Film/TV
PIX System Acquires Codex (MESA)
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Entertainment collaboration tech firm PIX System announced April 25 that it’s acquiring production technology developer Codex, a move that allow the combined company to deliver “a range of new products and services,” PIX said, including streamlined camera capture to post-production finishing.
Codex brought home an Engineering Emmy in 2018 for its technology that allows for the recording of uncompressed RAW digital negatives, while PIX won a Sci-Tech Oscar earlier this year for its digital rights management (DRM) system.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. PIX founder and CEO Eric Dachs will remain as CEO, while Marc Dando, managing director of Codex, will take on the role of chief design officer at PIX, where he’ll be charged with focusing on existing and new products.
“Our clients have relied on PIX to protect their material and ideas throughout all phases of production. In Codex, we found a group that similarly values relationships with attention to critical details,” Dachs said. “Codex will retain its distinct brand and culture, and there is a great deal we can do together for the benefit of our clients and the industry.”
Dando added: “PIX and Codex are complementary, trusted brands used by leading creatives, filmmakers and studios around the world. The integration of both services into one simplified workflow will deliver the industry a fast, secure, global collaborative ecosystem.”
