The industry-leading DAW-synchronized video player — trusted by post-production, scoring, and live music professionals since 2012.
Available in Standard or Pro Compare editions
Video Sync ensures accurate video playback in sync with all major DAWs.
Drop your video into Video Sync and start working immediately — no transcoding needed.
Add timecode displays, streamers, markers and custom visual cues directly over your video output.
Create movie excerpts with your music or export complete videos with programmed visual cues.
You just want to load a picture, hit play in Pro Tools, and have the picture follow immediately. With Video Sync, that's been my experience from day one.
Route your video to multiple screens and devices simultaneously — perfect for scoring stages, foley rooms and review sessions.
Professional features for demanding post-production environments.
Try it out — it's easy. It's transparent, it's fluid, it's easy to figure out. We have way fewer crashes and way fewer delays waiting for video engine issues. We're really thrilled with it.
Organize your media across multiple timelines with independent video, audio, and marker tracks.
Automatically compensate for Dolby Atmos renderer latency to keep video perfectly in sync.
Minimize the app into a compact video window that can be kept always on top of your DAW.
Define output buses and set up flexible audio routing using your connected audio devices.
Import shot changes and scenes from EDL/PDF or find shots from the video.
Import visual events from CSV, SRT, and STL subtitle files for fast overlay setup.
Output to AJA and Blackmagic devices with resolutions up to 4K.
Stream video over your network using the NDI protocol for flexible video-over-IP workflows.
| Standard | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Video Playback | ||
| Common codecs & containers | ||
| Direct playback (no transcoding) | ||
| Direct audio playback from video files (no media copies) | ||
| DAW synchronization (MTC/MMC) | ||
| Avid Satellite Link | ||
| MXF container playback | — | |
| Dual display mode (PiP, Side-by-Side, Splitscreen) | — | |
| 10 Bit Rendering Pipeline | — | |
| HDR (HDR10, HLG) (experimental) | — | |
| Video Output | ||
| Onscreen player & fullscreen | ||
| Blackmagic Design (Full HD) | ||
| AJA & Blackmagic 4K output | — | |
| Dual external video devices | — | |
| NDI video output | — | |
| Syphon (macOS) / Spout (Windows) output | — | |
| Video Reference / genlock | — | |
| Projection Delay Compensation | ||
| Overlays & Export | ||
| Timecode & Feet+Frames | ||
| Streamers, Flutters, Markers | ||
| MIDI-triggered events | ||
| Movie export with overlays | ||
| Multi-track audio export | ||
| Editorial | ||
| Scene & shot change tracks | — | |
| CSV/SRT/STL event import | — | |
| Mac | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Supported OS | macOS 10.15 Catalina and later | Windows 10 22H2 or later, Windows 11 22H2 or later |
| CPU | Intel i5 or greater, Apple Silicon M1 or greater | Intel i5 (8th gen or later), AMD Ryzen |
| RAM | 8 GB or more | 8 GB or more |
| Graphics | Metal compatible GPU | AMD R or RX series and later or NVIDIA Series 700 and later |
Upgrade to Video Sync 6 at a discounted rate from your account.
Download the free demo and explore all features for 30 days.
For the first time, Video Sync is available on Windows — expanding its reach beyond macOS to a whole new audience of composers and audio professionals.
A new Spot Media window enables simultaneous spotting of multiple video or audio files with versatile playback and navigation options.
The SYNC Preferences have been redesigned to only show settings relevant to your DAW, making setup faster and less error-prone.
New pre roll and post roll options for editing media boundaries, plus vastly improved audio scrubbing for much more accurate editing.
Everything you need to get started and master Video Sync 6.