When do you judge an old, faded, damaged photo to be irrecoverable?
The attached 1978 photo is faded an contains obvious defects of many types. My experience levels with PSP8 and PSE2 are still too small to know if this is a lost cause or not.
The attached was scanned at 1200 spi and saved as a TIF file. I had to adjust the image to 300 dpi and save as a JPEG (of med quality) to fit the file size limits.
I have also looked at the color channels, I have tried various levels/histogram/curves combinations. The obvious individual defects pale in comparison to the red/blotch noise in the lower level of the photo (the kids legs, arms, facee, etc.) The lower part of the face of the man on the right (me) seems obliterated. It seems there is no detail anywhere to enhance or recapture.
I even looked at B/W (desaturated) but things were no more encouraging there. I can do some improvements to be sure but it seems that photos like this are basically lost to the time elements.
Any comments or advice at this point? I would be most grateful for any coaching.
Ken
[Edit: sorry--the photo uploaded was the desaturated version...full version in next message.]
The attached 1978 photo is faded an contains obvious defects of many types. My experience levels with PSP8 and PSE2 are still too small to know if this is a lost cause or not.
The attached was scanned at 1200 spi and saved as a TIF file. I had to adjust the image to 300 dpi and save as a JPEG (of med quality) to fit the file size limits.
I have also looked at the color channels, I have tried various levels/histogram/curves combinations. The obvious individual defects pale in comparison to the red/blotch noise in the lower level of the photo (the kids legs, arms, facee, etc.) The lower part of the face of the man on the right (me) seems obliterated. It seems there is no detail anywhere to enhance or recapture.
I even looked at B/W (desaturated) but things were no more encouraging there. I can do some improvements to be sure but it seems that photos like this are basically lost to the time elements.
Any comments or advice at this point? I would be most grateful for any coaching.
Ken
[Edit: sorry--the photo uploaded was the desaturated version...full version in next message.]
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