Telestream CaptionMaker
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Plans and prices
From Telestream CaptionMaker's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop Edition | $2,043, paid once | Windows only · Silver Support included · $2,043*; includes CaptionMaker ($1,795) and Silver Support ($248/yr) |
| Pro Edition | $7,403, paid once | Windows only · Adds broadcast format embedding and extraction, professional interchange formats, subtitle overlays, DVD/Blu-ray formats, and live captioning · $7,403*; includes CaptionMaker ($6,495) and Silver Support ($908/yr) |
| Enterprise Edition | $16,520, paid once | Windows only · Adds batch conversion and command-line scripting/control · $16,520*; includes CaptionMaker ($14,495) and Silver Support ($2,025/yr) |
The facts
Each one read from Telestream CaptionMaker's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- ATS limitation
- Auto Time Stamp requires an accurate English transcript and high-quality audio, and the page says it works less well with music, sound effects, background noise, or low-fidelity audio.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automation
- CaptionMaker supports batch caption processing, frame-rate and timing adjustments, and command-line scripting in Enterprise Edition.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Burn-in captions
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Caption formats
- It supports formats including CEA-608, CEA-708, WebVTT, IMSC 1.0, SMPTE TT 2052, EBU-TT, and iTunes iTT.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Caption styling
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The product page describes workflows with Vantage, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and Symphony, NLE systems, capture cards, and playout servers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Live workflows
- CaptionMaker can be used with a hardware encoder for live broadcasts, to stream live text to a website, and to caption live YouTube streams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CaptionMaker authors, edits, encodes, and repurposes video captions and subtitles for television, web, and mobile delivery.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Telestream describes CaptionMaker as supporting accessibility workflows for FCC requirements, Section 508, and the ADA.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Speech-to-text
- Timed Text Speech can automatically transcribe and time captions in over 100 languages, with text and timing returned to CaptionMaker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Subtitle export
- other formatschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Each listed store purchase includes Silver Support, and the trial download includes a Getting Started video with links to tutorials and FAQs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The listed requirements include Windows 10, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB free disk space, and internet access for Timed Text Speech and some online features.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1998checked 19 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Nevada City, California, United Stateschecked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Trial limits
- The free Windows trial replaces characters in exported captions with “DEMO,” cannot save project files, and disables the command-line interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows 11 status
- Telestream says CaptionMaker 8.6 has not been QA qualified for Windows 11, though it has received no reports of issues running there.checked 11 Oct 2026
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