Switch for Mac

Switch for Mac lets you play a variety of web and professional media formats, inspect and adjust the properties of the file, and then export a new file.

Designed for media professionals, It enables visual file inspection, single file transcoding and is an affordable software solution for professional media Quality Control.

Telestream continues to refine and improve playback and indexing performance within Switch for macOS. Particular attention was given to the performance of caption decoding and making sure It is making efficient use of file system reads and writes, as well as only decoding the data that is actually needed.

The ability to open files and play them back while they are still being written to disk enables live capture workflows that include previewing the quality of live video captures, extracting portions of the already written video for use in social media promotion of live productions, and the ability to confirm the media encoding of content coming from live capture systems.

The app is now capable of decoding and displaying OP-47 and OP-42 Teletext captions. This support maintains format parity with Telestream’s caption authoring tools MacCaption and CaptionMaker and will enable users to play back their captions and view them to confirm positioning, styling, and sync accuracy without the need for expensive hardware decoders.

New collaboration feature allows users to create and view flags on the timeline that contain comments, errors, or feedback. Share these flags between team members using a sidecar flags file to allow collaboration to occur without making any changes to the video. Simple to understand formatting of the flags document allows for automation systems to be able to create reports that can be reviewed and visualized on the timeline!

Affordable high-quality QC
With features such as professional audio meters with loudness monitoring, HDMI/SDI Output to an external monitor, easy media file comparison feature, and support for playback of captions, Switch Pro provides an affordable software solution for professional media Quality Control.

Caption playback and verification
Play CEA-608 & CEA-708 captions, as well as SCC, DVB, TTML (iTT and SMPTE-TT) and WebVTT, SRT and STL subtitle files to verify timing and accuracy. The app is the only software player with full support for CEA-708 caption decoding, including advanced 708-only features like Unicode character support.

Deep file inspection
It gives you frame-accurate playback of all your media and lets you see detailed information about it in an intuitive, well-organized interface. See metadata (including DPP), bitrate, video essence and codec, audio channels, speaker assignments, and loudness levels. Also, compare multiple files in a single window – great for ABR workflows.

Windows Media Support
Enable playback and conversion of Windows Media content on your Mac! The program is a fully licensed Windows Media playback tool for Mac and is able to convert Windows Media content into other formats compatible with your equipment. Switch Plus and Pro allow you to convert other media formats into Windows Media files for applications that require this format.

Powerful, professional production features

Play It
Trust Switch for frame-accurate, smooth playback of all your media files, including captions and subtitles. Includes SDI out for external preview.

Check It
Inspect video properties, audio properties, captions, and subtitles. Includes loudness monitoring, compare media feature, and Timeline view showing video GOP structure.

Fix It
Make changes: trim, scale or crop your media; rearrange audio tracks; change speaker assignments and rewrap or encode your media. Create an asset-only iTunes store package with the Multiformat video player, inspection and conversion tool

Deliver It
Export your corrected media or publish it directly to Vimeo, Youtube, or Facebook!

PROS

• Professional Format Support – Handles pro media files.
• Advanced Playback Controls – Frame-by-frame analysis.
• Accurate Media Inspection – Detailed metadata view.
• Basic Editing Features – Trim, crop, and reformat files.
• Easy Export & Rewrapping – Quick and efficient output.

CONS

• High Price Tag – Expensive for casual users.
• Limited Free Version – Watermarked exports.
• No Advanced Editing Tools – Lacks pro video editing.
• Occasional Performance Lag – Slower with large files.
• Outdated Interface – UI feels slightly old-fashioned.

Note: Limited functionality in demo version.