Film and Master Digitization for Studios and Production.
When the material is irreplaceable, the scan has to be perfect
Reels, masters, and negatives scanned frame by frame in HD or 2K on the same industrial equipment developed for the Motion Picture Academy, with ProRes or uncompressed delivery, full confidentiality, and a chain of custody that has never lost an item in a million reels.
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Spielberg & Lucy and Desi
The producers of the Steven Spielberg documentary and Netflix's Lucy and Desi chose Legacy Digital. When Sumner Redstone digitized his archive, so did he.
Since 2001
Hollywood 's Choice
In-House Processing
Expert Technicians
The Steven Spielberg documentary · Netflix's Lucy and Desi · Scramble the Sea Wolves · the Sumner Redstone archive
The Production Archive Problem
A production's source material is its most valuable asset, and it degrades on formats that fewer facilities can still handle at the quality the work demands.
Original reels, dailies, masters, and negatives are one-of-a-kind. A single careless pass can damage what cannot be recreated.
Remasters, documentaries, and re-releases need true HD or 2K with accurate color, not a compressed warehouse transfer.
Film, broadcast tape, audio, and stills from decades of work each need the right equipment and careful handling.
Unreleased and sensitive material cannot be shipped around or handled by unknown hands. Custody and discretion are essential.
What We Digitize for Studios and Production
Every format under one roof, at the quality a remaster or release requires.
Built for What Comes Next
A clean, high-quality digital master is the starting point for everything a production wants to do with its library.
HD and 2K scans with scene-by-scene color correction give editors and colorists a strong, true source to work from.
Historic footage becomes usable material for documentaries, features, and retrospectives, as it did for the Spielberg and Lucy and Desi productions.
A digitized, organized library is a catalog you can search, license, and monetize instead of a shelf of aging cans.
Uncompressed or ProRes masters preserve the work at the highest quality, with lighter files for everyday access.
Why Studios Choose Legacy Digital
The same industrial scanners developed for the Motion Picture Academy capture film frame by frame in true HD or 2K, never with a projector.
Beyond standard MP4, we deliver MOV, ProRes, or uncompressed files for editorial and preservation workflows.
Premium levels add technician color correction and grain reduction, recovering accurate, true-to-life color.
Sensitive material is handled discreetly, in-house only, logged and tracked, never subcontracted or sent overseas.
Cold LED light, no toothed sprockets, and no contact with the picture area protect originals during the scan.
Across more than a million reels handled, we have never lost an item, which is why producers bring us their most irreplaceable work.
Trusted With Irreplaceable Productions
When the producers needed the highest possible quality on material that could not be replaced, they chose Legacy Digital Productions.
How a Production Project Runs
Survey and scope
We assess the material, formats, and quality targets, then scope the work with a clear, itemized quote and timeline.
Test scan
We can run a test scan so your editorial and post team approve resolution, color, and delivery format before the full run.
Digitize with custody tracking
Material is logged, handled gently, scanned in-house at HD or 2K, and tracked through every step.
Deliver in your format
MP4, MOV, ProRes, or uncompressed masters on the media your workflow needs, organized and labeled.
The lab producers trust when the footage cannot be reshot.In-house in Orange, California since 2001. Never subcontracted, never sent overseas, never lost.
Studio & Production Questions
Can you deliver ProRes or uncompressed files?
What resolution do you scan film at?
How do you protect confidential or unreleased material?
Can you run a test scan first?
Can you handle a mixed archive of film, tape, audio, and stills?
Do you offer pickup for local productions?
Other Institutions We Serve
Every institution type has its own archive challenge. Explore the one that fits, or start at the institutional overview.
Your Masters Deserve the Best Scan Available.
Request a consultation. We survey the material, scope the work, and give you a clear plan and quote, with the track record to back it up.
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