It started as one question: what if you could take any video apart and see exactly how it works — every frame, every scene, every beat? That idea shipped in April. Everything below is what happened next, rebuilt in public, one change at a time — numbers included.
IdeaApr 2026NowJul 2026
1168Ships, all-time
Apr to Sep2026, this arc
13Areas tracked
Mark QuadrosFounder, videngineer
The shipping log, start to now
Monthly is the climb, month by month. Switch to Daily and drag straight across the whole history — every single day it shipped, inception to now. Chapters are pinned right where they landed.
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ships across the visible arc — part of 1168 shipped since videngineer started keeping count.
Not every release makes the story. These are the moments that changed what videngineer is — scroll from the first version to today.
01
Snapshot Where it startedthe early build · spring 2026
Chapter 01 · Spring 2026
Where it started
The first version was rough, and I shipped it anyway. One box, one job: paste a video and get it taken apart into its pieces — every frame, every scene, every beat. Everything since is that same idea, refined in the open.
ProductThe first build
02
Snapshot Revamped appMay 31, 2026
Chapter 02 · May 31, 2026
The app, rebuilt
The whole thing got torn down and rebuilt around how the work actually feels day to day — faster to move through, and a lot easier to live in.
Productv1.0.159
03
Snapshot Winning WallJune 8, 2026
Chapter 03 · June 8, 2026
The Winning Wall
A wall of winning ads, right inside the app — the ones worth studying, gathered in one place instead of scattered across a dozen tabs.
Productv1.0.300
04
Snapshot Browser extensionJune 24, 2026
Chapter 04 · June 24, 2026
Tear down from anywhere
Save any ad you find out on the web with a single click, straight into your library — so the good ones never get away.
Extensionv1.0.355
05
Snapshot Homepage relaunchJuly 9, 2026
Chapter 05 · July 9, 2026
A front door that shows the work
The homepage became a live demo — watch a video come apart, piece by piece, before you sign up for anything.
Productv1.0.943
06
Snapshot Pricing, redesignedJuly 10, 2026
Chapter 06 · July 10, 2026
Pricing, made honest
One clear price, real guarantees, no fine print — pricing you can read and trust in about ten seconds.
Billingv1.0.953
07
Snapshot Library, evolvedJuly 10, 2026
Chapter 07 · July 10, 2026
A library that organizes itself
Smart views, collections and shareable boards — every teardown you've kept, finally in order without you having to file a thing.
Productv1.0.986
08
Snapshot Self-serve billingJuly 16, 2026
Chapter 08 · July 16, 2026
Self-serve, start to finish
Upgrade, buy exactly what you need, watch your balance, cancel any time — all from your own account, no back-and-forth required. This is where it stands today.
NowBillingv1.0.1215
01
Chapter 01 · May 31, 2026
Revamped Cockpit App
A rebuilt app experience, redesigned end to end for daily use.
Pricing kept pace with the product — from metered minutes to two honest plans, then credit packs and a Power tier for weekly volume. Always a dominant price, real guarantees, no fine print.
Inside this chapterSimple pricing by the minutePower plan open to everyone + credit packs + batch drag-and-drop + speed presetsA simpler pricing page — two plans, and what credits coverPricing page closing banner now spans full width
03
Chapter 03 · Jun – Jul 2026
videngineer, where you work
Meet the product where the work already happens: a Chrome extension that captures any ad you find, an in-app wall of winning ads, an asset extractor for any landing page, one-click Google sign-in — and a connector for the tools your team already runs.
Inside this chapterSign in with GooglePull brand assets from any page, now for everyoneIntroducing the Winning Wall: competitor ads in-appOur browser extension is live in the Chrome Web Store+1 more
04
Chapter 04 · Jul 7, 2026
Cut Blueprint Ships
A shot-by-shot production plan generated from any teardown — the first deep paid feature.
The read kept getting deeper. Analyses now understand what a video is and read it accordingly — and can hand you the pieces: clean plates of any set, isolated cast members, separated music and voice, and batch runs that confirm the brand before they start.
Inside this chapterSmarter, format-aware analysisIsolate any cast member straight from the teardown page — transparent cut-outs, one credit, free to re-openStem extraction only charges you once it succeeds — and re-opening stems you already have is freeClean plate — the World tab now removes the cast from a set instead of cutting them out. Pick an environment, extract, and study the room the shot was built in: 2 credits, saved to your Library. Defaults to the emptiest angle of the set.+2 more
08The hardening pass
Chapter 08 · Jun – Jul 2026
The hardening pass
A months-long pass over everything that has to hold. Payments and credits reconcile exactly. Access is limited to exactly who should have it. Every analysis is backed up off-site. And the whole surface gets repeated security review — closing gaps quietly, release by release. Work you never see, doing its job every time you press Analyze.
Security4 releases
Inside this chapterSignature cuts load faster and more reliably, with an automatic backup so results never need recomputingRefunds and cancellations in plain English — the policy page is live, linked from the footerAdded a clear Refund & Cancellation Policy, and made credit validity (12 months) consistent across the site.New credits experience: a dedicated Usage view with plan vs extra credits
09
Chapter 09 · Jul 2026
Built in public
The work itself became a surface: this updates page, the live shipping chart above it, a rebuilt knowledge base, and a changelog where every release is dated, numbered, and searchable.
Inside this chapterA public Updates page — every release, dated and searchable, straight from the changelogRebuilt docs make every feature easier to learnUpdates page: the cadence chart is now interactive — hover any point for the exact ship count and per-area breakdown, switch between monthly and daily views, and click an area tile to filter the feed; every number on the page now comes straight from the live release logChangelog manager: every release now links to its exact code change on GitHub
10Usage, in the open
Chapter 10 · Aug 2026
Usage, in the open
See remaining minutes and credits with an itemized activity log you can export, check this month’s API and connector usage at a glance, and review monthly totals across the whole team.
Inside this chapterMinutes and credits side by side — with an itemized activity log you can export as CSVTeam monthly usage now counts everyone — including viewer teardownsSee this month's API and connector usage against what your plan includes
The full log
Every ship, not just the chapters. Filter by area — security included, on purpose.
643 updates
Miscv1.0.2735
Your ladder now speaks your language — ordering and guidance tailored to whether you make videos for your brand, your craft, or your clients.
Miscv1.0.2731
Every rung of your ladder now shows only true-to-type reference videos — and where we're still curating a format, we say so instead of padding it.
Productv1.0.2728
Free accounts now see the full read on every teardown — the whole breakdown is visible, and downloading or extracting the assets is where Pro begins.
Miscv1.0.2723
Browse by format is now the true eight formats — cleaner grid, accurate counts, and no repeated artwork; Founder-led and Manifesto live on as filters.
Fixv1.0.2722
Fixed a bug where browsing your ladder made the browse-by-format images go blank — they stay put now, and the reference cards line up cleaner.
Miscv1.0.2721
The home is calmer and quicker to read — your ladder opens on the right rung, browse-by-format is compact, and quick links take you straight to docs, support, the extension, and updates.
Miscv1.0.2709
Put a name and face on your creator card — add your display name and profile picture during onboarding, and your card fills in with your real work.
Billingv1.0.2693
The sign-in email is now short and clear — your link, your plan, done.
Billingv1.0.2691
Getting Started now tracks your real progress, the plan-picker step is cleaned up, and backing out of a shared analysis takes you somewhere useful.
Fixv1.0.2687
Signing up is instant now — no more false connection errors on account creation; your sign-in link is on its way the moment you hit Create.
Miscv1.0.2685
A new home built around your work — your creator card, a personalized video ladder, and browse-by-format — plus a smoother guided first-run when you sign in.
Miscv1.0.2458
Footage is easier to find, sort and download across every view
Miscv1.0.2454
Footage Picker now includes the Aug 28 image collection, A-Roll filtering, and a cleaner collapsible sidebar.
Productv1.0.2448
Published teardowns keep their full footage, audio and clips private; poster previews stay public
Legacy Cut Blueprint frames now keep only allowlisted fields; unknown model keys fail validation with 502 before any store or charge.
Billingv1.0.2361
Cap camera/transition ≤300, reject non-int frame numbers without coercion, drop unvalidated legacy optional keys from stored briefs, align prompt aspects with allowlist (21:9), and fix MCP Cut Blueprint title to 5 credits.
Productv1.0.2360
Cut Blueprints now reject unusable model output before anything is saved or charged.
Productv1.0.2359
Cut Blueprints are AI-only for now — one recreation brief per cut, saved forever.
Billingv1.0.2358
Blueprint credits now show on the usage meter; owner dogfood account is charged like its plan
Fixv1.0.2345
Sign-in reliability fix — resolved an issue that could block new signups; the flow is now more resilient.
Miscv1.0.2337
library gating — paid depth off the public bucket and free tier; scrape limits
Miscv1.0.2336
Canvas is snappier — resize and zoom stay put, text boxes fit your text, and boards show real previews
Productv1.0.2335
Copy for agent now copies a one-line cut handle
Billingv1.0.2334
Downloads and exports restored for the owner dogfood (agency) plan; Studio download buttons fixed
Miscv1.0.2305
The product updates page now records every release automatically, with the full August history restored
Billingv1.0.2298
See this month's API and connector usage against what your plan includes
Billingv1.0.2296
Team monthly usage now counts everyone — including viewer teardowns
Billingv1.0.2291
Minutes and credits side by side — with an itemized activity log you can export as CSV
Productv1.0.2285
Teardown cuts: no more flicker or black cards on hover, clips keep playing after long sessions, and the left-rail profile stays on screen
Miscv1.0.2278
Completion updates are easier to notice, review, and act on
Miscv1.0.2215
Video sources keep working as site protections change
Productv1.0.2214
Docs: the full teardown tag schema (7 dimensions, 41 filters) now published on the connector pages
Productv1.0.2213
Teardown library: browse by 7 tag dimensions (hook, length, technique, job & more) + connector discovery tools
Productv1.0.2211
Teardown library: browse by seven tag dimensions — hook, length, technique and more
Miscv1.0.2206
Three new creator playbooks to study
Productv1.0.2205
Find the right teardown faster
Productv1.0.2203
Teardown discovery is easier to browse, filter, and trust
Miscv1.0.2198
Discovery reaches more useful video references across focused niches
Miscv1.0.2197
LinkedIn temporary MP4 links now explain the upload workaround
Miscv1.0.2196
Queue status now stays live and truthful
Miscv1.0.2195
Queue status stays current without duplicate refresh work
Miscv1.0.2194
The browser picker confirms your selection and checks your quota correctly
Miscv1.0.2192
Video selection stays visible, batch limits verify correctly, and the extension no longer opens duplicate tabs
Miscv1.0.2190
The browser picker no longer fires bursts of background requests
Miscv1.0.2189
Embedded videos now analyze directly from the page
Miscv1.0.2188
The browser picker gives clearer progress and safer selection
Miscv1.0.2186
MP4 uploads verify successfully after direct transfer
Miscv1.0.2185
Video source resolution stays bounded and predictable
Miscv1.0.2184
Saved extraction cards keep their page previews
Productv1.0.2183
Analyse: four manual speeds (Skim/Fast/Standard/Thorough), free 1×3-min/month, MP4-only intake, auto-stems off
Pipelinev1.0.2182
The analysis workspace resumes with its bundle and speed controls
Miscv1.0.2136
New users can resume setup after signing in
Miscv1.0.2135
Footage preparation keeps courtesy access and scoped filters intact
Productv1.0.2132
Invite codes now block invalid signups and show exact access duration
Billingv1.0.2131
Founders page: recommended Pro plan, full pricing link, book-a-call, founder FAQs and guides
Miscv1.0.2130
Founder pricing explains the offer and its next step more clearly
Asset research now has a simpler, more focused starting point
Miscv1.0.2126
Asset requests stay limited to image sources
Billingv1.0.2125
Library browsing feels native: darker seamless nav, real cursor, sticky filters, new Founder-led collection — plus a rebuilt founders page with a plan-first walkthrough and clearer team pricing
Miscv1.0.2121
The library is easier to browse and return to
Billingv1.0.2117
Pricing CRO revamp: persona fit-finder chips, recommended-plan emphasis, one CTA per card, outcome hero (+mobile header overflow fix)
Miscv1.0.2116
Pricing choices are easier to compare across screens
Miscv1.0.2114
User-facing failures are easier to spot and follow up on
Pipelinev1.0.2113
Analysis help links are easier to find and follow
Miscv1.0.2112
Pricing: seat CTA no longer shows a misleading identical $49/mo — now 'Add N seats'; custom cursor yields over seat sliders
Fixv1.0.2111
Pricing: seat block simplified + slider fill bug fixed
Billingv1.0.2110
Credits reliability: accounts with older usage history no longer get incorrectly paused — only genuine unpaid balances pause new runs
Miscv1.0.2108
New founders page — break down a winning launch video and hand your editor a real brief
Miscv1.0.2107
Multi-select share is instant — bulk sharing now ~1s
Miscv1.0.2103
Canvas boards now show a real miniature of each board on its card
Billingv1.0.2101
Pricing page: add analyst seats from any plan card, with each plan's included seats shown up front
Miscv1.0.2099
People hub: everyone you work with in one place — and your team sees only the analyses you choose to share
Productv1.0.2087
Smoother canvas boards: eased pan glide with release fling, finer zoom-sensitivity slider, quick 25%/50%/Fit shortcuts, and a cleaner dark boards index
Miscv1.0.2085
Select multiple analyses at once: bulk Share, Add to Canvas, Save, and Delete from Grid or List
Productv1.0.2082
Share to your saved people in one click, @mention collaborators in notes, and invite viewers who don't have an account yet
Billingv1.0.2081
More reliable plan configuration loading
Productv1.0.2078
A guided getting-started course with a personal welcome and progress that saves to your account (rolling out).
Miscv1.0.2062
People & sharing hub: one place to see your team, guests, and what's shared with you (paid plans, staged rollout)
Billingv1.0.2058
Pricing: choose your Power seat count right on the home page, and the Manage plan button is easy to read again.
Productv1.0.2056
Tighter privacy controls on private teardowns and shared team libraries
Fixv1.0.2053
Improved reliability monitoring and made Report a bug attach the error and session context needed to diagnose issues faster.
Fixv1.0.2052
Admin HQ: open-bug count badge on the Overview so new bug reports are impossible to miss.
Fixv1.0.2051
Fixed videos going black when you press play — the app now refreshes expired video links automatically and shows a Retry button if playback fails.
Miscv1.0.2050
Team invites now track confirmed paid seats, and invited teammates join with safe view-first access
Fixv1.0.2048
Analysis fixes: single-link and single-file runs confirm and start reliably, account menu opens again, and staged uploads show real thumbnails
Billingv1.0.2042
Get Started flow: pick your plan up front (Pro, Power, Studio) with a clearer landing demo button and navigation
Billingv1.0.2036
Pricing: annual billing toggle live (4/9/3) + Team copy fix
Miscv1.0.2034
Enable comment share on analyses and canvas boards
Productv1.0.1955
Account page: cleaner two-column layout, clickable profile, and the guided API/MCP flow now shows only where it applies
Miscv1.0.1953
Seat invites now require sign-in with the invited address
Billingv1.0.1950
New pricing page — clearer minutes-led plans, per-seat pricing, remade credits, and a rewritten Teams page.
Miscv1.0.1938
A simpler homepage: watch a real video get taken apart, right from the top
Productv1.0.1933
Brand book: add Frameset as an adjacent (tangent) service, not a competitor
Billingv1.0.1930
Internal ops dashboard: revenue and paying-customer figures now read directly from live billing records
Miscv1.0.1924
Your onboarding now maps the exact next step to take, and the confirm-and-run button can no longer double-charge a fast double click
Miscv1.0.1816
Updates page: the shipping-log chart now shows a compact number-first hover and a quieter plot
Miscv1.0.1813
Brand book: the community engagement guide now lives on its own page inside the code-locked book
Pipelinev1.0.1811
Tightened upload ingest so private uploads are only ever analyzed by their owner
Miscv1.0.1809
Usage allocations reduced — Pro 25min/15cr, Power 45min/30cr, Studio 70min/60cr (prices unchanged).
Productv1.0.1807
Direct video uploads work again — the upload grant now arrives intact and is tied to your account
Productv1.0.1801
Sound tab: isolated SFX now covers every detected effect (music-heavy videos went from 1 clip to the full set)
Miscv1.0.1800
Manage sharing: everyone you have shared with stays in your list, even after you revoke
Productv1.0.1790
Sound tab: unlocking the sound now delivers the isolated effects and full SFX bed in one pass
Miscv1.0.1789
Private brand book for the crew — code-locked so only your team can open it
Miscv1.0.1787
Confirm & run now responds instantly — the review closes, your queue updates, and any problem is explained right there
Miscv1.0.1786
Uploads blocked by a network hiccup now reroute automatically — no more dead-end retries
Productv1.0.1785
Analyses now open on a clean loading state instead of briefly showing the wrong teardown
Productv1.0.1783
Site-wide interface sounds and analysis context actions
Miscv1.0.1782
Library help now shows the current Folders and automatic Collections experience
Miscv1.0.1772
Collections now organize your Library automatically
Billingv1.0.1765
Your teardowns now read straight into your AI assistant — one-click connect, live on every paid plan, 19 tools
Miscv1.0.1764
Saved sets are now called Collections, and the Library fills the full width of your screen
Productv1.0.1761
Analyses are more resilient: if one stage of the pipeline hiccups mid-run it now recovers on the spot instead of dropping a section, and cut titling is faster
Billingv1.0.1757
The connector page now shows the payoff — ask your agent about a video you saved and get a shot-by-shot plan back
Productv1.0.1754
Signup: invite code field is now visible above Google sign-in, so a code you were given always gets applied
Miscv1.0.1753
The Library's list view now switches instantly, its filters actually narrow the list, and its columns show real details
Miscv1.0.1751
The connector page is clearer now — a compact tool list and plain wording that paid plans can connect today with an API key
Productv1.0.1747
Sound tab: detected SFX events now show as a visible locked grid with an Unlock isolated SFX button — previously hidden until isolation ran.
Miscv1.0.1746
List your saved Library folders from the connector — browse your folder names and open one to see its saved items
Productv1.0.1744
Saving a clip from inside a teardown now confirms it saved, and names the folder it landed in
Miscv1.0.1743
Locked the upcoming assistant connector to the owner across every check, and closed a rare gap that could have briefly opened it to others
Adminv1.0.1742
Admin cost console: each panel now states the exact time window it covers
Billingv1.0.1741
API keys now come with every paid plan — and the account page says exactly what your plan includes
Miscv1.0.1737
See your Library as a list — the list view now reads clearly, with real columns for name, kind, length, size and date, and your folders shown as rows.
Miscv1.0.1735
Save straight into a folder — the save menu now offers your folders, files can be dragged between them, and any move can be undone.
Billingv1.0.1729
See how much of your plan or credits an analysis will use before you run it
Billingv1.0.1728
Usage & cost dashboard for the team, with honest margin numbers and provider billing links
Billingv1.0.1722
Pricing and usage now match every plan's live allowance
Billingv1.0.1721
Plan allowances and pricing details now stay in sync
Productv1.0.1720
Landing: demo Sound tab now mirrors the real analysis component; flattened the demo CTA card
Productv1.0.1717
Landing: THE THREAD now runs analysis → intelligence system (live 444M/189 count-ups) → enlarged breakdown library
Fixv1.0.1716
fix(signup): carry ?code= invite through Google OAuth signup
Productv1.0.1714
Landing: hero, problem and breakdown-library simplified to one flat dark field (grid + glows removed)
Miscv1.0.1713
Analyses shared with you now appear in your Analyses list, marked Shared
Productv1.0.1710
Landing: flat solid backgrounds on the solution + breakdown-library sections (blueprint grid removed)
Billingv1.0.1709
Your usage view: the plan comparison line under the ring
Billingv1.0.1708
One honest usage meter: every gauge now tracks analysis minutes, credits become a clear wallet line, and running out shows the handoff instead of a frozen 100%
Productv1.0.1702
Every analysis now runs the full teardown — one price, nothing to choose
Productv1.0.1701
Every cut on a long teardown gets a proper technique name — no more truncated descriptions
Adminv1.0.1699
Long videos keep their cuts — a 24-minute teardown no longer stops halfway with an empty grid
Productv1.0.1697
Every new analysis runs the full teardown again — frames, cuts, summary and sound. Script depth is now something you choose, not the silent default.
Fixv1.0.1694
Reference index: performance tier preserved through completion + partial-date fix
Script analysis, re-organised: the hook and its strength, the shape of the story, then the beats with the transcript beneath
Miscv1.0.1633
MCP connector: the public page moves to coming-soon while the program is in closed preview
Productv1.0.1632
Search cuts across your whole library by what kind of shot they are
Productv1.0.1631
Your agent can pull the actual clip for any cut, and rebuild the cut grid when a video has none
Adminv1.0.1622
Browse and share multiple analyses at once; HQ now shows API-key activity
Billingv1.0.1619
If isolating the voice and music fails, you can run it again. When a run can't start you now see the real reason, instead of a credits warning when your credits are fine.
Adminv1.0.1613
See every connector call in Admin, with what it actually did under the hood
Miscv1.0.1612
Ask your assistant to find analyses by hook type, format or score, instead of scrolling
Productv1.0.1605
The Script tab now shows the full read: hook strength, every re-hook with its timing, the story arc, delivery and voice, signature phrases and the call to action. Older analyses show their hook score again, and anything we did not measure stays blank instead of guessing.
Miscv1.0.1597
Team workspaces — shared library, seats, and sharing for individual analyses. Coming soon.
Productv1.0.1591
Videos now carry a style card — the grading, typography and subtitle look, in one place
Adminv1.0.1589
See exactly how your connected assistants use videngineer, in Admin
Productv1.0.1585
Your AI assistant now reads your cut list ten times smaller, so it has room to actually work
Miscv1.0.1584
Homepage: steadier hero animation and a proper mobile pass — no more shifting layout, and the page now works end to end on your phone.
Billingv1.0.1583
Your account page is now one clear view — plan, usage, credits, and when extra credits expire.
Billingv1.0.1569
Homepage: pricing plan Terms links are readable on both light and dark cards
Miscv1.0.1568
Homepage: the go-Pro button now sits inside the demo section, and the Terms links are readable
Miscv1.0.1567
Homepage: removed a placeholder button that did nothing and closed the empty space above the logo wall
Pipelinev1.0.1565
Share a single analysis with a collaborator by email, and manage everyone's access from one screen — see who can see what, revoke anytime, and search your library to hand-pick a few analyses for someone new.
Productv1.0.1560
Trimmed the homepage — removed three repeated explainer sections and reframed the one above the live demo
Productv1.0.1559
Homepage teardown captions no longer cut off the view count on narrow screens
Productv1.0.1558
The homepage Problem section now shows five real teardowns with their real view counts
Miscv1.0.1557
One background texture rule across the homepage — texture behind the writing, flat behind the evidence
Productv1.0.1556
Cut Blueprints now tell you the price before you buy, and what you were charged after
Miscv1.0.1554
Analyses stored only in backup now open and stay in your library with the right date
Pipelinev1.0.1552
Hook strength now reads the same everywhere on an analysis
Productv1.0.1551
Older analyses now show the writing notes they do have, instead of a blank Script tab
Pipelinev1.0.1550
Opening an analysis no longer flashes an empty view before settling
Productv1.0.1547
Homepage hero back to two columns — headline and buttons on the left, the live teardown demo on the right
Pipelinev1.0.1546
Silent and music-only videos now finish their analysis
Pipelinev1.0.1540
Hosted analysis connector: service build configuration
Securityv1.0.1537
Hardened the hosted-connector sign-in path before it goes live — no fallback secrets, stricter token checks
Miscv1.0.1535
Rebuild one cut at a time — pick a single shot from any teardown and get its build spec, without loading the whole video
Productv1.0.1515
Script Analysis: every teardown now shows how the script was built — hook, re-hooks, beat map, delivery, and CTA — plus a depth choice before you run and an opt-in read on how it persuades
Productv1.0.1496
Canvas: cleaner cut navigation (arrow keys) and named sound clips
Billingv1.0.1494
In-app plan picker, buy, and cancel screens now match the live 3-tier ladder — Studio added, per-plan pricing and cancel offers
Productv1.0.1490
Canvas boards: see your team's boards, tidier cut cards, and a redesigned cut browser
Productv1.0.1483
Canvas: lay your analyses out on a freeform board and study cuts, sound, and cast side by side
Miscv1.0.1370
Nav: full-width sticky bar is now site-wide across marketing pages.
Billingv1.0.1369
Admin: per-user credit ledger — balances and every credit event for a user
Miscv1.0.1368
Updates page: the shipping graph is now an activity line with a running-average baseline and every chapter marked
Miscv1.0.1366
Polished the pricing page — on-brand dark theme with cleaner spacing before the closing section.
Billingv1.0.1365
Plan-economics admin view: card grid replaced with one dense sortable table (live / annual / legacy sections, sortable by net margin)
Billingv1.0.1364
Pricing: calculator rebuilt as a plan fit-finder (minutes + credits); richer dark theme + full-width nav.
Productv1.0.1361
Shared teardowns now open in about a second instead of over a minute — large analyses with lots of media load near-instantly for teammates.
Adminv1.0.1360
Admin ops console: new Crawls research-queue tab with per-video cost estimates
Billingv1.0.1359
Admin plan-economics view — per-plan margins, COGS and Stripe fees at a glance, with tightened revenue accounting
Billingv1.0.1357
Clearer billing receipts — every email now shows your exact plan, price, and a manage-subscription link
Productv1.0.1356
Logged-in nav avatar now opens a menu — jump straight to the app, your account, or sign out
Miscv1.0.1348
Analyses now open right away — the page appears instantly and fills in as it loads.
Pipelinev1.0.1345
Private analysis media now lives in a locked, owner-only store and is served through short-lived signed links — never a public URL.
Billingv1.0.1336
Pricing page: nav shows your profile picture when signed in, Team plan detected correctly, and dark mode matches the app
The product pages get their film-workshop scene — the cinematic desk hero, with the real Canvas and Analysis on screen
Productv1.0.1302
Browse motion graphics teardowns
Fixv1.0.1299
The Hook: reliability fix — full readouts now land consistently on every new analysis
Pipelinev1.0.1298
The Hook (experimental) — modality-aware hook analysis: what the hook is, why it works, what needs work, downloadable
Pipelinev1.0.1288
The Products menu is live — Canvas and Analysis product pages, plus one-click copy-for-AI on every product and solutions page
Fixv1.0.1284
Closed a crawler loop on public teardown pages that was quietly burning bandwidth
Miscv1.0.1273
Analyses: visible Select button — one click into multi-select from grid or list
Fixv1.0.1270
Analyses list: power actions — multi-select bulk delete & save, per-row delete, and full-delete fix (no more ghost cards)
Miscv1.0.1266
Analyses list: power-user redesign — sortable columns, reachable save-star, compact format tags, density toggle
Productv1.0.1260
Interface sounds: subtle audio cues on key actions, with a global mute switch and reduced-motion default-off
Fixv1.0.1256
Library fixes: saved analyses now appear inside their folders and boards, Team scope stays put when you open an analysis, save straight from the list with the hover star, and teammates can download frames and cuts
Miscv1.0.1245
Analyses library: Most viral sort, Team teaser, infinite scroll + list speedups
Fixv1.0.1234
Fixed the journey chapters — the real product screenshots now load on the updates timeline instead of an empty frame
Billingv1.0.1233
Cancelled analyses now settle as cancelled — with a clear 'no credits charged' note in the queue
Miscv1.0.1232
Chapter snapshots on the story page now show in full — click any one to open it full-size
Productv1.0.1230
The daily shipping chart, reimagined — pan across the whole timeline like a trading chart, zoom to any window, and read every milestone clearly
Productv1.0.1229
The updates page is now a full visual journey — scroll the daily timeline across the whole history, and see the product evolve from its first build to today in real screenshots
Billingv1.0.1228
Fairer billing across the board — plan minutes always come first in the run review, cancelled analyses never charge, and pay-as-you-go runs no longer count against your plan minutes
Productv1.0.1226
Add your videos with a brand name attached — cleaner analyses, a simpler CSV (video URL + brand), a design-matched template guide, and retry for errored queue runs
Productv1.0.1222
The updates page is now a scrollable timeline — drag through every version from day one to today, with the story told as you go
Productv1.0.1221
Usage and plans now live on one page — a green usage gauge, a cleaner sidebar, and a simpler account menu
Miscv1.0.1217
Cleaner brand names — the advertiser shows as a plain name, with a small "likely" badge when detection isn't certain
Billingv1.0.1215
Self-serve billing is live — upgrade to Power, buy credit packs, see your wallet, cancel anytime from your account, and get refunds on unused packs.
Productv1.0.1213
Sharper cut timing — each detected cut and its frames now land on the exact moment, instead of rounding to the nearest second
Miscv1.0.1211
Cleaner Analyses filters — pick your library and filters from two tidy dropdowns
Miscv1.0.1210
Team view loads faster — switching to Team or a teammate is now snappy
Productv1.0.1209
Motion-graphics analysis, rebuilt: true scene counts, design-aware labels, and element-level recreation recipes
Productv1.0.1187
See your plan usage at a glance — a live ring around your avatar plus a radial usage meter
Billingv1.0.1218
One-click cancel from your account — with a 50%-off-for-two-months offer if you decide to stay
Productv1.0.1182
Improvements to the shared team view
Fixv1.0.1181
Team: fixed team access for owners + moved Team into the account menu
Miscv1.0.1180
Team view: added a direct link to the shared team analyses.
Fixv1.0.1179
Dropdown menus are readable again — fixed blank options across every selector
Miscv1.0.1216
Sharper shot detection — scene types and visual styles are now separate, so every teardown reads cleaner
Billingv1.0.1178
Power plan is live — $49/mo self-serve checkout open on pricing and solutions pages: batch queue, 5 lanes, 60-minute videos, automatic 4K masters, API keys, 250 credits
Securityv1.0.1177
Billing hardening: analyses funded by credits settle only after the credit is captured, ownership checks on every paid action, and safer promo-code redemption
Miscv1.0.1173
Solutions pages sharpened — founders, teams, producers and the hub: audience named up top, one clear action per page, honest pricing
Miscv1.0.1169
New badge window widened to a full week so an entire fresh drop stays visible together
Fixv1.0.1166
Teardown gallery filters fixed: New now shows the whole fresh drop and Animated ads surfaces all 17 animated pieces
Fixv1.0.1165
Strategists page, sharpened: your swipe file saves ads, this shows why they won — Sound Kit, Cut Blueprint and Discover now named
Merch card: real garment footage + a View merch button
Productv1.0.1162
The garments arrive: three earned pieces, three votes to spend
Miscv1.0.1161
Analyze page: queue naming finished everywhere — run confirmation and tour now match
Miscv1.0.1155
Analyze page: queue panel renamed, real video titles, tighter copy
Productv1.0.1151
Analyze, redesigned: one filmstrip flow with a review gate — nothing runs or spends credits until you confirm
Productv1.0.1149
Earned merch: vote the first drop on the new Swag wall
Miscv1.0.1138
Homepage copy — problem, how-it-works, what-changes, editorial close
Billingv1.0.1137
New teardown: Stripe Reader S700 launch film
Billingv1.0.1136
5 new teardowns: Stripe, LunarCrush, WhatAStory, Shopify
Billingv1.0.1135
2 new teardowns: Stripe Tour London, ProductGenie AI shopping assistant
Productv1.0.1134
New teardown: Shopify agentic-selling launch film
Productv1.0.1133
New teardown: Shopify store-data analytics launch film
Adminv1.0.1132
Admin HQ: real teardown + analysis totals, no more mislabeled count
Productv1.0.1129
New teardown: Shopify Editions brand film
Billingv1.0.1128
2 new teardowns: Stripe documentary trailer, Google Password Manager explainer
Productv1.0.1126
New teardown: Shopify on Sphere Las Vegas brand activation film
Productv1.0.1125
3 new teardowns: Shopify Spring 26, entrepreneur manifesto, sustainability film
Billingv1.0.1124
New teardown: Stripe Reader launch film
Miscv1.0.1120
Solutions opens from the nav: a menu of who videngineer is for — founders, strategists, teams, producers
Billingv1.0.1119
Real titles + correct categories on hero teardowns; pulled 2 more self-promo items
Productv1.0.1118
Pulled 7 hero-batch teardowns that weren't genuine brand ads
Productv1.0.1117
Footer feature chips now land on the teardown library and your Library — no more dead ends
Productv1.0.1116
Final 6 hero-batch teardowns live — Figma, Sandwich, Framestore, Weirs and Son, BizWiz
Productv1.0.1115
3 more teardowns live — Dropbox, Sandwich, Figma Config 2025
Productv1.0.1113
8 more teardowns live — Notion, Figma, Smartsheet, BUCK, Sandwich, Airbnb
Productv1.0.1112
Solutions, diversified: a chooser hub plus dedicated pages for strategists, teams, and producers — real teardowns on every one
Pipelinev1.0.1108
Team seats — invite a teammate and they see your whole analysis library
Productv1.0.1104
Stalled analyses now recover on their own, scorecards stay honest when a video has no audio, and every teardown opens on a Summary read
Securityv1.0.1098
The updates page now tells the story in nine chapters — the big releases, plus the quiet hardening work that keeps payments, data, and access safe
Miscv1.0.1094
Founders page: the overwhelm matrix and a clear path from blueprint to a shipped launch video
Productv1.0.1093
Wrong turns now land somewhere useful — a proper animated 404 page that guides you back to the app, teardowns and pricing, plus a polished loading screen while the app boots
Productv1.0.1092
Solutions for founders: a dedicated launch-video page — real launch teardowns, the full study, and the playbook to keep
Productv1.0.1091
Every chapter on the updates page now shows the product as it looked at that milestone
Miscv1.0.1086
MCP connector page live at /mcp — what your tools get back, sixty-second setup, and early access to the hosted version
Pipelinev1.0.1082
Bulk analysis, done safely — upload a spreadsheet or list of URLs, confirm the columns and brand, preview the batch, then run it (no more wrong-batch surprises)
Productv1.0.1064
Brand, front and center — every teardown now shows the advertiser (with its logo) right above the performance numbers
Miscv1.0.1060
MCP connector (read-only): pull your analyses, reports and context bundles into your own tools
Miscv1.0.1059
Public updates page: founder byline, named milestone chapters, true ship-velocity chart
Changelog manager: every release now links to its exact code change on GitHub
Miscv1.0.1044
Smarter brand detection — knows who paid for the ad even on reshares, shows how sure it is, and lets you correct it
Productv1.0.1039
New homepage hero — paste a video and watch a live teardown build itself, step by step
Miscv1.0.1037
Top-ups now show a clear “coming soon” instead of a dead button
Billingv1.0.1036
New credits experience: a dedicated Usage view with plan vs extra credits
Productv1.0.1030
Updates page: the cadence chart is now interactive — hover any point for the exact ship count and per-area breakdown, switch between monthly and daily views, and click an area tile to filter the feed; every number on the page now comes straight from the live release log
Productv1.0.1028
Filter your analyses by brand — every video now shows the advertiser behind it, with a Brand ▾ filter and per-card brand logo
Adminv1.0.1024
A public Updates page, retold — the videngineer journey as an editorial changelog with a live shipping-cadence chart, milestone chapters and searchable full log
Miscv1.0.1023
Rebuilt docs make every feature easier to learn
Pipelinev1.0.1012
Homepage brand proof now displays correctly
Miscv1.0.1011
A homepage that proves the work, not just claims it
Extensionv1.0.1010
A faster, safer way to save ads as you browse
Adminv1.0.1009
A public Updates page — every release, dated and searchable, straight from the changelog
Productv1.0.1005
Find every guide, teardown and program from one Resources menu
Productv1.0.1001
Smarter analytics under the hood: patterns are now measured by how hard viewers engage, not just raw view counts
Miscv1.0.998
See the real numbers behind every ad you study
Productv1.0.992
Every update here is dated and honestly tracked
Productv1.0.986
Library, evolved: one Assets tree with smart views that fill themselves (Inspiration, My Creations, by brand, kind or teammate), collections and moodboards, and share links for any asset or board — public or team-only, with instant revoke
Productv1.0.965
The custom cursor now follows you across the whole site
Productv1.0.964
Solutions page now shows each role its own workflow with real product views
Billingv1.0.953
Pricing page closing banner now spans full width
Productv1.0.952
One consistent closing call-to-action across every page
Billingv1.0.951
Added a clear Refund & Cancellation Policy, and made credit validity (12 months) consistent across the site.
Billingv1.0.950
Refunds and cancellations in plain English — the policy page is live, linked from the footer
Miscv1.0.1219
Your avatar now matches everywhere — the sidebar and profile show the same picture
Billingv1.0.945
Sharper clean plates: the people-removal now erases the mic and cables too and rebuilds the empty set at full resolution — no more ghost objects or blur. Same 2 credits.
Productv1.0.943
The homepage became a live teardown demo
Productv1.0.895
Direct downloads on every asset: download icons next to the save-star on cuts, frames, looks and extractions (paid plans), plus the save-popup can now be dismissed and tidies itself up
Productv1.0.892
Chrome extension v1.5.12: on-brand redesign, live queue progress, star-to-Library from the popup, keyboard shortcuts
Productv1.0.888
Star whole analyses into your Library — new Analyses section, organize with your existing folders
Billingv1.0.885
Team plan badge now shows for everyone in a team workspace
Productv1.0.883
Team filter works again — pick a teammate, see only their analyses
Miscv1.0.880
Pricing you can understand at a glance
Productv1.0.875
Download your teardowns again on Pro and Power
Miscv1.0.870
Pick the exact ad you want, every time
Billingv1.0.860
Clean plate — the World tab now removes the cast from a set instead of cutting them out. Pick an environment, extract, and study the room the shot was built in: 2 credits, saved to your Library. Defaults to the emptiest angle of the set.
Billingv1.0.848
Team plan now labeled correctly everywhere
Productv1.0.846
Your first cut blueprint is on us: every free account gets one full blueprint to try before upgrading
Productv1.0.844
Teardown media is now view-only: watch and listen to everything inline, and star anything to your Library
Productv1.0.836
Every cut is real runtime - no guessing
Productv1.0.834
Open a shared link and get the full app
Productv1.0.798
Cut-out extractions now reliably save to your Library — including ones you re-open and extractions you made earlier.
Productv1.0.794
A refreshed site-wide footer — feature highlights, trust badges, a live count of cuts studied, and a cleaner mobile layout.
Productv1.0.789
Your cut-out extractions now save straight to your Library, with a live tray that tracks each one as it is made.
Productv1.0.781
A rebuilt footer with real navigation and a clear closing call-to-action across the site
Productv1.0.774
Stem extraction only charges you once it succeeds — and re-opening stems you already have is free
Billingv1.0.771
Isolate any cast member straight from the teardown page — transparent cut-outs, one credit, free to re-open
Productv1.0.769
Format and brand pages you can actually visit — one click to a real page, chips show your active filters
Billingv1.0.764
Pricing that answers the hard questions — FAQ, a straight guarantee, and one clear path to start
Productv1.0.756
Download everything you extracted — one ZIP for all entities, plus per-item bundles that actually download
Billingv1.0.754
Cut Blueprint is live — a shot-by-shot production plan from any analysis, 2 credits, charged only when it delivers
Productv1.0.750
A new front door for the teardown library — featured breakdown, live stats, real numbers
Pipelinev1.0.739
Library counts that add up, un-star that just un-stars, docs in our own colors, and real performance numbers on every analysis
Billingv1.0.730
A simpler pricing page — two plans, and what credits cover
Productv1.0.720
Cleaner teardown web addresses — category in every link
Productv1.0.714
Isolate any subject — transparent PNGs from Cast & World
Productv1.0.705
New teardown library hero — See why it won. Keep the playbook.
Productv1.0.704
Library gets a list view — and your chosen teardown now rides along into the analyzer
Billingv1.0.696
Power plan open to everyone + credit packs + batch drag-and-drop + speed presets
Productv1.0.695
Filter the teardown library — and “Run this on your video” now lands where it promised
Real performance numbers on your analyses, and 58 fresh teardowns in the library
Productv1.0.642
Filter your library by format and source
Performancev1.0.637
Speed: the app now loads its data in a fraction of the time
Billingv1.0.632
The sidebar era: new navigation, a real asset library with folders, richer search and filters, your full teardown catalog, and account & billing controls
Pipelinev1.0.595
Analyses: durable owner attribution so no analysis is ever hidden from your library
Miscv1.0.594
Analyses list: badge shows your true library total, not the loaded page
Pipelinev1.0.593
Stop an analysis and it stays stopped
Performancev1.0.592
Analyses list: see ALL your analyses (paginated, Load more) and loads instantly at any scale
Productv1.0.590
New one-step way to report a teardown — a clear, prefilled takedown flow for rights holders.
Productv1.0.588
Browse teardowns by format — new category pages (product ads, brand films, launch videos and more) that link the whole library together.
Productv1.0.587
Teardown pages are cleaner and easier to navigate
Productv1.0.586
Teardown library gets real filters — narrow by format, industry or brand and sort by views, freshness, engagement, 4K or length, with a live counter of every view analysed.
Productv1.0.585
Teardowns are now free to read — the full analysis (every signature cut, the sound map, the blueprint and cast) opens for anyone. Sign in only to download or run your own.
Productv1.0.583
Teardown pages read cleaner: the preview note tucks into a popup instead of a strip, and every teardown ends with a 'run your own — free' prompt.
Pipelinev1.0.582
Queue view: numbered rows + a source-resolution badge (4K/2K/1080p) on every analysis
Pipelinev1.0.581
Batch analysis now pulls true 4K on eligible plans; higher throughput
Pipelinev1.0.580
Batch analysis + queue: line up many videos at once, watch them drain, cancel from a queue view
Productv1.0.571
Teardown library gets navigation labels — 🔥 Viral, Hot, New and ✦ 4K badges you can filter by — plus each card now shows the video's runtime and the social channel it came from.
Productv1.0.570
The teardown library, cleaner: one card design, one grid, sorted by vitality — filter by format or ✦ 4K, sort by views or newest, and see the channel behind every teardown.
Productv1.0.569
Quality signal in the library: teardowns built from a true 4K source now carry a ✦ 4K badge and a matching filter, so the sharpest breakdowns are easy to spot and sort to.
Productv1.0.568
Low-quality source now shows a pill + tooltip
Productv1.0.566
Low-quality source? We now guide you to a better link
Productv1.0.565
Only high-quality videos reach the library now
Productv1.0.564
Faster teardown library + tighter reading layout: the teardowns index now opens instantly, each teardown reads at a comfortable width instead of full-bleed, and the “keep studying” row now surfaces teardowns from every category, not just one.
Productv1.0.561
Crisp previews + 4K in the lightbox
Fixv1.0.560
Your 4K downloads stay safe, never overwritten
Productv1.0.559
Reference frames go premium — 4K on every angle
Productv1.0.558
Public teardowns, rebuilt: 8 featured breakdowns with real source numbers (views, likes, comments), free full read with an account, preview for visitors. New rights page (/dmca), refreshed teardown library and homepage picks.
Productv1.0.552
Sharper uploads, with quality labels everywhere
Productv1.0.547
Downloads now say 4K on the button
Productv1.0.546
Honest source labels — see exactly what quality you have
Productv1.0.545
★ Library: flip through your saves + every card gets a thumbnail
Productv1.0.544
🎞️ 4K Masters — every download can now be maximum quality
Productv1.0.526
Never lose a teardown mid-run
Productv1.0.523
Cleaner pricing page and a consistent footer
Miscv1.0.522
Your progress saves reliably, even mid-run
Productv1.0.518
Updates never interrupt a teardown in progress
Billingv1.0.515
Get early access to the Team plan
Extensionv1.0.505
Confirm the right ad before you analyze
Billingv1.0.504
Cancel any analysis and keep your credit
Billingv1.0.503
The Power plan is live for high-volume teams
Productv1.0.499
Download full cast and world reference sheets
Extensionv1.0.496
Grab any video straight from the tab you are on
Miscv1.0.495
The experimental notice is now one clean popup
Miscv1.0.494
Read the lyrics behind sung vocals too
Miscv1.0.493
Music beds now carry vocals too
Productv1.0.489
Sound tab: cleaner layout, clear Full Mix vs Music Only labels, playable isolated score, SFX scene thumbnails
Productv1.0.487
Simpler navigation and cleaner exports on teardowns
Miscv1.0.486
Clearer, consistent pricing across the whole site
Productv1.0.484
A new solutions page plus three fresh teardowns
Productv1.0.480
Your library now lives right inside the app
Productv1.0.476
Sound effect names now match their labels
Miscv1.0.469
All media is now downloadable and favoritable — star and download any clip
Productv1.0.467
Favorite your cast and looks, plus one-click re-analyze
Productv1.0.464
Favorite items and open richer detail pages
Miscv1.0.462
Save and manage favorite clips in one library
Productv1.0.460
Your Sound Kit now includes music cuts and SFX
Billingv1.0.456
New Power plan - 4K teardowns at $49
Productv1.0.454
Watch the mood shift as you scrub the audio
Miscv1.0.440
Every sentence timestamped across the full video
Productv1.0.435
Cuts now open reliably to every signed-in user
Productv1.0.434
The sound player stays visible as you scroll
Fixv1.0.432
Teardowns of music-free videos no longer crash
Productv1.0.431
Your cuts build automatically with every analysis
Productv1.0.429
See the real audio waveform in the Sound tab
Productv1.0.428
Your Sound summary now reflects the real audio
Productv1.0.427
Your Blueprint opens with real analysis of your video
Productv1.0.426
Cuts build automatically, no clicking needed
Productv1.0.421
Auto-cuts now run more reliably
Productv1.0.420
Remove confusing 'Free read' pill from cut-detail header
Productv1.0.415
Build your cuts on demand, right in the app
Productv1.0.414
Auto-cuts are now free on every analysis
Productv1.0.412
Voice and stem audio now load correctly
Productv1.0.411
Embedded teardowns are now wider and easier to read
Productv1.0.408
A clearer message when no cuts are built yet
Productv1.0.407
The redesigned teardown page is now live
Productv1.0.406
Consistent navigation across teardown pages
Productv1.0.405
A redesigned teardown page, real data throughout
Productv1.0.403
Shot-based cuts, generated automatically
Pipelinev1.0.395
Sharper image analysis across more file types
Productv1.0.393
Export a complete teardown package in one click
Docsv1.0.392
Docs got a cleaner, easier-to-read look
Miscv1.0.387
A new docs site tailored to how you work
Miscv1.0.381
A bold new footer over dusk mountains
Miscv1.0.380
A cinematic new backdrop on the homepage
Productv1.0.379
Your Google profile photo now shows in your account
Productv1.0.372
Teammate invites now look better wherever you share them
Pipelinev1.0.371
Sharper analysis: better voice, titles, and formatting
Productv1.0.370
Signature cuts load faster and more reliably, with an automatic backup so results never need recomputing
Miscv1.0.368
The Free tier is clearly Free, with no time limit
Miscv1.0.367
A new post on how we reference creative work
Billingv1.0.365
Find your invoices right from the billing page
Miscv1.0.364
One Help hub for every question as you work
Miscv1.0.363
Start with a link or upload your own video
Miscv1.0.362
Sign in and Start free now sit together
Productv1.0.359
Onboarding tips are now easier to spot
Productv1.0.357
Try three free teardowns with a smoother tour
Fixv1.0.356
Broken analyses now offer a clear re-run
Extensionv1.0.355
Our browser extension is live in the Chrome Web Store
