Facilities/Productions

Studio licensing

Seats for facilities, teams, and shows over $5 million. We quote it, invoice it, and hand you the keys. Priority support comes with it.

Studio here means your facility, not DaVinci Resolve Studio. The plug-ins run inside Resolve exactly as they always have.

Do you need a Studio license?

Individual

  • One colorist, on your own machines
  • Productions up to $5 million USD
  • Goes with you from job to job

Sold on each product page. Pay by card, download now.

Individual licenses on the product pages

Studio

  • More than one artist on the plug-ins
  • Any production over $5 million USD
  • The license belongs to the facility or the show

Sold on this page. Quoted and invoiced, per seat.

See Studio pricing

Studio adds no grading features. It changes who holds the license, how many people can use it, and how you pay.

If you are one colorist on your own machines, the Individual license on each product page is the right one. Most colorists never need this page.

Pricing

A seat is one artist's license on your facility's machines. One per artist, two at minimum.

Cover one plug-in, or all nine. From three plug-ins up, all of them cost less.

Facilities/Teams

Seats

Studio seat, single plug-in

Buy once $2,249 per seat
Or per year$799per seat, half of each payment counts toward buying it

Any one PixelTools plug-in, OFX or DCTL.

  • Offline (air-gapped) activation
  • Priority support with a named contact
  • All updates included
  • Floating seats across the facility within 12 months
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Render/Farms

Render & Assist

$549 per node, buy once

Add to your seats for render nodes and assist stations that open and render projects but do not grade.

  • Render and assist nodes for every plug-in
  • Offline activation
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One/Production

Show license

$5,999 per production, all plug-ins

Up to 30 seats for the length of one production or one season of episodic work. Takes the place of seats when the show is paying.

  • Billed to the show, not the facility
  • Covers your artists and temporary vendors
  • Priority support for the run of the show
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Studio licenses are sold by invoice or purchase order only. On the yearly plan, half of every payment is credit toward owning that seat, so a show can pay for the seats and the facility keeps them afterward.

How buying works

  1. Request a quote

    Tell us how many seats, which plug-ins, and whether you want to own them or pay yearly.

  2. Invoice or PO

    We invoice the facility or the show. Net terms if you ask.

  3. Keys delivered

    License keys by email, with offline activation for air-gapped rooms.

Individual/Studio

Side by side

License comparisonIndividualStudio
Who it is for One colorist Facilities, teams, and productions over $5M
Production budget Up to $5 million USD No limit
Activations Your own machines: 3 for DCTL, 2 for OFX Per seat, shared across the facility
How you buy Card, instant download Invoice or PO, minimum 2 seats
Support Email support Priority support, named contact
Updates Included Included
Grading features Identical Identical

Frequently Asked Questions

I am a freelancer. Do I need a Studio license?

Not unless the production is over $5 million USD. The Individual license covers you on your own machines for any production up to that budget, and it goes with you from job to job.

What counts toward the $5 million?

The total budget of the production, or of the season for episodic work. Not your fee and not the post budget on its own.

We are a two-person boutique. Is the minimum really two seats?

Yes, and two seats is exactly your size. If your situation is unusual, write to us.

Can we start on a subscription and buy out later?

Yes. Half of every subscription payment becomes credit toward the perpetual price for that seat.

Do we get a different build of the plug-ins?

No. Same plug-ins, same updates. Studio changes how the license is issued and supported, not what the software does.

Is this related to DaVinci Resolve Studio?

No. Resolve Studio is Blackmagic's paid edition of Resolve. Studio licensing is how facilities license PixelTools plug-ins. The plug-ins run inside Resolve as they always have.

Something different in mind?

A show past 30 seats, a rental house, a school. Write to us and we will work it out.

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