Restoration
Jul 15, 2013 08:52:13 #
LoisCroft
Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee
My neighbor asked me to fix this photo and reprint. I have done several in the past, but never with this pattern that overlays. In the scanned image it was very apparent, but not so much when I rephotographed it. Any ideas on eliminating the overlaying pattern?
Jul 15, 2013 08:55:50 #
LoisCroft
Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee
The pattern is actually much more obvious when I look at it in Photoshop than it appears here.
Jul 15, 2013 09:20:50 #
Your PP program should have a filter/setting to "Remove Moire". This is a common problem when reproducing from a printed image and most all image editors have this feature. Try the HELP in your particular program, it will have instructions on how to use it.
Jul 15, 2013 09:44:08 #
You may be able to remove a lot of it with a FFT filter. I have had some success with these in the past. The program I used was called ImageJ which is a free download that has an FFT filter included. I have seen some plug-ins for Photoshop but have not tried any yet.
Jul 15, 2013 17:03:33 #
The pattern in this photo is not moiré, it is the result of a raster used to prepare photos for printing in newspapers.
It alsmost looks like you were given a photo of a newspaper clipping. I don't know of any program to remove that raster. Would suggest to ask your neighbour if he/she has access to the original photo.
EstherP
PS - Grab a magnifying glass and look at a photo in a current newspaper, you'll see the same thing.
It alsmost looks like you were given a photo of a newspaper clipping. I don't know of any program to remove that raster. Would suggest to ask your neighbour if he/she has access to the original photo.
EstherP
PS - Grab a magnifying glass and look at a photo in a current newspaper, you'll see the same thing.
Jul 15, 2013 18:28:58 #
Here's a quick edit done in Corel Photo Paint.
1. Remove moiré filter to realign the dot pattern and remove "rosettes".
2. Add blur with Low Pass filter to blend dot pattern.
3. Convert to LAB color space, sharpen Luminance channel to restore some sharpness.
4. Convert to grayscale.
Starting with such a rough image you can't expect much, newspaper print does not have the detail to start with and the original photo was probably very low quality. It could be reconstructed, but I can't spend hours on "painting" in lost details.
1. Remove moiré filter to realign the dot pattern and remove "rosettes".
2. Add blur with Low Pass filter to blend dot pattern.
3. Convert to LAB color space, sharpen Luminance channel to restore some sharpness.
4. Convert to grayscale.
Starting with such a rough image you can't expect much, newspaper print does not have the detail to start with and the original photo was probably very low quality. It could be reconstructed, but I can't spend hours on "painting" in lost details.
Jul 16, 2013 11:04:54 #
Jul 16, 2013 15:04:49 #
LoisCroft
Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee
Wonderful advice! The quick edit is excellent. Thanks for all your help!
Jul 19, 2013 18:58:31 #
0627ramram32
Loc: Orange County, CA, USA
Use Epson's Restoration software. If you don't have one of their scanners, post a request that someone nearby who does scan it for you.
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