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Work · August 27, 2026

Checkpoint QC — film & TV spec check

QC your masters against broadcast specs in one pass.

What it does

Before you ship masters, make sure they pass the spec — not just that they look right. Checkpoint QC batch-checks a folder of clips against a delivery spec and reports pass/fail on resolution, frame rate, codec, chroma subsampling, bit depth, audio config, broadcast-safe levels, and file naming. Export a report to hand to the producer or client. Native macOS app. By a working DIT/colorist, who built it because delivery specs kept arriving as PDFs.

Checkpoint QC is a native Mac app for finishing artists, editors and post/QC teams: 223 curated delivery specs from 69 organisations across 24 countries — the world

A native Mac app for finishing & online artists, editors and QC teams: check a real file against what the platform actually requires — codec, raster, frame rate, colour, audio, loudness — and hand over a clean PDF QC report. The curated spec library is the product — browse it with no file attached, then point Checkpoint at a real deliverable and let it do the checking. Pick a platform and deliverable and see the exact tech spec — grouped by domain, with severity, guidance and a source citation. Point at a real deliverable. The engine reads its metadata — codec, raster, frame rate, colour, audio, timecode — and scores it against the spec. An opt-in decode pass measures loudness (LUFS / LRA /…from checkpointqc.com

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