old photograph: Hi !!!! i have an old photo that needs to be cleaned up , does anyone know or has a program that can actually clear up this photo.......... i don't have any knowledge...

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Jan 24, 2017 17:47:35 #

franko Loc: New York New York

Hi !!!! i have an old photo that needs to be cleaned up , does anyone know or has a program that can actually clear up this photo.......... i don't have any knowledge or own any editing programs any help will be greatly appreciated and if there is easy , SIMPLE editing program i can buy or download for free (SIMPLE) Thank You.

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Jan 24, 2017 17:48:57 #

Rongnongno Loc: FL

franko wrote:

Hi !!!! i have an old photo that needs to be cleaned up , does anyone on know or has a program that can actually clear up this photo.......... i don't have any knowledge or own any editing programs any help will be greatly appreciated and if there is easy , SIMPLE editing program i can buy or download for free (SIMPLE) Thank You.

Do post this stuff in the post processing section...

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Jan 24, 2017 17:52:52 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Frank, since you posted the image, I'm sure you'll get lots of help.
If you are interested in doing the work yourself, I'd recommend either of these two. They may not have the capabilities of photoshop, but they might be of use to you.

Lightzone - http://lightzoneproject.org/
Phocus - http://www.hasselblad.com/software/phocus

As with any editing software, both of these come with a free learning curve.

--Bob

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Jan 24, 2017 20:27:51 #

Rongnongno Loc: FL

rmalarz wrote:

Note that the hasselblad is crippled in the windows version... Severely so.

Jan 24, 2017 20:33:37 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thanks, Rong.... I forgot about that one. I don't think it's functional at all in Windows.
--Bob

Rongnongno wrote:

Note that the hasselblad is crippled in the windows version... Severely so.

Jan 24, 2017 20:39:23 #

Rongnongno Loc: FL

rmalarz wrote:

Thanks, Rong.... I forgot about that one. I don't think it's functional at all in Windows.
--Bob

It is if...
- You have a hassie
- Open a JPG

AND you made me try it out!!!

Jan 25, 2017 08:44:27 #

Zaruka Loc: Illinois

I scan them at a very high resolution then use MS Paint. I replace pixels. While it takes a very long time I get very high resolution results without sacrificing image quality. Many programs blur or change the original character of the photo.

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Jan 25, 2017 09:30:20 #

fetzler Loc: North West PA

Photoshop might well be the best for this. I would work with a high resolution image. For those that have old photos that faded to yellow and old Polaroids where the coating was imperfect resulting in brown stripes. Make a Photo using a 47B filter or select the blue chanel only. I think the filter works better. This image will be a lot of work. Pixel by pixel work on small sections at a time.

Jan 25, 2017 11:41:22 #

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

Yes, a lot of pixel level work on this one. The fathers mouth is a mess and the babies face is really going to be a challenge. The background and the tear are nothing but the child is going to take time. If you had another photo with the child in it the face could be copied over................

Jan 26, 2017 16:56:54 #