SketchReel

Inspiration

We coders are all constantly watching YouTube. Whether it's for a tutorial, a live stream, or just a leisurely video, YouTube is a constant in our lives. On this platform, the single most important factor that grabs your attention is the thumbnail. It's the visual hook that determines whether someone clicks on or scrolls by the video. SketchReel solves this stressful issue for all YouTubers and watchers.

What it does

SketchReel is an all-in-one AI workflow tool designed to simplify content creation for YouTubers. It allows a creator to start with a simple sketch of an idea. This application then automatically enhances that sketch into a polished, professional thumbnail with provided thumbnail examples. In addition to that, the tool analyzes the idea to find matched music. It then generates a complete/ready-to-post reel.

How we built it

We built this project by first recreating a Windows 95 OS interface and the interfaces for the different "applications," including our MS Paint and Spotify clones. Then, when the user draws something in the MS Paint application and presses the "generate" button, we encode the image and send it to Gemini via an API call to extract key features that we then send to the Spotify API to search for relevant songs, another call to Gemini to generate the thumbnail and concept video.

Challenges we ran into

The biggest challenge we ran into in the duration of this project was creating a responsive UI that looks like Windows 95. This was very challenging as the interface was complex and hard to make somewhat accurate. However, we are happy with how it came out!

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are most proud of the look and feel of the Windows 95-like operating system. In addition to it, we are also proud of the seamless UI/UX experience we made for the user, which makes it feel old with a newer spin to it.

What we learned

The biggest thing we learned was how to integrate and apply AI to new areas of our world. It was a super fun experience and taught us information we will forever keep.

What's next for SketchReel

In the future, SketchReel will include many more UI/UX features. Things like this may include an editing software to edit the reel it makes, as well as a clickability analyzer that rates how clickable the thumbnail makes the video.