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Cut, key and record the whole show at 59.94.

A Windows live-production switcher with designed multicam layouts, animated graphics, ISO recording and a vMix-compatible API. Available now, free during early access. Sign in to download.

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The Tally Studio Switch workspace: preview and program monitors showing designed layouts with a speaker strap, transition controls, a list of outputs, and the Graphics tab of the bin with pinned fields and graphic cards. — The Switch workspace mid-session, with the app's sample show. Test patterns stand in for cameras; the strap, bug and layouts come from the medical-conference package.

1080p59.94Exact 60000/1001 timing, not a rounded 60

NDI®, SRT, RTMPPlus webcams, capture cards and browser guests

ISO + programEvery input recorded, with a Final Cut XML timeline

vMix APICompanion and Stream Deck work unchanged

Desktop firstNo account needed; web control is optional

How a show runs

Three workspaces carry a live show: switch the pictures, play the graphics, feed every destination. Each one is a click or a number key away.

On air · Switch
Preview it, take it, move on.
Preview on the left, program on the right, every source as a tile with live tally. The same bin fires graphics, so one operator can run a conference alone.
- 1 to 9 preview, Space cuts, Enter runs the transition
- Cut, mix, dip, push, slide, zoom, wipes and graphic stingers
- Manual T-bar, or a MIDI fader mapped to it
Preview · Graphics
Graphics that keep up with the room.
Take a Look and the bug, strap and crawl build in on their own timing. Retype a name in a pinned field and it changes on air, mid-animation.
- Show variables such as {$session} fill every graphic at once
- Preview overlay while you edit, program untouched
- Auto-out timers and countdowns per graphic
Next · Outputs
Stream, record and feed the venue.
Each output chooses program or clean feed and its own audio bus, so the stream gets graphics and the IMAG screens don't.
- RTMP/RTMPS and SRT; streams at the same bitrate share one encoder
- NDI® out, and a virtual camera for Zoom on Windows 11
- Program and ISO recording, with alerts when you're live without a recording or the disk runs low

A graphics engine, not a titler.

Design on a timeline, theme it once, feed it from a spreadsheet. Everything renders inside the switcher, so there is no second machine or browser source to keep in sync.

The graphics designer: a speaker strap on the canvas, an element list, per-element properties and an animation timeline with in and out tracks. — The designer. Every element has its own in and out animation on the timeline; the preview plays it without touching program.

Timeline designer

Boxes, text, images, lines and video boxes, each with its own in and out. Loops for tickers and carousels; plates that resize to the name and collapse empty fields.

Themes and Looks

A theme sets colours, fonts and corner radius for every graphic at once. A Look takes a bug, a strap and a crawl in together, staggered to the millisecond.

Variables and pins

Type {$room} once and it fills every graphic that uses it. Pin the fields you change all show to a quick-edit strip above the preview.

Data-bound supers

Point a lower third at an Excel or CSV file or a Google Sheets link, bind fields to columns and step through rows on air. Timers and countdowns bind the same way.

The graphics library: 256 starting points sorted by show type, with name straps, breaking straps, headlines, location tags, quote cards and channel bugs. — The library: 256 starting points, each an ordinary graphic you can open in the designer.

Twelve show packages to start from

Each ships a theme, its graphics, a stinger and matching layouts. Rendered by the engine.

Clinical package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Clinical**Medical conference

Arena package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Arena**Sport

Ballot package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Ballot**Election night

Civic package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Civic**Council meeting

Ivory package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Ivory**Wedding

Loft package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Loft**Podcast and talk

Meridian package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Meridian**Evening news

Sprout package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Sprout**Kids and education

Vertex package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Vertex**Keynote

Voltage package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Voltage**Esports

Amplify package sample, rendered by the Tally Studio graphics engine. — **Amplify**Concert

Multicam layouts that are still inputs.

Pick a designed layout, drop cameras into its boxes, and it becomes input 7 like anything else: preview it, transition to it, record it on its own ISO. There are 47 designed layouts to start from.

The New layout dialog showing designed layouts: two-ups, picture-in-picture, interview, spotlight, over-the-shoulder, sport versus and quad, with box selectors below. — The New layout picker. Choose a design, then the camera for each box.

Clinical moderator + 3 layout thumbnail with numbered boxes. — **Clinical moderator + 3**. Moderator and three panelists, one remote

Sport versus layout thumbnail with numbered boxes. — **Sport versus**. Two teams, split on the slant

News over-the-shoulder layout thumbnail with numbered boxes. — **News over-the-shoulder**. Anchor with a box over the shoulder

Clean panel of six layout thumbnail with numbered boxes. — **Clean panel of six**. Six guests on one screen

Meridian two-way layout thumbnail with numbered boxes. — **Meridian two-way**. Studio and live shot

Boxes move, not cut

Swap two sources live and the boxes travel to their new places. Merge carries a box from one layout into the next.

Framed by your theme

Backgrounds, frames and name tags are graphics on the same timeline, so they follow the show's theme like every other plate. Eight overlay channels handle picture-in-picture on top.

Plugs into the rack you already have.

Every source and every destination runs as its own pipeline, so a feed that fails shows as no signal on its tile and program keeps running.

In

NDI®: Any source on the network, by name
SRT, RTMP, RTSP, HLS: Contribution feeds and IP cameras. SRT, RTSP and HLS not tested on hardware yet
DeckLink: SDI and HDMI capture, not tested on hardware yet
Webcams and capture cards: USB and HDMI through Media Foundation
Browser guests: WebRTC, no install, 8 slots with mix-minus and tally
Media, stills and audio: Looping files, images up to 4K, interface channels

Out

RTMP/RTMPS and SRT: Shared encoders when bitrates match
Program and ISO recording: MKV while live, MP4 on a clean stop
FCP XML timeline: Every cut marked, ready for the edit
NDI® out: Program or clean feed per output. DeckLink SDI playout not tested on hardware yet
Virtual camera: Program as a camera in Zoom on Windows 11, after a one-time install
Fullscreen and multiview: Confidence monitors and a director's wall

Control

vMix-compatible API: HTTP and TCP, with tally subscription
Stream Deck and Companion: Through Companion's vMix module
MIDI surfaces: Learn mode for buttons, faders and the T-bar; not tested on hardware yet
Web control: Any browser on the network, optional
Roles and operators: Seven built-in roles, name and PIN sign-in, an audit log

Works with

Headroom: PTZ camera control, docked in the PTZ tab
Zoom: NDI in for panelists, virtual camera out on Windows 11
YouTube and RTMP services: RTMP and RTMPS streams

Built for the show that can't stop.

A bad source stays a bad sourceEach input is its own pipeline. A camera that drops shows as no signal on its tile; program keeps running.
Crashes recover where you wereA supervisor restarts the engine and puts program, preview and running outputs back.
Recordings are written crash-safeFiles are written as MKV while live and remuxed to MP4 on a clean stop.
59.94 means 60000/1001An in-process frame hub feeds program, and recordings are timed at exact 60000/1001 rather than a rounded 60.

59.94 drop-frame, since load00:00:00;00

Read as 60, behind by0.000 s

Over a two-hour show7.193 s

59.94 is 60000/1001, not 60. Treat it as 60 and picture slides 3.6 seconds an hour away from the wall clock and the audio; drop-frame numbering keeps timecode on time.

show - Timeline - 2026-10-03 14-26-11.xmlwritten on stop

<!-- Final Cut Pro 7 XML, the format Premiere Pro and Resolve import -->
<sequence>
  <name>show - 2026-10-03 14-26-11</name>
  <duration>299</duration>
  <rate>
    <timebase>60</timebase>
    <ntsc>TRUE</ntsc>  <!-- 60000/1001 -->
  </rate>
  <marker>
    <name>SPEAKER + SLIDES</name>
    <comment>On program at start</comment>
    <in>0</in>
  </marker>
  <clipitem>
    <name>show - Program master - 2026-10-03 14-26-11.mp4</name>
    <start>0</start><end>299</end>
  </clipitem>
  …
</sequence>

An excerpt of a timeline the engine wrote next to a five-second test recording. Every program change becomes a marker, and each ISO file gets its own track.

Bring your vMix show with you.

Open your .vmix project and Tally rebuilds it: input numbers are kept, layered inputs become layouts, and a report lists any device it couldn't find. Your Companion pages keep pressing the same buttons.

Import the projectInputs keep their numbers, so muscle memory and button maps still line up.
Point Companion at TallyThe vMix module talks to Tally on the same HTTP and TCP ports. Stream Decks and vMix tally lights work unchanged.
Run one at a timeBecause Tally answers on vMix's ports, close vMix before you start Tally on the same machine.

Same calls, same ports:8088 HTTP · :8099 TCP

# Cut input 2 straight to program
curl "http://127.0.0.1:8088/api/?Function=CutDirect&Input=2"

# Update a lower third while it's on air
curl "http://127.0.0.1:8088/api/?Function=SetText\
&Input=Speaker%20strap&SelectedName=name.Text&Value=Dr.%20Okonkwo"

# Subscribe to tally over TCP
SUBSCRIBE TALLY

PreviewInputCutCutDirectFadeMergeStingerZoomSlideWipeOverlayInput1-5SetTextSetVolumeAudioAutoOnAudioAutoOffSoloStartRecordingStartStreamingScriptStart

Questions from the booth

Straight answers, including what isn't finished yet.

What do I need to run it?

A Windows 10 or 11 PC (x64). Tally Studio runs from a folder you unzip, with its own GStreamer runtime; NDI® sources and outputs may need the NDI runtime installed. H.264 uses NVENC, Intel Quick Sync or Windows Media Foundation, whichever the machine has. The virtual camera needs Windows 11.

Do I need an account or an internet connection?

No. Tally Studio is a desktop program first. Control from other browsers on the network and multiple operators with roles are optional layers you switch on when you want them.

Will my Stream Deck and Companion setup work?

Yes, through Companion's vMix module. Tally Studio answers on vMix's HTTP and TCP ports, so Stream Decks and vMix tally lights work unchanged. Because it uses the same ports, close vMix before starting Tally Studio on the same machine.

How do remote guests join?

From a browser link, with nothing to install. There are eight guest slots, each with its own mix-minus, a program video return and tally on the guest's screen. On the local network it just works; for guests outside it you provide the tunnel or port forward, and a TURN server for strict networks.

How do I get Tally into a Zoom call?

On Windows 11, add a Virtual camera output and pick it as the camera in Zoom. It needs a one-time install. Panelists come back in over NDI.

Can more than one person run the show?

Yes. Any browser on the network can open the controls, and seven built-in roles decide who can do what. A camera operator, for example, can preview but never take. Operators sign in with a name and PIN, and commands go to an audit log.

What isn't finished yet?

DeckLink capture and playout, SRT, RTSP and HLS inputs and SRT output are written but haven't been tested on hardware. Remote guests over the open internet haven't been tested either.

There is no installer yet: the app is a folder you unzip. Replay audio is muted below 95% speed.

When can I get it?

Now, free during early access. Sign in with your Mantaglow account and use Download for Windows.

Run your next show on Tally.

Tally Studio is available for Windows 10 and 11, free during early access. It runs from a folder you unzip. Sign in to Mantaglow to download it; the app itself needs no account.

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Requires: Windows 10 x64
Download: Zip, 137 MB · version 0.2.0 · 2026-10-04
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