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Mood Change
Transforming the mood, time of day, weather, or atmosphere of a scene through color, lighting, and environmental compositing. Includes color grading adjustments and matte painting integration.
Invisible Foundation
VFX Compositing
Compositing is where shots are made, or broken. We make sure they're made.
Compositing is the converging point of all crafts — where every department's work either holds together or falls apart on screen.
The Work
Where shots come together.
Our compositing team integrates into your pipeline, delivers overnight turnarounds, and runs triple-QC before anything reaches your inbox. Shots that hold up under the lens, not your patience.
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Rehash Content
Refreshing old content with a modern twist. Updated labels, new textures, swapped elements, and relevance bumps for campaigns that need to feel current without a reshoot.
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Background Change
Replacing or extending backgrounds, transporting scenes to any location, time period, or alternate reality. Covers sky replacements, environment work, and landscape transformations.
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Stylized Compositing
Crafting a unique, captivating aesthetic from whatever elements the brief calls for. From surreal to stylized to photo-real blends, we take creative direction and turn it into a frame.
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Screen Compositing
Phone screens, monitors, billboards — inserting replacement content into a tracked surface so it sits naturally in the plate. Invisible VFX that quietly drives the story.
How a project moves through us
A predictable path from brief to delivery.
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Share Your Brief
Send us your shots, reference frames, and requirements. We review everything within 24 hours.
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Get Your Quote
Receive a detailed per-shot breakdown with realistic timelines. No hidden costs, no surprises.
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We Deliver
Your shots are delivered on schedule in your preferred format. We work while you sleep.
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Revisions Included
Feedback rounds are built into every quote. We refine until you are completely satisfied.
What You Need to Provide
- Source plates and footage
- Reference frames or mood boards
- CG renders and passes (if applicable)
- Color grading LUTs or CDLs
- Technical specs (resolution, format, color space)
- Shot notes or creative briefs
Turnaround
Standard turnaround is 3-5 business days per batch, depending on complexity and volume. Rush delivery available for urgent deadlines. Revisions typically turned around within 12-72 hours.
Where This Fits In Your Pipeline
Compositing doesn't work in isolation. Cleanup clears the plate, rotoscopy pulls mattes, and matchmove locks the track. These three streams can run in parallel, converging into comp once each is locked. One brief covers the chain. We sequence the schedule so nothing stalls waiting on something else.
Why Choose Us
NDA-Ready, TPN Certified
TPN-certified pipeline. NDAs signed when your project requires them. Built for major-studio security baselines.
Triple QC Process
Three rounds of internal checks before anything reaches your inbox. We catch issues so you never have to.
Pipeline Adaptive
Your tools, your specs, your naming. We work in your pipeline, not ours.
Scale On Demand
10 shots or 1,000, we ramp up the team without dropping the quality bar.
First-Pass Discipline
Process designed to clear review on the first pass. Fewer notes, shorter cycles, less back-and-forth.
Faithful to the Frame
Elements that serve the story, not steal from it. Comp that disappears into the shot.
From Our Blog
Read further on this discipline.
VFX Techniques
Compositing in Linear vs Log: When Each Color Space Earns Its Place
Linear color is mathematically correct for compositing. Log is what cameras capture. ACES is the modern protocol that bridges the two. The working compositor's guide to deciding which color space the shot needs.
GuidesHandles, Pipeline Tests, and the Spec Sheet: The Three Production Documents That Save Projects
The unglamorous paperwork that prevents the unglamorous problems. Why the spec sheet, the pipeline test, and the handles convention are worth more than any creative review.
Industry InsightsThe Hidden Costs of DIY Compositing: When In-House VFX Gets Expensive
A realistic breakdown of what compositing actually costs when done in-house, from software licenses to idle time, and how it compares to outsourcing per project.
What Our Clients Say
Read allFXiation Digitals has been our secret weapon and they have always made us look great in front of our clients. Time, cost, and communication are crucial for us, and FXiation Digitals has exceeded our expectations in all three areas.
Thom B.
Creative Director
North Carolina, USA
We could not have hoped for a better VFX partner. The quality of their output, fast turnaround, and their ability to scale without sacrificing production value, is truly exceptional.
Scott R.
Executive Producer
Montreal, Canada
FXiation Digitals has been a great discovery for us. Their professionalism, can do attitude and consistency in high standards has kept us coming back to them repeatedly over the months.
Peter C.
Creative Director
Los Angeles, USA
When we got the shot back, to say we were satisfied is an understatement, our minds were completely blown. Not only did they do the work quickly and the cost was very reasonable, the work done was outstanding.
Aaron S.
Project Manager
Rhode Island, USA
Despite the time difference, Sourav is always responsive and available to assist me under quick timelines, which allows me to focus on other important tasks.
Michael W.
Creative Editor
North Carolina, USA
This team has the absolute skills and passion to deliver outstanding projects. Very responsive work style and open communication. We are very happy with the results.
Jérémie A.
VFX Supervisor
Paris, France
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of compositing work do you handle?
CGI integration, matte painting integration, screen replacements, sky replacements, beauty work, set extensions, clean-up integration, and full shot finaling. From simple fixes to complex hero shots.
Can you integrate CGI renders from our 3D team?
Absolutely. We work with multi-pass EXR renders, AOVs, and deep compositing workflows. We can integrate renders from any 3D software into your live-action plates.
What compositing software do you use?
We work across all industry-standard compositing tools. We match our software to your pipeline requirements so integration is seamless.
Do you deliver project files or just rendered outputs?
Both. Final rendered frames go out to the spec sheet on your project — resolution, color space, channel naming, codec, handles all locked in advance. Project files come along when your team needs to keep working on the shot in-house.
What does your compositing process look like?
Brief review, technical assessment, pipeline test (a single shot through the full chain to verify formats, color, naming, and handles), initial comp pass, internal QC across three rounds, client review, revisions, final delivery. WIPs are shared at the points where direction confirmation actually matters.
How do you price compositing work?
Per-shot pricing based on complexity assessment. Every quote is itemized so you know exactly what each shot costs. No hidden fees.
What if the brief changes mid-project?
We issue a change order. Impact on timeline and budget written down, sent across, and held until your approval comes back. Nothing proceeds before sign-off, and nothing is invoiced that wasn't approved in writing first.
Ready to Get Started?
Send us your brief and get a detailed quote within 24 hours. No commitment required.
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