Photo help

[Maniac000]

I am fixing up this photo for my grandmom. It was taken over sixty years ago so I don't know if that will matter how I scan it.

If you look at this picture you can see it looks pixelated in certain places or just looks...pocked. I have tried scanning it at different resolutions from 75-200, each time it's different but you can still see it.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...000/img027.jpg

Is there a certain scanning technique needed here?

[KidBuu]

well opld pics were too pixeleted but if u tell me what exactly u wanna do here?

[Maniac000]

I just want to repair the damage. There are some rips and creases. Stuff like that.

[KidBuu]

umm.... well then only papa or daemon or immo can help u,

[Papa]

i wouldnt know how to scan it...I guess 200 dpi is probabaly best because it will gve you a larger size + more room to work. DO you have photoshop? If you work with the clone tool, clone stamp tool and healing brush you can easier get rid of the rips.

A program called neat image should be able to help you get rid of the grain if you dont want to do it by hand. It's free and works really well.

[Maniac000]

Danke. That worked and I also used the Noise filter to remove a large portion of it.

[unit_number_43]

That's not pixelization, that's the grain of the material. Scan at the highest resolution possible and then reduce it in photoshop. What's left can be taken out by using the noise reduction filter.