Professional Performance. Simplified.
A powerful, free media player for live events, LED screens and show control. All the familiar tools you need — Preview, Program, Take, Loop, Freeze and Link — without a complicated media-server workflow.
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Easier Mac installation, pixel-precise positioning and faster media handling. Get set up with fewer steps, then get straight to your show.
No manual Node.js setup or Homebrew required. The Mac launcher offers to download Node.js when needed, and the Convert window can download FFmpeg for Apple silicon or Intel Macs. Downloads are verified and kept inside the Azimuth folder, with no administrator password required.
Position and size clips in output pixels, with whole-pixel alignment and 1:1 mapping. Choose Fit, Fill, Stretch or 1:1 for each clip, then copy geometry or apply it to multiple clips.
Drag files or entire folders straight onto the playlist. Media outside your media folder is copied in automatically, with progress shown and copying limited during playback to reduce disk contention.
Install signed updates from the operator screen. While Program is on air, installation waits for End All. Your media and shows stay in place, and the previous version is available to restore for 30 days.
A Windows tray launcher, simpler Mac setup and a Linux start script make getting started easier. Automatic helper recovery keeps the output playing while operator screens reconnect.
Find Output, Remote and Info in one Settings dialog. Inspect every clip’s format and playback method in the media report, and see decoding information directly in clip settings.
Upgrading from 0.7.0 or earlier? Install 0.7.1 manually once to enable future in-app updates.
Designed around the established PlaybackPro Plus workflow, so operators can get straight to the show.
See what's cued, see what's live, and transition with one decisive control. Familiar color coding and keyboard shortcuts.
Keep a background running, hold its last frame, or automatically move to the next cue. Everything is visible in the running order.
Set exact In and Out points, step through frames, scrub in Preview, and rehearse your endings before the room is full.
Build a playlist. Cue the next clip. Hit Take. The controls remain where you expect them — and Preview playback never changes what's on air.
Explore the user manual (v0.5.0)Built on one of the world's most widely developed browser platforms, with a purpose-built playback output and a choice of renderers.
Azimuth's own WebGPU renderer draws the final picture frame by frame, including geometry, levels and dissolves. Standard Chrome rendering remains available as a fallback.
Use the decoding engines already built into supported GPUs for H.264 and HEVC, including high-quality 10-bit HEVC media on compatible systems.
Video output runs in its own Chrome window. The time-critical playback path is handled there, independently of the operator interface.
* Maximum resolution, bit depth and decode performance depend on the computer, browser and graphics hardware. Validate performance on your show system.
Give the operator, stage manager and show team the views they need — without cluttering the playback system.
Live Preview + Program
See the current output, next cue and the running order.
Remote screens
View-only monitoring from computers, tablets and phones on the local network.
External show control
Bitfocus Companion, PlaybackPro-compatible TCP/UDP commands and OSC.
Play browser-compatible formats directly. For production codecs Chrome can't decode, Azimuth provides a conversion workflow that preserves your source files.
| Format | Playback path |
|---|---|
| H.264 / AVCMP4, MOV | ● Direct playback |
| HEVC / H.265Including 10-bit on supported hardware | ● Hardware decoding* |
| VP9 / AV1WebM, MP4 as supported by Chrome | ● Direct playback* |
| ProRes / DNxHD / DNxHR / HAPProfessional source codecs | ● Built-in conversion |
| Stills + audioPNG, JPEG, WebP, WAV, AAC & more | ● Native support |
* Subject to Chrome, driver and hardware capabilities. ProRes is converted; it is not decoded natively by Chrome.
Convert unsupported files to playback-ready versions with ffmpeg. On supported hardware, encoding can be accelerated using the GPU. Original files remain untouched.
No complex server architecture to design. Azimuth opens the operator in Chrome, then sends your Program output to the display you select.
Start Azimuth
Unzip the release and run the launcher on Windows or Mac (Node.js required on Mac).
Add your media
Build the running order and set your In, Out and transitions.
Choose your output
Select the display, cue the clip and Take.
DISPLAY SELECTION, AUDIO ROUTING, TEST PATTERNS AND RENDER MODE
Professional show playback without the licensing overhead. Because powerful doesn't have to mean complicated.
Beta release: please test your show media and hardware thoroughly, and have a backup playback plan before using it live.
