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Alice OBrien
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p.1 #1 · Photoshop filters & retouching

I am working on digitizing and retouching some old family photos which were printed on textured paper. This texture means that the solids especially are very badly rendered. Does anyone know of any filters or Photoshop retouching techniques that would help me out? The photos in question are of great quality other than the texture. Unfortunately, there is no remaining trace of the photographer or the negs.

Here is an example of my problem.

Oct 10, 2008 at 11:12 PM

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p.1 #2 · Photoshop filters & retouching

In Photoshop CS3, go to Filters > Noise > Dust & Scratches and play around with the Radius and Threshold sliders.

Also you can Google and download these two free filters:

1. Polaroid Dust and Scratch remover
2. FFT (Fast Fourier Transform)
See this FFT tutorial: http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/index.php?m=show&id=185

Oct 11, 2008 at 12:42 AM

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p.1 #3 · Photoshop filters & retouching

Thanks for those ideas James_N. That tutorial looks like it's spot on for what I need. FMer's are the best!

Oct 11, 2008 at 02:16 AM

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p.1 #4 · Photoshop filters & retouching

Another possibility might be aggressive noise reduction. I first touched out the white fibers with the spot healing brush. Then ran Imagenomic Noiseware. Then on a separate layer touched in the edges of the jacket and lapels.

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Oct 11, 2008 at 02:36 AM

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p.1 #5 · Photoshop filters & retouching

Wow that cleaned it up quite nicely!

Oct 11, 2008 at 09:28 AM

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p.1 #6 · Photoshop filters & retouching

The only problem with the noise filter is that you sacrifice detail. In the above example this is evidenced by the loss of detail in the corsage and overall tonal degradation in the image.

Oct 11, 2008 at 01:39 PM

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p.1 #7 · Photoshop filters & retouching

Another great suggestion. I've been playing with all of these myself. The noise reduction seems to do the best job on the blacks and solids, but of course but kills the details on the dress.

Thanks for taking the time Peano!

I think it's going to take a combo of options and a lot of time to get the results I'm hoping to offer my family. I suppose if I use masks and blend layers together carefully I'll get there.

Oct 11, 2008 at 02:14 PM


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