Using the FFT filter to remove photgraphic paper texture

[0lBaldy]

Joe I used the free "Image Analyzer" (found here)

The steps were:
1. load image
2. filters>frequency domain filter
3. color all the bright star looking thingys except for the middle top (preview every once in a while)
4. OK
5. save

There are still work to be done but there is a big difference

[Bill Forster]

The TUTORIAL sounds great!
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=185

BUT I am an Apple Mac user. Does the recommended filter work OK on an Apple with Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard)? And is it a free download? Or ....?

I am NOT an expert - and never will be! - but I have agreed to scan ten years of school leavers photos from my old school from 1939 - 49. Many of the ex pupils are marked "killed in action". And all of the photos are on matt paper. The scans loose all mid range tones due to being printed on matt paper. I want to be able to send the "old boys" - or their families if dead - scans by e-mail suitable for producing portraits.

Simple straight forward advice on whether this technique & this filter will work with Photoshop on my Mac would be greatly appreciated.

Bill