da Vinci Systems was an American digital cinema technology company based in Coral Springs, Florida. It was founded in 1984 as a spinoff of Video Tape Associates (VTA), a production and post-production facility that had begun developing in-house post-production systems in 1982. The company became known for its color correction and color grading systems, as well as digital mastering and film restoration technologies. Its products were used widely in television and film post-production.
In 1986, the company was acquired by Dynatech, following a corporate merger, Dynatech was renamed Acterna, which continued to hold da Vinci Systems. In 2005, Acterna was acquired by JDS Uniphase, which inherited da Vinci Systems as part of the transaction. In 2009, the financially troubled JDSU sold the company to Blackmagic Design, which merged it into its operations. Blackmagic Design has continued development of da Vinci's flagship software under the name DaVinci Resolve.
