Colorfront Express Dailies
Colorfront Express Dailies: A focused dailies application with strong processing, metadata, and review workflows. Ranked #17 of 26 in Video Color Grading Software by our editors (7.4/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for production dailies and review teams.
At a glance
- Editor score7.4 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forProduction dailies and review teams
- HDR finishingYes
- Founded2000 · Budapest, Hungary
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Processes camera-original media with RAW debayering and multi-GPU support
- Creates editorial, proxy, and VFX-pull outputs simultaneously
- Supports ACES, HDR reports, remote review, and metadata-driven looks
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contact with sales
- Its dailies focus limits its fit as a primary color grader
- Remote review depends on Colorfront Streaming Server, SDI, or NDI
Our verdict on Colorfront Express Dailies
Colorfront Express Dailies is a facility-oriented application for film and television productions that need to process camera-original media into production deliverables. It is designed for near-set and simpler facility environments, with workflows for editorial formats, web-review proxies, VFX pulls, production audio synchronization, and color-managed dailies. Windows and macOS are supported, making it suitable for teams working across either platform.
The published pricing model requires contact with sales rather than selecting a listed plan. The application’s value is concentrated in its workflow depth: multi-GPU processing, simultaneous outputs, template-based color processing, automatic looks driven by clip metadata, ACES support, ASC FDL framing management, and camera RAW metadata and debayering workflows. HDR analysis and PDF media reports add reporting and review capabilities for productions that need structured checks alongside media processing.
Colorfront Express Dailies also connects with Colorfront Streaming Server, SDI, NDI, and DaVinci Resolve EDL marker workflows. Remote review can be delivered through the streaming server or supported video-output paths, while metadata exchange and production audio synchronization help connect dailies work with editorial and VFX processes. Choose it when the priority is organized, high-throughput dailies processing and review around camera-original footage. Teams seeking a primary grading environment rather than a dailies-focused application should consider a product centered more directly on full grading workflows.
Your product? Our editors can test Colorfront Express Dailies in depth and publish a review, labelled as paid · from $149/mo →
Colorfront Express Dailies pricing
Colorfront Express Dailies fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| HDR finishing | Yes |
| Camera RAW support | Yes |
| Color management | Managed |
| Collaboration tools | Yes |
| Plugin support | Not verified |
| Supported platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Max output resolution | Not verified |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Support | Email, Tickets, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 4 integrations: Colorfront Streaming Server, SDI, NDI, DaVinci Resolve EDL marker workflows |
| Pricing | Pricing on request |
| Website | colorfront.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Colorfront Express Dailies integrations
Colorfront Express Dailies lists 4 integrations on its own site.
- Colorfront Streaming Server
- SDI
- NDI
- DaVinci Resolve EDL marker workflows
Alternatives to Colorfront Express Dailies
- DaVinci ResolveA broad free post-production suite with advanced color tools and a $295 Studio upgrade.9.4
- SCRATCHA broad finishing suite for professional teams handling grading, VFX, dailies, and mastering.9.1
- BaselightA high-end finishing system with deep HDR, RAW, managed-colour and collaboration workflows.9.0
See all Colorfront Express Dailies alternatives →
Used Colorfront Express Dailies? Be the first to review it
The editor score above is our own research. What this page doesn't have yet is a reader's view — what you used Colorfront Express Dailies for, what worked and what didn't. No stars are seeded and no review is paid for; an editor reads every one before it appears.
Write a reviewTwo minutes · verified accounts only · read by an editor before it appears
Featured on iTechGuides
Colorfront Express Dailies is listed in our Video Color Grading Software directory. Add the badge to your site — it links back to this page.
<a href="https://www.itechguides.com/products/colorfront-express-dailies/"><img src="https://www.itechguides.com/best/badge/colorfront-express-dailies.svg" alt="Featured on iTechGuides" width="230" height="46"></a>
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.
Last updated · How we research and update