DELUXE ABOUT DELUXE A pioneer in media and entertainment for over a century We offer clients powerful solutions and streamlined processes to reach and engage new audiences and open additional sources of revenue. We turn their ideas into reality, bringing significant added value to the consumers they serve around the world. Beginning as a film lab in 1915, we have established a legacy as the most trusted partner for the top content owners, creators and brands. Today, our comprehensive suite of global digital delivery solutions enables our clients to move, manage and monetize content, and our world-class creative services underpin some of the most ground-breaking and meaningful projects in entertainment and advertising. Over 7,000 of the most respected technologists and artists in the industry work at Deluxe in 25 regions around the world. We foster a culture of ingenuity, passion and collaboration to support our clients and their endeavors. 1915 William Fox opens Fox Film Corp. in New Jersey, featuring a film lab as part of the fledgling studio. 1919 Fox Film Corp. moves headquarters to New York, opens studios in Hollywood, and officially establishes its film lab as “DeLuxe.” 1927 Fox/Deluxe acquires a patent for the sound-on-film process known as the Movietone sound system. The process is used on Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, the first commercial feature with a soundtrack of music, sound effects and a few unsynchronized words. Fox begins producing the weekly Fox Movietone News, manufactured by Deluxe, which runs in theaters until 1963. 1935 Fox Film Corp. and 20th Century Pictures merge to form 20th Century Fox. 1953 Deluxe develops the proprietary widescreen format CinemaScope. 1962 Twentieth Century Fox Research Department and Deluxe Laboratories receive “Sci/Tech Academy Award” at the 34th Academy Awards for decompressing and recomposing CinemaScope pictures for conventional aspect ratios. 1964 Deluxe Laboratories purchases General Film Laboratories and the company is rebranded Deluxe General Inc., with labs in New York, Hollywood, Chicago and Toronto. 1967 Deluxe introduces “Color by DeLuxe.” 1972 Deluxe headquarters are established in Hollywood. Deluxe receives the Sci/Tech Academy Award for the development of a computerized motion picture printer and process control system. Deluxe enters the home video arena with videocassette manufacturing. 1977 Rushes, a post-production and visual effects company based in London, is founded. 1985 Encore Hollywood is founded to handle TV post-production. 1987 Deluxe opens Toronto Studios. Iloura, Deluxe’s Academy Award-nominated VFX and animation studio, is founded. 1989 The Rank Group acquires Deluxe. 1992 EFILM, Deluxe’s color science and digital imaging studio, is founded. 1996 Deluxe duplicates its 1 billionth videocassette. 1997 Company 3, post-production and color grading for feature films, commercials, music videos, and television, is founded. 1998 Method Studios is founded to create visual effects for commercials and features. 1999 Deluxe receives Sci/Tech Academy Award for high speed spray film cleaner. 2000 Deluxe enters home entertainment, offering DVD authoring and compression services. 2003 Deluxe launches anti-piracy watermarking technology. 2004 Deluxe buys EFILM from Panavision 2006 Rank sells Deluxe Film Group to MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, which renames the company Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, reflecting the inclusion of digital businesses and business worldwide. Deluxe launches WebWatch as a consulting service to monitor piracy. Deluxe acquires the Atlab Group, creating Deluxe Australia. Beast, Deluxe’s editorial studio specializing in commercials and music videos, is founded. Deluxe/EFILM receive Sci/Tech Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the creation of the Digital Color Separation process for the archival of motion pictures. 2007 Deluxe opens Deluxe Vancouver. 2009 Deluxe acquires Chace Audio, a full service post-production facility specializing in audio restoration and preservation. Stereo D, Deluxe’s 2D-to-3D conversion company, is founded. 2010 Deluxe acquires Ascent Media Corp.'s Creative Services and Media Services businesses, including Beast, Company 3, Encore, Method Studios and Rushes. 2011 Deluxe acquires 2D-to-3D conversion company Stereo D. Deluxe launches Deluxe OnDemand, the industry’s leading video catalog service offering video management, processing and distribution to enable viewing on any device. 2012 Deluxe acquires Australian VFX studio Iloura. 2013 Deluxe launches MediaCloud, its software-defined IP Delivery and Playout broadcast platform. 2014 Deluxe OnDemand unveils enhanced workflow functions and processes for authenticated Internet delivery of 4K content directly to UHD-compatible TVs and mobile devices. Deluxe closes its film lab in Hollywood, housed in the building that was opened in 1919. 2015 Deluxe inks agreement with Sony Pictures, bringing Deluxe’s expertise and technology to the studio’s historic Culver City lot. Deluxe and Technicolor launch Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema. Deluxe partners with BT Media & Broadcast to extend the reach of MediaCloud’s software-based broadcast playout solution for linear and non-liner broadcast platforms. Deluxe OnDemand’s 4K UHD VOD Management solution awarded Best Digital Processing by Europe's SCTE™. 2016 Deluxe launches first successfully-deployed live, 4K video broadcast securely across the world using only the public internet. Deluxe announces dedicated Virtual Reality team offering content creation and post-production services for computer-generated and 360° live-action video. Prepare your content to meet the world Find out why Deluxe has been a trusted partner for over 100 years to Hollywood studios, independent filmmakers, TV networks, online content producers, brands, and anyone looking to bring stories and experiences to audiences. With operations in 25 key worldwide markets, we help create and deliver content, enabling clients to share their vision with consumers around the world. 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