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TMG1 Studio

TMG1 Studio screenshot

TMG1 Studio is a cross-platform desktop GUI for turning video into 1-bit monochrome (monob) footage, tuned per segment of the timeline. Its main job is authoring the packed monob raw file — direct .tmg1 export is a convenience layered on top.

A single uniform monochrome setting either loses detail or adds noise. TMG1 Studio lets you split the timeline into segments and tune contrast, level-squeeze, and dithering independently for each, previewing the exact 1-bit monob result as you go. The raw can then be encoded to TMG1 and played back on an ESP32-driven OLED — and Studio can run that encode for you, emitting a .tmg1 directly.

How this manual is organized

  • Getting Started — installation and required external tools.
  • Interface — a tour of the main window.
  • Editing — segments and per-segment parameters.
  • Export — output formats and options.

Part of TMG1 Labs — see the organization profile for all repositories in the project.