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Automatic dirt and dust removal for scanned film: PFClean's complete guide to Dustbust, Auto Dirt Fix, IR defect maps and multi-pass restoration workflows.

Learn why precision engineering beats AI shortcuts for remastering archive footage. A complete guide to faithful film restoration.

Identify common tape defects — dropouts, off-lock errors, chroma issues, mistracking — and fix them fast using PFClean's Telerack and Workbench.

Complete technical guide to disk caching in PFClean — standards-based setup, workflow optimization, and performance strategies for real-time 4K restoration.

Complete technical guide to stabilising film scans — gate weave, jitter, and shake correction. Auto, Border, Area and Tracked methods explained in depth.

A benchmark of PFClean's DPX 10-bit restoration performance on the Mac Mini M4 Pro, covering export times, cost efficiency, and hardware recommendations for 4K film restoration workflows.

Maximise PFClean's performance with our 2026 hardware guide. The M4 Pro Mac Mini outperforms workstations costing 10x more — see recommended configs for macOS, Windows & Linux.

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.

Identifying and correcting film stabilisation issues can be tricky; this article examines common problems and helpful fixes.

Why does old colour film shift to red or green over time? This guide breaks down dye layer degradation and shows how PFClean restores true colour without AI-generated guesswork.

Learn caching and advanced Workbench techniques in PFClean to speed up manual restoration and streamline workflows.

Learn to master clips in PFClean using Remaster and Standards, edit, adjust colour, convert formats, and export results.

Learn to organise media with Standards Manager, create custom standards, and restore film using Digital Wet Gate and Infrared.

Learn to use nodes in PFClean, route clips to Workbench and Telerack, apply basic restoration, and export results.

Learn how to import media, assign standards, and prepare clips in PFClean for efficient digital restoration workflows.

Learn the PFClean interface, project tools, media management and restoration workflows to begin your first digital restoration.

This demo showcases how PFClean completely restores a heavily damaged optical effects plate, correcting severe color shifts, instability, and extensive process dirt with precision and detail.

Restoration of the 1978 Bolshoi Ballet Nutcracker from 2-inch Quadruplex tape, repairing noise, persistent dropouts, off-lock errors, and chroma instability, with detinterlacing for modern distribution.

This demo shows how PFClean fully restores a major film tear in the original negative, realigning both sides, correcting instability, removing surface dirt and processing artifacts, and fixing film fade.

Archival restoration of a 100-year-old tinted nitrate film, correcting flicker, mold, scratches, and handling damage while preserving hand-cranked camera exposure and natural luminance pulsing.