ALIGNVIEWComing soon

Beyond the grid.

ALIGNVIEW turns an iPad or Mac into a monitor for your camera, with guides you place yourself. Line up the eyes, the horizon, or the last shot; during interviews, a transcript runs alongside.

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iPad (USB-C, iPadOS 17 or later) / Mac · Interface in Traditional Chinese for now · Not yet on the App Store

ALIGNVIEW in 30 seconds. The interface is redrawn from the real app; the camera feed is the author's own footage.

Features

Three things beyond the grid

Guides that move

Drag horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines in from the control bar and park them on the eyes, the horizon, or anything else. Halves, thirds, golden section, diagonals, Fibonacci spiral, safe area, center cross and circles are built in too.

Match-cut onion skin

Overlay a semi-transparent photo of the previous shot on the live view and line up the frame before you roll. Hold the eye button to hide it for a quick compare; eight scene slots store guides, overlay and doodles together, so you can get back to the same setup the next day.

Interview transcript

Text appears live as people talk; after each segment the built-in on-device model refines it, and if refinement fails the live text is kept. Flag, annotate and save. Currently transcribes Mandarin Chinese only, output in Traditional Chinese.

Connecting

One cable to the camera

iPad + cameraConnect the camera over USB-C and switch it to USB streaming (UVC) mode. Tested with a Sony a7C II.

Mac + cameraSame USB streaming (UVC). A UVC-compatible HDMI capture card also works as a source.

ALIGNVIEW runs on iPad and Mac only.

Also in the app

Aspect frames9:16, 4:5, 2.39:1 and more, with an optional outside mask.

DoodleDraw marks on the picture; undo or clear.

SnapshotSave the clean picture (no guides or doodles) to Photos.

Bypass & clean viewTurn every overlay off in one tap; swipe up to hide the controls while keeping the guides.

Privacy

No account. No tracking.

Snapshots, recordings and transcripts stay on your device; the app never sends the picture anywhere. On some devices the live speech preview sends audio to Apple. Privacy policy

FAQ

Before you plug in

Which cameras work?

Any camera that can output USB streaming (UVC), or a UVC-compatible HDMI capture card. Tested so far with a Sony a7C II.

Does it work on iPhone?

No. iPhone doesn't support external USB cameras, so ALIGNVIEW is made for iPad and Mac only.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. USB monitoring, guides and onion skin need no internet, and transcript refinement runs on the device. The one exception: on devices without on-device speech recognition, the live preview uses Apple's online service.

How do I set up the camera?

Switch the camera's USB connection mode to USB streaming (UVC), then connect it to the iPad or Mac with a USB-C cable. Menu names differ by brand; look for “USB streaming” or “webcam” in your camera's manual.