PentoPix

PentoPix is a synthetic media company offering an AI-assisted, no-code platform that converts long-form text such as film scripts into fully editable 3D scenes and animated videos. The system parses a script by splitting sentences into subjects, verbs and objects, then assembles 3D scenes from a library of models and automates character animation based on the script's actions and dialogue. Users retain granular control: assets can be moved, resized, rotated or swapped, custom assets can be uploaded with project-level or global access settings, and cameras can be placed and animated.

The product covers script handling, assets, previs, storyboard and script breakdown, and includes camera tooling with unlimited camera placement, camera movement design, adjustable focus distance, aperture and focal length, object/actor tracking, active-camera selection per point in a scene, and more than ten position presets such as eye level, ground level and overhead. Scenes can be collaborated on in real time (view, comment or edit) and exported as .USD project files or into Unreal. The asset library is stated at over 2,000 company-owned assets; uploading skeletal meshes (actors) is not supported, with an avatar library provided instead.

The company positions the platform for filmmakers, game developers and advertising managers, with the aim of compressing script visualisation from weeks or months to minutes during pre-production.

Founding story

The founders had a combined near-decade of experience in storytelling across advertising, game development and video production, and identified the difficulty of visualising scripts across projects. Automating script visualisation began as an experiment in their lab with uncertain feasibility; Innovate UK grant funding in late 2021 turned it into a company. Founders are listed as Volha Paulovich and Amit Pate; a company profile describes founding in 2021 by researchers and serial entrepreneurs from the Ivy League and Cannes Lion recipients, while the same profile's structured field records a 2023 founding year.

Business model

Self-serve software subscription with a credit-based usage model, plus a free demo tier and an enterprise sales motion. The website also references licensing enquiries.

Tiered monthly or yearly subscriptions (yearly billing advertised at a 15% saving): Starter at $30/month (300 credits, 1 scene per month, 5 custom asset uploads, 720p render, 2 viewer invites), Creative at $99/month (1,000 credits, 1 scene per week, 10 custom asset uploads, 1080p render, 10 viewers, 3 editors), and Studio at $499/month (5,000 credits, 5 scenes per month, 100 custom asset uploads, 4K render, unlimited viewers, 10 editors). All paid tiers include USD export and commercial use, and extra credits can be purchased. An Enterprise plan is invoiced monthly and quoted by sales, adding a dedicated fast server, enterprise terms, additional security levels for private and customer-owned assets, multiple workspaces with custom user roles, and custom integrations with professional creative tools. A free account provides access to demo projects and video rendering, but without USD export.

Traction

As of the March 2023 interview the product was in closed beta with a limited number of early adopters and over 1,100 film studios on the waitlist; early users reported integrating PentoPix 3D videos into development and fundraising stages for fiction and animation projects. The company was selected as a finalist in SXSW Pitch's Entertainment, Media & Content category and has a TechCrunch Startup Battlefield profile. Listed team size is 1-10 employees at pre-seed stage.

Latest developments

The website publishes commercial subscription tiers (Starter, Creative, Studio marketed at introductory pricing, plus Enterprise), a free demo account, .USD export, real-time collaboration and camera tooling, alongside open remote positions for a senior React/Next.js 3D interface engineer, an Unreal Engine developer and an NLP/ML engineer. The startup profile records the company as open and currently raising at pre-seed stage.