End-to-End Media Fulfillment

Secure Ingest & Delivery Architecture.

Mastering & Transcoding

We deliver compliant, broadcast-safe masters tailored to any destination—from strict broadcast playout servers to OTT platforms and VOD archives.

- Format Conversion: Seamless processing for any resolution (SD to 8K), framerate, or color space.
- Legacy Processing: High-quality "HD Blow Ups" and signal restoration to bring older media up to modern standards.
- Deliverables: DCP, IMF, ProRes, XDCAM, and all major streaming/broadcast codecs.

Quality Control (QC) & Compliance

Flawless delivery is non-negotiable. We utilize a strict, dual-layered QC workflow that combines our proprietary automated engine (PlayQC) with rigorous human oversight.

- Technical Diagnostics: Deep-dive analysis for macroblocking, dropouts, and interlacing issues.
- Audio Compliance: Strict adherence to EBU R128, CALM Act, and phase coherence.
- Broadcast Legal: Harding FPA (PSE) testing and comprehensive metadata verification.

PlayQC: Comprehensive Diagnostic Reporting and Automated Error Detection.

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Localization & Versioning

We manage the complexity of global distribution, packaging your content for international sales.

- Audio Stems: Synchronization and merging of multi-language audio tracks.
- Subtitling: Generation and embedding of timed text (SRT, VTT) and forced subtitles.
- Versioning: Tailored cuts and localized credits for specific regional broadcasters.

Digitization & Archival

Secure, high-fidelity ingest from both modern cloud environments and legacy physical formats.

- Secure Ingest: Strict data-integrity transfers (Aspera, Signiant, AWS) with MD5/xxHash verification.
- Tape Digitization: Professional capture from HDCAM, DigiBeta, Betacam SP/SX, and MPEG IMX for preservation and transcoding.

Asset Management & Onboarding

We handle the technical heavy lifting of platform delivery, taking over manual portal entries and technical spreadsheets.

- Metadata Curation: Formatting synopses, cast lists, ratings, and genre tags to meet strict OTT platform rules.
- Asset Mapping: Syncing video, audio, and subtitles to metadata IDs (EIDR, ISAN).
- Storefront Artwork: Technical resizing and tagging of posters and thumbnails for flawless display across devices.

Regular Collaborations

"Ivan is very reliable and efficient. Great service and great availability! He is doing all our deliveries."
Richard Maroko | Founder and CEO Backbone / co CEO Fast Media GmbH

"We‘re working with Ivan/his company now for about 2 years and I‘m really glad that we found him. He’s very reliable, fast and super flexible."
Karin Ruedinger | Sales Director Pakatin Media Film & Fernseh GmbH

Color Grading: The Final Narrative Layer

We provide world-class color grading and finishing services, combining creative vision with rigorous color science. From theatrical releases to global VOD delivery, we ensure your master translates perfectly across every display, format, and platform.

HDR Mastering & Dolby Vision

Future-proof your content with cutting-edge high-dynamic-range workflows tailored for premium OTT platforms (Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+).

- Dolby Vision & HDR10: Full HDR grading, metadata generation, and precise SDR trims to ensure perfect translation across all consumer devices.
- Color Space Transformation: Flawless management of wide color gamuts (Rec.2020) and high brightness peaks (PQ/ST.2084).

Look Development & Conform

Seamless transition from offline edit to final pixel. We build robust, scene-referred pipelines for absolute color consistency.

- ACES Pipeline: Implementation of Academy Color Encoding System workflows for unified color science across multiple camera formats (ARRI, RED, Sony).
- Conform & Online: Frame-accurate relinking, opticals, and stabilization, ensuring your final timeline perfectly matches the locked cut.

Theatrical & Broadcast Compliance

A beautiful grade means nothing if it fails QC. We ensure every frame meets the strict mathematical constraints of its final destination.

- Broadcast Safe Legalization: Strict gamut and luminance clipping for standard dynamic range (Rec.709, EBU/SMPTE standards) to prevent broadcast rejection.
- Theatrical DCI-P3: Precision grading and color mapping for digital cinema projection.

Restoration & Remastering

Breathing new life into legacy catalogs for modern distribution.

- Up-res & Grain Management: Intelligent noise reduction and sharpening algorithms to prepare older SD/HD content for 4K streaming.
- Color Recovery: Correcting age-related color shifts and density fluctuations in digitized archives.

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