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Headsnap is such a scammy and/or crappy website. I paid to purchase credits for $5, tried to train a model to generate a headshot. Nothing. It just refreshes an

Headsnap is such a scammy and/or crappy website. I paid to purchase credits for $5, tried to train a model to generate a headshot. Nothing. It just refreshes and comes back with nothing. Will not recommend.

laurentiurad 9mo ago
When did you do it? The minimum package is $8. If you did this in the past, why didn't you reach out for support? I get more than 100 customers per day and rarely have issues.
- laurentiurad 9mo ago
  ah now I see you generated your pics 8 minutes ago. You can now see them on your account page. I have a clear disclaimer that says it can take up to 30 mins to generate the photos and that you will get an email once the photos are ready.
  - Sammi 9mo ago
    You probably need to add some visual indicator that the generation is ongoing. A progress bar is ideal, but those can be hard to feed with real data.
    - laurentiurad 9mo ago
      Thanks! I wanted to implement something like that, but it's difficult to predict the progress since it's depending on how many requests are being handled in that exact moment, but it never got past 25 minutes, not even during peak hours. I am thinking of adding a modal saying that you can close the page and you will get notified over email when the photo generation is ready (the email part is already there).
      - reed1234 9mo ago
        Maybe a queue then?
        laurentiurad 9mo ago
        I am not sure if this is a problem that should prompt an architecture change of that caliber. I use a distributed network of GPU-machines and each request is handled sequential. If all machines are busy, then the request goes into a queue already and is being picked up by the first machine that becomes available. Also, the user got the pictures after just a few minutes and there is a clear disclaimer, and an email is being sent to the user once the pics are ready. On top of that, I have no complaints from other users about it. It's clear to me that the intent of the user was to cause some reputation harm, which I think didn't work. I also got an email from a person with the same first name (not sure if it's the same person tho) that they offer UX services for Headsnap.
      - ChromaticPanic 9mo ago
        Doesn't have to be accurate. Just always set it to 30mins if it will never go past that. Most people will be pleased it finished sooner.
  - pjc50 9mo ago
    Thirty minutes? Polaroid film could do it in five.
    - laurentiurad 9mo ago
      30 pictures? I doubt that
      - ben_w 9mo ago
        Polaroid paralellises well.
        laurentiurad 9mo ago
        anyway it's just a disclaimer. It never took more than 25 minutes and the fastest generation was 3 minutes for >30 pics.
dustypotato 9mo ago
you can just do it with nano banana for 1/100 the price
- laurentiurad 9mo ago
  You won't get consistency between pics with nano banana. I tried using it in Headsnap and the results weren't as good. Faces change drastically between pics. Also the cost per pic with nano banana is 0.24 per pic, x 30 pictures that I generate for a pack, you would pay $7 (with big quality issues).
- ak9802 9mo ago
  Thats true. And using it on https://nanobanana.is https://nanobanana.is can be even cheaper.

laurentiurad 9mo ago

When did you do it? The minimum package is $8. If you did this in the past, why didn't you reach out for support? I get more than 100 customers per day and rarely have issues.

laurentiurad 9mo ago
ah now I see you generated your pics 8 minutes ago. You can now see them on your account page. I have a clear disclaimer that says it can take up to 30 mins to generate the photos and that you will get an email once the photos are ready.
- Sammi 9mo ago
  You probably need to add some visual indicator that the generation is ongoing. A progress bar is ideal, but those can be hard to feed with real data.
  - laurentiurad 9mo ago
    Thanks! I wanted to implement something like that, but it's difficult to predict the progress since it's depending on how many requests are being handled in that exact moment, but it never got past 25 minutes, not even during peak hours. I am thinking of adding a modal saying that you can close the page and you will get notified over email when the photo generation is ready (the email part is already there).
    - reed1234 9mo ago
      Maybe a queue then?
      - laurentiurad 9mo ago
        I am not sure if this is a problem that should prompt an architecture change of that caliber. I use a distributed network of GPU-machines and each request is handled sequential. If all machines are busy, then the request goes into a queue already and is being picked up by the first machine that becomes available. Also, the user got the pictures after just a few minutes and there is a clear disclaimer, and an email is being sent to the user once the pics are ready. On top of that, I have no complaints from other users about it. It's clear to me that the intent of the user was to cause some reputation harm, which I think didn't work. I also got an email from a person with the same first name (not sure if it's the same person tho) that they offer UX services for Headsnap.
    - ChromaticPanic 9mo ago
      Doesn't have to be accurate. Just always set it to 30mins if it will never go past that. Most people will be pleased it finished sooner.
- pjc50 9mo ago
  Thirty minutes? Polaroid film could do it in five.
  - laurentiurad 9mo ago
    30 pictures? I doubt that
    - ben_w 9mo ago
      Polaroid paralellises well.
      - laurentiurad 9mo ago
        anyway it's just a disclaimer. It never took more than 25 minutes and the fastest generation was 3 minutes for >30 pics.

dustypotato 9mo ago

you can just do it with nano banana for 1/100 the price

laurentiurad 9mo ago
You won't get consistency between pics with nano banana. I tried using it in Headsnap and the results weren't as good. Faces change drastically between pics. Also the cost per pic with nano banana is 0.24 per pic, x 30 pictures that I generate for a pack, you would pay $7 (with big quality issues).
ak9802 9mo ago
Thats true. And using it on https://nanobanana.is https://nanobanana.is can be even cheaper.