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Welcome to the BreakTools GitHub page, the central location for all software, plugins and other tools developed by Mervin van Brakel


About Mervin:

  • ⚙️ I am a software developer from the Netherlands

  • 🔧 I love combining technologies to create new automated workflows

  • 🎭 I'm also an actor, signer and event host

  • 📫 Message me through GitHub, LinkedIn or email!


Here on the BreakTools GitHub you'll find my own repositories, as well as forks of the repositories I made on the Netherlands Filmacademy's GitHub organization.


Languages and technologies:

Python  Qt  C++  JavaScript  React  Tailwind  Flow Production Tracking 

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  1. Meffec Meffec Public

    Infrastructure for real-time scriptable app triggered show control.

    Python

  2. NukeNodeMailer NukeNodeMailer Public

    A Nuke plugin for sharing nodes over the local network, themed to Windows 95!

    Python 14

  3. RoomBooker RoomBooker Public

    A simple room booking solution using a Slack bot and a small display running standalone software!

    C++ 1

  4. deadline-web-app-frontend deadline-web-app-frontend Public

    The NextJS frontend for the Deadline Web App: the all in one render farm monitor made for artists on the go!

    JavaScript 16

  5. SmokeMachineMeffecMod SmokeMachineMeffecMod Public

    I've modded my dirt cheap smoke machine so I can control it over the internet using my own show effects system. Here's all the code and files for it!

    C 1

  6. tk-houdini-karma tk-houdini-karma Public

    Forked from nfa-vfxim/tk-houdini-karma

    A ShotGrid app for rendering with the Karma render engine. With built-in deadline submission and several quality-of-life improvements.

    Python

Repositories

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  • Meffec Public

    Infrastructure for real-time scriptable app triggered show control.

    BreakTools/Meffec’s past year of commit activity
    Python 0 0 4 0 Updated Oct 29, 2025
  • deadline-web-app-frontend Public

    The NextJS frontend for the Deadline Web App: the all in one render farm monitor made for artists on the go!

    BreakTools/deadline-web-app-frontend’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 16 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Oct 2, 2025
  • .github Public
    BreakTools/.github’s past year of commit activity
    0 0 0 0 Updated Oct 1, 2025
  • deadline-energy-cost-calculator Public

    A simple Deadline render farm event plugin that calculates the cost of a render based on render time.

    BreakTools/deadline-energy-cost-calculator’s past year of commit activity
    Python 3 MIT 2 0 0 Updated Sep 17, 2025
  • RoomBooker Public

    A simple room booking solution using a Slack bot and a small display running standalone software!

    BreakTools/RoomBooker’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 1 GPL-3.0 0 1 0 Updated Jul 1, 2025
  • NukeNodeMailer Public

    A Nuke plugin for sharing nodes over the local network, themed to Windows 95!

    BreakTools/NukeNodeMailer’s past year of commit activity
    Python 14 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Feb 3, 2025
  • SmokeMachineMeffecMod Public

    I've modded my dirt cheap smoke machine so I can control it over the internet using my own show effects system. Here's all the code and files for it!

    BreakTools/SmokeMachineMeffecMod’s past year of commit activity
    C 1 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2025
  • deadline-web-app-backend Public

    This is the Python WebSocket backend for the Deadline Web App: the all in one render farm monitor made for artists on the go!

    BreakTools/deadline-web-app-backend’s past year of commit activity
    Python 3 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Dec 19, 2024
  • slack-booking-bot Public archive

    A Slack bot I wrote for booking our viewing room at school.

    BreakTools/slack-booking-bot’s past year of commit activity
    Python 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Nov 5, 2024
  • tk-houdini-karma Public Forked from nfa-vfxim/tk-houdini-karma

    A ShotGrid app for rendering with the Karma render engine. With built-in deadline submission and several quality-of-life improvements.

    BreakTools/tk-houdini-karma’s past year of commit activity
    Python 0 MIT 3 0 0 Updated Apr 5, 2024

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