PixelForge helps horizontal content creators expand their reach on other platforms like TikTok, Reels, and Shorts by easily and efficiently converting horizontal videos to vertical ones without having to go through the tedious video editing process again.
Hi Product Hunters!
I'd like to share with you PixelForge, a side-project I've been working on for a few days now.
This tool aims at easily convert horizontal videos into vertical videos without having to go through the tedious process of video editing again.
Among the different possibilities, I really wanted PixelForge to be efficient in the following areas:
- Developing your audience on YouTube,
- Growing your audience on other platforms
- Reduce the financial impact of content repost in other/same platforms
- Getting more value out of your horizontal videos.
🤔 So what's the problem? Why this project ?
As a former content creator on YouTube (+50k subs & ~5M views), I've seen the platform evolve and I've witnessed several problems over the years.
One of the best ways to succeed on YouTube today is by doing Shorts, which they are known to have have a wider reach. However, this can be a big challenge when your content is mainly horizontal.
In addition, many creators have their content stolen and republished on platforms like TikTok and Reels for monetization purposes, resulting in a significant loss of revenue. Unfortunately, extracting a vertical video from a horizontal video is not an easy task and requires a lot of extra work in video editing.
✅ The solution?
PixelForge tackles this problem head on. The tool allows content creators to work on their horizontal video as they usually do. But once the video is published, they can quickly generate tiktoks/shorts/reels using the AI-powered tool that slices the horizontal video into relevant segments. The creator only has to choose the different segments to compose his final vertical video that he can publish on different platforms.
🌎 What's next?
PixelForge is a new tool, but I'd like to continue developing it with your help. Here are some of the features I'm currently working on:
- Adapting the tool to handle Twitch to extract vertical videos from streams
- A system to select the cropping area of interest in the video instead of just centering
- Automatically generating text on the video in a "tiktok" way.
- ... and I'm open to suggestions ! :)
If you are interested in the development of this project, I will share its progress from time to time on twitter: https://twitter.com/RiadEtm
Do you offer any way to try it out before purchasing? I'm intrigued but a bit skeptical that it would work with most of my videos, as I think i'd probably need the whole screen. But i'd be interested in trying it.
@britt_joiner Yes of course, here's a link! https://pixelforge.art/?key=prod...
If you'd like to discuss more about how PixelForge can fit with your videos, don't hesitate to contact me on Twitter @RiadEtm or via mail, I'd be happy to help. :)
I'm currently working on setting up a free plan for everyone to try PixelForge on their own videos.
When it's ready, I'll announce it on Twitter (https://twitter.com/RiadEtm).
In the meantime, here's a temporary link for you to try: https://pixelforge.art/?key=prod...
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