Heritage Digitization

At MEMORIST, we breathe new life into heritage and the digitization of materials and solutions to preserve your precious memories. Our meticulous processes ensure the integrity of every item, while our 3D digitization brings architecture and artwork to life.

2D PAPER DIGITIZATION

Our mission is to preserve and enhance the value of paper heritage, whatever the medium, through digital document conservation.

We treat all types of collections:

  • Printed books, old newspapers, pamphlets and magazines
  • Medieval manuscripts and incunabula
  • Catalogs, technical documentation
  • Registers: resolutions, civil status, military registration
  • Heritage collections.

Our 70 high-definition heritage scanners form the largest heritage digization tool fleet in Europe. It is equipped to handle all types of formats, from postal stamps to documents measuring more than one meter.

We also operate digitization workshops at our customers’ premises (customized solutions).

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DIGITIZATION 2D ICONOGRAPHY

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We process graphic documents (drawings, tracings) and iconographic documents (photos of all types: glass plates, nitrates, acetates).

Our main concern is to retrain the integrity of graphic or iconographic documents with the implementation of rigorous procedures.

For negatives, our teams of photographers ensure visual balancing from the most complex media and appropriate corrections.

Collections treated :

  • Postcards
  • Ektas
  • Photographic prints
  • Glass plates
  • Maps
  • Architectural plans
  • Posters
  • Prints, drawings

DIGITIZATION OF MICROFILM AND OTHER MICROFORMS

Microforms are photographic reproductions of documents made to store large amounts of information in a compact format. At a time when the digital revolution is reforming the way we store and archive documents these have been a safe way of ensuring their longevity.

Formats processed:

  • 16mm and 35mm roll film from 30 meters to 300 meters
  • Microfiche
  • Microfilm Jackets
  • Aperture cards
  • COM (Computer Output Microfilm)

This analogue technology, far from being obsolete, is increasingly relevant to the contemporary challenges of document preservation.

We offer:

Consultation and expertise on microform digitization

We provide expert consultancy for microform digitization, addressing every stage of the digitization process. Our services include assessing collections, inspecting the film’s condition for signs of degradation (e.g., vinegar syndrome or fading), and recommending preservation strategies. We guide you on long-term storage solutions to protect against environmental damage, advise on duplication for secure backups, and develop digitization strategies tailored to your needs. From planning to quality assurance and metadata creation, we ensure your microform archives are preserved, accessible, and future proofed.

Processing and Duplication for safeguard and longevity

Microfilm processing and duplication services to ensure the creation and preservation of high-quality records. Our expertise includes processing original microfilm rolls and creating precise duplicates for archival backups or distribution. Using industry-standard materials and advanced techniques, we guarantee durability, clarity, and compliance with preservation standards.

Digitization of Microfilms

When digitizing microfilm archives, the films are converted into high-quality digital assets using advanced scanning and processing techniques. The digitization process ensures accurate preservation of records, whether from archival rolls or microfiche sheets, capturing every detail with precision. Digital formats are optimized for long-term usability, making the records accessible, manageable, and compatible with modern workflows. This approach secures the integrity of historical data while enabling efficient integration into current systems.

  • Expertise and Experience: Decades of experience in handling delicate archival materials.
  • Cutting-Edge Technology: High-resolution scanners ensure the best digital reproduction.
  • Customization: Solutions tailored to meet your unique requirements.
  • Data Security: Secure handling and storage of sensitive information throughout the digitization process.
Careful handling and digitization of delicate microfilm reels to prevent deterioration and data loss
Digitizing microfilms to help protect against damage for future conservation and preservation
Professional digitization of archival microfilm collections, ensuring long-term digital preservation
State-of-the-art equipment used to digitize microfiche sheets with precision and clarity
Digitization of historical heritage stored on microforms for secure digital storage and access
Advanced technology converting fragile microfiche records into easily accessible digital files
High-resolution digitization of microfilm reels to preserve historical documents through digital conversion
High-volume microfilm digitizing solutions for organizations managing large archival collections
Transforming microform records into searchable digital archives for easy information retrieval

3D DIGITIZATION

MEMORIST offers its know-how and cutting-edge techniques to meet all needs for understanding and digitally representing architecture and work of art:

  • Records of monuments, archaeological sites, structures, architectures of any style, time and size
  • Digitization of collections and objects, works of art, furniture, decorations, industrial heritage and luxury items
  • For keeping a digital trace, for study and diagnostic purposes, for restoration projects
  • Delivery in the form of point clouds, 3D mesh or analysis and study documents, technical drawings, deformation maps made by industry experts and by stonemasons with a very high level of quality, precision and at different levels of detail depending on the need, the request and the objective of the project, of the deliverables requested.
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AUDIOVISUAL DIGITIZATION

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The preservation of audio-visual heritage is all the more urgent as playback equipment adapted to the many formats created over the decades becomes scarcer.

MEMORIST offers solutions for restoration, digitization and accessibility of your audio, video and film heritage.

The formats processed:

  • 2 inches
  • 1 Inch A/B & C
  • 1/2 inch
  • 1/4 inch
  • Betacam
  • Betacam SP
  • Betamax
  • BVU
  • BVU SP
  • Digital Betacam
  • DV CAM
  • BETA family
  • HD CAM / HD CAM SR
  • HI8
  • U-Matic
  • 16/35mm film family
  • 8 / Super 8 and 9.5 mm film family
  • Audio K7
  • ¼ inch tapes
  • Custom formats, please contact us
  • V2000

We have proven expertise in the inserting descriptive metadata to easily isolate the sequence shots.

We also offer audio-visual adaptation and accessibility services:

– Subtitling in over 250 languages
– Voice over		 – Audio description
– French Sign Language

 

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

On-site digitization workshops

All of MEMORIST’s expertise can be transferred directly to our clients, whether for reasons of confidentiality, value or volume.

Our extensive fleet of equipment allows us to set up digitization workshops for heritage collections around the world in a very short time. These mobile digitization units are installed in-situ in a secure environment.

Thanks to our proven training methods and our travelling trainers, we train local teams in the heritage techniques of digitization.

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Pack shot/ 360° digitization

The pack shot is a shooting studio adapted to the nature of the object to be photographed (haute-couture collections, bottles, archaeological pieces, jewellery…). This technique also makes it possible to carry out 360° captures allowing to animate the object.