Colour Adjustment

The colours in a cine film are vulnerable to to fading and the colour balance can shift over time.

There are various factors that cause this such as the storage conditions and the original film stock used.

The most common type of colour shift is towards the magenta end of the spectrum leading to a pinkish/purpley cast to the film.

Colour balance adjustment to minimise the effect of the magenta/purple shift is possible and there are two basic methods to do this.

The first is to capture the cine as a digital file and then to use software to correct the colours afterward film capture.

We use the second method which gives a far superior result. Colour corrections are made as the cine film is being digitised using the hardware that comes with our cutting edge digital telecine equipment.

The final results depend on how far the colour has shifted. For the best results, some of the original primary colours must be left in the film to aid enhancement.

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Other Adjustments

Luminance & Contrast Enhancements

Adjustments for brightness and contrast are made as the cine film is being captured. However, if your film is very dark (under exposed), or very light (over exposed), there is very little that can be done as there is no information on the film to work with.

Post Production Techniques

The cine film above shows what is possible using modern digital techniques.

The restoration was carried out using freely available the Avisynth scripts to stabilise camera shake, remove dirt and scratches, sharpen blurry detail, improve detail in shadow areas, correct white balance, and correct colours. The original was then upconverted from 16 fps to a smooth looking 30 fps using motion interpolation.

This level of restoration is not cheap - please contact us if it is something you would like.

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