For those interested in trying out #Loops, you may be wondering: what are good tools or processes for making videos?

We go into detail with some of the tools we’re currently using.

  • fxomt
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    510 hours ago

    What’s the deal with loops? i have an account, and it’s buggy, uncomplete, and not even open source/federated (Yes, i know it will be) But why release it so early? it’s clearly unfinished.

    • aasatru
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      74 hours ago

      Social media needs testing like any other software. If you join Loops now, you’re basically a beta tester.

      Testing social media without users makes little sense.

      There’s also an argument to be made that when it is finally released properly, it’s good to have some content there already.

      I am a little concerned about the future of Loops and Pixelfed though. Developing things can be fun, maintaining them is a different story.

    • Sean TilleyOP
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      1010 hours ago

      Lukewarm take at best. It’s cool if it’s not for you personally, but a lot of people use it, love it, and benefit from it.

      I think the stuff that Loops is building out could eventually become a standard feature that a lot of Fediverse platforms optionally offer. That kind of interop for the people that want it is frankly a win.

      • xigoi
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        03 hours ago

        Use it and love it, sure. But benefit from it?

  • @[email protected]
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    1215 hours ago

    I’ve been loosely exploring this space for a couple weeks now. I got an fpv quadcopter this year and I was thinking about sharing some of my content on loops but I didn’t know anything about video editing. Can confirm kdenlive and OBS studio are legit, still trying to figure those out. Would be nice to find a simpler editor I could use from my phone though. Please throw some recommendations in here if you’ve got them.

    • Sean TilleyOP
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      213 hours ago

      You might want to try CapCut. It’s by ByteDance, used by a lot of Tiktokers, and some of the better features are behind a paywall, but it’s probably one of the brightest examples of an easy-to-use mobile editor for Android.

      I still haven’t found a whole lot of alternatives to that. There’s some professional-grade multi-track editors, and some rinkydink open source apps that barely do anything. Honestly, it’s kind of hard to find a good balance.

      • @[email protected]
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        29 hours ago

        I just wish you could see the wave form on the timeline. Ridiculous that it’s not a default feature.

  • OpenStars
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    614 hours ago

    I thought that most people were still not able to get accounts on Loops, like weren’t they still rate-limiting to sth like 1 account per day recently - has that changed?

    • TheTechnician27
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      914 hours ago

      If nothing else, though, it seems like people might actually be posting OC now. When I first got there, it was like a single account blatantly reposting from TikTok, Instagram, etc. Like the 9gag of short-video content. Seems potentially better going back into it now.

    • Sean TilleyOP
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      513 hours ago

      They were for a while, but I think the process has opened up a bit?

  • originalucifer
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    313 hours ago

    meh. not viewable via embedded fediverse links. its just tiktok with rss.

    pass