UV&S-owned restoration specialist R3Store Studios was behind the digitisation of footage of Led Zeppelin for a new IMAX documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin.

Becoming Led Zeppelin, the documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of one of rock’s most iconic bands, saw R3Store Studios dedicate nearly five years to digitising archival footage to ensure it could be experienced in 4K IMAX quality.

Led by Jo Griffin, Digital and Restoration Director for R3Store Studios in London, the team worked closely with Director Bernard MacMahon, Producer Allison McGourty, and Archive Producer Kate Griffiths to transform decades-old footage. The process involved transferring countless hours of archival material, ensuring each clip retained its authenticity while meeting the high standards of modern IMAX presentation. As McGourty shared, “We spent five years flying back and forth across the Atlantic, scouring attics and basements in pursuit of rare and unseen film footage, photographs, and music recordings. Then we transferred each piece of media with custom techniques so that, in IMAX, these 55-year-old clips and music would look and sound like they came out of the lab yesterday.”