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Here is a quick post of what software can do to those old torn, split and worn out pictures.
Sofware used: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Condition: Average
Restoration Time: 2 hrs
 
Excellent! I am trying to learn restoration on paint shop pro 8. To restore yours, which functions did you mainly use. Did you use the clone brush and the sharpen function.
My old photos look better but noting like yours!
Thanks
 
Hello. Thanks
I use quite a few different tools but the clone tool is was one of the main ones. But PS 7.0 now has a healing brush that is sort of a more enhanced clone style tool. It duplicates texture, lighting and shading much better than the clone stamp tool. Its an amazing tool. I can't say more about the aoftware, I absolutely love iut and have so much more to learn with it.
The actual original photo looks much better scanned it is in not so bad shape, have seen alot worse. I did alot of retouching with the picture at around 300% zoom to make sure I duplicated pixels correctly.
It did take me quite long to complete but I am still learning as well, this was my first picture of this type, normally have just cleaned up dust on photos.
How do you like Paint Shop Pro 8? I used a much older version around 6 years ago to make animated gifs so have no idea what your version may hold.
 
I really like paint shop pro. Can't really compare it to anything being I have never used anything else.
That healing brush is cool. does that option come on PS elements or is it just the full blown version.
Full version cost alot of $$$!
thanks
 
I believe it is only in Photoshop 7.0 but you some options.
I provided a link to a plugin or module for a healing type tools for Paint Shop Pro.
 
You can get good prices if you know an educator. I use to work as a Programmer/Web Instructor at a local College so I was able to purchase the entire Adobe Web Collection for under $500. It included Photoshop 7.0, Illustrator 10, Go-Live amd Live Motion (since discontinued).
 
I could have spent more time but was determined to see what I could do in 30 minutes or less. I started by copying your original before picture here. I did crop on the bottom, and a <EM>wee</EM>bit on the sides to save time. Smudge & airbrush were weapons of choice -- I did not use clone tool. Programs used: Serif Photo Plus 6, Picasa 2 (for B&W filter).
 
That looks pretty impressive for 25 minutes, great job. Since this picture was only around 2.5 by 4 inches tall, it had to be used for a 10X8 print which as you know creates a bit more of a dilemna over web ready images. So I had to blow it up over 300% and repair pixels since the high quality print shows everything. The prints turned out fantastic, I was actually surprised since it was my first restore job. It was a family picture.
Thanks for the information, really good job and the software appears to work escpecially since its free, even better.
 
could you go thru the steps on how you did this. I'm trying to learn the tricks and need all the help I can get!
Thanks
 
I opened the image I copied in Serif Photo Plus 6, made a duplicate (leave the original up for comparison - you can minimize it & return to it at will) and worked on it 1:1, use the color pick up tool, hover it over an area close to the damage site & double click to pick up color sample. Next click on airbrush - choose next to smallest tip from pull down menu at top labled brush tips. Lightly brush color in - not too much - change to smudge tool & move it around over area to blend. Click undo if not happy with results & try again. When saving finished work choose Export so you can save it as a jpeg image instead of Serif's file type. For better results increase size of image (zoom in) to work with smaller groups of pixels - return to 1:1 ratio periodically to check results. Just a quick rundown - do not be afraid to play around - nothing has to be permanet - that is a side to digital I am beginning to appreciate! I am an old 35mm film fan - Love my Nikons (FA & FE) and Olympus 1/2 frames, but I see a Nikon D70 in my near future! <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
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