// ABOUT
Built for real problem solving.
b3LAB is Benjamin Mauz — creative technologist, editor, live-vision mixer, occasional camera guy, digital arts lover, and 8 bytes of nerdity.
About the tools: it started as a side-hobby alongside my main work. I wanted to optimize my own workflow and work less — but the things I needed either didn't exist, or existed badly. PortalOFX+ started because I wanted live Syphon/NDI input and output in Resolve — for direct local and network screening, and to work with Resolve in ways that just weren't possible before. So I started writing my own Python tools, got confident with it, and thought I could do more — which I've since rebuilt as proper native macOS apps. And now I'm convinced they should reach the world — for a good meal and a few beers.
Built by someone who'd rather make the tool right than make it big.
The focus is narrow by design. b3LAB tools do one job reliably. No feature explosion. No universal compatibility promises. No roadmaps that turn into vaporware. Just focused, honest utilities for people who know exactly why they need them.
I work at the intersection of realtime graphics, post-production, and creative infrastructure — through OFX plugins, native macOS apps, Python utilities, and the occasional GLSL shader when nothing else fits.
b3LAB
Benjamin Mauz
Esslingen am Neckar, DE
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// LEGAL & TERMS
Legal
b3LAB and the b3LAB tool names (PortalOFX+, b3WebCam+, PulseOSC+, BatchForge+) are trademarks of Benjamin Mauz / b3LAB. They are independent products. PortalOFX+ and b3WebCam+ are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Syphon Authors, the Open Effects Association, Vizrt NDI AB, Blackmagic Design, Assimilate Inc., or any other third party.
The following are trademarks of their respective owners. Their mention on this website is for descriptive interoperability purposes only ("nominative fair use") and does not imply partnership, endorsement, or affiliation:
- Apple, macOS, Apple Silicon, Sonoma, Sequoia, FaceTime, Safari, Photo Booth, Metal, VideoToolbox, AudioToolbox, CoreAudio, Accelerate, ProRes — Apple Inc.
- Intel — Intel Corporation
- DaVinci Resolve, DaVinci Resolve Studio — Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
- Assimilate Scratch, Scratch, LiveFX — Assimilate Inc.
- TouchDesigner — Derivative Inc.
- Resolume Arena, Resolume — Resolume B.V.
- MadMapper — 1024 architecture / Garagecube SA
- Synesthesia — Synesthesia Live Ltd.
- VDMX — Vidvox LLC
- Max — Cycling '74 / Ableton AG
- Notch — Notch Limited
- Mitti — imimot.com
- OBS, OBS Studio — OBS Project
- Zoom — Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- Microsoft, Teams — Microsoft Corporation
- HAP — Vidvox LLC (open-source codec)
- HEVC, H.265, H.264, AVC — respective patent pool licensors (Access Advance, Via LA, MPEG LA)
- VP9, WebM — Google LLC
- Gumroad — Gumroad Inc.
- NDI — Vizrt NDI AB (registered trademark)
- Syphon — Syphon Authors (open-source)
- OpenFX, OFX — The Open Effects Association
Angaben gemäß § 5 DDG:
Benjamin Mauz · Ruländerstr. 3 · 73733 Esslingen am Neckar · Deutschland
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: b3lab.io
Umsatzsteuer-ID gemäß § 27a UStG: DE277951151
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Controller: Benjamin Mauz · b3LAB · Ruländerstr. 3 · 73733 Esslingen am Neckar · Germany · [email protected].
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Web fonts: Inter and JetBrains Mono are served locally from this website. No font requests are sent to Google Fonts or Google font servers.
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b3LAB.io is built to follow WCAG 2.1 Level AA wherever practical, in line with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and the German Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG, in force since 2025-06-28).
What this site does:
- Semantic HTML5 landmarks (
<header>,<main>,<footer>,<nav>) on every page. - Each page exposes a single descriptive
<h1>viaaria-label; decorative hero text-swap is markedaria-hidden="true". - All interactive controls reachable by keyboard with visible focus outlines.
- ARIA labels on icon-only buttons, dropdown triggers, and accordion regions.
- Self-hosted Inter and JetBrains Mono variable fonts; no external font fetch (privacy + reliability).
- Dark (default) and light theme toggle; left- and centered-layout toggle, persisted per browser.
- Color contrast checked against WCAG AA for body copy and primary controls.
- Skip-link to main content; consistent navigation order across pages.
- No autoplay audio; embedded videos are muted by default.
prefers-reduced-motionrespected for animation-heavy elements where applicable.
Known limitations:
- Embedded product demo videos do not yet ship with caption tracks. Plain-text transcripts available on request.
- Some long legal text blocks rely on natural language only; structured summaries are planned.
- Pricing tables use visual grouping only and may benefit from additional row/column scoping.
Feedback channel: if any part of this site is not accessible to you, please email [email protected]. b3LAB aims to respond within four (4) weeks. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may also contact the competent enforcement body in your jurisdiction.
Last reviewed: 2026-04-29.