Umatshini wefilimu (okanye umatshini wokupakisha) sisixhobo somatshini esisetyenziselwa ukupakisha iimpahla. Umgaqo wayo wokuSebenza kukwenza umaleko wepakethi okhuselayo ngokusongela izinto zefilimu ezijikeleze iimpahla. Hayi indlela esebenza ngayo inokubika la manyathelo alandelayo: Ukuqhekeka: Okokuqala, isiqwenga sefilimu sisuswa kumgaqo wemifanekiso yefilimu. Lo mqolo wefilimu uhlala ubekwe phezulu kumatshini kwaye wondla umbandela wefilimu nge-roller ebizwa ngokuba yi-roller ebizwa ngokuba yi-roller. Ukuhamba ngokuhamba: Emva kokuba ifilimu idlula kwi-roller ephezulu, isuselwa kwiimpahla ezifuna ukufakwa kwinkqubo yokudlulisela. Ukulungisa iimpahla: Xa ifilimu ihamba ecaleni kweempahla, iimpahla kufuneka zibekwe kwiqonga kwaye zimiselwe kwindawo ethile nge-clomp okanye i-Clemp yokuqinisekisa ukuzinza kweempahla ngexesha lokupakisha. Ukujikeleza kwefilimu yefilimu: Xa iimpahla zilungisiwe, i-roller yefilimu iqala ukujikeleza, ukusonga ifilimu ejikeleze iimpahla. Isantya sokujikeleza sinokuhlengahlengiswa ngenkqubo yokulawula. Uhlengahlengiso lwefilimu: Isixhobo sokuhlengahlengiswa kwefilimu sinokulungelelanisa uxinzelelo phakathi kwenkunkuma yefilimu kunye neempahla ukugcina uxinzelelo olufanelekileyo lwemifanekiso. Ukuqinisekisa ukuba ifilimu inokubambelela kufutshane nomphezulu wempahla ngaphandle kokukhulula, Uhlengahlengiso lwemodi yomoya: Oomatshini beefilimu bolula ifilimu zihlala zineendlela ezahlukeneyo zokukhetha, kubandakanya umoya othe tyaba, umoya ovuthuzayo kunye nomoya otyhafileyo, ubukhulu bemilo. Ukusika nokulungisa umsila wefilimu: Emva kwefilimu inyibilikisi, ifilimu enqumlayo, kwaye ifilimu inyibilike umsila wefilimu ukuze inyibilike inyibilike kwaye ilungiswe ngokuqinileyo kwimpahla. Ukuphela kokupakisha: Xa iimpahla zipakishwe ngokupheleleyo, umatshini wefilimu womisa ukusebenza kwaye iimpahla zingasuswa kwiqonga lokuqhubela phambili okanye ukuhambisa.
Ezinye iintlobo eziqhelekileyo zoomatshini beefilimu: Umatshini wefilimu wefilimu, umatshini wefilimu ozenzekelayo, umatshini weqonga lefilimu, i-Jumbo Roll yolula umatshini wefilimu, njl.