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Understanding Film Stabilisation For Digital Restoration
When restoring films it is important to maintain the filmmaker's vision and the audience's engagement. It is crucial to identify the causes of motion picture film instability, determine the appropriate level of stabilisation, and understand how contemporary film restoration tools like PFClean enable restorers to apply precise stabilisation as needed for each project.
Adam Hawkes
Jun 5, 20257 min read


Understanding Film Fade In Restoration: Preserving Our Cinematic Past
Whether it’s a silent classic or a mid-century masterpiece, fading film stock affects archives, broadcasters, and collectors alike. To protect our visual history, we must first understand what causes film to fade, why it matters more than ever and why digital restoration might be the answer.
Adam Hawkes
May 13, 20254 min read


Colour-management for film restoration
In this article, we will briefly examine what a colour-managed workflow is, why you should use an OpenColorIO-managed workflow in PFClean...
Adam Hawkes
Jun 26, 20245 min read


Identifying Common Tape Defects
It’s everyone’s worst nightmare; you put the tape into the deck knowing you have one or two chances of capturing a fragile tape. You...
Adam Hawkes
Jun 26, 20246 min read


Identifying Film Formats
When restoring film footage digitally, it can be advantageous to understand the film’s physical qualities before being digitised. Film...
Adam Hawkes
Jun 26, 202415 min read
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