I build small, focused Mac apps for the events and broadcast industry. Each one came out of a job where the existing options were either far too heavy or did not exist at all, so they tend to do one thing properly rather than everything badly.
No accounts, no subscriptions, no telemetry. You buy or download the app, it runs on your Mac, and your work stays on your machine.
Animation macros for Blackmagic ATEM switchers.
Design a picture-in-picture move visually, using DVE keyers or SuperSource boxes, preview it live, then export it as a macro that runs on the switcher itself. Set a From and To pose, choose an easing curve, and the app works out the keyframes. Because the finished move is an ordinary ATEM macro, it runs from the switcher with no Mac attached on the night.
An NTP-accurate studio clock and countdown for the gallery and the studio floor.
A precise, local-first clock for broadcast studios, live events and control rooms. It holds NTP-disciplined time with an honest, visible sync status showing offset, round trip and source, and if the network drops it holds the last good time rather than blanking. Lay out clock, countdown, ON AIR and logo tiles on a second display, then mirror that display to any browser on your network through the built-in read-only viewer. Everything runs on one Mac, with no cloud and no account.
The complete planning toolkit for professional LED video walls.
Pixel Candy plans the geometry, the outputs and the cabling, then prints the paperwork your crew actually builds from. Pick a panel, set the wall size, and read the figures that matter on site: resolution, physical size, weight, peak and average power, and how many circuits you need. Map screens to processor outputs and export pixel-perfect raster maps. Draw or auto-route data and power runs with live feedback on port and circuit loading. One command prints the whole job as a spec sheet, wall drawing, raster maps, cable schedules and power circuits.
Pixel Candy is a planning tool. Always have a competent person verify electrical and rigging figures before anything is built or energised.
I have spent my working life in live events and broadcast, and these apps are the ones I wanted to hand to the person sitting next to me. If something here is nearly right for your setup but not quite, I would rather hear about it than not.
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