Introduction to PFClean
by Michael Raphaelovich
In this PFClean tutorial, we'll take our first steps into Pixel Farm's film restoration software. Software required: Pixel Farm's PFClean 2014.3.
What you'll learn
In this PFClean tutorial, we'll take our first steps into Pixel Farm's film restoration software. PFClean is a restoration software that will allow the user to fix and restore damaged footage that is sampled via tapes or film. We'll learn how to navigate the software and its unique user interface. We'll also learn how to use the cutting tool and how to utilize the software's built in effects. By the end of the PFClean training, you'll be able to fix common issues that are commonly found in old footage, such as color fading, jittering, scratches, and issue with dirt. Software required: Pixel Farm's PFClean 2014.3.
About the author
Michael Raphaelovich is a Matchmove artist, Visual Effects compositor and a film editor. Right after his graduation with a masters degree at the end of 2007, he found work as a compositor in Burbank, California. Among the Commercials he worked on, he also was a junior compositor on the 2008 Movie “Red Sands” and on the TV show “The Middleman”. After getting back to the San Francisco Bay Area, he continued to work as a film editor, VFX matchmover, and a compositor on various projects and independ... moreent films. Between projects, Michael teaches Visual Effects Classes at two different Universities in the bay area. Among the courses that he teaches are Visual Effects Matchmoving, 3D dynamics, Film and TV editing, Intermediate Compositing, and more. During the summer of 2012, Michael acted as the technical editor on Tim Dobbert's 2nd edition “Matchmoving: The Invisible Art of Camera Tracking”.