PIX System

PIX
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion picture equipment
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Websitewww.pixsystem.com

PIX provides film professionals with secure access to production content on mobile devices, laptops, or TVs from offices, homes or while in transit and won an Oscar for their technology in 2019.[1] In November 2019, PIX and CODEX announced that the two companies are to be brought under a single unified brand identity with the establishment of the X2X Media Group.[2]

History

Founder and CEO Eric Dachs created PIX System in 2003.[3][4] Dachs thought of the idea for PIX while working as an assistant to sound designer Ren Klyce on the 2002 film Panic Room.[4] PIX System has been used in the production of more than 5,000 movies[5] including A Star Is Born, Black Panther, First Man, Green Book, Roma, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse.[3][6]

In 2019, PIX won a Technical Achievement Award for its digital rights management (DRM) system at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Scientific and Technical Awards presentation.[6][1][7] In February, the founders of PIX System received the Technical Achievement Award (Academy Certificate) for the design and development of PIX System's novel security mechanism for distributing media.[8] In April, PIX acquired London-based tech developer Codex. Codex's expertise is in camera recording solution and the media workflow to getting film content shot on film set to the post production process.[9][10][11][12]

Criticism

On the November 4, 2019 Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern criticized the PIX system for not being able to pause or fast forward.[13] On the July 28, 2020, Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern criticized the PIX system again, stating Jimmy Kimmel hated it "more than Trump".

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PIX Wins Technical Oscar: Our Conversation". Digital Cinema Report. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. ^ "Pix, Codex Owner Rebrands As X2X Media Group". Studio Daily. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  3. ^ a b "Dachs '98 Receives Sci-Tech Oscar for PIX System". News @ Wesleyan. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. ^ a b Berman, Jeff (2019-02-11). "Adobe, PIX Celebrate Sci-Tech Oscars". Media & Entertainment Services Alliance. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  5. ^ "How David Fincher and 'Panic Room' Helped Launch a SciTech Award Recipient". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  6. ^ a b "PIX Plays Supporting Role in 91st Academy Award Winning Films (MESA)". Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (Press release). 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  7. ^ "Academy Scientific & Technical Awards". Below the Line. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  8. ^ Zelig, Leonard (2019-02-10). "PIX System honored at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards". The Fincher Analyst. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  9. ^ "Entertainment Tech Provider Pix Acquires Codex". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  10. ^ "Post Magazine - Pix acquires Codex, expands global services". www.postmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. ^ "Codex". codex.online. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  12. ^ "Pix to Acquire Codex - The American Society of Cinematographers". ascmag.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  13. ^ "MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News - Archive". www.marksfriggin.com.

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