Recovering or Restoring or doing both is an art form. Providing the right skills, processes and equipment is essential in the success of Recovering or Restoring motion picture film.
It is not just a matter of pouring liquid onto the film or soaking it in a liquid chemical to think your film damage problems will somehow disappear.
Special processes and hands-on applications by an experienced Motion Picture Film Technician must be used to strengthen Brittle film and specifically handled & worked frame by frame to keep the films integrity and provide the best possible picture results. Wavy, Bowed, Spider Webbed and Buckled movie film must be Recovered section by section to straighten the film for the best scanning results.
There are no Recovery processes that can “unshrink” motion picture film and Brittle film will not become pliable again and Wavy film will not straighten using any chemicals.
Recovery process can involve several processes that include, Pressure Recovery, Ultrasonic Cleaning, Preservatives, baking, heating, applied pressure processes, Plasticizer Treatment or apply a new film base through Lamination.
Damaged, degrading or decomposed film can require one or several of the processes listed above.
If you have damaged movie film, let the professionals help by contacting Teamwork Media Studios. We have been providing Film Recovery, Restoration and transfers since 1980.
Our success rate is like no other…we can usually save up to 90% more damaged film using our latest Recovery treatments and application process than any other film lab and our decades of experience shows our success. Many film transfer houses and labs in the USA and Canada send their customers films to our lab to be Recovered or contact out lab for advise. Why not come right to the source and send your films directly to our film lab and save money!
