Scene Savers

Scene Savers is a digitization & legacy media company specializing in helping clients migrate, digitize, and manage their legacy media collections.

Handling everything from motion picture film to open-reel audio, VHS tapes, U-Matic tapes and beyond. From individual patron requests, to enterprise level workflows, we work to provide our clients the best solutions to help them achieve their digitization and archival goals.

01/09/2026

In the mid to late 1960s, multiple variations of 1/2" open-reel video were introduced to consumers. The most popular of these was EIAJ, which unlike other 1/2" formats created a standard that ended major incompatibility issues across different deck manufacturers. This made EIAJ much more accessible as it made the format functional with nearly every VTR brought to market after it's introduction.

Today, nearly 50+ years later, these are some of the rarest, and trickiest formats to digitize.

To learn more about EIAJ or to get a quote for EIAJ digitization visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

01/02/2026

Happy New Years!!

Scene Savers is your one-stop-shop for all your legacy A/V digitization and preservation needs in 2026!

From a wide range of professional & consumer audio formats, to celluloid film, as well as still image slide scanning, and a wide range of video formats including 2" open-reel, U-Matics, and the DV family - Scene Savers can handle it all.

To learn more about legacy visit A/V preservation or to get a quote, reach out to Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

12/22/2025

Wishing a safe and happy holidays to all our friends, colleagues, and clients!

See you in 2026!

12/21/2025

Scene Savers always recommends backing projects up to LTO. These data backups are facilitated at Scene Savers by way of Spectra Logic's robotic Spectra Stack.

This system is currently equipped with 160 LTO slots (nearly 2PB of data). Our engineers implement custom workflows allowing us to migrate all types of legacy data collections.

To learn more about LTO & data migration visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

12/12/2025

The dehumidification process (aka “baking”) has become an important part of the digitization workflow for increasingly at risk oxide-based media suffering from hydrolysis.

For assets such as 3/4" U-Matic tapes, 2" Quadraplex, EIAJ, and Betamax, "baking" helps facilitate a temporary renewal of the oxide coating to the tape’s plastic carrier. This processes reduces “stick-shed syndrome”, mitigating head clogs and dropouts, and promoting improved tape playback.

To learn more about legacy media digitization, or to get a quote visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

12/05/2025

Our team was thrilled to exhibit at this years edition of the Annual AMIA Conference held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront!

This is one of the years best opportunities to meet & talk with people within the a/v preservation industry! Our team had a wonderful time connecting with clients both old, and hopefully new!

If you stopped by Both 211 and entered our $10k Grant Giveaway! Keep an eye on your inbox! We'll be reaching out to the winner the first week of January!

What a way to kick off the New Year!

To learn more about the Association of Moving Image Archivists and this years conference, visit AMIA online: bit.ly/3FfITVL

To learn more about legacy a/v digitization & preservation, or to get a quote visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

11/28/2025

Scene Savers is very excited to be exhibiting at the 2025 Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront!

And if you are attending this years Conference, be double sure to come by Booth 211 and say hi! We'll be giving away a $10,000(!) Grant for digitization & preservation work in 2026!

You must be in attendance to be eligible, but ANYONE in attendance IS eligible!

So don't miss out! Be sure to stop by the Scene Savers booth for a chance to win!

To learn more about the Association of Moving Image Archivists and this years conference, visit AMIA online: bit.ly/3FfITVL

To learn more about legacy a/v digitization & preservation, or to get a quote visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

11/21/2025

When assessing a collection, Scene Savers always recommends prioritizing oxide based magnetic media assets.

These formats, such as U-Matic tapes, are increasingly at-risk as the oxide particles in the binder layer, which produces the video/audio signal when in contact with the heads of the playback deck, weakens.

You can see the missing oxide on this audio reel as the tape plays. Once oxide is missing like this, those sections are considered lost, and cannot be recovered.

To learn more about the digitization of magnetic media visit scene savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

11/14/2025

Cincinnati, 1930.

During the early 20th century, Cincinnati's urban incline played a major role in public transportation allowing the city streetcars to travel all throughout the Seven Hills neighborhoods.

While many cities around the world utilized inclines at this time, this ability to carry the streetcars made Cincinnati's one of a kind. At it's peak, Cincinnati had 5 inclined railways. The Mount Adams incline was the the last of these to be closed down in 1948.

Film stock produced: 1926

Film shot: 1930

Digitized by Scene Savers: 2021

To learn more about film, and legacy a/v media digitization visit us online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

11/07/2025

“Comp reels” are an easy & efficient way to store large quantities of physical film reels for the long term.

Individual films from multiple reels are separated by new labeled leader, wound onto a fresh core, and placed inside a fresh housing unit to keep your film collection in the best possible condition for decades to come.

To learn more about film storage and preservation visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

10/24/2025

Film, video, and audio media ALL have formats that all come on a "reel".

Can you tell which of these is celluloid film, which is a videotape, and which is an audio reel?

10/17/2025

One of the premiere institutions for 2” Quad videotape digitization, Scene Savers handles this unique and aging format as efficiently as anyone.

One of the most at-risk legacy A/V media formats around, these open-reel tapes which were popularized through the 60s, and 70s, are rapidly approaching the end of their lifecycle due to both dwindling engineer expertise, and equipment scarcity.

Without digitization, the historical content trapped on these assets will soon be lost to time, unable to be digitally preserved.

If you’re interested in learning more about 2” Quad digitization, or to get a quote for preserving your collection for the future visit Scene Savers online: bit.ly/3L2zkJz

Address

424 Scott Street
Covington, KY
41011

Telephone

+18592915100

Website

http://www.scenesavers.com/

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