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- Dexter Studios Co Ltd Dexter Studios Co Ltd (206560.KS) provides visual effects (VFX) production services primarily to the film, television, animation, gaming, and advertising industries; it offers comprehensive pre-production, production supervision, and post-production solutions including previsualization, match-move, animation, modeling, visualization, virtual art department, LED stage services, digital color grading, image mastering, on-set and near-set digital imaging technician (DIT) support, quality control (QC), and digital imaging consultation; additionally, the company develops, produces, and distributes virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content, immersive digital heritage and exhibition content, and IP incubation via one-source-multi-use platforms, alongside sound services such as channel surround mixing, automated dialogue replacement (ADR), voice recording and editing, sound design, foley, custom sound effects (SFX), location sound recording, and specialized audio for HDTV, IPTV, animation, games, multimedia, and VR. Dexter Studios Co Ltd operates through segments encompassing VFX and related production, advertising production, and investment production businesses, serving domestic and international clients with sales in South Korea and the People's Republic of China; it targets content creators, broadcasters, game developers, and advertisers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company changed its name from Dexter Co Ltd in April 2016 and employs approximately 310 people across eight divisions including virtual production via its D1 Studio facility. Recent developments include the 2021 launch of its virtual production arm and expansion of digital intermediate and sound services with new studio investments, the introduction of proprietary software pipeline VELOZ integrated with Autodesk Maya and OpenUSD to reduce shot work time by 50 percent, winning bids for game cinematic VFX from NCsoft, securing major VFX contracts such as KRW 3.7 billion with Climax Studio for TV series "D" and KRW 3.9 billion with Story & Pictures Media for series "C", delivering in-camera VFX for the 2025 Hollywood series "Butterfly" as Korea's first such provider using self-developed camera rigs for complex action sequences, and advancing original IP through subsidiary Dexter Pictures with 21 projects including a TVN drama slated for June 2025 alongside digital marketing via Dexter Krema and MOU expansions by subsidiary Livetone.