FilmLight

What FilmLight does

FilmLight Ltd. is a UK-headquartered, privately held software company founded in 1998 that develops professional colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for the film and television post-production industry. The product portfolio centres on Baselight, a non-linear grading system for the finishing suite, complemented by Baselight Editions (colour correction plugins for Avid and NUKE), BLG Tools for pipeline integration, Daylight for near-set dailies, the Nara media platform for transcoding and remote review, Truelight Colour Spaces for colour management, FLUX storage, and high-precision grading control surfaces. The FilmLight API (FLAPI) with Python scripting and Queue Manager control allows studios to automate post-production workflows, while integrations with Avid, NUKE, and Flame embed Baselight directly into editing and VFX pipelines.

The company serves major motion picture studios (Disney/Pixar, Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO, Netflix), national broadcasters, streaming platforms, and a global base of post-production facilities such as Harbor, Molinare, The Farm, Company 3, Light Iron, MELS, Picture Shop, PostWorks NY, TREE Digital Studio, ARTONE, Oxido, and Red Chillies. Revenue is generated through a mix of perpetual software licences, subscriptions (Baselight Editions, Daylight, Baselight for macOS), hardware control panel sales, support packages, and training services, with pricing largely quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, an online store (via FastSpring) with free licences and trials, and a global reseller network including Jigsaw24 Media in the UK.

FilmLight operates from offices in London (headquarters), Los Angeles, Paris, and New York, with active engagement across the UK, France, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Recent product cadence — Baselight 6.0 with Face Track (Dec 2023), Baselight for macOS (2024), Nara 2 (Sep 2025), and Baselight v7 with full ACES 2.0 support (Feb 2026) — indicates sustained R&D investment, while the FilmLight Colour Awards partnership with Camerimage reinforces the company's brand authority among professional colourists.

Name

FilmLight

Legal name

FilmLight Ltd.

Website

https://filmlight.ltd.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FilmLight develops professional colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for film and television post-production. Its Baselight platform serves major studios, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and post-production facilities worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Color Grading Software

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Color Grading & Color Management (MPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Color Grading & Finishing (DI, HDR, Deliverables) (MPADAGAB), Offline/Online Editorial (Picture Editing) (MPAHAAAA), Post-Production (Editorial, Color, Online Finishing) (MPAAAMAB)

Keywords

• Color grading software
• Post-production tools
• Media management platform
• Dailies processing
• Color science

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: FilmLight generates revenue through perpetual software licenses and subscription models for Baselight, Daylight, and other products. Products include various tiers such as free licenses, 14-day trials, 30-day trials, and annual subscriptions.
2. Hardware Control Panels: Sale of high-precision grading control panels as professional instruments for colourists.
3. Support Packages: Technical support services and support packages for customers.
4. Training Services: Online training courses, in-person training, and Baselight Learning Programme offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FilmLight develops and sells professional colour grading software (Baselight), dailies and media management tools (Daylight, Nara), colour science (Truelight Colour Spaces), editing/VFX plugins (Baselight Editions, BLG Tools), workflow automation (FLAPI), and dedicated hardware control panels for the film and television post-production industry. Customers purchase perpetual licences, annual subscriptions, or short-term trials, complemented by paid support packages and training services.

Product overview

FilmLight develops a comprehensive suite of colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for the film and television post-production industry. The portfolio centers around Baselight as the core professional colour grading platform, with specialized editions integrating directly into Avid and NUKE editing environments. Supporting products include Daylight for dailies management, Nara for media access and transcoding, Truelight Colour Spaces for colour management, BLG Tools for workflow integration, FLUX Storage Solution, and dedicated grading hardware control panels. The ecosystem is unified through the FilmLight API (FLAPI), enabling automation and custom integrations. The company also offers Baselight LOOK and Baselight STUDENT for learning purposes, and Baselight M for facilities requiring Mac-based workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baselight: Professional non-linear colour grading system for the finishing suite
• Baselight Editions
• Daylight
• BLG Tools
• Nara
• Truelight Colour Spaces
• FLUX Storage Solution
• Baselight LOOK
• FLAPI
• FilmLight Colour Awards
• Baselight STUDENT
• Baselight M

Products and services

• Baselight Fast, creative non-linear colour grading system designed for the finishing suite, providing powerful colour grading capabilities for film and television post-production. Used by professional colourists at major studios and post-production facilities.
• Baselight for macOS Software-only version of Baselight providing complete grading and finishing functionality on the Apple macOS platform for colourists who prefer Mac-based workflows.
• Baselight Editions Plugin versions of Baselight that integrate directly with Avid and NUKE editing and VFX platforms, enabling colour correction within native editing environments for editors and VFX artists.
• BLG Tools Workflow tools for managing Baselight Look files and metadata, streamlining the colour pipeline including Baselight-to-Flame integration for high-quality complex colour correction.
• Daylight Professional dailies and deliverables solution that takes the colour pipeline from shoot through post, providing near-set deliverables management for productions and post-production workflows.
• Grading Control Panels High-precision hardware instruments providing tactile control surfaces for colour grading artists working on the Baselight system.
• FLUX Storage Solution Storage solution integrated with the FilmLight product ecosystem for managing media files in post-production workflows.
• Nara Media Tool Media platform for searching, transcoding, and viewing media remotely, providing integrated media access, streaming and indexing for production and post-production facilities.
• Truelight Colour Spaces Colour space management system providing the foundation for FilmLight's colour science, including redesigned output display pipeline and device color space management capabilities.
• FilmLight API (FLAPI) Industry-trusted image processing engine and Python-based API that enables connecting, automating, and managing post-production workflows with Queue Manager integration and custom Flexi effects support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Face Track ML-based facial tracking enables faster skin tone corrections
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, regional, event and core.

• FastSpringsupportingOthersFastSpring is the payment processor for FilmLight's online store, handling secure payment transactions. Based in the US but committed to GDPR compliance and EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.
• MailChimpsupportingOthersMailChimp is used to send email communications to customers. GDPR compliant and complies with EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.
• Jigsaw24 MediaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive UK partner for Nara product demonstrations and sales, operating from the MPTS show floor.
• Hotel nhow Amsterdam RAIeventOthersVenue partner for Baselight demonstrations during IBC 2025 trade show.
• Restar CorporationregionalOthersTokyo venue host for 'The Future of Studio Grading' event with John Daro from Warner Bros. Water Tower Color.
• HarborcoreTechnology or IntegrationHarbor is rolling out Nara globally across their Los Angeles, New York, and London facilities, providing faster media access, enhanced accuracy, and real-time collaboration across locations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Pomfort: Pomfort provides on-set data management and dailies tools (Silverstack, Livegrade) that overlap with Daylight and the near-set portion of the FilmLight ecosystem. Strong in cinematography and on-set workflows, with some overlap in colour management.
• ASSIMILATE: ASSIMILATE's Scratch product line offers end-to-end dailies, finishing, and color grading workflows used in feature and high-end TV. It overlaps with FilmLight's Daylight and Baselight offerings, focused on VFX-heavy production workflows.

Direct peers

• Marquise Technologies: Marquise Technologies offers high-end color grading and finishing solutions for film and broadcast post-production, including HDR mastering and DCI deliverables. Competes head-to-head with Baselight in premium digital intermediate workflows.
• Digital Vision: Digital Vision (now part of Norsk), producer of Nuke and formerly of color grading finishing systems, operates in the high-end post-production finishing space adjacent to Baselight for premium film and broadcast projects.
• Colorfront: Colorfront develops color grading and on-set dailies systems used in feature film and high-end episodic production. Directly competes with FilmLight in HDR/SDR pipelines and on-set/near-set deliverables, particularly for major studio releases.
• Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve is the most widely used competing professional color grading and finishing platform, going head-to-head with Baselight in film and high-end TV post-production. Offers a free tier and lower-cost Studio version that compete directly on the same professional colourist workflows.
• SGO (Mistika): SGO's Mistika product line is a long-standing competitor in premium finishing and color grading, serving high-end film, broadcast, and advertising post-production with similar professional workflows to Baselight.

Broad incumbents

• Foundry (Nuke): Foundry's Nuke is the dominant VFX compositing platform; FilmLight sells Baselight for NUKE as an integrated colour grading plugin. As a strategic integration partner, Foundry's product suite touches the same finishing pipelines FilmLight addresses.
• Avid Technology: Avid's Media Composer is the dominant non-linear editing platform; FilmLight sells Baselight for Avid as a colour-correcting plugin. Avid is a partner/integrator rather than a direct color competitor, but is the strategic editorial interface for Baselight users.
• Autodesk (Flame): Autodesk Flame is a high-end finishing and grading suite used in VFX-driven post workflows. While part of a much broader portfolio (Maya, 3ds Max, Flame), Flame's grading capabilities directly overlap with Baselight in finishing, which is why FilmLight markets the BLG for Flame integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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