Explore SwitchEffect

A whole production.
Within reach.

Switch, compose, cue, automate, record, and stream from your iPhone or iPad. Explore the tools that turn a collection of sources into a show.

01 / Sources & media

Bring in your sources.

Build a production from the cameras, files, and feeds you already have.

Built-in and external cameras

Use your device’s cameras, supported USB cameras on iPad, or Accsoon SeeMo sources. Available formats and simultaneous camera combinations depend on your hardware.

Remote cameras and screens

Add an iPhone, iPad, or Mac over your local network with SwitchEffect Camera.

Network video

Bring in supported RTSP, SRT, and RTMP streams.

Presentations and web graphics

Use PDFs, image slideshows, and web pages as inputs. Put a presentation or browser-based graphic into the same production as your cameras.

Media pool and playback decks

Prepare stills and clips, then cue and play video from independent decks. Auto Roll can start a prepared deck when it becomes visible on Program.

Generators

Create animated backgrounds or choose solid colors, black, and color bars as production sources.

Camera controls

Adjust supported camera controls from the production workspace. Available zoom, focus, exposure, and white balance controls depend on the camera and source.

Source framing

Choose Fill, Fit, or Fit with Blurred Background for supported inputs. Keep the whole image visible or fill the canvas to suit the shot.

02 / Picture & composition

Build your picture.

Go from a clean camera cut to a composed, layered scene.

Preview and Program

Prepare the next source on Preview, then use Cut or Auto to take it to Program. Select transition styles and rates for the moment.

Transitions and Fade to Black

Choose Mix, Dip, Wipe, Sting, or DVE transitions. Use Fade to Black to close a segment or return from black.

SuperScene

Arrange multiple sources in a composition and recall saved layouts. Use presets to move between an interview, panel, or picture-in-picture view.

Upstream and downstream keyers

Layer graphics and video into your composition. Use fill/key, luma, chroma, or DVE controls where supported by the selected keyer.

Punch-In

Reframe an eligible input with Punch In, Punch Out, or a toggle. Choose zoom and duration, with optional automatic face framing; the change follows the input wherever it appears in the show.

Telestrator

Draw over your production to highlight a detail, explain a play, or guide a demonstration. Undo, redo, and clear the drawing as you present.

03 / Run of Show

Prepare the moments.
Then run the show.

Build a rundown of named cues so the next production move is ready before you need it. A cue can combine actions such as selecting a camera, recalling a SuperScene, showing a graphic, playing a clip, or starting an output.

Create lower thirds, messages, countdowns, and other show graphics. Use groups and layers to organize them, then rehearse the sequence before going live.

Run cues on screen, advance with Shortcuts, or trigger a named cue over OSC or MCP. Macros handle repeatable control sequences; cues organize those moves into the flow of an event.

Advance a show with Shortcuts

Example rundown

  1. 01
    Welcome

    Host camera + lower third

  2. 02
    Meet the panel

    Recall a SuperScene + show names

  3. 03
    Roll the story

    Play a prepared clip + select its source

  4. 04
    Back to the host

    Return to camera + clear the graphic

An illustrative sequence you can build for your own event.

04 / Sound

Shape your sound.

Keep speech, playback, and camera audio working together.

Audio mixer

Balance available microphone and source audio with channel and master controls. Choose which sources stay on, stay off, or follow the picture.

Audio Follows Video

Let a source’s audio follow its visibility on Program, including sources within a composition. Keep microphones on independently when the conversation should continue across shots.

Video Follows Audio

Use separate microphone channels to drive camera changes. Configure rules for individual speakers, overlapping conversation, and silence.

External microphone workflows

Use systems such as RØDE Wireless Micro or DJI Mic 3 when configured to provide separate microphone channels to SwitchEffect.

05 / Automations & control

Make it your workflow.

Use the control surface that suits the production.

Shortcuts and the Action Button

Build a personal shortcut to advance a cue, take a transition, create a title, mute audio, or change framing. Assign a shortcut to the iPhone Action Button on supported devices. Explore Shortcuts →

OSC

Send production commands from an OSC controller over your local network. Address transitions, source routing, macros, layouts, cues, and more. Read the OSC guide →

MCP server

Connect a compatible AI client to inspect sources and production state. Grant production control and recording/streaming permissions separately. Connect an MCP client →

ATEM control

Let compatible ATEM controllers connect to SwitchEffect and operate its supported switcher controls, with state and tally feedback. How ATEM control works →

Videohub control

Use a compatible routing client to select sources for Auxiliary 1 or assign the Program and Preview buses. How Videohub routing works →

Macros

Record and replay repeatable switcher operations. Run a macro directly, from a cue, or through supported automation controls, with pauses and user waits where your sequence needs them.

Custom Control Panels

Arrange production controls into pages and panels that match your show. Keep the tools you need together and leave other sections out of the way.

06 / Monitoring & output

Monitor. Record. Go live.

Watch the production and choose where it goes.

Monitors and multiviews

Watch sources, Preview, and Program together. Configure multiview layouts, labels, tally, meters, and guides for the way you work.

Auxiliary routing and external displays

Choose a source for an auxiliary output. Send a clean view to a supported external display, or use a multiview to monitor the production.

Recording and streaming

Record your Program output and configure a live streaming destination. Prepare service settings before starting; supported output options depend on your configuration and device.

Saved switchers and rehearsal

Prepare source assignments, controls, layouts, and shows before going live. Rehearse supported cues and graphics while the switcher is stopped.

View Only Mode

Reduce accidental changes in the interface. Choose separately which automation tools may still make changes while View Only Mode is enabled.