EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-49808) of VDI MultiMedia of our report dated March 30, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 30, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Century City, California March 30, 2001 41