I was excited to see at least some AE features in the browser or more-than-beginner type editing -- but it's more akin to iMovie or a basic templated editor? Impressive nevertheless for one person to bootstrap, congrats.
People that have never used an editor and wants to get into it, then this very well may be an amazing option for them. For $32/mo though, that's a big ask. For $50/mo you can have access to the full Adobe suite, and this is but a fraction of that.
I wish you well, and it definitely looks like you've spent a lot of hard work on this. Just don't try to compare yourself to something you're clearly not trying to be.
PS: that's the royal you, not directing at the parent
This tool seems pretty much effortless to learn and use. There's intrinsic value in that.
No way I'd spend the time to come up to speed with Adobe to do the same things.
This reminds me of those canned Flash and js animation sites from 10-15 years ago - where people who couldn't learn ActionScript or js would pay $$$$$ for a basic text explode or image carousel.
It's a perfectly viable business model, but it is rather literally aiming at the Dummies part of the market.
The best part of this is the marketing and the site design, not the actual product.
--A fool and his money are soon parted.
I needed to get an MVP out and start figuring out ways to make money before I completely go into debt.
My goals for the future are to give more customization to the motion graphics and to feature some of the core elements a professional in hurry will need. Nothing too complex but just right.
You can also think of it being a mix with other types of video editing tools. I do plan to roll out keyframe animations when I get some cashflow. I am excited for that.
Makes sense if vc is not up your alley, but IMO its all win at least until seed
If your tool would have keyframes and a bezier editor (like cubic-bezier.com) I would instantly migrate to your tool.
I guess for some customers stock footage is also important - but there you could just partner up with istock etc.
Other things I would hope to see in such a SaaS for marketing motion graphics is: - Motion Blur - gradient with multiple points - basic css styles (dropshadow etc)