Pricing
Genba Studio is in early access, and we have not set prices yet — deliberately. We would rather decide them with the people running shows on it than guess. Here is what the tiers will look like, what is already decided, and how to get access today.
Tiers
Studio
One rig, one operator, the whole show.
- Every graphic and every rundown action
- Stream to as many destinations as you like
- Stream Decks driven directly, no extra software
- Remote guests with a director console
- Record with isolated tracks, replay as tape
- Runs offline; your media and keys stay on the machine
One machine goes on air at a time.
Request accessFleet
A rig plus the seats that drive it.
- Everything in Studio
- Build shows on a laptop, pilot the rig from anywhere
- Hand a finished episode to the studio in one action
- Watch or take the wheel on any machine you own
- Health, recovery and role for every box in one page
Seats unlock the fleet features; a lapsed seat never stops a rig going to air.
Request accessEducation
Journalism programs, AV departments, teaching labs.
- Everything in Fleet, across a lab
- One install story for every machine in the room
- Students learn a rundown, not a tool
- Transcripts and isolated tracks for coursework
Verified institutions; we will ask who you are.
Request accessPurchasing opens later. Access is open now.
While Genba Studio is in alpha we hand out access by hand, one account at a time. It is not a waitlist trick — it is how we keep the group small enough to answer. Create an account, tell us what you make, and we will turn your download on.
Questions we actually get
It says alpha. Can I put a real show on it?
It is what a real show goes to air with every week — that is the rig it was built in. "Alpha" here means the edges move: builds change fast, some screens are rougher than others, and occasionally something we shipped last week works differently this week. If your show has no margin for that, wait for 1.0. If you are the kind of producer who keeps a fallback ready anyway, come in.
What is the relationship with OBS Studio?
OBS Studio is the render engine underneath, and Genba Studio drives it. We install it, launch it, connect to it, and set it up for you — after that you generally never open it. Your scenes are real OBS scenes, your plugins keep working, and nothing about your production is locked away from you. Genba Studio is an independent product; OBS Studio is a trademark of the OBS Project, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
Does it need the internet?
No. It runs on your machine and binds to that machine by default. Everything that makes the show — the rundown, the graphics, the library, the decks, the audio — works with the network unplugged. The internet is for the things that are obviously online: streaming out, remote guests, downloading a clip, optional cloud sync.
How many machines can I use it on?
Several machines can work as one operation: a rig that goes on air, and seats that build shows and drive it. How that maps to a licence is part of what we are still deciding. One thing already decided and not up for revision: licensing status never stops a local rig going to air. If a licence lapses, what you lose is the fleet — controlling another box, handing an episode to a studio — not your show.
What will it cost, and can I get a refund?
We have not set prices. When we do, we will publish the terms — including refunds — before we take anyone's money, and we will tell early-access accounts first and directly. Nothing on this site charges you today.
What do I need to run it?
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), or Rocky Linux 9. 8 GB of RAM to work with and a discrete GPU if you want camera layouts and animated graphics to be comfortable — the same machine that already runs a decent stream will run this. The installer brings the engine and its plugins with it. Full list on the download page.
Where does my footage and my data live?
In one folder on your machine, which the app will point at for you. Your stream keys and credentials live there too and are excluded from every export, sync and log by design. Uninstalling the program never touches the folder. There is a page inside the app that maps every category of your data and says exactly what travels and what does not.
Is my show mine? Can I use it commercially?
Yes. Your shows, your graphics, your recordings, your brand — all yours, in ordinary files, on your disk. Genba Studio is a tool you point at your work, not a platform your work lives inside.