[HN Gopher] Show HN: Video conference and synchronized YouTube v...
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Show HN: Video conference and synchronized YouTube video to do
fitness in groups
Author : dulyanov
Score : 98 points
Date : 2020-04-16 15:48 UTC (7 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.co-train.space)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.co-train.space)
| ghostbrainalpha wrote:
| I bought a projector just to make my fitness videos life size on
| the wall. It sounds lame but it has helped my mental health.
|
| Adding the video conference element is a really great idea. Now I
| just have to find the best place to mount a webcam.
| rchiniquy wrote:
| Which projector did you get, do you like it, is keystoning a
| problem?
| symplee wrote:
| Not crazy at all. This is where the industry is going anyway.
|
| For example "Tonal" is a work out machine that attaches to the
| wall, with a large video screen (probably larger in the next
| generation version).
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdV2U6NxVUY
|
| Regarding your wall projector, it would be cool to have a
| camera project your image onto the instructors. Then some
| computer vision magic to grade how close you matched their
| exercise.
| _curious_ wrote:
| "This is where the industry is going anyway."
|
| Just because a company offers a product that does something
| new and different does not equate to where the industry is
| truly going (as much as founders/CEOs may wish otherwise).
|
| It's more about where the customer/consumers are going...yes
| you can lead them to an extent, but on that note are products
| like Tonal actually selling and if so, what clip and density?
|
| I would ask for evidence of adoption of something (beyond
| just the mere fact it exists) to support the "where the
| market is going" type of thinking...
| drewbeck wrote:
| This is great. The UX is awesome. Do you have limits on number of
| users here?
| dpie123 wrote:
| Cool app! East to use and fun! Best for corona time!
| vutekst wrote:
| I want this but just for watching general youtube videos sync'd
| with people
| jvm_ wrote:
| There have been these posted here, I forget their names though.
|
| I've been thinking of doing some with all my Aunts watching
| their 60's-80's home videos. They all Zoom in, watch it
| synchronized and commentate. Would be interesting to have the
| family history documented, otherwise it's just an old video of
| a familiar face in some place.
| thefreeman wrote:
| Does this handle ad breaks? I think with a monetized video
| different people may get different length ads at different
| places. Just curious how this would handle that situation.
| dulyanov wrote:
| Oh, I think I did not test this. Completely forgot I have
| YouTube subscription. I guess it should be possible to detect
| when and starts and handle it. But sudden pauses due to ads can
| ruin UX especially for fitness...
| werber wrote:
| It's always so exciting when you have an idea, and then get out
| of having to make it cause it was posted here first, love that
| about hn. Great job!
| dusing wrote:
| Great work, this is exactly what my wife has been doing via Zoom
| and Youtube with her gym class.
|
| They had been watching the live feed each morning alone and found
| a lack of motivation since they were used to working out
| together.
|
| So there is a market for sure
| Zenst wrote:
| What kind of issues did you have syncing with youtube videos and
| what kind of latency do you experience?
|
| BTW Great initiative and certainly could use that tech for many
| avenues like remote classroom, any presentation with Q&A. Few
| others I suspect, but great start.
| dulyanov wrote:
| Technically syncing is easy, websocket + Youtube API. The
| biggest issue for UX though is that a user should click on the
| video at least once. Otherwise, Firefox will block sync
| commands.
|
| The latency can be 3-5 seconds for the first sync, when the
| video is initialized and unbuffered. For the next syncs its < 1
| second.
| dulyanov wrote:
| Hey HN,
|
| We've built www.co-train.space to stay fit while staying home.
| You pick fitness video on Youtube, it plays synchronously for
| everybody in the group and you see your peers thanks to Jitsi
| Meet (Zoom-like software).
|
| I am now exercising with my parents every morning and feel much
| more connected to them. Looking forward to hearing what you
| think!
| m_a_g wrote:
| First of all, it looks great, good job! My question is that why
| do you limit yourself with only fitness? For example, study
| sessions are a great example that can benefit from your
| product.
| mistermann wrote:
| First thing that came to my mind too! Last night I watched a
| YouTube video with a friend, and we did a manual 5,4,3,2,1
| countdown to synch, and then text chatted via WhatsApp, video
| chat of one's choosing could also be used. But rolling it all
| into one is nice.
|
| It would be nice to be able to do the same thing with a
| shared Plex server, but not sure if that would be as easy.
| dulyanov wrote:
| Basically it was the use case for me personally. I had to
| spend 2 weeks on quarantine totally alone separated even from
| wife so we wanted to exercise together. But yeah, I think you
| are right, there are many potential use cases!
| essayist wrote:
| If I created a Zoom meeting with the trainees, and shared my
| screen and computer audio running my training video, would I
| have the same experience?
|
| Phrased in terms of Zoom since I've become oh so familiar with
| it these past few months. I see the value, since it's probably
| easier to connect to than a Zoom meeting.
| coopsmgoops wrote:
| Screen sharing videos on zoom had never been a great
| experience. I think the difference is that everybody is
| streaming the YouTube video here individually.
| maerF0x0 wrote:
| +1 I get about 3FPS when sharing a youtube video across
| zoom screenshare
|
| edit: on a very highspeed symmetric connection.
| dulyanov wrote:
| Yeah, we also though Zoom would do it, but sharing screen
| with a video works too bad.
| weaponizedwords wrote:
| Great Work! I love the clean layout and the focus on the user
| experience. I work in the fitness industry and think there is
| some great potential here. Especially in the personal trainer
| space. Keep it up! You are on to something here.
| dulyanov wrote:
| Thanks!
| jops wrote:
| Nice. Most of the instructors on our system* have pivoted to run
| their classes online like that now too. YouTube or Vimeo
| synchronized with a live Zoom.
|
| It's actually working really well for them as they can now open
| to a wider audience! It's great to see how people have adapted so
| quickly in the lockdown.
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| * https://bookwhen.com/virtual-class-booking-system
| symplee wrote:
| Feature idea: use the webcam to project the watcher's image/body
| onto the instructor's. Then with some computer vision magic,
| gamify how close your workout matched the instructor's workout.
| focom wrote:
| Give a shot at wrnch.ai Disclosure I work there but people at
| hackathon can pull this off easily
| gberger wrote:
| That's not how workouts work, though. Each body is different,
| and people have different skill levels too. It's not like Just
| Dance
| dulyanov wrote:
| That could be fun! I saw Sway app doing that for dance
| movements, but in fitness such tech for sure could be more
| useful.
| Tepix wrote:
| This is pretty fantastic, not just for working out. Kudos!
| dulyanov wrote:
| Glad you liked it!
| ekulianova wrote:
| Great idea! Tried it with mum, worked quite well!
| BubRoss wrote:
| It's a little suspect that you and multiple other names made
| accounts just to post simplistic glowing comments about how
| excited you are to work out with your mom, just like the person
| who posted this.
| dulyanov wrote:
| This was posted by my wife :)
| _curious_ wrote:
| Really neat idea - I'm a fan anything that helps people improve
| their health habits whether individually or collectively!
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