.
  
  Yes, I agree - I do need to put up a before / after video on the website. And maybe a detailed process video on YouTube.
  
  Thanks a lot for taking time out to write such a detailed feedback - I appreciate it! I hope I've been able to answer all your queries in a satisfactory manner.
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This would mean I can't edit the video? That would be a hurdle for me.

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  hello @girishw
  Yes currently the editing options are limited.
  If you don't mind, can you tell me what kind of editing you need to do?
  
  Thanks
  
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    Typically, I shoot for my videos to be about 30-60s long. This means I need to tell a story and focus the user on the key points while cutting out parts of the video that don't sell.
    
    Here's what I have done before : https://youtu.be/LIves92VG40
    
    Ignoring the animated motion, I had to edit a lot to get the timing right and synchronize everything.
    
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Haha, very clever title. I WOULD use this. I’d probably use it in conjunction with my existing video editing software though. You’ve already done the grunt work for me - trimming + selectable frame... I’d like to export and drop that into premiere to add a bit of special touch though.

For other apps, though, this tool alone would be great.

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  Thanks for your response @trentguillory! Your feedback is quite encouraging.
  
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    Sure thing! Can’t speak to your price point though - it’s not like I’m a serial app developer that would need videos often. But I’m usually willing to spend a few bucks if it saves me at least an hour or so of work, and this seems like one of those things.
    
    Best of luck with it!
    
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