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Starting Frame is where we ship tools that should exist but don't — free, browser-based, no account required. This newsletter is called Ship Anyway because that's the whole philosophy: build it, ship it before it's ready, make it better in public.
Here's what's live right now.
Typo — Kinetic typography from text or SRT startingframe.com/cue
Paste your script, pick an animation style, hit Apply. It generates word-by-word animated title cards ready to drop into your timeline. Tip: upload an .SRT file directly and it will auto-time each card to your original transcript — fastest way to turn a talking head into social content.
Callout — Animated stat and quote cards startingframe.com/cue
Switch to Callout mode on the same page. Type a big number or headline, add a subtitle, pick a color palette, export as WebM. Tip: the headline scrambles in character by character — works best with short, punchy stats. 70+. 3x. $2M. Let the number do the work.
Just Read It — Remote teleprompter, any 2 devices startingframe.com/just-read-it
One URL runs the whole session. Open it on your laptop as the operator, open it on your phone with ?role=reader and your phone becomes the teleprompter. Control speed and scroll from your laptop while you record. Tip: add ?popout=1 to the reader URL to strip the header and go full-screen — cleaner for a dedicated teleprompter screen.
Background — Animated shape generator for video startingframe.com/background
Generates looping geometric motion backgrounds — rectangles, circles, triangles — at any aspect ratio. Export as WebM. Tip: turn on Luma Matte mode before you export, then use the file as a track matte in Premiere or After Effects. Instant animated reveal with any footage underneath.
That's the suite as it stands today. There's more coming. Some of it's half-built, some of it's just an idea, and I'll probably ship it before it's ready.
That's the whole thing.
Hit reply if you have a request, a use case, or something broke. I read every one.
Brian Pilgrim / Starting Frame