isolate.video
Product videos built to capture attention
Overview
isolate.video is a four-day-old web app (Product Hunt launch Aug 14, 2026, by solo maker Vignesh Warar) that takes a raw screen capture and automatically turns it into a polished product-demo video: automatic zoom/pan to follow the action, a "Crop Spotlight" effect that isolates and tracks one UI element while blurring the rest of the screen, and AI-generated background music, landing on an editable timeline so you can adjust the automated pass afterward.
It's aimed at indie makers, SaaS founders, and marketers who want a good-looking demo video without hiring an editor, sitting in the same niche as Screen Studio, Arcade, and Tella. Being brand new, it has no independent reviews or track record yet: automatic focus detection is still listed as "coming soon," the free plan caps out at one render minute a month, and there's no public affiliate program.
Key Features
Automatic Zoom — pans/zooms to follow the action in the recording
Crop Spotlight — isolates and tracks one UI element while blurring everything else
AI Music — auto-generates a matching background soundtrack
Editable Timeline — lets you adjust the automatic zoom/effect timing afterward
Up to 4K/60fps export on the Studio plan (720p/30fps, watermarked, on Free)
Pricing
Starting price
$16/mo
Free: $0 forever, 10 AI credits, 1 render minute/month, up to 720p@30fps, 60-second exports, watermarked. Creator: $16/mo billed yearly (month-to-month rate unconfirmed), 35 AI credits/month, 150 render minutes/month, up to 1080p@60fps, unlimited export length, no watermark. Studio: $41/mo billed yearly, 110 AI credits/month, 240 render minutes/month, up to 4K@60fps, unlimited export length, no watermark.
Pros
Automates genuinely tedious demo-editing work (zoom, spotlight blur, timing, soundtrack) that normally needs real editing skill
Free plan lets you make and export a video before paying anything, so you can judge output quality yourself
Strong organic early reception — Product Hunt top-10-for-the-day (116 upvotes) within days of launch
Purpose-built single workflow means less setup than a general screen recorder + editor combo
Cons
Too new for any independent reviews, ratings, or reliability track record (launched Aug 14, 2026)
Free tier is thin: 1 render minute + 10 AI credits/month, capped at 720p/30fps, 60-second exports, watermarked
A headline feature, automatic focus detection, is still "coming soon," not shipped
No visible company info beyond the isolate.video brand, no About page, one publicly credited maker, worth weighing for long-term reliability
What Makes It Unique
Its differentiator is Crop Spotlight: isolating and tracking one specific UI element while blurring everything else, combined with automatic zoom/pan and AI-generated music, turning a raw recording into a demo video in one automated pass instead of a manual edit. That puts it up against dedicated demo-video tools (Screen Studio, Arcade, Tella) rather than general video editors, though at four days old it hasn't yet proven it matches their maturity.
Kay Score
6
/ 10
