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LA MEDIA FILES Turn Key LTO 6 & 7 Cold Storage
Turnkey LTO 6 & 7 Cold Storage

We pick up your media
We bring it back archived

Hollywood delivery standards and streaming archive specs. Bit-for-bit checksum verified archival onto open-format LTFS magnetic tape. Based in Valencia and operating across Spain nationwide, we collect your production drives, generate dual master copies, and return your original media cleared and ready to shoot again.

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LA Media Files Mobile Archive Unit & Tape Drives
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100% License-Free (LTFS)

No proprietary catalog software holding your raw assets hostage. LTFS mounts on Mac, Windows, or Linux just like an external hard drive.

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Zero-Downtime Bridge Drives

We provide temporary high-speed loaner drives on pickup so editors and DITs keep cutting while raw masters are being written.

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Bit-for-Bit Verification

Every single archive includes xxHash / MD5 checksum manifests. Original drives are never formatted or wiped without written sign-off.

Three Ways We Protect Your Media

Flexible technical pipelines tailored for commercial houses, independent features, and post-production suites across Spain.

Pelican Shuttle Storage Drives
Most Popular Off-Site Concierge

Off-Site Archive & Wipe

We pick up your camera cards, shuttles, or RAIDs. We write dual LTO copies, verify manifests, and safely clear your drives for your next shoot.

  • Direct hand courier or express door-to-door transit across Spain
  • Dual LTO master tapes (Master A + Master B)
  • Safe media wipe with digital verification sign-off
Choose Off-Site
Mobile System
Facility Security Protocol

Explore Mobile On-Site

Your media never leaves your facility. We deploy our mobile LTO-6 / LTO-7 systems directly into your server room in Madrid, Valencia, or on location.

  • Zero chain-of-custody travel risk
  • Direct 10GbE / Thunderbolt network ingest
  • Meets studio NDA & strict confidentiality compliance
Deploy On-Site
DIT Cart Set
On-Set Production Partner

DIT Wrap Integration

Collaborating directly with your Digital Imaging Technician on set anywhere in Spain. We process daily camera wraps so media clears immediately without downtime.

  • Simultaneous checksum validation
  • Immediate wrap turnaround
  • Direct handoff to post coordinators
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Why LTO Tape Beats Cloud & Hard Drives

LTO archiving is roughly 10x cheaper than hard drives and eliminates punitive cloud egress penalties.

LTO-6 and LTO-7 Tape Cartridges in Library Cases
Feature LA Media Files (LTFS Tape) Deep Cloud (AWS Glacier) Spinning Hard Drives (HDDs)
Lifespan Up to 30 Years Indefinite (requires monthly rent) 3 to 5 Years (mechanical rot)
Retrieval / Egress Costs $0 (Free Forever) ~$0.09/GB ($9,000 per 100TB) $0 (if drive spins)
Ongoing Storage Fee $0 (One-Time Expense) Perpetual monthly fee $0 (requires re-buys every 4 yrs)
Ransomware Security 100% Air-Gapped Offline Account compromise risk Vulnerable if connected to network
Software Lock-in None (Open LTFS Standard) Proprietary Cloud API None

Transparent Archival Rates

Fixed tape packages or scalable per-terabyte volume rates. No hidden subscriptions.

Turnkey Package

LTO 6 & 7 Tape Package

Fixed Rate

Up to 2.5 TB (LTO-6) or 6 TB (LTO-7) raw per tape. Includes bit-for-bit MD5/xxHash verification manifest and courier logistics.

  • Dual Tape Master A + Master B
  • Searchable CSV/PDF file manifest
  • Original media health verification
Studio Standard

LTO 6 & 7 Masters

Master Archival

Certified open-standard LTFS master archives. Ideal for 4K uncompressed RAW camera rolls, finished DI masters, and streaming delivery specs.

  • Open-Standard LTFS filesystem
  • Compatible with Netflix / studio delivery guidelines
  • Drive clearance sign-off documentation
Enterprise Scale

Volume / Multi-Tape

Per-TB Rate

Significant discounts for large post archives exceeding 10 tapes or ongoing facility storage sweeps.

  • Dedicated mobile server rack deployment
  • Direct 10GbE SAN/NAS ingest
  • Custom SLA & batch courier logistics

Schedule Your Archival

Based in Valencia, serving film productions, commercial agencies, and post-production facilities across Spain nationwide.

📞 +34 697-383-719 ✉ info@lamediafiles.com