EB-1 wrote:
I assume you are digitizing by reproduction with a camera at 1:1, not actually using a scannning device?
If so there are plenty of good macros made for the last few decades (manualo Nikkors and various Sigmas for example), but keep in mind that using a camera is not the same as using a scanner that has an IR channel to detect and fix dust and scratches. Getting the film flat for corner-to-corner resolution is the biggest hassle depending on the useable output.
EBH
This, we use a 4 way geared head to get stuff parallel (SunwayFoto GH-Pro II with a GC-01 Pano head on a copy stand) and I really wish there was a good AI based dust/scratch removal tool which could work with batching. We tried using Topaz Photo AI but the process to even get a trial working has become so convoluted that we simply gave up. They seem to have moved to a subscription or bust system and $39 for a month just to try it is somewhat steep. Silverfast no longer works in batch in the later versions of photoshop, I've been promised an update when they fix this but that was months ago. Silverfast is also a rather blunt tool predating AI. I'm looking for something like PS Content Aware Fill tuned specifically for dust and scratches. Shouldn't be all that difficult to create in a script I suppose, the hardest bit is identifying the dust.
Mar 09, 2026 at 02:46 AM
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