About Media Migration Technology
Supporting the worldwide film and TV archiving community with specialist equipment, parts and technical expertise.
Supporting the worldwide film and TV archiving community with specialist equipment, parts and technical expertise.
Who we are
Based in Chicago, Media Migration Technology supports the worldwide film and TV archiving community with a large range of specialized dedicated products, equipment and technical support for those products.
MMT's in-house team has over 144 combined years of experience manufacturing and providing parts and service support for this equipment. Our industry friends, team members and consultants have literally thousands of years of combined experience — all available to provide technical advice and help.
MMT's manufacturing and service facility in Sękocin Stary, Poland — where the majority of our equipment is built, rebuilt and supported.
Global reach
The following shows some of the locations where Media Migration Technology and RTI has installed technology for film and video archiving and restoration.
Jonathan Banks welcomes you to the MMT website. Under his leadership, MMT has grown into the definitive successor to the legendary RTI Lipsner Smith Group — continuing to design, manufacture and support the equipment that the global film archive community depends on.
MMT's engineering team and network of industry consultants bring collectively thousands of years of hands-on experience with this equipment. When you contact us, you speak directly to the people who build and service the machines.
Jonathan started his career at RTI Lipsner Smith in 1982 and in 1989 became Managing Director of RTI UK Limited. Jonathan moved to Chicago in 1996 to eventually become President of all of Research Technology International. Jonathan has won multiple Hollywood and international awards for technical achievement.
RTI Film Group equipment
MMT provides remanufacturing, parts and technical support for the complete RTI Film Group product range — the industry's most trusted names in film and video archive equipment.
The world's reference for ultrasonic film cleaning for over 60 years. MMT is the direct successor, manufacturing new CF9000-series machines and certifying factory-rebuilt classics.
Professional videotape evaluator cleaners, rewinders and splicers. The new TC8500 and TC8600 continue the TapeChek legacy with modern electronics and sophisticated tape handling.
Modular continuous-contact motion picture film printers for 16mm, 35mm and 65/70mm. MMT holds an extensive inventory of BHP parts and supports all models.
Fully self-contained film processing machines with proven Calder demand drive and full electronic control of speed, temperature, circulation, buffers and water jets.
The Colormaster prismatic color analyser continues to set the industry standard. The only prismatic colour analyser available on the market, it allows a continuous picture at any transport speed.
MMT will purchase your used RTI Group equipment. We offer the best possible pricing on machines in any condition and can arrange collection and freight at no cost to you.
Associated companies & brands
Distribution partnership
MMT distributes and supports the complete CIR product range — specialist motorised film rewinding tables and film viewing and inspection machines for archives and film laboratories worldwide.
Products include the Cine5 and Cine6 range of motorised/manual rewinding tables (16/35mm, super 8mm option), the D-Observer family of inspection tables (HD and 2K formats), and the BIAN portable film winder/inspector with rechargeable battery pack.
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Get in touch
For equipment enquiries, new purchases and general information.
For technical advice, service contracts, spare parts and remanufacturing enquiries.
MMT International
Aleja Krakowska 100a
05-090 Sękocin Stary
Poland
Open Mon–Fri, 08:00–16:00 CET. Visits welcome — please contact us in advance.