News Archive

PFTrack and PFMatchit 2012.1

Announcing the imminent availability of PFTrack and PFMatchit 2012.1

Restoration and remastering products now more accessible than ever.

2012 brings a significant realignment of The Pixel Farm Ltd's restoration and remastering product line in sync with current workflow trends and changes in the business climate.

Sheridan makes the move to The Pixel Farm

The Pixel Farm Ltd. and The Sheridan Institute team up to teach PFTrack.

PFClean and PFPrep 2011.4 Now Available

The Pixel Farm have announced the immediate availability of PFClean & PFPrep 2011.4.

PFTrack and PFMatchit 2011.4 Now Available

The Pixel Farm have announced the immediate availability of PFTrack and PFMatchit 2011.4.

Cineimage Expands Restoration Capabilities.

Multi-license deal boosts productivity on restoration and 3D conversion projects

The Pixel Farm Launches PFMill

PFMill addresses head on the archive restoration 'workload versus budget' challenge by turning the conventional high-cost single workstation restoration workflow on its head.

Spin VFX have a blast in LA

Long-time PFTrack users, SPIN VFX, recently delivered 200 shots for the military sci-fi thriller Battle: Los Angeles.

Protele Mexico adds second PFClean System

Mexico City - June 2011: Protele, the Distribution Arm of Grupo Televisa, one of Latin America's largest media organisations has committed to the purchase of a second PFClean System.

BBC Chooses PFClean

London - May 2011: The BBC has chosen The Pixel Farm's PFClean System to form a key part of its new digital archive and restoration workflow integrated fully with BBC Studios and Post Production's existing film and tape restoration facilities.

The Pixel Farm revolutionize matchmoving with PFTrack 2011

MARDEN, Kent (April 11, 2011) - The Pixel Farm, developer of innovative image-processing systems for VFX, DI and restoration, today announced the immediate availability of a completely redesigned version of their industry-leading 3D camera tracking and matchmoving application, PFTrack 2011.

Daryl Shail joins The Pixel Farm as VFX Product Manager

Daryl Shail, image processing specialist and matchmoving veteran has joined The Pixel Farm as VFX Product Manager. His appointment is part of The Pixel Farm's continuing strategy to bring rich experience and talent into the company that will leverage future development and even greater support to its customers.

The Pixel Farm Announces AirGrade App for iPhone

The Pixel Farm is proud to announce our AirGrade application, a study into the use of multitouch surfaces as control devices for recognised industry technologies.

Dan Harvey, application specialist and DI colourist, joins The Pixel Farm

Dan Harvey, application specialist and creative colourist, has joined The Pixel Farm as the company's new DI and Restoration Product Manager. His appointment is part of The Pixel Farm's strategy to bring rich experience and talent into the company that will leverage future development and even greater support to its customers.

PFClean spotted on BBC news feature..

See how PFClean power user, Jon Mann, of Pinewood Studios, uses their PFClean System to power through their back catalogue of classics such as The Railway Children and The Avengers.

PFMatchit wows matchmovers at SIGGRAPH 2010, PFTrack gets even more affordable!

Crowds descended on The Pixel Farm's booth during SIGGRAPH to get a look at PFMatchit, the new and groundbreaking 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving product, attractively priced for every desktop.

SIGGRAPH 2010 (Booth #313)

"I think they've just re-invented 3D tracking", thats the verdict from Victor Wolansky, VFX Artist at E3 Post, and 3D Tracking Professor at fxphd, about the latest development from The Pixel Farm.

The Pixel Farm Appointments of Brett & Beaman To Expand Worldwide Sales

The Pixel Farm Ltd, a world-leading developer of image-processing systems for VFX, DI and restoration, has appointed former Avid and Autodesk sales manager Simon Brett as its new Operations Director, and Amy Beaman, from US reseller ALT Systems, as its new Account Manager for the US.

The Pixel Farm Clean Up in 2009

The Pixel Farm Ltd, developer of market leading digital film restoration and VFX software, announced an excellent close to 2009, with a roster of sales wins and repeat business for both PFClean and PFTrack.

The Pixel Farm is Hiring

We are looking for some new application engineers and a product manager for our DI and Restoration products.

The Reel Show at IBC 2009

Cinematographer Geoff Boyle looks at Cooke's /i Technology

IBC Sept 2009 - Stand C.18 Hall 6

It's that time of the year again. This year we have a bigger stand to accommodate the ever growing number of farmers. It wouldn't be an IBC if we didn't have a new product release, and this year we feel we have one to get most people in restoration excited (see below). As ever, you are welcome to come and see product and workflow demonstrations for all our products, stay for a chat or just hang out and enjoy a cup of kentish cider.

Introducing PFPipe At SIGGRAPH, New Orleans

This year's SIGGRAPH conference in New Orleans will reveal, for the first time, The Pixel Farm's latest workflow enhancement technology in the form of PFPipe, which is available free of charge to PFTrack 5.0 customers.

Double Negative Expands PFTrack Pipeline To Singapore

Double Negative (DNeg), one of Europe's largest post production houses for film and already a prolific user of The Pixel Farm's popular matchmoving toolset PFTrack, has recently purchased an additional 10 licenses of the product for use in its new facility in Singapore.

The Pixel Farm Announce Free 3D Tracker Promotion

To acknowledge the recent end of life announcement for PFMatch, The Pixel Farm are giving away PFMatch for Apple's Shake 4.1(for either linux or Apple OSX) for a limited amount of time, pushing matchmove technology into the hands of compositors for free.

PFMatch End of Life

Announcing PFMatch End of Life

PFTrack Training from Escape Studios

Escape Studios, London now offer professional training in camera tracking with PFTrack.

2009 Apprentice Challenge

Add a Visual Effect or Animated Character to a pre-tracked live-action shot for your chance to Win!