Instant Replay for the rest of us

M|Replay is invaluable as a replay server for video production or as an adjudication system for referees.

While recording, use on-screen controls, keyboard shortcuts, or hardware controllers to immediately playback an action that just happened. Select the camera you want to output and adjust the playback speed.

M|Replay provides a playlist editor to assemble the highlights of your recording or any other imported footage for immediate playout.

M|Replay is a software solution that runs on your Mac and with standard video devices from AJA, Blackmagic-Design or Deltacast and it is the most flexible and affordable solution on the market.

Flexible input and output configurations

Configure the number of inputs and/or outputs you need and start working immediately. Licenses are per channel, allowing you to use each for either input or output.

With the flexibility to use your preferred video device, you can adapt to any production requirement. Simply purchase the number of licenses you need and connect the appropriate device to your Mac.

M|Replay enables instant replay with as few as one input and one output on a MacBook Pro or supports high-density video devices for multiple inputs and outputs on a Mac Pro. Refer to the recommended specifications for optimal performance.

Intuitive user interface

Simply drag and drop the inputs and outputs to the viewer you want to assign it to, or select it from the drop-down menu. The user interface accommodates for many inputs and outputs that you can arrange the way you want. And that's it, you are ready to go.

Use the on-screen controls, keyboard shortcuts or a jog shuttle to instantly go backwards on all the viewers simultaneously. Locate the important moment you want to replay, select the angle you want to show and play it back at the appropriate speed. You can even change the input while it is playing.

M|Replay is designed to be quick and easy to use. Everything is available at the touch of a finger and there is almost no learning curve.

Create Markers, Clips and Playlist

Create markers to instantly jump to important moments and replay them from your chosen angle. Markers can be created directly in the user interface or remotely from any browser using REST API.

Build playlists by creating clips of different moments, each from various angles and at your desired playback speed. This feature is very useful for assembling a "highlights" playlist. Prepare your playlist while the show is ongoing so it’s ready to play at the end.

You can also import video clips from the Finder to include in your playlist, enhancing your replay capabilities.

Hardware Controllers

M|Replay can be used with just a keyboard and mouse. But to speed up the controls you can use a dedicated hardware controller.

For basic controls, you can use the Contour Design ShuttlePRO, it has a jog/shuttle and playback controls are available.

For more advanced controls the SKAARHOJ "Time Spin" (XC8) or the JL Cooper SloMoPro will be your perfect companion.Each device has a T-bar to control the playback speed, a jog shuttle and offers a lot of flexibility. When working with a replay system, you need to go quick and this is what these devices will allow.

In addition to these, you can use Elgato's Stream Deck to add custom markers. This is very useful to quickly mark important moments with pre-defined names for example.

Flexible hardware configuration

M|Replay is a software that runs on any Mac with video devices from AJA, Blackmagic-Design, or Deltacast. Our offerings include convenient Bundles like the S|8R, featuring 8 configurable channels, or the S||80R, allowing simultaneous recording of an additional 8 channels using MovieRecorder (provided your configuration supports it).

We wanted to offer you the best solution possible that can run on your Mac, and maybe with some video devices that you already own. So when your Mac isn't serving as an instant replay server, it can be repurposed for various tasks such as recording with MovieRecorder, playout with OnTheAir Video, or creating graphics with OnTheAir CG. Flexibility and versatility are at the core of our approach, ensuring you maximize the potential of your Mac across diverse production needs.

High Frame Rate support

Experience ultra-smooth playback with M|Replay’s High Frame Rate (HFR) feature (Version 2.3 or later). Whether it's 120 fps, 240 fps or more... The only limit is your workflow. When using High Frame Rate Cameras, they output to multiple SDI cables. Connect these to your Blackmagic-Design multiple input device and simply select multiple inputs/outputs and choose "Create HFR input/output" to unlock the power of stunning slow-motion clips.

Send Session to Final Cut Pro X

Send your clips and playlists to Final Cut Pro X to fine tune edits during or after the show. When you send to Final Cut Pro X, it will create a multicam clip with all your inputs and each clips will be shown as a keyword. All your markers will also be added to all the clips. Your playlists will be imported as projects. That way you can retrieve all the work that was done during the live show by the operator.

Since Final Cut Pro X can now update events, if you modify your session, create new clips or playlists, and you send again your session, the event will be updated to include the new clips and modified playlists.

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Make sure to test with our free DEMO version available for download before purchasing so you are sure it fits your need. In DEMO mode, the application will burn a blue frame in the recorded file or at output at some intervals. That's the only limitation and difference. After your test, you will keep on using the same application, just with the demo mode unlocked.


Options
Paid options
High Frame Rate Limitations: only Blackmagic-Design supported, requires embedded TC in SDI
Main Features
Multiple camera anglesDepend on the format, frame rate, computer, and video capture device.
Export clips and playlists
Clips and Markers
Playback Speed
Highlight Playlists
High Frame Rate
External Controls
Final Cut Pro Integration
Loop Recording
Time Shifting
Supports
Video Devices AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Deltacast, Direct Link .
Supported Codecs Apple ProRes for record and replay, other codecs for clips imported in the playlist (see codec list in tech specs)
Max Resolution Up to 8K (Depend on the video device used, check this article)
Pixel Formats 8bit, 10bit or ARGB (Depend on the video device and connector used)
Color Space Rec. 601, Rec. 709, Rec. 2020 (Depend on the video device used)
Deinterlacing of interlaced SD or HD sourcesOnly with "Intel only" version (Can be run with Rosetta)
Loop Recording Up to 25 hours per session
VANC Passthrough SMPTE Timecode, Closed Captions, OP47, SCTE…
Timecode Sources Video device timecode (LTC, RP188,...) or application timecode embedded (Mac Clock, Audio LTC, Timecode Systems)
Playlists and Clips Settings
Create markers, clips and playlists
Pause/resume (on multiple sources)
Import clips from the Finder
Playlist playback modesChain or Loop
Advanced codecs support (for imported clips)
Integration and hardware controllers
Exports
Limited CPU usage when exporting (only copy of frames)
Export to multiple locations (using custom naming for tokens)
Export Status window
Export Playlist and Clips to Final Cut Pro XML for easy editing (no file export needed)
macOS compatibility
Version
Sequoia
15.00
Sonoma
14.00
Ventura
13.00
Monterey
12.00
Big Sur
11.00
Catalina
10.15
Mojave
10.14
High Sierra
10.13
Sierra
10.12
2.2 and later
 
2.1     
1.0 to 2.0      


Specs and Requirements
Required MovieRecorder Version by some macOS Version

macOS 10.15: Version 2.1 or later (For QuickTime Classic compatibility)

Recommended macOS macOS 11 or later*
Supported Mac computers Intel Processors: Version 2.0 and later*
Apple Silicon Processors: Version 2.2 and later*

WARNING: With Apple Silicon processors, some third party libraries may not be able to run natively, so will have lower performances. Other libraries may not run at all. Check thefollowing article to know more

Recommended RAM
HD: 8 GB for the first channel. Then add 4GB per additional channel
4K: 8 GB for the first channel. Then add 4GB per additional channel
8K: 16 GB for the first channel. Then add 8GB per additional channel
Supported Graphics Cards

A graphics card that supports Metal is recommended.

Supported Sources AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Deltacast
Supported Codecs To record and replay, only Apple ProRes is supported. In the playlist, you can drag and drop clips from the Finder, see below for codecs compatibility.
Hardware acceleration to encode Apple ProRes
Supported hardware: Mac with Apple Silicon M1 Max or Ultra; M2 Pro, Max or Ultra
Required macOS version: macOS 12 or later
Required software version: M|Replay 2.2 or later.
Hardware acceleration to decode Apple ProRes
Supported hardware:Mac with Apple Silicon M1 Max or Ultra; M2 Pro, Max or Ultra; or 2019 Mac Pro with an "Afterburner card"
Required macOS version: macOS 10.15.2 or later
Required software version: M|Replay 2.1 or later.
Compatible Storage For M|Replay we recommend using direct attached storage as we have seen some issues with NAS. Otherwise, most storage that can sustain the required constant write speed (depending on the number of streams, the codec and format). When formatting your storage, make sure to use large block size. For network attached storage (NAS), make sure to disable any kind of cache. Indeed, while caches can be useful if you read and write from time to time to your NAS, video recording generates a continuous, high-speed stream of data. If the cache fills up faster than it can be written to disk, it can cause dropped frames or recording interruptions. This is why, short disk speed test do not show the full story (they will often write and read in the cache), so if you need to run tests, make sure to do long term tests. And finally for your network, if possible, enable jumbo frames, but make sure you know how to set this up with an IT specialist.
Requires Monitor Connected (Open GL Active) Yes. Even if M|Replay should behave fine in most cases, it is recommended to keep a monitor connected at all times for best performances. Or you should make the macOS think that there is a monitor connected. Beware of some KVM switches that can cause interrupts in the signal.
Number of license required One license per channel (in or out). You can use the license upon your will, either enable them for output or input, depending on what you need at the moment. So you will need 2 licenses at least (one in and one out).
Codecs Support (for playlists only)

IMPORANT NOTE: M|Replay only supports Apple ProRes, for the sessions settings, to record and replay. But it supports more codecs in the playlist (drag and drop clips to the playlist from the Finder).

Video Codecs

FormatSupport
Apple ProRes 422 Family (Proxy, 422, LT, HQ)
Apple ProRes 4444 (4444, XQ)
AVC-Intra (50, 100, 200)
AVCHD
Avid DNxHD
Avid DNxHR
DV-PAL
DV/DVCPRO-NTSC
DVCPro-PAL
DVCPro HD
DVCPro 50
H.264
HDV
HEVC
MPEG IMX (30/40/50)
MPEG-2
MPEG-4 Video
None
Photo-JPEG
Uncompressed
XDCAM EX
XDCAM HD
XDCAM HD422

Audio Codecs

FormatSupport
AAC
Apple Lossless
MP2
MP3
Linear PCM

Video Wrappers

FormatSupport
AVI
DV
M2T
M2V
M4V
MP2
MP4
MPEG
MPG
MXF OP1a
QuickTime (MOV)
Transport Stream (ts)

Still Image Formats

FormatSupport
BMP
PSD
GIF **
JPEG
JPEG 2000
PNG
Targa
TIFF

* HEVC requires macOS 10.13 or later and a computer using a Intel Core processor Skylake or later (available in 2016 on the Mac)

** Only first image.

Important Note: Some of the codecs above such as H.264 or MPEG2 can have a lot of variants. This is why we always recommend to have a procedure on how to create the files you put on air. So you are sure it will always behave well. If you receive files from external sources and you don't know how they were generated, it's always a good idea to test them before putting them on air. You can even test them on a different computer with a demo version of one of our playout application.

Supported Inputs & Outputs
logo AJA
Application Version First Supported Drivers Last Supported Drivers
Version 2.1 and later 15.0 latest
Version 1.1 until 2.0 12.4.2 latest
Version 1.0 until 1.0.5 12.3.7 latest

WARNING:

  • Apple Silicon computers require AJA drivers 16.0 or later. Make sure to check which application version support your device in ourhelp center article.
logo Blackmagic-Design
Application Version First Supported Drivers Last Supported Drivers
Version 2.2.2 and later 11.1 latest
Version 2.1 until 2.2.1 11.1 14.2
Version 1.1 until 2.0 10.9.5 14.2
Version 1.0 until 1.0.5 10.3.1 14.2


WARNING:

  • macOS 11 (Big Sur) requires Blackmagic-Design drivers 11.7 or later.
  • Apple Silicon computers require Blackmagic-Design drivers 12 or later.


logo Deltacast
Application Version First Supported Drivers Last Supported Drivers
Version 2.2 and later 6.17 Universal beta 1 latest version
Version 2.1 6.11 latest version
Version 1.1 until 2.0 5.21 6.17
Version 1.0 until 1.0.5 5.19v3 6.17


WARNING:

  • macOS 10.15 (Catalina) requires drivers version 6.13 or later
  • You should only download the Deltacast drivers from our website. Indeed we validate them with our applications before putting them online.


About these specifications

We know that some of our users can not upgrade their macOS very often. This is why Softron tries to maintain compatibility with older versions of macOS as much as possible, but it is not always possible to achieve. Because Operating Systems are usually significantly improved over previous versions, Softron must use many of the more capable built-in functionalities inherent in Apple's latest OS releases. Failing to do so would mean that Softron software would essentially be blocked from using the new Frameworks provided in the OS. For this reason, Softron's free support is provided only on the current and previous macOS versions. Also, most of our tests will be done on these macOS versions, and only basic tests will be done on the previous OS. We will always try to help, but in some cases, the best solution is to upgrade your macOS to a more recent version.


Softron does not warrant that these recommended configurations will always meet specific user requirements. They are intended as guidelines and are based on extensive testing that Softron has done, they can be changed without notice. Hardware, drivers, software and operating systems change regularly and we advise users and prospective users to evaluate their requirements in their specific environment/workflow using Softron demo licenses that are available for downloading from Softron's web site.

M|Replay (Universal)
Version 2.2.2 - 6 September 2024
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M|Replay (Intel only)
Version 2.2.2 - 6 September 2024
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Installation instructions

Once downloaded, unzip the file, and drag and drop the "MovieRecorder" Application in your Applications Folder.
Warning! Do NOT run M|Replay from your downloads folder or it will be quarantined. Always drag and drop from the Downloads folder to the Applications folder before using it. Make sure also to download and install the drivers for your video device:

AJA Drivers
Blackmagic-Design Drivers
Deltacast Drivers
For Intel and Silicon

How to unlock the DEMO version ?

Purchase a license through one of our resellers or the Softron online store, then just activate your serial number in the License window or plug your dongle in the computer.

Upgrade/Update instructions

Just download the latest version and replace your previous version. It is always recommended to run extensive tests with your specific workflow and setup before putting a new version in production. You can use a free demo version for that on a separate computer. Previous legacy versions are available from the general downloads page.

You do not need to deactivate and reactivate your serial number when updating your Softron software. Read the following article to know when to deactivate.

This software uses code of FFmpeg, licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be downloaded here.

Legacy versions
M|Replay 2.2 (Universal)
12 April 2024
M|Replay 2.2 (Intel only)
12 April 2024
M|Replay 2.1.5
13 Januray 2021
M|Replay 2.0.2
18 February 2019
M|Replay 1.2.1
30 April 2018
M|Replay 1.1
9 March 2018
M|Replay 1.0.5
17 June 2017

Copyright

This software uses code of FFmpeg, licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be downloaded here.