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Archival & Preservation
Professional archival solutions ensuring your content remains accessible and protected for generations.
Archival preservation ensures finished productions and their source materials are stored in formats and conditions that maintain quality and accessibility over time. Professional archival practices include creating preservation masters, migrating media to current storage standards, and maintaining organized metadata and documentation.
We coordinate archival and preservation services that protect your production's assets for long-term accessibility. Our team arranges creation of preservation masters, secure storage solutions, and documentation systems that ensure your content remains accessible and technically viable for future use and re-distribution.
Capabilities
Archival Excellence
We safeguard your valuable media assets through industry-standard storage solutions designed to protect content integrity for decades into the future.
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LTO Technology
Industry-standard tape archiving for reliable long-term storage.
Proven
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Secure Storage
Protected multi-site preservation with geographic redundancy.
Security
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Future-Proof
Format migration strategies ensuring accessibility for decades.
Longevity
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Asset Management
Searchable metadata systems for easy content retrieval.
Access
Archival Services
Preservation Standards
Why Us
Why Choose Our Archival Services
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Proven Reliability
Decades of preservation experience.
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Easy Retrieval
Quick access to archived content.
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Scalable Solutions
Growing with your archive needs.
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Global Standards
Following international best practices.
On Location
LTO-9 archival and IFAI/INAI-compliant cloud storage — Cineteca Nacional and AWS Querétaro partnership
Here is how this works in practice. We set up media archive across Mexico through LTO-9 tape facilities (18 TB native, 45 TB compressed per cartridge) at finishing-house archive rooms — Lemon Studios, Estudios Churubusco, and Labodigital — with parallel cloud cold-tier replication to AWS Glacier in the AWS The country (Querétaro) Region opened in 2020, Google Cloud Querétaro Region, or Microsoft Azure Mexico Central (also Querétaro-based). All three hyperscaler regions sit inside The country's sovereign data boundary, making sure projects with IFAI / INAI (Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales) data-residency needs stay compliant.
On the ground, Archive packages include the full grade master (typically ProRes 4444 XQ or DPX uncompressed), conform AAF / EDL / XML edit files, color-decision data (CDL, .drx Resolve project), audio Pro Tools sessions, VFX plates and renders, and full metadata sidecars per FIAF (Global Federation of Film Archives) standard.
Here is the short of it. Mexican archive has unique cultural depth. Cineteca Nacional (Mexico City, founded 1974) is the country's national film archive and a Latin American preservation reference point — we set up with Cineteca staff when projects involve Mexican-heritage content for deposit alongside the Buñuel-era Estudios Churubusco collection or the Cantinflas / María Félix golden-age holdings. UNAM Filmoteca offers parallel academic-tier preservation. For commercial and broadcast archive, we set up with the Televisa, TV Azteca, and Imagen TV in-house archive systems plus independent LTO houses servicing the Cinépolis (world's #4 cinema chain, Mexican-owned) and Vix (TelevisaUnivision Latin SVOD HQ'd in CDMX) catalogs. Long-term archive strategies typically pair LTO-9 cold storage with a refresh-every-7-years migration cycle, cloud-cold replication for offsite resilience, and full IFAI / INAI audit-trail records for talent PII and rights-cleared materials.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is LTO tape archiving?
LTO (Linear Tape-Open) is the industry standard for long-term media archiving. LTO tapes offer exceptional longevity (30+ years), high capacity, and low cost per terabyte. We use LTFS (Linear Tape File System) which makes tapes as easy to use as hard drives while providing the security benefits of offline storage.
How do you ensure data integrity over time?
We implement multiple safeguards including checksum verification at every stage, redundant copies stored in different locations, environmental monitoring of storage facilities, and regular integrity checks. Our systems automatically flag any issues so they can be addressed before data loss occurs.
What happens when formats become obsolete?
We proactively monitor format lifecycles and plan migrations before obsolescence becomes critical. Our preservation strategy includes maintaining access to legacy playback systems and systematically migrating content to current formats when appropriate, ensuring your content remains accessible regardless of technology changes.
Can you help organize and catalog existing archives?
Yes, we offer complete digital asset management services including cataloging existing archives, creating searchable metadata databases, and implementing MAM systems. We can help transform disorganized media libraries into well-structured, easily accessible archives with comprehensive search capabilities.
Related Services
Productions in Mexico that need this often pair it with Broadcast Delivery Services, Digital Cinema Package (DCP), and Format Conversion & Encoding Services for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Delivery & Output Services and Audio Mixing & Mastering.
On Set
Protect Your Media Legacy
Let's create a comprehensive archival strategy for your valuable content.