Switch 5 Pro Windows + Premium Support for Switch Pro first year (mandatory)

Switch 5 Pro Windows + Premium Support for Switch Pro First Year is a professional media inspection, playback, correction, and encoding application for Windows. It is intended for broadcast engineers, post-production teams, QC operators, and delivery staff who need to examine a file closely before it leaves the facility.

Rather than treating playback, caption checking, loudness review, metadata inspection, and transcoding as separate jobs, Switch Pro brings them into one working environment. An operator can open the source file, inspect its technical structure, compare it against another version, make practical corrections, and export a new deliverable without rebuilding the job in a full editing system.

Highlights

• Professional playback and file QC for Windows-based media workflows
• Frame-accurate transport controls for close picture and audio review
• Caption, subtitle, metadata, codec, and loudness inspection
• Side-by-side and difference comparison for alternate file versions
• Correction, rewrapping, and transcoding tools in the same application
• First year of Premium Support included as part of the package

Quick Specs & Uses

• Product type: Professional media player, inspector, QC tool, editor, and encoder
• Platform: Windows
• Support package: First year of Premium Support for Switch Pro
• Typical users: Broadcast engineers, QC operators, editors, mastering teams, and media-delivery staff
• Main applications: File playback, technical inspection, caption review, loudness checking, comparison, correction, and export
• Playback accuracy: Frame-accurate
• Transport controls: JKL navigation, fast forward, rewind, slow motion, frame advance, frame reverse, and Jump To
• Jump To options: Timecode, frame number, or elapsed time
• Professional media support: MXF, IMF, DCP, GXF, MPEG-2 Program Streams, and MPEG-2 Transport Streams
• Common file support: MOV, MP4, WMV, HEVC, 4K, DNxHD, and JPEG2000
• Caption support: CEA-608, CEA-708, SCC, DVB, TTML, iTT, SMPTE-TT, WebVTT, SRT, and STL
• CEA-708 handling: Supports advanced decoding functions, including Unicode characters
• Embedded caption review: Supported in professional wrappers such as MXF and Transport Stream files
• Secondary file loading: Additional audio and caption files can be opened for synchronization checks
• Video inspection: Codec, bitrate, frame rate, aspect ratio, clean aperture, encoding format, and video essence
• Audio inspection: Channel layout, speaker labels, assignments, sample information, peaks, and loudness
• Metadata inspection: General file metadata, MOV metadata, and DPP information
• Audio meters: Channel solo, mute, true-peak inspection, and momentary loudness review
• Loudness calculation: Gated BS.1770-3 and ungated BS.1770-2
• Alternate media files: Up to 16 additional files
• Comparison modes: Full View, Split View, and Difference View
• Timeline view: Displays GOP structure with I, P, and B frames
• Timeline data: Includes video data-rate information
• External monitoring: HDMI and SDI output through supported AJA or Blackmagic Design hardware
• AJA hardware listed: Kona 4, Kona 3G, T-TAP, Io 4K, and Io XT
• Blackmagic Design support: Playback through supported devices using the Blackmagic Design SDK
• VANC review: Vertical Ancillary data can be viewed on an external monitor
• IMF/DCP playback: Supports simple and complex assets loaded through a CPL file
• DPP workflow: DPP/AMWA-certified playback with DPP AS-11 MXF metadata display
• Picture correction: Trim, crop, and scale
• Audio correction: Split, join, reorder, remap, change sample rate, and downmix tracks
• Speaker assignment: Can be changed before export
• Metadata editing: Available in Switch Pro
• Rewrapping: Pass-through export for video and audio is supported
• Audio-only export: Supported by omitting the video stream
• Export formats: Apple ProRes, Windows Media, H.264, MPEG-2 Video, MP4, MPEG-2 Program Streams, and MPEG-2 Transport Streams
• Apple ProRes on Windows: Available only inside iTunes packages created with Switch Pro
• iTunes delivery: Creates asset-only .itmsp packages
• iTunes package contents: Media, secondary audio or subtitle files, chapter data, and XML
• Windows Media playback: WMV and WMA decoding
• Windows Media conversion: WMV content can be converted to MP4 using H.264 video and AAC audio
• Windows Media export: Other supported formats can be encoded as Windows Media files
• QuickTime support: Common QuickTime codecs plus additional containers and codecs
• MOV inspection: Displays QuickTime metadata with additional technical detail

Why It Helps

Switch Pro is useful when a file has to be trusted, not merely watched. A normal desktop player may show the program, but it will not necessarily reveal a bad channel assignment, an incorrect loudness value, a caption-timing problem, an unexpected codec, or a mismatch between two delivery versions.

The inspection tools place the details that matter to an operator in one organized view. Video properties, audio channels, speaker labels, metadata, captions, subtitles, bitrate, and encoding information can all be checked without digging through several unrelated utilities. The interface is detailed enough for technical review while remaining practical for day-to-day use.

Alternate Media comparison is especially helpful in adaptive-bitrate and multiformat delivery work. Up to 16 related files can be loaded, then reviewed in full-screen, split, or difference modes. That gives the operator a straightforward way to spot visual changes between masters, proxies, web encodes, or revised client files.

When a problem is found, the same application can handle many routine fixes. The operator can trim the file, crop or scale the picture, rearrange audio, change speaker assignments, rewrap the existing streams, or encode a new version. For small technical corrections, that is often faster than reopening the material in a full timeline-based editor.

System Characteristics

• Frame-level navigation for close inspection of picture, captions, and sync
• Deep file analysis without overwhelming the operator with unnecessary data
• Caption playback and verification across broadcast, streaming, and sidecar formats
• Professional audio review with true-peak, channel, and loudness information
• GOP and bitrate visibility through the built-in Timeline display
• Multi-version comparison for ABR, mezzanine, proxy, and delivery files
• Broadcast monitor output through compatible AJA and Blackmagic Design interfaces
• IMF and DCP composition playback from CPL-based packages
• DPP AS-11 inspection for desktop playback and metadata verification
• Integrated correction workflow for picture, audio, metadata, and container changes
• Flexible delivery options including rewrap, transcode, Windows Media, and iTunes packaging

What’s In The Box

• 1 x Switch 5 Pro License for Windows
• 1 x First Year of Premium Support for Switch Pro

Trusted Seller

Coremicro supplies professional production and post-production tools from the U.S., with support for customers working in broadcast, media QC, editing, and content-delivery environments.