ScreenSpace Studio - Launch your startup with stunning product videos.

@dfanton This is really nifty. 👏👏

Thanks, Nick!

@dfanton Finally getting around to using this! Any chance you have a working promo code for PH users? <3

Hi @claudesutterlin. I'm glad you are ready to dive in! Unfortunately our PH promo has expired, however you can receive $50 credit by filling out this quick 5 minute survey: https://goo.gl/forms/FcEkNytssLi.... I hope this helps get you started!

@dfanton Thanks Darren. I did that a few days ago and haven't received a code.

Hi Mick! Yes, the demo video was built by simply editing multiple renders together. We built one full animation with one device and, using it as a template, simply swapped out devices while still preserving the animations so they cut together seamlessly. If you would like to do the same effect I would be happy to give you a demo!

@dfanton Awesome! Listen I LOVE this product so this isn't a complaint, more like feedback. In parts of my video I zoom in to the screen to highlight certain elements (like notifications) however I didn't realise that when you do this there is focus blur applied. It doesn't show in the preview but is there in the render. This has kinda made my free render unusable. I just think it may be worth making that clear somewhere (the fact that zooming in will add camera / focus blur).

Hi Mick. We should have the depth of field implemented in the preview interface within the next couple days. We have gone ahead and re-activated that coupon code for your account since your render did not reflect your preview accurately. Tip for now: if you move the camera close to the device, we recommend rotating the camera angle as opposed to the device itself to avoid unwanted blur in the center of frame. Thanks so much for your feedback, Mick!

@dfanton Thanks so much dude. I will sit and wait for the depth of field to be implemented in preview. Such a good product!

We will post here as soon as it is implemented so you're the first to know (along with everyone else on Product Hunt) 😊

Thanks, Paul. We will be around all weekend so let us know if you have any questions. We are here to help in any way we can.

@anderiep Just FYI for anyone coming after the fact, pricing changed to be enterprise pricing only. No more per-render-pricing, only $900 a month... which is a hard pill for a startup to swallow.

Hey Will. Saving you time in your day is the very reason we built this platform. You should be focusing exclusively on creative - not the technicalities of modeling, animating, lighting, and rendering. We built the 3D devices in house in order to have full control over the look and quality. Stock models are impossible to work with and the textures somehow always skew the color and quality of the screen.

@dfanton Thanks Darren, fantastic work on the devices!

Thanks Will. Let me know if you have any device requests and we'll do our best to fast track it! Cheers!

Hi Csaba. Absolutely! You can select from a MacBook Pro, Surface Pro or iMac Pro along with their respective available colors. The demo video above was entirely created on ScreenSpace which uses a MacBook Pro against a dark backdrop. Our landing page also has a sample video from the Flexibits Cardhop launch with a MacBook Pro in a photoreal environment. We are also adding more devices over the next few weeks.

Hi Joe. After so many iterations and re-designs it feels like we are on version 15.0! If you embed audio tracks (music or VO) into your screen captures before uploading to ScreenSpace it will play back as you animate your scene. This allows you to time the animation to your pre-recorded audio tracks. Thanks for the post! 😊

Hi @ryanboyling, Thank you for your review! One of the big features that sets us apart is that everything within ScreenSpace is fully customizable and rendered on the fly. Meaning, we don’t use pre-rendered footage and then simply place your product’s screen capture inside it. You are in complete control of everything - and when you click “Render Video”, your scene is created from scratch on our cloud render farm to your exact specifications. The advantage to doing things this way is that your videos come out looking like they were created by hand at a boutique visual effects agency. Every resource we use is the same we’d use when creating custom high-end videos for clients. The disadvantage to doing things this way is that it costs more money to run. Our technology (our cloud render farms, software, maintenance, etc) inherently takes more resources to build and maintain - since we’re not just using pre-rendered footage. With that said, the reason you don’t see customized 3D product videos too often is because (before ScreenSpace) they were wildly expensive and time consuming to make. Creating 30 seconds of hand-crafted, fully-rendered 3D device footage with a boutique visual effects agency can take weeks and cost thousands to produce (we know this because we previous ran a visual effects studio specializing in these types of videos). Our goal is to make these high-end product videos accessible to everyone - not just the big players. And at $5/second of video we’re confident we’ve done that. And our customers who come from a background of working with visual effects agencies (or working inside one) have agreed very strongly so far 🙂 However, this is just ScreenSpace v1.0 - and we’re constantly at work to figure out how we can bring costs down for users who don’t need the full “pro-level” customization ability we’ve built into it while maintaining our strict quality standards. For starters, just today we’ve introduced a new Unlimited Basic plan that gives unlimited renders at half the cost of our current Unlimited Pro plan. We’ve also been working with a number of start-ups & developers to build a plan that uses pre-rendered footage while still maintaining our “boutique agency” output - which will allow us to create an unlimited video plan that cuts prices dramatically if your needs aren’t highly custom. There’s even more in the pipeline - but all this to say, we’re hard at work creating plans that suit every need at different price points. I would also love to talk to you about your needs and budget so we can consider them in our upcoming releases. Please DM me on my PH profile page if you are interested. Cheers, Darren