I've been looking into AI tools like OpusClip and trying to understand how creators actually feel about them in practice.
From what I see, these tools are powerful, but they often come with subscription pricing, usage limits, and credit-based systems that can become restrictive if you're producing a lot of content. I'm currently exploring an alternative idea: a desktop application that generates clips locally on your computer. The goal would be to give users more control over their data and potentially avoid recurring subscriptions by letting them use their own API key.
Before going further with development, I'd really like honest feedback from people who use tools like OpusClip:
Do the subscription costs feel reasonable for your usage?
Have you hit usage limits or felt constrained by pricing tiers?
Would a local desktop alternative actually solve a problem for you, or is cloud processing more convenient?
I'm not trying to promote anything yet—just trying to figure out if this is a real pain point worth building a solution for.