20 Mar 2026
PFClean Hardware Guide
Maximize PFClean’s performance with our 2026 hardware guide. Discover why the M4 Pro Mac Mini outperforms workstations costing 10x more, and explore recommended configurations for macOS, Windows, and Linux restoration workflows.
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16 Mar 2026
Understanding Film Grain in Digital Restoration
Preserving film grain is vital for authentic digital restoration. Learn the mechanics of grain vs. digital noise, and how artists use PFClean to balance visual clarity with the organic texture of classic cinema.
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PFClean: The Fastest, Most Intelligent Film and Video Restoration Platform
Your film archive holds immense historical, cultural, and commercial value. However, ageing film stocks, scratches, dust, and colour fading can diminish its potential. PFClean is the industry’s leading solution for film restoration, preservation, and remastering, delivering high-quality results faster and more cost-effectively than ever.
For over two decades, PFClean has been the gold standard in film restoration, setting the benchmark for efficiency, quality, and innovation. Designed from the ground up to revolutionise restoration workflows, PFClean pioneered a nondestructive, metadata-driven approach, empowering artists to restore with precision, confidence, and unprecedented speed. Its intelligent automation and cutting-edge toolset streamline complex restoration tasks, making once-laborious processes effortless and scalable. No other solution matches its blend of power, flexibility, and productivity, which is why PFClean remains the go-to choice for studios, archives, and post-production houses worldwide.
If film restoration is an art, PFClean is the master’s brush. Built from the ground up to exploit modern GPU architectures, PFClean achieves professional-grade performance on remarkably modest hardware. Optimised for Apple Silicon, PFClean on an M4 Mac Mini Pro outperforms competing restoration tools running on workstations costing an order of magnitude more. World-class restoration is now accessible to every archive, studio, and post house, not just those with six-figure hardware budgets. And when combined with PFTrack’s spatial intelligence capabilities, The Pixel Farm offers the only complete workflow for capturing, reconstructing, and restoring visual media, from 3D photogrammetry to frame-by-frame restoration.
Why Choose PFClean?
When it comes to film and video restoration, speed, flexibility, and hardware efficiency matter. Unlike traditional layer-based workflows, PFClean’s node-based system allows for flexible, non-destructive editing, ensuring the highest quality results with the ability to refine at any stage. Engineered for modern GPU architectures including Apple Silicon, PFClean delivers this performance on remarkably modest hardware. PFClean outperforms competitors by offering:
Advanced Restoration Tools
Automatically detect, analyse, and remove artefacts with precision, ensuring cleaner images across every frame.
Batch Processing
Restore large archives efficiently with automated workflows that reduce manual input while maintaining consistent quality.
4K & 8K Remastering
Work at high scan resolutions, preserving detail and fidelity while preparing your content for modern delivery platforms.
Multi-Format Support
Seamlessly deliver projects for streaming, broadcast, and cinema with flexible exports tailored to professional workflows.
Non-Destructive Editing
Adjust, refine, and reverse restoration steps at any stage, giving you full creative control without risking original media.
Trusted Manual Tools
Use finely tuned, frame-accurate retouching tools that empower artists to perform detailed restoration with total confidence.
Film Restoration
PFClean supports all major film formats, from 8mm to IMAX 70mm, preserving the integrity of camera negatives, prints, archival reels, and everything in between. Advanced automation removes dust, scratches, flicker, warping, tears, and colour fading while maintaining the original film’s authenticity.
Key Features:
Enhanced defect removal for faster, more precise automatic and manual restoration.
Intuitive workflow designed for archivists, filmmakers, and post-production teams.
Future-proof archival films for digital distribution and long-term storage.
PFClean’s GPU-accelerated restoration pipeline is optimised for Apple Silicon, delivering performance on an M4 Mac that outpaces competing restoration tools on far more expensive hardware. Whether you are restoring a single reel or processing an entire archive, PFClean scales to meet your needs without demanding a premium hardware investment.
Video Restoration
Digitally restore and enhance ageing analogue video formats, including 1" reel-to-reel, U-matic, Betacam and VHS. PFClean’s advanced tools correct dropouts, chroma issues, tape glitches, and colour degradation, delivering pristine results while preserving historical accuracy.
Key Features:
Advanced automatic tape defect detection, removal and restoration.
Batch processing for easy handling of large-scale video archives.
Seamless integration with modern post-production workflows and pipelines.
PFClean’s video restoration tools are fully GPU-accelerated and optimised for Apple Silicon. Process large-scale video archives on accessible hardware, an M4 Mac delivers the performance needed for batch processing entire tape collections without the cost of a traditional restoration workstation.
PFClean is built for professional post-production and archival workflows.
Industry-Standard Pipeline
PFClean fully supports OpenColorIO (OCIO), enabling a robust colour management workflow and robust Edit Decision List (EDL) conforming capabilities. This allows users to efficiently restore and conform footage to match an offline edit reference.
Compatible Software:
PFClean is designed to seamlessly integrate into professional post-production and restoration pipelines by generating industry-standard file formats compatible with other leading applications such as DaVinci Resolve, Baselight & Avid Media Composer.
Supported File Formats & platforms
PFClean supports a wide range of industry standard file formats, including OpenEXR, DPX, TIFF, ProRes*, and more, while offering full cross-platform compatibility on Windows, macOS, and Linux Linux**, ensuring seamless integration into any post-production or archive workflow.
Runs on Hardware You Already Own
Engineered for maximum GPU efficiency, PFClean is optimised for Apple Silicon and delivers professional restoration performance on an M4 Mac Mini Pro that outpaces competing tools running on workstations costing ten times more. GPU-accelerated processing across macOS, Windows, and Linux means you don’t need to invest in specialist hardware to achieve world-class results.
*Mac only **Rocky Linux 8/9
FAQ
Who uses PFClean?
PFClean is trusted by national film archives (including the Estonian, Slovak, and Finnish National Archives), major studios, broadcasters such as the BBC, and global distributors for film and video restoration at every scale.
What types of film damage can PFClean fix?
PFClean removes scratches, dust, flicker, grain, noise, color fading, frame warping, and film tears while preserving authenticity.
What types of tape damage can PFClean fix?
It corrects dropouts, tape noise, chroma issues, banding, scanline errors, and compression artefacts in analogue and digital formats.
Is PFClean suitable for large archives?
Yes. With batch processing, automation, and scalable workflows, PFClean is ideal for large-scale restoration projects.
Can PFClean remaster films for modern displays?
Absolutely. PFClean supports 4K & beyond, high-bit-depth colour processing, and modern encoding formats for seamless remastering.
Does PFClean offer manual restoration tools?
PFClean offers exceptional manual retouching tools for frame-by-frame restoration! While it's a fantastic choice for automated workflows, it also empowers you with deeper manual options for those complex restorations.
What hardware do I need to run PFClean?
PFClean is designed for maximum efficiency on minimal hardware. On Apple Silicon, PFClean on an M4 Mac Mini Pro delivers professional-grade restoration performance that outpaces competing tools running on workstations costing an order of magnitude more. PFClean also runs on Windows and Linux with GPU acceleration via OpenCL. For most restoration workflows, a modern Mac with Apple Silicon or a PC with a mid-range dedicated GPU is all you need.
Part of The Pixel Farm Ecosystem
PFClean pairs seamlessly with PFTrack, our spatial intelligence platform for camera tracking, photogrammetry, and 3D scene reconstruction. Studios and archives using both products benefit from a complete end-to-end workflow, from spatial capture and reconstruction to frame-by-frame restoration and remastering. Both products share the same engineering philosophy: production-grade results on hardware you can actually afford. No other vendor offers this combination.
Rent 90 Day
90 Days usage
£799.00
Includes all upgrades and dedicated support for the purchased rental duration. Want to see PFClean in action? Book a demonstration.
Restore the Past.
Preserve It for the Future.
Join the studios, archives, and broadcasters who trust PFClean for exceptional restoration. With flexible rent or permanent licensing and professional-grade performance on affordable hardware*, PFClean delivers results that rival tools costing many times more, on both the software and hardware side.
* Combine a PFClean 365-day rental (£2,499) with an M4 Mac Mini Pro (from ~£1,399) and you have a professional-grade restoration workstation for under £4,000 outperforming competing setups costing £20,000 or more. Contact us to discuss volume licensing for multi-seat archive deployments.