Is there a way in Xara PGD v. 16 to eliminate the vertical striations in this old copied photo?
I've tried watching the videos and experimenting, but can't figure out a way to effectively accomplish removing these striations.
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Is there a way in Xara PGD v. 16 to eliminate the vertical striations in this old copied photo?
I've tried watching the videos and experimenting, but can't figure out a way to effectively accomplish removing these striations.
Ron that's a tricky problem and I'm afraid after quick play around, I've not been able to find away that doesn't also remove the fine detail. Hopefully somebody else will know the best approach.
In my attempt below I tried applying some blur using the blur/sharpness option in the photo tool bar.Have you tried making a really large scan of the photo then reducing down it's size, to see if that somehow helps?
He looked a fine looking gentleman.
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To be honest you would probably get a better result in a dedicated photo app but it can be done in Xara. It's not a quick process, and not perfect. If you have access to a hires copy of the image you will get better results I just copied the image from your post.
first give your photo some extra sharpness and contrast not much just a bit (I know this seems counter intuitive but bear with me ;) )
next clone your photo (ctrl +K) Select your top copy and go to the live effects and under distortion there is a median blur effect set both sliders to about 3 then set the resolution of the effect to 300 ( default will be automatic)
Now use the eraser tool to brush back in fine details where you need them around the eyes, nose, hair etc. You will be reintroducing striations back into large areas of fine detail like his hair and beard but it can't be helped. If you use a pen and tablet you can set pressure sensitivity on the eraser tool for more control.
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Duplicate image, set alpha to 50%, displace by 1.5 pixels, experiment with the horizontal displacement, duplicate again perhaps. Only move the copies horizontally, never vertically.
There used to be a method, which I have forgotten decades ago, in Photoshop where you apply a Gaussian Blur and follow it up with an Unsharp Mask.
Thanks, Jonopen, Frances, Paul and Gary.
I am a bit late to the party.. but if this photo was scanned, turn it 45° and then re-scan it.
That's how I remove stripes and dots from newspaper/magazine photos.
:-)
Joëlle
Thank you, Joelle. I'll give it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joelle
Hmmmm
Didn’t work for me, but thanks.
That's interesting Joelle. Not having an original photo that recreates this Striations issue it's not easy to replicate. Could you explain in greater detail please. I have tried experimenting & I can see a definite improvement but my scanners not up to much.
I often scan photos from a newspaper (usually recipes - then make my own version).Quote:
Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill
Straight scanning will show the dots, if I scan the picture at a 45 degree angle, there is much less of those dot/stripes :-)
I use a Canon MG7150 all-in-one printer and scan into PaintShop Pro
It's not a cure-all but an improvement, the rest is up to the image editor.
I don't edit photos in Xara very often, PSP is a lot easier.
:-)
Joëlle
Thanks for the info, Joelle.
I have PSP X8, and I must be missing something fundamental. I find it much harder to use than Xara. Maybe I have a different mindset, I find Xara intuitive, and PSP almost impossible to figure out what I'm supposed to do. So much so that I've almost completely given up on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joelle
Keith,Quote:
Originally Posted by ss-kalm
I think Joelle was referring only to the photo aspect of PSP, not the entire package. I could be wrong.