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wow thanks everybody for those great hints
They basically confirmed my philosophy (les is more...) but still I learned some some helpful details! You can cehck out my work in this thread, feedback and tips on how I can improve my technique would be highly appreciated: http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...t=22567&page=1 Thanks, keep it up guys!! Last edited by hartwig; March 30th, 2008 at 06:01 PM.. |
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Funny how people seem to not read the original question with its information. This thread contains several "hints" to image altering/authoring software, including Photoshop, Paint, Paintshop Pro, ACDSee etc. All of which are useless to the first poster, since... Quote:
[end rant] Hartwig, there are several tutorials around the web for imageretouching using GIMP. GIMP itself is very powerful to do all that is needed for the photos to look great. It is not easy to use (nor is Photoshop), but practice makes perfect. Read the manuals and go "trial-and-error", after a couple of hours you will master GIMP in a way that satisfies you. I have taken the pain to learn, and it does pay off. Retouching: http://gimps.de/en/tutorials/gimp/pi...mage/index.htm GIMP also has batch processing of images, but I have not tried it. Happy scanning!
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Sadielover's tips are all good. I also use black card between pages. The only things I would add are to scan at a reasonably high resolution, like 300dpi. If you then reduce this in an editor to, say, 150 dpi, in order to save space, you usually don't notice the difference on a monitor and it will look much better than if the original scan is at 150dpi. I like to end up with 150dpi scans because I turn magazines into pdfs and my pdf maker doesn't like higher resolutions.
Secondly, a cheaper alternative to Photoshop is Paint Shop Pro. It's a more basic program but has all the filters you really need, including the fantastic Clone tool for getting rid of tears and creases. I've tried Gimp and I think psp is a lot easier to get to grips with. Using filters is always a judgement call, sometimes they look better and sometimes they don't. If I use anything at all, at most it'll be a basic colour correction and sharpening. Lastly, not everyone does it, but it's a nice touch to crop and rotate your scans if your scans are like mine and often not quite square |
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Absolutely. I use Paint Shop Pro for every aspect of post-scanning (stitching, cleaning, repairing etc) and it's better than any substitute prog. The browse function is fantastic also, probably the best picture viewer in its own right that I've come across.
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Ive got a basic a4 ? scanner
I wish it was bigger as newspaper (and mag) pics are often bigger and I have to chop off legs and feet. The settings are pretty basic I set the pixels to 300 dpi I set the contrast to + 35 I set the brightness to - 30 and that is basically it It usu gives good results. the settings may seem a bit crazy , but they work, give them a try the files are big say 1.5 meg so I use windows resizer to get them down to around 100 k. (you don t seem to lose any pic quality ) I ve often thought there must be scanners out there with more elaborate software that can give better results. So many people are scanning around the world, day after day, you d think there be a range and some rolls royce models somewhere, but Ive yet to find them. They could make scanning a pleasure and an art instead of a drudge , which is what it is with only a small window to see the preview of a scan... things could be so much different with full screen prieviews and options to change a range of settings. Instead all I have is contrast and brightness A scanner with wings or edges would be good too to give support when scanning pics in books etc |
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as Sadielover suggests. It has to be mat and not glossy! Glosssy paper will reflect the light and send it back through the paper and light up the opposite side. It is common logic that black paper will absorb the light rays and not reflect. When we speak of colors and light everything in this world is made of 'filters'. A flower is red because it keeps the blue and yellow light - and sends the red color back. A leaf on a tree is green because it keeps the red light and sends back the yellow and blue light to your eyes. There are only three colors in this world: Blue, Red and Yellow. All other colors are made of these three, mixed to the nuance you see. White has all three colors. Black has none of them. |
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I'm a bit late to this thread so I most likely will be talking to myself. Anyhow I downloaded this picture the other night and spent a little bit of time doodling with it. Scanning and picture restoration is my bag so to speak. Better results are possible with an original scan. http://img196.imagevenue.com/img.php..._123_416lo.JPG I'll take a look through the messages in this thread and see if there is anything I can add. Apologies for the picture not showing. It is there though. I have problems with Imagevenue. Regards. Last edited by karenwhitefan; August 2nd, 2008 at 09:52 PM.. Reason: Posted wrong link. |
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A black sheet of paper (I use thin card) is far from ideal in my experience from scanning. I usually use two different sheets of coloured card. One slate grey sheet for black and white pages (both sides), and one brown sheet like milk chocolate brown (mustn't be reddish or yellowish) for all colour pages. Both sheets strike as much of a neutral ground as possible to minimise "ghosting", in fact the brown sheet works a treat for me for both B/W and colour pages. Try it. |
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