Markdy: Like Mermaid Diagrams, but for Motion

(markdy.com)

48 points | by surprisetalk 1 day ago

3 comments

  • utopiah 9 minutes ago
    Interesting, I do a bit of animation in XR for pedagogy. I can easily recognize patterns, e.g. stacking animations one after the other, classic parameters like duration, easing.

    I'm wondering though if, compared to what I already know (e.g. https://aframe.io/docs/1.7.0/components/animation.html ) how this is better. Maybe a "renderer" there could be outputting AFrame animations instead (itself based on AnimeJS, quite popular).

    It could be useful to discuss scenarii but storyboard is usually sufficient.

    I'd be curious how newcomers take it up. I think for (JavaScript) the syntax is pretty straightforward but for others I'm not sure.

  • nilirl 1 hour ago
    Oh, I like the features a lot but I don't like the aesthetics.

    Maybe that's just the examples but the animations are not appealing to look at.

    • hnlmorg 31 minutes ago
      The animations are just weird. Not just on an aesthetic level but the subject matter too. If they really feel the need to convey a short story then at least base it on a public domain fairytale instead of two guys literally fighting over a women.

      …or better yet, have something that people might actually want to animate using this tool. Like a chart. It might be boring but you’re at least keeping consistent with what the target audience needs (or at least that’s my understanding of your target audience from the rest of the landing page)

    • klntsky 26 minutes ago
      > are not appealing to look at.

      They word you are looking for is 'vibecoded'

  • Jackobrien 1 hour ago
    This is really cool. Can imagine vibe creating scenes quickly. If the animation was a bit smoother, I could see this being used all over.