nhb

nhb is a German creative post-production studio working across moving images, sound and digital content. Founded in Hamburg in 1986, it began as an audio and sound-recording facility before expanding into video post-production, visual effects, CGI animation and color grading. Its work spans commercials, automotive brand films, music videos, broadcast projects and digital experiences, with a particular emphasis on advertising for automotive, luxury and consumer brands.

The studio combines visual and audio disciplines within a full-service offering. Its visual effects capabilities include supervision, CGI integration, compositing, matte painting and cleanup. Animation work encompasses 2D motion graphics, 3D character and product design, simulation and title animation. Editing and finishing services extend from creative offline editing through online finishing, conforming, mastering and versioning, supporting delivery across multiple formats.

Color grading covers both commercial and long-form projects, including remote live-streaming sessions. Audio services include sound design, voiceover recording, mixing and spatial audio, alongside custom music composition, sound branding and music supervision. This combination allows the studio to contribute to both the visual treatment and acoustic identity of a production.

Development and continuing operations

Over its history, nhb developed a network of regional operations across Germany, serving advertising agencies and international brands. Its former operating companies underwent insolvency and liquidation proceedings during 2024 and 2025. Following that restructuring, the continuing brand and post-production business were reorganized under ROOM Communication GmbH, trading as nhb and nhb next.

The reorganized business is based in Hamburg and maintains a creative unit in Berlin. Its current production approach combines established artistic disciplines with AI-supported processes, real-time workflows and networked infrastructure. The studio presents this approach as a way to connect artists, producers and technologists across collaborative projects while continuing its longstanding focus on visual and acoustic post-production.