PixelPantry Launches to Streamline Post-Production for All Budgets

Former Molinare Director of Post Tom Woodall has officially launched PixelPantry, a digital platform designed to bring professional-grade post-production tools to filmmakers and broadcasters of any scale. Drawing on two decades of experience at major facilities like Framestore and Coda, Woodall developed the platform to eliminate the inefficiencies and high costs often associated with traditional post houses. PixelPantry's flagship product, QC Kitchen, offers automated, cloud-based quality control checks that ensure broadcast compliance in minutes. Operating on a transparent, subscription-free, pay-per-file model, the tool allows producers to manage time-critical deliveries 24/7 without the need for manual booking or facility opening hours.
 
Aimed at post production teams, editors and producers, across both long and short form, the platform launches with its first product, QC Kitchen, an automated quality control tool that checks files against broadcast compliance standards within minutes. Subscription-free and priced on a pay-per-file basis, QC Kitchen lets users upload files themselves with full cost transparency upfront, offering four service tiers:
Set Menu 
PSE flashing, audio loudness, dead pixels, blanking and RGB/gamut error checks
A la Carte
Full multi-parameter QC in one pass, ideal pre-AS11
Tasting Menu / AS11 
Complete AS11 MXF compliance check with a full AQC_PSE report for UK broadcast delivery
Chef's Table 
Human-reviewed QC for productions that want an expert eye
 
With the continued rise of digital-first content and tightening production budgets, QC Kitchen addresses growing demand for flexible, cost-efficient solutions. The benefits of being a cloud based solution, means users can run checks 24/7, 365 days a year, eliminating delays waiting for facility opening hours, or an available QC operator, putting productions back in control of time-critical deliveries.

Jeremy Irwin, producer and founder of Middle Table Productions, spoke of his experience, "QC Kitchen took the stress and hassle out of last minute QC. We signed up during a tight delivery schedule, knew the costs upfront, received the report via email, and were able to fix and deliver the advert on time. It was simple, transparent, and far easier than going through a post house."
 
Woodall comments on the launch, "I have lived many late nights at a post house, bogged down by legacy workflows and time consuming booking protocols for everyday tasks that could and should be streamlined.With the prominence of digital first, fast-turn around content and stricter budgets, for me, the old way just doesn't cut it anymore. The PixelPantry team and I have a long history in post, and we used that experience to build the tool we always wished we had. QC Kitchen is just the start, we have more products 'cooking', and I can't wait to share them"
 
Further products currently in development include a secure and cost-effective cloud storage solution for media and a workflow and communication tool, with additional announcements expected later in 2026.

QC Kitchen is live now. For more details on pricing visit www.pixelpantry.io.