Backlot 0.7.0 beta 2

Backlot 0.7.0 beta 2 adds sending a project to someone and taking it back.

• File > Send a Copy saves the project as one .backlot file, with its history, attachments, saved call sheets and reports, then offers the share menu for Mail, Messages or AirDrop. The other person double-clicks it to open it in Backlot.
• When they send it back, double-click it. Backlot recognizes the project it came from, says what changed on each side, and offers to replace your copy. Your copy is saved whole in the project's backups folder first; open that backup the same way to go back.
• Backlot does not combine two sets of edits. Leave your copy alone while someone else has the project. If both copies changed, Backlot says so before you replace, and Open as Separate Project keeps both.

Also: the user guide's install section no longer tells you to clear the quarantine flag, which stopped being needed with beta 1.

Install: brew tap MIM18-code/backlot && brew trust MIM18-code/backlot && brew install --cask backlot. Upgrade: brew upgrade --cask backlot. Or download the DMG below and drag Backlot to Applications. Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later. Signed with MindInMotion LLC's Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

Assets: the DMG, the Backlot source snapshot (GPL-3.0), the Electron, Chromium, FFmpeg and NASM source archives, sources.json and SHA256SUMS.

SHA-256: ae5c912a7f06c47b4b6d76dfd8b2dd3052023a67c0ff7d73e3bec498c9cbdfe7 (Backlot-0.7.0-beta.2.dmg)

Backlot 0.7.0 beta 1

Backlot 0.7.0 beta 1, the first build signed with MindInMotion LLC's Developer ID and notarized by Apple. It opens on first launch with no Gatekeeper warning, and the old xattr step is no longer needed.

Install: brew tap MIM18-code/backlot && brew trust MIM18-code/backlot && brew install --cask backlot. Upgrade: brew upgrade --cask backlot. Or download the DMG below and drag Backlot to Applications. Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later.

Assets: the DMG, the Backlot source snapshot (GPL-3.0), the Electron, Chromium, FFmpeg and NASM source archives, sources.json and SHA256SUMS.

SHA-256: 7c2e9b7201a7af566aa13164c4a0f6314d0d486dc8c64d47c11d15b80da953b1 (Backlot-0.7.0-beta.1.dmg)

Backlot 0.6.0

Backlot 0.6.0 (round 26 / format 14).

DMG, Backlot source snapshot, Electron/FFmpeg/Chromium/NASM source archives, SHA256SUMS and sources.json.

Install: brew tap MIM18-code/backlot && brew trust MIM18-code/backlot && brew install --cask backlot, then xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app. Upgrade: brew upgrade --cask backlot, then the same xattr line.

The private app repository stays private; this tap hosts the distributable assets.

Backlot 0.5.1

Backlot 0.5.1 replaces 0.5.0. Same features; the build is fixed:

• The app is now signed ad hoc, so macOS offers Open Anyway on first launch instead of reporting it as damaged. It is still not notarized: after install run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app or use Open Anyway in System Settings > Privacy & Security.
• The license, copyright and third-party notices ship inside the app.
• Reference PDFs that should not have been bundled are gone.

Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later. Homebrew users: brew upgrade --cask backlot.

Also attached: source archives for the bundled runtime (Electron 44.2.0, Chromium 152.0.7977.76, Chromium's FFmpeg fork and NASM) and SHA256SUMS.

Backlot 0.5.0

Withdrawn. The 0.5.0 DMG bundled reference PDFs it should not have and lacked the license notices. Use Backlot 0.5.1, or brew upgrade --cask backlot.

Backlot 0.4.2

Round 24: money-integrity fixes across budget alternatives, the production book and the forecast, per diem and box rental accrual, no accidental attribution, no silent removal by sort or import, CSV formula safety, locations from set names, group cues off the cast, a Home dashboard, a location permit and holdout checklist, and a payroll timecard export. Apple Silicon, macOS 13+, unsigned: after install run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app or use Open Anyway.

Backlot 0.4.1

Fixes found by running real Garbage Day and Asylum drafts through the service: placeholder page lengths are estimated, redrafted scripts with regenerated paragraph ids still match on reimport, and containment accepts case-differing paths and symlinked home folders. Apple Silicon, macOS 13+, unsigned: after install run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app or use Open Anyway.

Backlot 0.4.0

Round 23: file-path containment, consistent units, merging schedule import and sort, purchase orders and petty cash with cost forecasts, scene notes, calendar milestones, portable zip export, cut-strips printing. Apple Silicon, macOS 13+, unsigned: after install run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app or use Open Anyway.

Backlot 0.3.0

Round 22: second-review fixes under a sibling rule, cast renumbering, banner colors, crew call times, background DOOD, cash flow by week, deal memos, Gorilla and schedule XML import, second unit with combined call sheets, take logs, Qwen local assist default. Apple Silicon, macOS 13+, unsigned: after install run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app or use Open Anyway.

Backlot 0.2.1

Breakdown cleanup on top of 0.2.0: element chips show their text first with hover-revealed tools, filters share one row, compact scene move controls. Apple Silicon, macOS 13+, unsigned: after install run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Backlot.app or use Open Anyway.