Restoration

From the past – for the Future

The history of motion pictures has become part of our digital present. Film restoration is more than a technical process — it is a cultural responsibility. Its purpose is to preserve the visual heritage of the past and make it accessible to future generations. Our modern restoration services combine advanced AI technologies with professional-grade image processing workflows to faithfully revive the original look of archival content — with no compromise.

We can upscale legacy SD footage to Full HD, or enhance Full HD sources to 4K or, in special cases, 8K resolution for modern TV and cinema distribution.


🧾 Frame-by-Frame Film Rescue

Restoration is a meticulous, multi-phase workflow designed to preserve the unique character of the original while elevating its technical quality to meet today’s standards.

🔄 Our Restoration Workflow:

  • Scanning (for film sources): 2K / 4K / 6K wet-gate scanning via specialized partners with film-optimized optics
  • Digital reconstruction (frame-based)
    → AI-powered scratch removal, dust cleanup, flicker correction, and stabilization
  • Noise reduction
    → Grain management, spectral denoising
  • Frame reconstruction
    → AI-based interpolation for severely damaged or missing frames
  • Colorization of B&W content
    → AI-generated base coloring, then refined manually by human artists
  • Color correction & HDR grading
    → Grading on reference monitors (BT.709 / BT.2020 / HDR10 / HLG) for SDR and HDR mastering
  • Format conversion & final output
    → Compatible with HD / 4K / ProRes 4444 / DPX / DCDM / IMF / DCP / Blu-ray

🧠 AI-Powered, Naturally Authentic

At the heart of our restoration pipeline lies AI-based image processing that recovers details without introducing an overly polished or artificial look. Our algorithms retain the original filmic texture while greatly improving clarity, stability, and watchability.

Our AI tools support:

  • Image stabilization (removing jitter from moving scans)
  • Scratch and dust repair based on frame context
  • Flicker removal (light inconsistencies and pulsing)
  • Frame regeneration (for corrupted or missing footage)
  • Face-detection driven colorization of black-and-white films
  • SD to HD and HD to 4K upscaling with optional HDR enhancement

Following the restoration of black-and-white archival materials, it is also possible to enhance the footage with advanced AI-based colorization. The applied system goes beyond simple automatic coloring: it thoroughly analyzes each scene, identifies individual objects, and takes into account lighting and shadow conditions. This process ensures the most accurate possible color reconstruction, aiming to reflect the authentic appearance of the original environment and objects. The result is a vivid, colorized version that brings the past to life while preserving its historical credibility.


🎨 HDR Grading – Old Light, New Life

The final phase of the restoration process is color grading, performed in a certified HDR environment. Our reference monitors are calibrated to over 1000 nits brightness, enabling accurate SDR and HDR10 grading.

  • SDR to HDR10 conversion
  • Film log curve and gamma handling
  • BT.709 to BT.2020 color space remapping
  • Dolby Vision pre-mastering (optional)

🧾 Delivery Formats – Where the Content Lives Again

We deliver restored materials in all major archival and distribution formats — ready for digital platforms, streaming, theatrical projection, or long-term preservation.

Supported Output Formats:

  • ProRes 4444 / 422HQ
  • DPX 10-bit / 12-bit
  • EXR
  • TIFF sequence
  • DCP (2K / 4K SMPTE-compliant)
  • DCDM – Digital Cinema Distribution Master

🎯 Why Digital Restoration Matters

Because cultural heritage can only become part of the digital future if it’s made compatible with it.

Through restoration, formerly analog, low-quality, or damaged footage can not only be saved — but reintroduced in a form that honors its legacy while meeting today’s standards across all modern platforms: television, cinema, streaming, or physical media.

CineFuture

We restore the past — so it can be seen again, as never before.