What is Bloody Finger Software?

Bloody Finger Software is an independent software studio that builds AI tools for performance creative work — ad creative review, browser-based video editing, music software for guitarists, and custom builds for creative teams. Run by a creative director and product designer. Founded in 2026, based in Oakland, CA. No investors, no advisory board.

AI CINEMA is a browser-based AI video editor for the BYOM (bring-your-own-model) era. Storyboard scenes on a Premiere-style timeline, generate stills and motion with the models you already pay for (Replicate, Runway, ElevenLabs, Pollinations), drop in your own footage, color-grade with a downloadable .cube LUT, and render an MP4 client-side via ffmpeg.wasm. Free and MIT-licensed. Source at github.com/shreddykrueger75/ai-cinema; live demo at ai-cinema-red.vercel.app.

Yes. Free and MIT-licensed. The only cost is what you spend with the AI providers whose models you bring (Replicate, Runway, ElevenLabs, Pollinations — your API keys, your accounts).

What does TheAdBench.AI do?

TheAdBench.AI is AI ad creative review for any measurable advertising creative. The deepest calibration is on short-form video — TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, X, Snapchat, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Threads, Vimeo — with all major formats (static social, display, marketplace, search, email, out-of-home) handled on their own format's terms. Drop a video, image, public URL, or script and get a senior strategist's read in under a minute. Free tier, plus Pro ($49/mo) and Agency ($199/mo).

Is TheAdBench.AI free?

Yes, there's a free tier — and paid plans for volume. A free account is $0 with no credit card: 3 Quick Checks + 1 Deep Dive + 3 Account Value Scores per day, shareable report URLs, saved history. Without an account you still get 1 Quick Check per day. Pro is $49 per month: 10 Quick Checks + 10 Deep Dives per day, the complete Deep Dive report, credit top-ups past the cap. Agency is $199 per month: everything in Pro, plus brand kit, API access, bulk batch analysis (up to 50 ads), and 5 team seats.

Does Bloody Finger Software store my ad creative?

No. Your ads are processed in real time and not retained. Bloody Finger Software does not store uploaded creative, build advertising profiles, or sell data.

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Jul 15, 2026 · Bloody Finger Software

AxeBlock EDIT: your Axe-Fx, from your iPad

A real-time MIDI editor for the Fractal Axe-Fx II and III — every block, the routing grid, and live performance controls.

Fractal makes the best amp modelers on the planet and the least portable editor for them. Axe-Edit lives on a desktop. Your rig doesn't. AxeBlock EDIT puts real-time control of the Axe-Fx II and III on an iPad.

What it controls

Presets and scenes with instant follow. Every block — amp, cab, drive, delay, reverb, and the rest of the 32 calibrated blocks — edited live, with the app and the unit staying in sync as you move knobs on either side. The routing grid, mirrored the way the hardware shows it. The II's looper transport, tuner, tap tempo, and the modifiers — an LFO, ADSR, envelope follower, sequencer or pedal attached to any knob and following in real time.

Wired or wireless

The Axe-Fx III is USB class-compliant: plug it into your iPad over USB-C and it shows up, no driver. The II family predates iOS-friendly USB, so it goes wireless — a WIDI Bluetooth-MIDI adapter on the 5-pin DIN ports, paired straight to the iPad. Both paths tested on real hardware.

Your presets are safe

AxeBlock EDIT works in the edit buffer — the same temporary space the unit uses when you turn knobs on the front panel. Nothing writes to a stored preset until you hit Save.

How it got built

Fractal doesn't publish the SysEx protocol. Everything AxeBlock EDIT knows was reverse-engineered by watching the bytes flow between Axe-Edit and the unit — first on the Axe-Fx III, then the II XL, from scratch. Owners of other Fractal hardware are helping extend coverage one unit ID at a time.

Getting it

Updated October 10, 2026: AxeBlock EDIT runs on iPhone and iPad, with an Apple Watch companion that isn't yet tested on a real Watch. It's coming soon to the App Store: $9.99, no subscription, no in-app purchases. More at bloodyfingersoftware.com/axe-block-edit. Current unit support is on the unit status page.

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