Project Name: Shoutout
Team Name: Team Shoutout
Team Members: Jason Wang, Mesfin Mekonnen, Diana Elezaj,Varindra Hart
Our project aims to build an application that will allow its' users to create, edit, compile and send videos.
Existing products in this sphere fall short on the last feature above, namely 'sending'. The apps we have researched so far only perform one or two of the features we plan to implement.
In surveying the App store, we could not find an application that currently implements all the features above. However, popular resources in the realm of video editing and merging include:
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[Video Merger] (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-merger-free-combine/id880953154?mt=8) - Easily merge videos on your device. (free, iPhone and iPad).
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[Glide] (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glide-live-video-messenger/id588199307?mt=8) - Glide is the live video messaging app for people who want more personality and expression when communicating with those who know them best.
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[Tribute] (https://www.tribute.co/) - A “Tribute” is the perfect gift for any important occasion. It is a video montage created by a group ("The Tribe”) that comes together to share their appreciation, admiration and encouragement for a person they all care for.
Shoutout is a social collaboration platform, as such we envision our primary users to be kids as young as teenagers and adults as old as grandparents (realizing that we'll need a UI/UX that can appeal to this full age range). Our app aims to have a simplistic design, one that doesn't bombard the user with features or ads, but displays only the crutial elements they need to create videos, merge videos, send videos or invite friends.
Description:
Shoutout allows you to create sharable collaborative videos between you and your friends.
This project will focus on allowing the user to create a shoutout - a video compilation designed to be collaborative and sharable. The three components will be: 1. The creator 2. The collaborator 3. The recepient. The two categories this project aims to expand on are:
####Video Compilation
- Editing, reordering, and compiling of multiple video tracks
####Social Incorporation
- Allows the creator to receive and compile video feed from friends who were invited to collaborate.
The app should be fun and easy to use, with a clear user flow and intuitive design.
###Bonus Features
- Advanced sharing features allowing the user to share via twitter, FB, Instagram..
- Video filters and interactive tool/screen additions
- The use of an interconnected website will allow the app to more accessible to non-iOS users and iOS carriers interested in the app
- Addition of branch.io for deep link attributes (makes for better on boarding)
Please review wireframes here.
| Week | Date | Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Nov 3-8 | Research: Submit project proposal (11/3). Create wireframes. Research about competitors. Do tutorials on AVFoundation. Prototyping. Sprint for MVP |
| Week 2 | Nov 9-15 | Research II: Submit revised proposal (11/10). Sprint for MVP and get it working. |
| Week 3 | Nov 16-22 | Nov 17 - First Demo |
| Week 4 | Nov 23-29 | ------ |
| Week 5 | Nov 30-Dec 6 | Implement bonuses! |
| Week 6 | Dec 8, 5pm | Final Demo Day at Google |
Mesfin:
Anytime
Varindra:
Monday/Wednesday anytime; Tuesday & Thursday after 3:30pm.
Jason:
Schedule is Flexiable
Diana:
Everyday after 6pm.