John discussing details of a new project with
Selznick students: Katie Pratt and Connor Simon
In 2016 MTS began a unique relationship
with the internationally acclaimed George
Eastman Museum. The Museum runs the
Jeffrey L. Selznick School of Film
Preservation. Students from around the
world attend the school to learn media
preservation. From there, select students
are hand picked by the Director of the
school to intern at Media Transfer Service.
The relationship is a "win-win". Young
professionals working towards a
certification in the preservation field get real
world work experience, a great job reference
and income to help defer their schooling expense. They also gain new concepts and skills to equip them to
be as well rounded as possible in the preservation field. MTS gets young professionals in the preservation
field to help with our projects. This gives us the unique flexibility to adjust our workforce so that we can
accommodate any sized project that comes into house, with conversion service pricing that is extremely
competitive. To date the cooperative exchange has been a huge success. Students have gone on to begin
their full-time careers at institutions such as the National Archives, Sony Memnon, and The Library of
Congress - Culpeper Facility, where they work to preserve our audiovisual heritage.
With a new location, came a new program and new partners…
A New Location for MTS
With the increase in business, average project size and amount of equipment acquired, MTS moved into the Eyer Building in East Rochester in 2015. In 2014 the building was totally gutted and rebuilt. One year and 10 million dollars in improvements replaced all building structures with an all-steel infrastructure, fireproof materials, all new electrical, plumbing and computerized HVAC systems. New fire suppression and video security systems were also installed. The building's construction is concrete, cinder block and brick with 18" thick concrete floors between each level, making the building extremely stable and virtually fireproof. The building is owned and managed by the Town/Village of East Rochester, so it is very secure and very well maintained. With the Police Department in the same building and the Fire Department right next door, we feel very comfortable about keeping our client's materials safe. Located on the third floor, well above any potential for natural disaster flooding, our new 2,200 square foot facility has an additional video surveillance system and our own HVAC system separate from the main building. Client projects are stored in a dedicated and secured room which offers a secondary fire barrier, protection from the offices sprinkler system and is accessed only by security keypad. Our floor plan layout is designed so that visiting clients cannot view any of the materials being digitized unless escorted and all computers that ingest content are detached from any computer network and the internet, to insure we follow all HIPAA and HiTech regulations.
About Media
Transfer Service
Who’s Behind MTS?
Media Transfer Service founder, John Schroth, is a Rochester, NY native and a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Audiovisual Presentation and Production. John has spent his entire career, over 35 years, working with audiovisual media. In 2002, John founded Media Transfer Service, taking a "no compromise" approach to building his company, insisting on the best equipment and transfer methods available to suit his client's diverse needs. Although our company continues to grow, our fundamental philosophy has been the same. Corporate or consumer, large client or small - the same care, dedication, quality and attention to detail, goes into every job we do.
John with our archival grade Ampex ATR
reel-to-reel playback deck, custom-built for
MTS by Mike Spitz at ATR Services.
Copyright © 2022 Media Transfer Service, LLC. All rights Reserved
Proud Corporate Members of:
Media Transfer Service, LLC
317 Main Street
Eyer Building - 3rd floor
East Rochester, NY 14445
(585) 248-4908
(by appointment only)
info@mediatransferservice.com
John with Selznick students Conner Simon and Katie Pratt
discussing plans before beginning a new project in house
Copyright © 2022 Media Transfer Service, LLC. All rights Reserved
About Media Transfer Service
Who’s Behind MTS?
Media Transfer Service founder, John Schroth, is a Rochester, NY native and a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Audiovisual Presentation and Production. John has spent his entire career, over 35 years, working with audiovisual media. In 2002, John founded Media Transfer Service, taking a "no compromise" approach to building his company, insisting on the best equipment and transfer methods available to suit his client's diverse needs. Although our company continues to grow, our fundamental philosophy has been the same. Corporate or consumer, large client or small - the same care, dedication, quality and attention to detail, goes into every job we do.
John with our archival grade Ampex ATR
reel-to-reel playback deck, custom-built for
MTS by Mike Spitz at ATR Services.
A New Location for MTS
With the increase in business, average project size and amount of equipment acquired, MTS moved into the Eyer Building in East Rochester in 2015. In 2014 the building was totally gutted and rebuilt. One year and 10 million dollars in improvements replaced all building structures with an all-steel infrastructure, fireproof materials, all new electrical, plumbing and computerized HVAC systems. New fire suppression and video security systems were also installed. The building's construction is concrete, cinder block and brick with 18" thick concrete floors between each level, making the building extremely stable and virtually fireproof. The building is owned and managed by the Town/Village of East Rochester, so it is very secure and very well maintained. With the Police Department in the same building and the Fire Department right next door, we feel very comfortable about keeping our client's materials safe. Located on the third floor, well above any potential for natural disaster flooding, our new 2,200 square foot facility has an additional video surveillance system and our own HVAC system separate from the main building. Client projects are stored in a dedicated and secured room which offers a secondary fire barrier, protection from the offices sprinkler system and is accessed only by security keypad. Our floor plan layout is designed so that visiting clients cannot view any of the materials being digitized unless escorted and all computers that ingest content are detached from any computer network and the internet, to insure we follow all HIPAA and HiTech regulations.
In
2016
MTS
began
a
unique
relationship
with
the
internationally
acclaimed
George
Eastman
Museum.
The
Museum
runs
the
Jeffrey
L.
Selznick
School
of
Film
Preservation.
Students
from
around
the
world
attend
the
school
to
learn
media
preservation.
From
there,
select
students
are
hand
picked
by
the
Director
of
the
school
to
intern
at
Media
Transfer
Service
while
doing
their
studies.
The
relationship
is
a
"win-win".
Young
professionals
working
towards
a
certification
in
the
preservation
field
get
real
world
work
experience,
a
great
job
reference
and
income
to
help
defer
their
schooling
expense.
They
also
gain
new
concepts
and
skills
to
equip
them
to
be
as
well
rounded
as
possible
in
the
preservation
field.
MTS
gets
young
professionals
in
the
preservation
field
to
help
with
our
projects.
This
gives
us
the
unique
flexibility
to
adjust
our
workforce
so
that
we
can
accommodate
any
sized
project
that
comes
into
house,
with
conversion
service
pricing
that
is
extremely
competitive.
To
date
the
cooperative
exchange
has
been
a
huge
success.
Students
have
gone
on
to
begin
their
full-time
careers
at
institutions
such
as
the
National
Archives,
Sony
Memnon
and
the
Library
of
Congress
-
Culpeper
Facility,
where
they
work to preserve our audiovisual heritage.
With a new location, came a new program
and new partners…
John with Selznick students Conner Simon and Katie Pratt
discussing plans before beginning a new project in house
Proud Corporate Members of:
Media Transfer Service, LLC
317 Main Street
Eyer Building - 3rd floor
East Rochester, NY 14445
(585) 248-4908
(by appointment only)
info@mediatransferservice.com
