Best Post-Production Studios in Austin (2026)

Introduction

Austin has eight post-production studios worth a call in 2026, ranging from full-service houses that cut, grade, mix and deliver features to smaller editorial-led studios serving agencies and brands. Two of them, TBD Post and Stuck On On, hold most of the city's long-form feature, documentary and streaming credits.

The market is compact. Most local post houses run a handful of suites and sit close to the agencies and production companies they serve, while larger work often splits between Austin and Dallas. Picture Shop, part of Streamland Media, lists a dailies and remote colour review site at Austin Studios on East 51st Street, which gives productions shooting in the city a link to a national post network. Client lists lean on Texas names such as Dell, H-E-B and Frost Bank, and SXSW brings a rush of festival finishing to the same rooms each spring.

Every studio here showed an active Austin address on its own site when checked in October 2026. Eight met that bar, so the list is shorter than our pages for larger cities. It runs in no fixed order, since the right house depends on whether you need a single finishing partner for a feature or an editor with a colour and mix team behind them.

The best post-production studios in Austin

1. TBD Post

Independent, partner-owned · East Austin · tbdpost.com

TBD Post was co-founded in 2012 by editor Ted Griffis and colourist Brandon Thomas, who still run it as managing partners from a purpose-built 6,000-square-foot facility on Manor Road. It covers creative editorial, colour, VFX, sound design and mixing, ADR, finishing and deliverables for features, series and commercials. The studio lists HDR and Dolby Vision certification for grading and Dolby Atmos certification for mixing.

Credits include Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life, The Long Game with Dennis Quaid, and the Apple TV+ documentary Fathom, which won a 2022 Emmy for sound. Commercial clients include Bacardi, Fender and EA Sports. Long-form projects run through a dedicated head of production, which helps when a film needs post supervision as well as the rooms.

2. Stuck On On

Independent · Austin · stuckonon.com

Stuck On On was founded in 2007 by Allison Turrell, sound designer Lyman Hardy III and colourist Parke Gregg, with audio and colour under one roof from the start. It was among the first Austin studios to transcode RED footage and author DCPs, and it now handles colour, audio post, VFX, finishing and deliverables. The studio was Emmy-nominated for its sound work on the documentary Tower.

Credits include Richard Linklater's Boyhood and Apollo 10 1/2, Jeff Nichols's Take Shelter and Mud, the Fox and Hulu series Krapopolis, and the documentaries Zurawski v Texas and Hope for the Guadalupe. Clients include Netflix, Warner Bros, HBO, PBS, Dell, H-E-B and SXSW. It does not list editorial as a core service, so most projects arrive with a locked cut.

3. Charlie Uniform Tango

Independent, Dallas-headquartered · Central Austin (Marathon Boulevard) · charlieuniformtango.com

Charlie Uniform Tango is a Dallas production and post company with roots in the early 1990s and a second studio at 4004 Marathon Boulevard in Austin. Its post team covers editorial, colour, VFX, audio, motion graphics and 3D, and the company also offers production and brand strategy.

Clients include Amazon, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Ford, Samsung, AT&T and Lexus. Its work has screened at Sundance and SXSW and been recognised at the AICP and Addy awards. Much of the senior team is in Dallas, so ask which artists will work from the Austin studio.

4. BLK MKT Studios

Woman-owned collective · Baylor Street · blkmktstudios.com

BLK MKT Studios is a woman-owned post facility at 404 Baylor Street that houses several member companies under one roof: BLK MKT Digital for editorial and VFX, Cut+Run for offline editorial, Finland Finish for colour and finishing, Digital Domain for audio, and Perfect Form for animation, design and 3D. Together they cover the full commercial post chain without leaving the building.

Clients named on its site include GSD&M, Third Ear, the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Lottery. Cut+Run, whose Austin office shares the address, appeared on Ad Age's Best of 2026 list for its editorial network. Since each service is run by a different company, agree up front who holds the schedule and the final deliverables.

5. Revelator

Independent · East Austin · revelator.tv

Revelator is an Austin-headquartered production company, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, that keeps editing, colour, sound mixing, VFX and motion graphics in-house. It is led by executive producer Chris Ohlson and director-partners Matt Muir and Jonn Herschend.

Recent work includes the Delta Locals series for Delta Air Lines, a comedy campaign for Frost Bank and lifestyle content for AG1, and its client list takes in Adidas, Toyota, TikTok, Capital One, Nike and Levi's. It suits brands that want one company to shoot and finish, rather than agencies looking for a stand-alone post house.

6. Carve Editorial

Independent · Downtown · carveeditorial.com

Carve Editorial describes itself as an award-winning, full-service post studio built around creative editing, working from Rio Grande Street downtown. Its portfolio covers national commercials, brand films, short and feature films, web content and tabletop work.

The studio also offers on-site editing during shoots. Its site does not name editors, clients or individual credits, so ask for a reel matched to your category and confirm which finishing services are handled in-house.

7. Cut to Black

Independent · South Lamar · cuttoblack.com

Cut to Black is a post-production studio on South Lamar Boulevard working across films, commercials and branded documentaries. Its service categories cover editing, colour, sound design, VFX and finishing.

It is a smaller shop than the facilities above, which can suit a branded documentary or independent film that needs one team from first assembly to delivery. The site keeps credits light, so ask for recent titles and who will work on each stage.

8. Picture Shop Austin

Streamland Media · Austin Studios, East 51st Street · pictureshop.com

Picture Shop is the post-production arm of Streamland Media, with facilities in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Toronto, Vancouver and London. Its Austin site at 1901 East 51st Street, home of Austin Studios, offers dailies and remote colour reviews.

That makes it useful for series and features shooting in Austin that will finish with Picture Shop elsewhere: dailies are processed near set, and the director and cinematographer can review the grade with a colourist in another city. Final colour, VFX and mastering happen at the larger Picture Shop facilities.

What to look for in an Austin post-production studio

Start with which stages are done in-house. Some Austin studios cut, grade, mix and deliver under one roof; others are strongest at colour and audio and expect a locked edit; BLK MKT splits the work among member companies sharing a building. Ask for the list of services each project will use and who runs each one.

Check delivery experience against your spec. A streaming series or feature needs HDR or Dolby Vision mastering, Atmos or 5.1 mixes, and platform QC. TBD Post lists Dolby Vision and Atmos certification, and Stuck On On has authored DCPs since its early years. Commercials put more weight on fast turnarounds and many cutdowns for different channels.

Ask where the people are. Austin houses often share work with Dallas, New York or Los Angeles, either through a second office or remote sessions. That can work well, but you should know whether your colourist and mixer are in the Austin room. Texas incentive rules can also matter: local post spend may count toward in-state spending for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, so check with the studio and the Texas Film Commission.

Finally, agree how media and notes will move. A project passes through editorial, colour, VFX and sound, and each handoff needs the right files, proxies or originals, and a clear record of which version the client approved. Studios that settle this before turnover spend less of the schedule chasing material.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best post-production studio in Austin?

It depends on the project. For features, documentaries and streaming work, TBD Post and Stuck On On have the deepest long-form credits. For commercials, Charlie Uniform Tango and the companies at BLK MKT Studios work mostly with agencies and brands.

Do any national post networks have a site in Austin?

Picture Shop, part of Streamland Media, lists an Austin site at Austin Studios offering dailies and remote colour reviews. Final grading and mastering for those projects take place at its larger facilities in other cities.

Can I finish a feature entirely in Austin?

Yes. TBD Post and Stuck On On both handle colour, sound, VFX, finishing and deliverables for features and streaming titles, and TBD Post also offers editorial. Credits between them include A Hidden Life, Boyhood and Fathom.

Does Austin post work count toward the Texas film incentive?

Post spend with a Texas studio can count toward in-state spending under the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program. Eligibility depends on the project, so confirm with the studio and the Texas Film Commission before budgeting around it.

Where can I find Austin editors and colourists?

For specialists, see our lists of the best editing studios in Austin and the best colour grading studios in Austin.

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