National Archives Transfer

A little bit of history.

Henninger Media Services can trace its handling of archival film to 1983 when Capital Video (which became a Henninger Company in 1993) introduced the first Rank Cintel flying spot scan film transfers to the Washington D.C. market. 

The extremely gentle film handling characteristics and high resolution of this technology made it particularly well suited for transferring archival film. Since the mid-1980’s we have worked directly with NARA and discriminating producers who have come to expect the safest and highest quality archive transfers available. Beginning in 1991, we have had dedicated personnel and equipment for handling archival materials. This has allowed us to develop and refine special techniques and processes for the clean and careful treatment of these precious assets. 

National Archives is just the beginning.

In addition to working with the National Archives, our company has also been a trusted resource to work with many important collections.  These include The Holocaust Museum, The Smithsonian Institute, The National Geographic Society Library, The Discovery Channel, The National Park Service and numerous private collections.

Tape Recording Pioneer

Henninger also has a history of being a leader in tape recording technology, able to transfer archival assets to all the formats required by producers internationally. In 1987, our company introduced digital recorders; in 1994 we pioneered Digital Betacam in both NTSC and PAL and in recent years we are the only vendor to support the fast proliferating number of High Definition tape and file formats as they come into use. A major advance came in 2006, when we brought the Spirit DataCine to the market, the first ever available to Archive customers.  This sought after technology has significantly improved the gentle film handling and clean, high resolution transfers Archive customers require, especially in HD.  Together with our DaVinci 2K- plus color correctors, the Spirit DataCine is the latest example of our long history of commitment to providing world-class technology and service to the users of archival film.