Carlos Valente

Carlos Valente is an independent software publisher focused on building lightweight, event-centric tools that solve very specific production problems. His catalog is presently anchored by ontime, an open-source timekeeping engine designed for live broadcasts, stage shows, e-sports tournaments and any situation where a single, reliable clock has to drive rehearsals, rundown sheets, presenter cues and operator calls. The program runs as a local server that can be viewed from any browser on the network, giving stage managers, talent and technical crews a synchronized view of current time, remaining segment duration, countdowns to air and rolling clocks, all updated in real time. Because ontime exports its data through simple HTTP endpoints and WebSockets, it is frequently paired with OBS, vMix, QLab, Companion or custom HTML graphics to keep lower-thirds, tally lights and video switchers perfectly in sync without expensive hardware. Typical workflows include dropping a pre-built Excel rundown into the app, reordering blocks with drag-and-drop, inserting colour-coded warnings and then letting ontime advance automatically or on manual GO cues. The interface is deliberately minimal so that volunteers at school theatres or volunteers in large OB vans can operate it after a two-minute briefing, while the MIT licence encourages developers to fork the code and embed it into larger automation suites. Carlos Valente’s software is available for free on get.nero.com, where the package is pulled from the trusted winget repository, always installs the newest release, and can be added to a batch of several applications for unattended deployment.