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From raw dialogue to post-ready deliverables

Every word, ready for post.

MediaText Studio is a native Mac workspace for subtitle editing, waveform spotting, timed-text conversion and delivery exports. Keep video reference, tracks, source timecode, QC warnings and review files in one local project, without uploading production media.

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Native macOS Offline by design Export-ready timed text
MediaText Studio subtitle editing interface

Product

One Mac workspace for timed text, review files and delivery exports.

Spoken-media work gets messy when subtitles, captions, revision notes, delivery specs and reviewer comments are handled in separate tools. MediaText Studio keeps the timed-text layer controlled, inspectable and close to picture.

Version 1.0 focuses on practical production work: subtitle editing, conversion, project save/open, linebreak cleanup, frame-based timing, waveform-assisted spotting, quality warnings, review documents and video exports for Mac-based post teams that need local file control.

Import Open video, existing subtitle files or a saved MediaText Studio project.
Spot Work against frame timecode, video start TC, picture and waveform context.
Review Check CPS, CPL, cue duration, line count, gaps, overlaps and active track.
Deliver Export subtitle files, revision documents, DCP subtitle packages and video outputs.

Interface

The working screens behind the delivery flow.

The editor, conversion preview and delivery settings stay in one native Mac workspace, so timing decisions, quality checks and export choices remain visible instead of hidden across separate apps.

Subtitle Editor

Frame-accurate cue review with timing tools.

Review cue timing, reading speed, line length and track selection while adjusting subtitles against picture and waveform.

MediaText Studio subtitle editor with cue table and retiming tools
Convert

Preview format changes before export.

Convert subtitle files into review documents and delivery formats with source and preview text visible before export.

MediaText Studio conversion preview for review document export
Settings

Keep timing and subtitle style defaults explicit.

Store warning limits, frame-rate defaults and subtitle styling before preview or video export.

MediaText Studio settings for timing, warning limits and subtitle style defaults

Controlled Delivery

From subtitle file to review document, sidecar or video export.

A local, review-first workflow for checking, correcting and exporting timed text before handoff.

  1. 01
    Open video and timed text

    Load source media, an existing subtitle file or a saved project in the same local workspace.

  2. 02
    Confirm frame rate and source timecode

    Set project FPS and video start TC so cue timing matches the required delivery timebase.

  3. 03
    Spot against picture and waveform

    Create, move and trim cue timing while checking picture, playhead, waveform and nearby cues.

  4. 04
    Review warnings and export for people

    Check CPS, CPL, gaps and durations, then create DOCX, AD Script DOCX, XLSX, RTF, TXT, CSV or TSV review files.

  5. 05
    Deliver subtitle files, sidecars or video

    Export SRT, VTT, EBU STL, Spruce STL, SBV, LRC, SAMI/SMI, MicroDVD, TTML, iTT, DCP subtitle packages, alpha overlays or burned-in video where required.

Annotation Edit Alternative

A modern Mac path for Annotation Edit users.

Many professional subtitlers and post teams built reliable workflows around Annotation Edit. MediaText Studio is designed to fill that gap: a native macOS subtitle editor and timed-text workspace for people who need familiar professional control in a current Mac environment.

Read the Annotation Edit migration notes

Workflows

From spoken-media chaos to post-ready deliverables.

MediaText Studio is for production companies, documentary teams, editors, subtitlers, caption editors, localization teams and educators who need clean handoff, local control and a dependable Mac workflow.

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01

Post producers

Keep project files, warning presets, revision exports and delivery notes traceable through review rounds.

02

Editors and assistants

Find dialogue and keep timed text aligned with picture using player controls, source timecode and waveform context.

03

Subtitlers and caption editors

Keep human judgment central: timing, line breaks, CPS, duration, SDH details, italics and final readability.

04

Localization and voice teams

Create readable scripts and review files with cue numbers, frame-based timecodes and cleaned line breaks.

Formats

Built around the files post teams actually hand off.

The trust layer is export quality. MediaText Studio is shaped around subtitle files, revision documents, DCP subtitle deliverables and video outputs used in real Mac-based post workflows.

TXT

Subtitle and caption files

SRT, WebVTT, EBU STL, Spruce STL, SBV, LRC, SAMI/SMI, MicroDVD, TTML, DFXP, IMSC, iTT, ASS/SSA, SCC/MCC and Avid DS workflows.

QC

Review documents

Export TXT, CSV, TSV, RTF, DOCX, AD Script DOCX and XLSX files for correction rounds and script review.

DCP

DCP subtitle deliverables

Create DCP subtitle packages or XML sidecars with subtitle preflight, while leaving picture/audio mastering to dedicated tools.

MOV

Video exports

Create transparent alpha overlays and burned-in MOV or MP4 exports when subtitles need to travel with picture.

Audio Description Scripts

Timed script exports for audio-description and voice workflows.

MediaText Studio is also useful when timed text is meant for people rather than playback systems. AD Script DOCX export keeps cue numbers and frame-based timecodes, then joins subtitle line breaks so each cue reads more like a continuous audio-description script line.

AD

Audio description script export

Create Word-readable AD Script DOCX files for writers, narrators, producers and accessibility reviewers.

TC

Frame-based cue references

Keep script review tied to cue numbers, in/out timecodes, project FPS and source timecode decisions.

TXT

Review documents

Export DOCX, RTF, TXT, CSV, TSV or XLSX when an audio-description team needs a readable working file.

Audio Description Script Workflow Download User Guide

For Teams

For subtitlers, editors, producers, AD teams, localization teams and educators.

Producers need fewer handoff surprises. Editors need timed text that stays aligned with picture. Subtitlers and caption editors need precise review controls. Audio-description, localization and voice teams need readable scripts with cue numbers and timecodes.

MediaText Studio does not replace professional judgment. It gives Mac-based teams a controlled offline timed-text workspace where sensitive production media stays in local file workflows unless a user deliberately exports or shares it.

Mac App Store

Available now on the Mac App Store.

Mac App Store

Download MediaText Studio through Apple.

MediaText Studio is live on the Mac App Store, with public support, privacy, terms, user guide and delivery information for professional Mac workflows.

  • Offline native macOS subtitle editing and timed-text delivery.
  • Project QC reports, review documents and professional export paths.
  • Annotation Edit migration messaging without promising cloud or AI workflows.
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Support

Support and product feedback.

Workflow feedback

Tell us where subtitle review, source timecode, handoff, export, client feedback or delivery specs break in your current process.

Annotation Edit workflows

If you relied on Annotation Edit and need a discontinued Annotation Edit alternative, share the shortcuts, spotting habits, review documents and export settings you want preserved.

Professional review

Experienced subtitlers, caption editors, translators and audio-description writers are welcome to share practical review needs.

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FAQ

Practical questions before you download.

What is a modern Annotation Edit alternative for Mac subtitle workflows?

MediaText Studio is designed as a native macOS alternative for professional Annotation Edit users who need subtitle editing, timed-text conversion, QC, review documents and delivery exports.

Is MediaText Studio built for professional subtitlers and post-production teams?

Yes. MediaText Studio focuses on frame-based timing, source timecode, waveform context, multiple tracks, reading-speed and line-length warnings, review documents and delivery-ready exports.

Does MediaText Studio keep production media offline?

Yes. MediaText Studio is designed as an offline Mac workspace for local subtitle, caption, conversion, review and delivery workflows.

Does MediaText Studio replace human subtitlers?

No. MediaText Studio is built around human review and professional control. It helps subtitlers, editors and post teams prepare, inspect and deliver timed text with fewer handoff problems.

Can MediaText Studio help create audio description scripts?

Yes. AD Script DOCX export creates readable audio-description script documents with cue numbers and frame-based timecodes, while joining hard subtitle line breaks so each cue reads more naturally.

Does MediaText Studio create full DCP masters?

No. It can create subtitle DCP packages and DCP XML sidecars for subtitle delivery workflows. Picture/audio mastering, encryption, signing, KDMs and final cinema QC belong in dedicated DCP tools.

Contact

Contact MediaText Studio.

For App Store purchase questions, support, business, education, press, audio-description workflows, workflow feedback or Annotation Edit migration questions, email us directly.

hello@mediatextstudio.com

Mac App Store

Download MediaText Studio.

The public Mac App Store release is live. Apple handles purchase, updates, receipts and refunds for the Mac app.

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Workflow feedback Share a real subtitle, caption, AD script or delivery problem.

Useful details: formats, tools, handoff steps, script exports, delivery specs and where time gets lost.

 Audio description Tell us how your AD scripts move through production.

Script formats, timecode requirements, review documents and narration handoff details are useful.

 Annotation Edit users Tell us which workflows you need preserved.

Shortcuts, export habits, review documents and format conversion details are especially useful.