Hi HN, I built S-Roll, a macOS app for turning long-form video into clips entirely on-device. Drop in podcasts, gameplay videos, or other long videos and get shorts or viral reels instantly. You can chat with the video to find a specific moment and turn it directly into a clip. S-Roll also does subject tracking, so the person or object you care about stays in frame when converting to vertical video. Everything runs locally on your Mac, including transcription and video understanding. S-Roll: https://saliency.dev/s-roll Discord: https://discord.gg/B6HnneePm Would love feedback :) Comments URL:…

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Hi I'm Per, the author of Clippety! I wanted a way to turn videos into clips formatted for social media. But the solutions I found forced me to upload the source video which I did not want to do for privacy reasons. So I made Clippety, which reframes, creates captions and adds a search against the transcript so you can easily find and create clips 100% private in your browser. Works best in Chrome on desktop right now, but it's still a work in progress. Unlimited usage/exports with a watermark. No account needed to try it out. Feedback much appreciated! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.…

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