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I saw your product somewhere and have it as an open tab in my chrome for ~2 weeks :D I also saw another YC company, Mosaic, doing something similar. But your approach of chat-based editing is a lot closer to what I'm building. Shameless plug: I'm also working on a chat-based media processor. https://chatoctopus.com But you guys are way ahe", "context": "", "use_case": "agentic video editing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}, {"id": 754751072, "item_id": 47171942, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171942", "by": "WaylonKenning", "date": "2026-02-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Cardboard looks really well polished, well done!", "excerpt": "Funnily, this was an issue for myself so I built an open source AI video editor - https://github.com/waylonkenning/aidirector Cardboard looks really well polished, well done!", "context": "", "use_case": "Agentic video editing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}, {"id": 754742416, "item_id": 47171401, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171401", "by": "danieltk76", "date": "2026-02-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "We use Cardboard at Vulnetic and it is an incredible product.", "excerpt": "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.", "context": "works at Vulnetic", "use_case": "filming feature update videos", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "danieltk76", "context": "works at Vulnetic", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171401", "date": "2026-02-26"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["agentic video editing", "filming feature update videos"], "compared": [], "makers": [{"id": 754843552, "item_id": 47177722, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47177722", "by": "ishandeveloper", "date": "2026-02-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out the SF Vlog example project at demo.usecardboard.com", "excerpt": "Yes! That's actually one of our favorite use cases. Check out the SF Vlog example project at demo.usecardboard.com, it covers exactly this!", "context": "", "use_case": "Voiceover-matched video editing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}, {"id": 754830176, "item_id": 47176886, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176886", "by": "ishandeveloper", "date": "2026-02-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The reason we're browser-based is the same reason I love Figma and Google Docs: no install, no waiting, just open and start.", "excerpt": "- On Remotion, yeah, not sure it's the right fit, but honestly the sheer capability of models at writing code these days has surprised me. Funnily enough, this is how I used to make small graphics for videos 2-3 years back when I knew nothing about After Effects. We've been eager to experiment with this for a while, just have to prioritize other user requests for now. 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Also we just thought it was a cool name and bought a bunch of domains", "context": "Co-founder of Cardboard (YC W26)", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}, {"id": 754778096, "item_id": 47173631, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173631", "by": "ishandeveloper", "date": "2026-02-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "we've created sample projects right within the product itself", "excerpt": "Sure! Will share the raw material for all the videos. For some of the examples we shared though, we've created sample projects right within the product itself. They contain the raw assets and the exact prompts used to create the videos. You can try them out directly at https://demo.usecardboard.com and see the whole process!", "context": "", "use_case": "Agentic video editing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}, {"id": 754777488, "item_id": 47173593, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173593", "by": "ishandeveloper", "date": "2026-02-26", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "We made a deliberate decision to go client-first.", "excerpt": "Totally fair question. I've actually been a longtime Gecko/Firefox user myself, so this one stings a bit. The short answer: Firefox doesn't support the File System Access API (https://caniuse.com/?search=File+System+Access+API). We made a deliberate decision to go client-first. Video editing happens entirely in your browser without us uploading your entire footage on our end. 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The founders are easily accessible, and it has definitely made it easier to film feature update videos. I can't recommend them enough.", "context": "works at Vulnetic", "use_case": "filming feature update videos", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) \u2013 Agentic video editor"}]}