Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
Showlane — Playout video per Mac
A Mac video playout tool for arranging clips into blocks, scheduling broadcasts, adding overlays, and streaming to screens or SRT/RTMP destinations.
- For
- Small live-production teams using Apple Silicon Macs
- Worth noticing
- It combines scheduled blocks, live SRT/RTMP sources, alpha-channel overlays, and multistream output in one Mac application.
Field notes
Showlane organizes media into blocks that can be cued manually or scheduled by fixed time, sequence, or recurring day. Its source list treats live inputs alongside stored clips, including capture devices, cameras, and RTMP or SRT feeds. The page also specifies two overlay layers, support for transparent PNG and alpha-channel video, automatic reconnection after signal loss, and storage of transmission keys in the macOS Keychain.
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