Light Iron

What Light Iron does

Light Iron is a full-service post-production facility specializing in dailies, color grading and finishing, mastering, archive, and remote services for film, television, and streaming content. Founded in 2009 by brothers Michael and Peter Cioni along with Katie Fellion and Paul Geffre, the company was established to serve productions embracing file-based cinematography and operates from its flagship Hollywood facility on De Longpre Avenue. Its service portfolio covers the complete post-production workflow: in-facility, near-set, and remote dailies processing; real-time color grading using Baselight and DaVinci Resolve with ACES and multi-color-space support; mastering for theatrical, OTT streaming, and broadcast formats including HDR10+ and Dolby Vision; and checksum-verified cloud and LTO archive pipelines. The company's proprietary Galixy platform orchestrates these workflows with tools for FDL generation, ALE management, metadata tracking, and VFX pull requests, and is now being offered externally as part of the company's 2026 relaunch.

The company's go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting major film studios and streaming platforms, with a single dedicated sales contact handling direct relationships with accounts including Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney, FX, NEON, and CBS Films. Pricing is quote-based on project requirements, with a rate card structure and a minimum prepayment of $100,000 offering credits up to 125% based on usage timing, valid for up to three years. The company earns revenue primarily through professional services (post-production delivery) with an emerging subscription/recurring revenue stream via Galixy platform licensing. As of May 4, 2026, Light Iron became fully employee-owned following an acquisition from Panavision, with the new ownership group led by colorists Ian Vertovec and Corinne Bogdanowicz and General Manager Megan Marquis; original founders Michael and Peter Cioni remain as advisors.

Name

Light Iron

Legal name

LI Post Inc.

Website

https://lightiron.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Light Iron is an employee-owned, full-service post-production facility in Hollywood providing dailies, color grading, finishing, mastering, and archive services to film studios and streaming platforms including Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney, and FX, supported by its proprietary Galixy workflow orchestration platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Post-Production Services: Light Iron generates revenue through providing comprehensive post-production services including dailies, color grading and finishing, mastering, and archive services. Services are delivered both in-facility and remotely, with project-based pricing.
2. Galixy Software Platform: Proprietary workflow orchestration platform offered as a service directly to clients on a project-by-project basis, with Light Iron also exploring licensing opportunities for studios and vendors.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Light Iron is a full-service picture post-production facility that delivers dailies processing, color grading and finishing, mastering, archive, and remote post-production services for film, television, and streaming content. The company's workflow is orchestrated by its proprietary Galixy software platform and supported on-location by the Outpost RC near-set/remote dailies system, with delivery from its Hollywood facility to clients worldwide.

Product overview

Light Iron is a full-service post-production facility offering a unified suite of services including dailies, color grading and finishing, mastering, archive, and remote services. These core services are supported by the proprietary Galixy software platform, which provides workflow orchestration tools including FDL Generator, ALE Workbench, and Dashboard for project management. Near-set and remote operations are enabled by the Outpost RC (Remote Control) system. The company operates from its flagship Hollywood facility and serves film, television, and streaming content producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Galixy: Proprietary software platform designed to support dailies workflows, visual effects pipelines, and streamlined internal collaboration. Includes FDL Generator, ALE Workbench, metadata tracking, and pull request features.

Products and services

• Dailies Services In-facility, near-set, and remote dailies solutions optimized for each project's workflow, budget, and schedule. Includes transcoding, clip logging, audio sync, editorial deliverables, streamable dailies, and LTO archive generation for film, television, and streaming productions.
• Color & Finishing Services Color grading and finishing services from look development and shooting LUTs through final color grade. Includes custom workflows, real-time grading with Baselight and DaVinci Resolve, VFX and beauty capabilities with Flame, supporting 2K to 8K resolution and SDR, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision for theatrical and episodic projects.
• Mastering Services Mastering services for theatrical distribution, OTT streaming, and traditional television deliverables. Includes color space and file conversions, media migration, UHD/HD mastering, HDR mastering, and creation of DCP, IMF, DCDM, XDCAM, ProRes, and OTT deliverables.
• Archive Services End-to-end archive pipeline including secure checksum-verified dailies archive with end-to-end integrity validation, cloud-first workflows, LTO archive workflows for long-term preservation, and mastering archive with cloud integrations for film, television, and streaming productions.
• Remote Services Flexible remote post-production solutions for seamless workflows, including remote dailies powered by Outpost RC and remote color with synchronous and asynchronous collaboration options up to 4K HDR, enabling filmmakers anywhere to collaborate with Light Iron colorists.
• Galixy Platform Proprietary workflow orchestration platform that supports dailies workflows, visual effects pipelines, and internal or external collaboration. Includes tools for FDL generation, dailies tracking, pull requests, ALE file management, and metadata tracking, and is now offered to external partners and companies seeking efficient, scalable post-production workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster than real-time data management, processing, and transcoding for dailies
• +2 more outcomes

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Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

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Direct peers

• EFilm: Digital intermediate and post-production facility specializing in color grading and finishing for theatrical films and streaming content. Competes directly for high-end color work in the same Hollywood market.
• Picture Shop: Post-production facility providing color grading, finishing, and dailies for film and television. Operates as a focused competitor to Light Iron in the independent post space serving studios and streamers.
• Harbor Picture Company: Post-production services provider offering dailies, color, and finishing to feature film and episodic clients. Formed from former Deluxe assets and a direct competitor in the streamer/studio services market.
• Roundabout Entertainment: Boutique post-production facility providing color grading, finishing, and dailies services. Overlaps with Light Iron's premium positioning for independent and studio feature work.
• Company 3: Major full-service post-production facility offering dailies, color grading, finishing, and VFX. Directly competes with Light Iron for the same studio and streamer clients and is the largest independent post house in the Hollywood market.

Regional players

• Freefolk: London-based post-production and VFX house serving film, episodic, and advertising clients. Comparable services portfolio (color, finishing, VFX) but primarily serves UK and European productions rather than the Hollywood market Light Iron anchors.
• Postworks (New York): New York-based post-production facility offering dailies, color grading, and finishing for film and television. Comparable service offering but anchored to the NYC production market, complementing rather than directly competing with Light Iron's Hollywood base.

Others

• Panavision: Former parent company of Light Iron and a global provider of cinematography equipment, camera systems, and post-production services. While not a direct current competitor post-divestiture, Panavision's broader production services portfolio overlaps meaningfully with Light Iron's offerings across the same client base.
• Blackmagic Design (DaVinci Resolve): Hardware and software provider whose DaVinci Resolve platform is one of the primary color grading tools used by Light Iron colorists. While not a competing service provider, Blackmagic's continued push into software-based post-production tooling directly shapes Light Iron's technology stack and competitive landscape.

Broad incumbents

• Technicolor (Technicolor Creative Studios): Global post-production and VFX giant offering color, finishing, and visual effects for film and episodic content. Serves the same enterprise streamer and studio clients as Light Iron but at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies and service lines.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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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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