This Document specifies requirements for a digitization workflow for cinematographic film including magnetic sound film and preparatory work for digitization, which covers the digitization itself as well as post-treatment. Complying with these requirements shall ensure a sustainable digitization. Sustainability is reached if, to the current state of knowledge: - the best quality of the original film material is selected, - this materials are edited optimal, - the quality of the original film material retrieves in the digitization, - the post-treatment of the digitization comply with the ethical principles of archival preservation - a suitable data format is used for the digitization. The guideline shall also give advice for digitization projects without the purpose of a sustainable digitization.The guideline is addressed to archives, producers and right holders, organisations and institutes of the film industry and filmmakers.