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Show HN: OtherYou – AI-Powered Avatar Creation for Anonymous Video Content (otheryou.io)
3 points by reymaggle 960 days ago
Hey HN community! I'm thrilled to introduce my very first solo project: OtherYou.io.

What's the deal? Imagine you want to create a video – say, promoting a product. But you don't want to show your face or use your voice. Enter OtherYou. Choose an avatar (face + voice combo), upload your video, and let the AI take care of the rest, replacing your real face and voice with the chosen avatar.

Here's where it gets real: Crafted with love as a solo founder. I've tackled everything from design, front/back-end development, to ops for AI scaling. No SaaS behind this!

I've got doubts. Unsure of the exact audience and, while it's perfect for entertainment, there's no free trial to boost virality. For professionals, results might not always be top-notch. Marketing? Not my strongest suit. Given I'm still pinpointing the target audience, any advice or strategy tips would be golden.

For the HN community, I've set up 5 accounts preloaded with credits so you can test it out and share your thoughts:

- email: showhn1@otheryou.io - password: 123456a!

- email: showhn2@otheryou.io - password: 123456a!

- email: showhn3@otheryou.io - password: 123456a!

- email: showhn4@otheryou.io - password: 123456a!

- email: showhn5@otheryou.io - password: 123456a!

Looking forward to your feedback, insights, and any advice you might have! Cheers!

1 comments

I was going to say it sucks because we have to signin AND pay but I didn't notice you gave 5 accounts to test. I just tested is not for me but It works, nice gimmick. Maybe consider a free plan?
Thank you for your response. Indeed, I have considered offering a free trial, but currently, the computation costs are quite high: converting 2 minutes of video costs me $1. Therefore, it's challenging to envisage a free trial, but I am still contemplating a balanced solution.