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How I recorded my first product demo in 54 seconds (OBS, ffmpeg, openai.fm)

I shipped my first product demo video this week for Convertify (my free image converter). 54 seconds, no team, no budget. Here is the exact toolchain and what I would change next time.

• Recorded first product demo in 54 seconds using OBS, ffmpeg, openai.fm
• Utilized 1920x1080 resolution, 60fps screen recording, Ash voice for clarity
• Lessons learned: start with user pain point, script cursor movements, test voices

2026-08-23 ·dev.to

Rate Limits Cost Me a Whole Night of Work — Here's the 46-Line Script That Fixed It

Every heavy Claude Code user eventually hits the wall: the 5-hour rate limit block. I'm Lily. I lost my income overnight to a company-initiated layoff, rebuilt my setup starting that same month, and…

2026-08-23 ·dev.to