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

📝 Discussion Summary (Click to expand)

Three prevailing themes in the discussion

Theme Key points Representative quotes
AI‑driven video editing Users praise the idea of automating repetitive editing tasks and highlight the need for AI that can handle non‑text domains. “Excited to see AI integrations into more non‑text‑related applications … I'd happily ask an AI to ‘sync the narration to the video, cut away irrelevant footage, and add transitions’.” – jimmis
“Love this idea! I built something similar last year … know how difficult this is to get right.” – michaelevensen
Target market & positioning The founders discuss who will benefit most—marketers, creators, founders—and consider short‑form, YouTube, and even studio‑level use cases. “Target customers usually fall under one of these – marketers / creators / founders.” – sxmawl
“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.” – rd
Technical architecture & performance The product’s client‑side rendering, file‑size limits, and mobile‑player issues are repeatedly mentioned, with a focus on improving speed and usability. “The 10 GB file size is going to be limiting for anyone shooting ProRes or raw.” – RobotToaster
“We built a custom hardware‑accelerated renderer on WebCodecs / WebGL2, there’s no server‑side rendering, no plugins, everything runs in your browser (client‑side).” – jhatemyjob

These themes capture the community’s enthusiasm for AI automation, the strategic conversation around who will use the tool, and the technical challenges that shape its development.


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