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If you just want to get rid of the color there are a couple of ways. You could add an saturation adjustment layer and desaturate the area, or you could add a color layer and "paint it black" which would accomplish the same thing. You could also add a multiply layer at a low opacity and "paint it black".
Sorry for the quotes, I couldn't help myself - I am going to see the Stones next month..
If you Photoshop 6 or 7, I would personally look into the free actions listed in these links (there are three 'ISO' degrainers which all work very well on JPEG blocking), but if you can't run these actions then the ImageDoctor plug will be a non free solution:
Duplicate the original, if the jpeg compression has also desaturated the image a bit , CTRL+U to open the Hue/Saturation dialog and bump the saturation up a little more than you need.
Then Filter>>noise>>median setting of 3-6 (depending on the image) is usually enough, then Filter>>Blur>>gaussian at about 2-3.
Then set the top layer to color.
TA-DA.
I just saw your posting after having added one of my own. From your attached example youre really showing color artifacts not really jpg compression blocks. See my posting for my approach to getting rid of color noise.
I have an ambrotype that had been backed by a bituminous substance, which has been removed. That method was sometimes used in place of the black varnish, or the black velvet which allowed you to view the image. I can't tell if there is loss on the image and if it is the result of the bituminous being...
My old brain has been well addled with trying to restore this old photo. I am trying with PSP but it ends up worse than the original image. Is there anyone that can help me? I would be most grateful.
Vastrida
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