What Cinedeck does

Cinedeck is a New York-based developer of professional video infrastructure software for multicam broadcast and production workflows. Per the company history, the business was founded in 2014 (firmographic records indicate an earlier 2009 origin), and the company positions itself as a decade-plus incumbent serving broadcast engineers, media operations, and post-production facilities that cannot tolerate downtime. The product architecture covers the full path from live ingest to post-delivery and supports SDI, IP2110 (SMPTE ST 2110), SRT, and NDI protocols across on-prem, software-only, and cloud deployment modes.

The portfolio is anchored on four product lines. Cinedeck Ingest is a multi-channel capture platform that handles up to 16 channels per system and scales to 100+ channels via Capture Grid, with Live Logger pushing real-time metadata XML into Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, and Final Cut Pro. Connex provides workflow automation for transcode, QC, captions, and metadata, including software-based QC file restoration with third-party integrations. cinextools is a patented insert-edit suite for MXF and MOV files that performs audio versioning and closed-caption insertion without re-encoding the underlying media. CloudFlow Hub unifies ingest, captioning (including AI-powered live captioning), and transcoding into a single workflow deployed in the customer's own AWS or Azure tenant. Deployment variants include software-only ingest on standard hardware (CD2), portable hardware (RX3), rack-mount hardware (ZX2U Pro and Max), and AWS Marketplace-listed Capture2Cloud.

Cinedeck operates a subscription-based revenue model with annual billing and tiered support levels (Critical through Low) plus channel-managed support renewal. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales (with Request a Demo CTAs and on-site support dispatched from New York) and a global reseller/VAR channel that delivers first- and second-line support in local language and timezones, with Cinedeck providing third-line escalation. Named customers span NASA, Goldman Sachs, BBC, DreamWorks, Amazon, Arup, Wall Street Journal, New York Life, Warner Brothers, Industrial Light & Magic, and Lockheed Martin across broadcast, government, financial services, engineering, publishing, insurance, and entertainment verticals. Reported headcount is 1–10 employees, no institutional funding is disclosed, and no public listing or ticker exists — consistent with a privately held, bootstrapped specialist vendor.

Name

Cinedeck

Legal name

Cinedeck

Website

https://cinedeck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cinedeck is a New York-based software vendor of multicam video infrastructure used by broadcast engineers, media operations, and post-production facilities for live ingest through post-delivery, with on-prem, software-only, and cloud (AWS/Azure) deployment options.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Video Infrastructure

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Conferencing & Meetings (HDAIAHAI)

Keywords

• Professional video infrastructure
• Multicam video capture
• Broadcast workflow automation
• Live production ingest
• Insert edit software

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: All Cinedeck ZX, RX3, Cloudflow Hub, CD2 Software Ingest, cineXtools, cineXplugins, and cineXmeta are subscription-based applications. Active subscribers receive support as outlined in the General Service Agreement. Support cover is available during the subscription period and withdrawn if subscription lapsed beyond 30 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cinedeck develops professional video infrastructure software that handles every stage of multicam workflows from live ingest to post-delivery. Its products include multi-channel capture software supporting SDI, IP2110, SRT, and NDI inputs, workflow automation for transcode/QC/captions/metadata, patented insert-edit software for MXF and MOV files, and a cloud platform deployed in customer AWS or Azure environments. Offerings are available as software-only, purpose-built hardware appliances, and cloud deployments.

Product overview

Cinedeck offers a platform-plus-modules architecture for professional video infrastructure. The core products include Cinedeck Ingest (multi-channel capture software supporting SDI, IP2110, SRT, and NDI), Connex (workflow automation for transcode, QC, and captions), and cinextools (patented insert-edit software for MXF/MOV files without re-encoding). These tools are unified in CloudFlow Hub, a cloud platform deployed in customer's own AWS or Azure environment. Cinedeck Ingest is available as software-only (CD2), portable hardware (RX3), or rack-mount hardware (ZX2U Pro/Max), and as Capture2Cloud via AWS Marketplace. All products share a common workflow from live ingest to post-delivery across on-prem and cloud deployments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cinedeck Ingest: Multi-channel capture, live logging, and playback for broadcast and live production. Supports SDI, IP2110, SRT, and NDI — up to 16 channels.
• Connex
• cinextools
• CloudFlow Hub

Products and services

• Cinedeck Ingest Multi-channel capture, live logging, and playback software for broadcast and live production. Supports SDI, IP2110, SRT, and NDI inputs up to 16 channels, with real-time live logger, playlisting, live replay, and capture grid for monitoring up to 100 channels.
• Connex Workflow automation platform for transcode, QC, captions, and metadata. Includes software QC file restoration with third-party integrations built in.
• cinextools Patented insert-edit software for MXF and MOV files. Enables audio versioning and closed caption editing and insertion without re-encoding files.
• CloudFlow Hub Cloud platform unifying live ingest, captioning, and transcoding into a single workflow. Built on Cinedeck Ingest, cinextools, and Connex, deployed in the customer's own AWS or Azure environment with triple-redundant cloud storage.
• CD2 Software Software-only ingest on standard hardware. Synchronized multicam recording with flexible integration and no long-term commitment. Part of the Cinedeck Ingest family.
• RX3 Portable purpose-built recorder for SDI, IP-2110, NDI, and SRT inputs. Hardware deployment option within the Cinedeck Ingest product family.
• ZX2U Pro and Max Rack-mount purpose-built recorders for SDI, IP-2110, NDI, and SRT inputs. Hardware deployment options within the Cinedeck Ingest product family.
• Capture2Cloud Records edit-ready formats directly to cloud. Deploys on-demand ISO ingest in minutes and is available on the AWS Marketplace.

Quantifiable outcome

• Triple-redundant cloud storage with sub $200/hour programming costs vs $10K-30K for satellite transmission

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Technical PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationCinedeck maintains a Technical Partners page and resource section. These are integration and interoperability partners for the multicam video infrastructure ecosystem.
• ResellerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinedeck maintains a Resellers page for channel partner distribution. Channel partners provide second-line support in local language and timezone, with Cinedeck providing third-line support. Annual support renewal managed by channel partners.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Design manufactures video capture hardware (HyperDeck) and DaVinci Resolve used in broadcast and post — overlapping with Cinedeck's hardware ingest products and integration with Resolve via Live Logger.
• Vizrt Group: Vizrt (including NewTek's TriCaster) provides live production software and graphics for broadcast, directly competing with Cinedeck Ingest for live multicam capture and playout in broadcast control rooms.
• EVS Broadcast Equipment: EVS is the dominant vendor of live broadcast infrastructure for multicam production, replay, and playout — directly overlapping Cinedeck's Cinedeck Ingest and Live Replay capabilities for sports and live event broadcasters.
• Dalet: Dalet offers broadcast workflow and media asset management platforms that overlap with Cinedeck's Connex workflow automation and broader post-delivery orchestration for enterprise media organizations.
• Grass Valley: Grass Valley provides end-to-end broadcast production infrastructure including cameras, switchers, and playout — competing with Cinedeck's ingest and workflow automation offerings in the same broadcast engineering buyer segment.
• Avid Technology: Avid's Media Composer and Pro Tools anchor the post-production workflows Cinedeck integrates into via Live Logger, making Avid both a partner and competing suite vendor for broadcast and film post-production customers.
• Matrox Video: Matrox Video provides broadcast encoding, streaming, and IP video infrastructure (including SMPTE ST 2110 products) that competes with Cinedeck's IP2110-capable ingest hardware and CloudFlow Hub workflows.
• Telos Alliance: Telos Alliance provides broadcast audio and workflow infrastructure (including linear Acoustic and Minnetonka captioning tools), overlapping with Cinedeck's workflow automation and captioning capabilities for broadcast engineers.

Broad incumbents

• Adobe: Adobe's Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects) sits adjacent to Cinedeck's ingest and integration layer for video professionals; Adobe is both a key integration partner and a broad competitor across the post-production stack.

Emerging players

• Harmonic: Harmonic provides video infrastructure including cloud-native SaaS for broadcast and streaming workflows, increasingly competing with CloudFlow Hub's cloud-deployed ingest, captioning, and transcoding capabilities for media operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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