Deluxe Laboratories processes original negative film that studio cameramen shoot and produces finished film prints that are distributed to theatres. The company has a global capacity to process more than 5 billion feet if negative, release, and trailer film annually. In addition to Hollywood, CA and Toronto, Canada, it maintains film laboratories in London, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Bangkok, and Sydney.

Part of the Deluxe operation involves processing original camera negatives. These negatives are used to produce intermediate positive copies from which internegatives are made. These internegatives are used to produce theatrical release prints, keeping the original negatives safe. This part of the production of a motion picture is a high-speed, high-volume process that requires the same productivity, quality, and reliability as an industrial manufacturing or assembly process. The seven developing systems that produce the prints run at more than 800 ft/min and develop more than 1.1 million ft of finished film per day, depending on the individual machine.