SCANNY
1.1.0 beta 3
1.1.0 beta 3SHOWDATE03 OCT 2026CHANGES30BETA
SHOW mode for the live show, a CMD+K command palette that never sends, faster FR7 stops, and a Data tab to delete everything Scanny keeps on this Mac.
SAFETY 06
ON AIR NOW lists only a known PGM tally
The ON AIR NOW line shows only cameras with a known, fresh PGM tally. With none it reads NO PGM TALLY · check tally feed. A camera whose tally is unknown gets a dashed red edge, never an off-air look.
The palette never sends a change
Choosing a setting goes to it and outlines it. A command runs the same entry point as its key or button, with its usual confirms. Recent rows are kept as paths only, never values. LOCK EVERYTHING is always the first row.
Held FR7 moves stop sooner
Releasing a held FR7 move now sends STOP three times, about 40 ms apart, on its own path, so it never waits behind a camera read. One acknowledged stop then confirms it.
Leaving the window stops held moves
Clicking another window or app now stops FR7 and Panasonic held moves. Quitting sends the stop before Scanny closes.
Unknown FR7 tally counts as on air everywhere
Wall rows, plot names and RCP tally now use the one FR7 on-air rule. A stale, unread or external tally reads unknown, and unknown asks like on air.
No RCP changes during a Reactor test
Changes can't start while a Reactor version test is running on an RCP.
NEW 09
SHOW mode: one grid in plot-number order
Press CMD+SHIFT+S or the grid button in the header. The Wall becomes one grid in plot-number order, and the order stays frozen for the show. Cameras found later go at the end, marked NEW, until you press REFREEZE. A camera that stops answering keeps its place, greyed. Turning SHOW on or off sends nothing to any camera.
SHOW cells show what you ride
Each cell shows the values a shader rides for that brand, plus tally, REC, which RCP holds the camera and how fresh the link is. Windows under 1100 pt wide get a compact table.
SHOW keys
The arrows move between cameras, typing a plot number jumps to it, and Tab shows the tag the camera page would give a step on that value. Return opens the camera page. Nothing is sent from the SHOW grid.
Command palette (CMD+K)
Press CMD+K to search and jump to any page, Wall view, camera, ALEXA tab, MENU level or setting, Settings tab or common command. Each row shows the value now, the air state and the same tag SHOW shows.
ALEXA link drops are logged with the reason
When an ALEXA link drops, Activity records why and how long it was since the last byte. After the reconnect, Scanny posts REC now ROLLING or REC now STOPPED from the camera's own state report, or says REC is still unknown after 6 s. Nothing extra is sent to the camera.
Delete all Scanny data
Settings › Data › Delete all Scanny data. Type DELETE to confirm. It removes Scanny's folder and preferences on this Mac, then quits. It also removes this Mac's license registration, so you register the key again to use Scanny. The app itself and files you exported stay.
Legal section in About
Settings › About › Legal lists the Privacy Policy, License Agreement, Third-Party Notices, Trademarks and Deleting your data, with a contact address. Each page shows COMING SOON until it is published.
Optional update check, off by default
When you turn it on, Scanny reads the public changelog at most once a day and shows a small available · What's new pill. It never downloads or installs anything.
What's new in About
Settings › About › What's new shows this version's notes from the changelog that ships with the app.
IMPROVED 08
Address checks without a helper process
The duplicate-IP check, the Panasonic address check and the RCP checks read this Mac's ARP table directly instead of starting the arp tool each time.
Register sheet: your details stay on this Mac
The Register sheet now says that location, name and company stay on this Mac and are not sent anywhere.
Brighter faint text and more VoiceOver labels
Faint text has higher contrast. VoiceOver now reads the ALEXA fleet write checkbox and the FR7 password eye buttons.
SEND / UNDO sits in the STATE column
The SEND / UNDO button now sits in the STATE column, so DRIVES stays visible while you send.
Shorter names in the SHOW table
In the compact table, FR7 mode reads CUST, CINE, CINEQ or FLEX. The RCP holder shows a short name such as SK07. Hover over it for the full name.
Update check stays on scanny.metawrks.com
The optional update check refuses redirects and stops an oversized reply early. The What's new link still works after a relaunch. The check is still off by default.
Clearer wording on what leaves your Mac
Settings › Data now says that nothing in Scanny's folder goes to METAWRKS or the internet. Logins, setups and presets go only to your own cameras and panels, when you use them.
What's new links the full changelog
Settings › About › What's new always offers Full changelog, which opens scanny.metawrks.com.
FIXED 07
FR7 identity check works when ARP is empty
When this Mac has no ARP entry for an FR7, a reply from that camera's own address, at most 10 s old, now confirms which camera it is. A different hardware address still refuses, and no proof at all still refuses.
No second Identify while one is blinking
A second Identify while one is still blinking is refused, and the button says why.
Undoing an undo always reads REDO
Undoing an undo is labelled REDO everywhere, including from the table and for older records.
An RCP that leaves the table is unselected
A selected RCP that moves to NOT SEEN is no longer selected.
CyanView header counts units seen now
The CyanView header number counts only units that answer now.
Panasonic tags match the camera page
In SHOW and the palette, a Panasonic with red tally reads ASKS, because its camera page asks before sending. An armed camera with no red tally reads SENDS, an unarmed one reads LOCKED, and one with no link reads NO LINK. Palette rows for Panasonic now show the air state (PGM, PVW or ON?).
SHOW values fit their cells
At 1440 pt, the ALEXA TINT, shutter angle, white balance and master black values are no longer cut off. The status row stays inside the cell, and a long RCP holder tag shortens in the middle.