Curvinator
Curvinator
Download for Mac OSX
I often have to track automated scenic pieces with a moving light; because of how these pieces accelerate and decelerate a curve is often applied to the fade, with sometimes a bit of fussing to get it just right.
I wrote this app to do the acel/decel calculations and spit the curve right into the console for me. But I got excited about bezier math formulas and made a few different editors to round out the application and make it more useful.
Also it's free.
ETC EOS MIDI Raw Generator
I often send raw midi events as macros on shows. I also get a lot of emails asking for the syntax for something specific. Every time I end up looking up the MIDI spec and converting it manually.
MIDI Event
MIDI Channel
Note Number
Velocity
MIDI Raw Macro
Send_MIDI_Raw 90 00 7F *
 
 

Inverse Square Law Calculator
I think in imperial measurements, some specs are in metric, this helps me go back and forth without doing extra math.
Original Measurement Distance
Original Measurement
New Measurement Distance
New Measurements
0 fc (lm/sq ft)
0 lux (lm/sq m)

Beam Shaping Square Law Calculator
I came across the need to add lenticular glass and plastics to some fixtures and wanted to know how this would affect my output. This calculator measures the effects of a circular diffuser on a circular beam and factors in transmission loss.
Original Measurement Distance
Original Measurement
Original Beam Spread
New Measurement Distance
Adjusted (Final) Beam Spread
Beam Shaper's Transmission
New Measurements
0 fc (lm/sq ft)
0 lux (lm/sq m)

Focal Length Conversions
Camera lenses and old-school lekos are all measured by focal length, but I find it easier to work with degrees, here's a fun calculator for turning Lens measurements into degrees, and back.
Gate / Sensor Width
Gate / Sensor Height
Lens Measurement
Beam Width
Beam Height
Beam Diagonal