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IINA, open-source Swift media player, is what macOS has been missing
Built in Swift, now extensible with JavaScript plug-ins, IINA is the free media player that macOS needed. Hey, everybody: play with a fresh, minimalist player that handles local files, music, and streaming with aplomb. (Hey, old people: it’s like QuickTime Pro is back!)
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VDMX6 gets vision: video tracking, color transfer, background removal
Live Mac visual app VDMX6 is now shipping some of the new hotness the developers promised with the transition to Metal for rendering. Apple’s frameworks unlock a ton of visual tricks, from tracking video to color scopes to background removal.
Ther’minator by Eric Singer transforms LIDAR to modular, CV
Eric Singer is back. The interactive artist and inventor helped the idea of robotics and alternative interfaces break out to wider audiences over the past decades – and now he’s gearing up to put LIDAR in your modular rig or other devices with analog CV inputs.
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2025
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Maxess, free externals for Max and Max for Live accessibility, available now
Peter Kirn - March 13, 2025
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