Tape digitization and film processing center
Here, in the heart of Riyadh, memory comes back to life. The first center of its kind in the Kingdom and the Middle East, uniting our local expertise with global expertise and the precision of the world-class Scanity scanner.
Five reasons your memory is in safe hands
- 01Irreplaceable heritageWe preserve the audiovisual memory of the Kingdom and the Gulf: films, documentaries, newsreels and footage that made history.
- 02Your tapes stay homeYour fragile material never leaves the Kingdom: no shipping, no risk, no waiting, and lower cost.
- 03Riyadh, capital of digitizationThe first center of its kind in the region, putting Riyadh at the heart of heritage preservation.
- 04In Saudi handsSupporting Vision 2030 by nurturing national talent and strengthening media and digital infrastructure.
- 05Our door is openFull security and transparency: visit the center and watch your memory being digitized before your eyes.
Center services
- Film, tape and document digitizationWe digitize everything that holds your memory: video and audio tapes, film and slides, CDs, DVDs and floppy disks, photos, negatives and documents, with dedicated equipment for each medium.Explore the service
- Physical film restoration and preventive preservationWe stop film decay and bring it back to life: physical and chemical restoration, preventive conservation, then digital picture and sound restoration.Explore the service
- Digital archiving and catalogingWe catalogue everything we digitize: video and audio tapes, film and slides, discs, photos, negatives and documents, with precise metadata that makes your archive searchable.Explore the service
- Comprehensive digital image restorationDigital picture and sound restoration for film, video and photographs: from SD up to 8K, with sound restoration and colorization.Explore the service
- AI film colorization with manual interventionWe colorize black-and-white films while keeping the original film's aesthetics: AI proposes the colors, and our artists correct them by hand.Explore the service
- Physical asset managementAn integrated system for vaults and physical assets: cataloguing, tracking and protection for every reel and tape, inside and outside the vault.Explore the service
- Data migrationWe move your data to newer, more efficient storage: from hard drives and old tapes to SSD, cloud and the latest LTO generations, with full integrity checks.Explore the service
- Technology services and visual effects (VFX)Visual effects for films, commercials and series, and VFX clean-up of legacy films after restoration, with an experienced team, project management and content security.Explore the service
- Technical consultingWe help you work out what your archive needs, from assessment to a plan.Explore the service
The Scanity HDR at our center
- HDR scanning at 4K, 6K and 8K
- Gentle on fragile film: infrared dust and scratch removal, wet-gate scanning
- Supports all film formats: 8mm, 16mm, 35mm and 70mm, even degraded nitrate film
- Optical and magnetic sound scanned with the picture in one pass
- Used by Hollywood studios, NASA and global archives
ProjectThe Enduring Institutional Memory
What will remain of your organization's legacy in 50 years?
Your digital legacy is our responsibility
In your organization's drawers and archives lies a priceless treasure: your identity, your journey and the events that shaped your history. Photos of the early days, founding recordings, the first conferences, the founders' speeches. All of it kept on tapes that wear away with time.
- Founding photos and recordings
- The first conferences
- Founders' speeches
- Milestones and historic events
of archive material on conventional tapes is at risk of total loss within 5 to 10 years, from heat, humidity and obsolete playback equipment.
Not just a technical service
We offer a guarantee that your institutional legacy continues. We become your partners in protecting your history, turning material at risk of disappearing into lasting digital assets.
What we deliver
Diagnosis and assessment
We analyze your current archive to determine each item's condition and the best preservation plan.
Advanced conversion technology
The latest digital conversion equipment, compatible with every type of media.
- VHS
- Betacam
- U-matic
- 8mm film
- 16mm film
- Audio cassette
Smart restoration
We don't just copy content, we bring it back to life with AI.
- Removing noise and interference
- Improving and correcting color
- Recovering clarity up to 4K where possible
- Cleaning and enhancing sound
Storage and documentation
We deliver the archive on modern digital storage, servers or a secure private cloud, with classification and metadata that make search and retrieval easy.
Why us, and what your digital legacy adds
Experience and professionalism
Long technical experience and a highly trained team.
Security and confidentiality
Strict confidentiality agreements: your archive is in safe hands.
Identity and belonging
Revived material enriches your events, website and channels, and builds staff pride and belonging.
A unique marketing story
Your history is the strongest story you can tell clients and the community.
Training generations
Lectures and experience of those before become development material for new generations.
Legal and administrative records
Some of your material may hold legal or administrative documentary value.