At least they tried....did they?
TL;DR: Poor quality, glitchy software, and an overall bad experience.
I took advantage of the deal today in @AppSumo , but honestly, the experience was disappointing. For starters, the fact that the service doesn't even use its own product to showcase itself says a lot. I asked if the blonde lady featured in their materials was one of their avatars, and they confirmed she wasn’t—she’s just a friend of theirs.
On their website, there’s a banner below the video with the lady that says: "Trusted by the world’s best companies" and features logos like AppSumo, NVIDIA, Amazon, DMZ, and StackSocial. Come on, really? With this level of quality? Why would Amazon or NVIDIA use this product when they have their own far superior solutions? It just doesn’t add up.
Since I could refund and had some credits, I decided to give it a try anyway. Unfortunately, I hit issues right away. I tried uploading a video for dubbing, only to find out the maximum file size allowed is 30 MB (seriously?). I then tried with a 5 MB video (twice), and although the platform claimed it was uploaded, it was nowhere to be found.
Next, I tested one of their avatars. The default voice sounded like something from a 90’s TTS program—not what you'd expect today. While you can switch to Azure voices, which many similar tools use because they’re great, it doesn’t make up for the overall lack of quality.
The whole experience was glitchy, poorly executed, and not worth the investment. And how does this deal have 5 stars on AppSumo? At the very least, it’s suspicious. I’ve already requested a refund and wouldn’t recommend this deal to anyone.
Want to watch an informal video walkthrough? Check it out over here: https://x.com/FerTech/status/1858618992703008858
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Ashwin_vidBoard
Nov 19, 2024Hi
We are an NVIDIA Trusted partner - we have been selected from thousands of companies and have been provided US$ 150,000 worth of GPU credits. That's what we meant by Trusted. This has been stated in our QAndA's as well.
The AI dubbing is working perfectly fine. Did you even communicate your glitch with us? Yes or no? You didn't. Had you emailed us. We would have guided you and explained how to go about it.
The lady in the video is a human presenter who is presenting avatars which are part of the video. The avatars are clearly mentioned in the video. Nothing suspicious here at all.
We were a part of the DMZ incubator having been selected from more than 1000 companies worldwide. We were even funded by them with a grant.
Appsumo has been our partner since April 2024 and we worked with Stacksocial in the past.
NO WHERE have we stated that they are our customers.
Trusted means they have worked or working with us and have provided us with resources which not many companies get. Such as Amazon providing us an additional 100,000 USD worth of credits as GPU credits.
Had you communicated your issues with us. We would have guided you to in a great way and provide you with steps to create videos.
We wish you the best