Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) – Agentic video editor

(usecardboard.com)

35 points | by sxmawl 1 hour ago

7 comments

  • jimmis 2 minutes ago
    Excited to see AI integrations into more non-text-related applications (coding, spreadsheets, proofreading etc). As someone who only occasionally needs to edit videos for product / feature reels, I'd happily ask an AI to "sync the narration to the video, cut away irrelevant footage, and add transitions". The convenience of being able to automate simple, repeatable tasks in creative software via ai is something that gets overshadowed a lot by the agentic coding discussions. I can only imagine the nightmare it would be for a tool like Premier to integrate effective ai features, so new ai-in-mind tools really feel like a necessity.

    Great website and good luck!

  • RobotToaster 8 minutes ago
    The 10gb file size is going to be limiting for anyone shooting prores or raw.
    • sxmawl 5 minutes ago
      yeah, i agree. we're actively working on bumping that up. it was 5GB last week

      for now, an intermediate solution is to splice and upload.

  • moralestapia 50 minutes ago
    This is amazing (I'll add you on LinkedIn).

    I recently started making videos for a loved one that lives far away, I started using CapCut and this is the kind of thing I was thinking "I wish it did that".

    I'll definitely try it out. Congrats!

    • sxmawl 35 minutes ago
      that's really cool!

      lmk if i can help in any way :)

  • calebm 1 hour ago
    This seems like a great idea. Tools like video editors (and CAD) often impose a big learning curve - there is a big differential between "I want to do X" and actually knowing all the right buttons to press to do X. Good luck.
    • sxmawl 57 minutes ago
      appreciate your support!
  • rd 57 minutes ago
    Who do you think your target customer is? Curious to know if you think the money is in short form, traditional YouTube videos, or even movie studios one day.

    Great website btw. The onboarding was very pleasing

    • sxmawl 37 minutes ago
      there's value in all the categories you mentioned — we're not focusing on feature filmmakers right now.

      target customers usually fall under one of these - marketers / creators / founders

  • deklesen 38 minutes ago
    Nice demo experience!
  • danieltk76 22 minutes ago
    We use Cardboard at Vulnetic and it is an incredible product. The founders are easily accessible, and it has definitely made it easier to film feature update videos. I can't recommend them enough.
    • sxmawl 19 minutes ago
      glad i'm able to help, i really enjoy working with you!