Got tired of waiting for someone else to create an open source lower thirds editor, so I took the initiative to start my own project. Using Python and PySide6 to create the main application and the widgets.
More information coming soon.
Specifically #AudioEye (best known for SLAPP suits versus useful tooling) and #UserWay (best known for destroying the Level Access brand). Anyway, utter disappointment to see #CSUNATC giving them a platform.
Refs:
• https://adrianroselli.com/2023/02/audioeye-will-get-you-sued.html
• https://adrianroselli.com/2021/09/userway-will-get-you-sued.html
Linux and the open source community needs a dedicated video overlays editor to generate assets that can be placed over videos.
https://newbluefx.com/titler-pro/
#Linux #open #source #python #Qt #pyside6 #video #overlay #overlays #OBS
RE: https://mastodon.social/@accesstive_/116131242683166202
Just a few months ago I found this company might have been fabricating reviews and ratings:
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/accesstive-will-get-you-sued.html
Oh, and its #overlay doesn’t work.
So you know, buyer beware because #overlays are not solutions.
From @LFLegal, a magistrate just has recommended the suit against UserWay (Level Access) from BloomsyBox move forward.
BloomsyBox sued UserWay for violation of the Delaware Consumer Fraud Act.
More info and links to recommendation:
https://www.lflegal.com/2025/02/userway-overlay-lawsuit/#article-updates
Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible. This suit against UserWay by a small online florist, described below, is similar in scope to the class action laws
Accessibility, by @bogdanlazar.com and @mgifford (@httparchive.org):
https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2025/accessibility
#webalmanac #studies #research #metrics #accessibility #colors #contrast #zooming #scaling #internationalization #keyboardnavigation #skiplinks #forms #labels #placeholders #multimedia #images #aria #overlays #ai
German Auditors Reject Accessibility Overlays in EAA Context, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):
https://chrisyoong.com/blog/germany-rejects-accessibility-overlays-for-eaa-compliance
"The 'accessibility overlay' we talk about and condemn is a combination of three possible problems: [...] Each condition is a different type of flaw. The first may still represent perfectly useful tooling, but with an ableist presentation. The second may actually introduce new accessibility errors. The last actively deceives potential customers."
#a11y #accessibility #overlays
https://www.joedolson.com/2025/12/is-it-an-evil-overlay-how-can-you-tell/
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