Post your favorite scratch-removal tips here.
Here's mine (for Photoshop):
Apply 'dust and scratches' filter until they're all gone. Bump up the threshold just enough so they're still gone, but barely. Then use the history brush to paint back in areas of fine detail that have been softened.
A variant on this is to make a duplicate layer, apply the same filtration as above (some prefer gaussian blur) and then erase softened sections exposing the layer beneith. This has the advantage of being able to turn the filtered layer on and off so you can obviously see the deteriorated areas.
A variant of this variant is to do the erasures via a layer mask so you can always change your mind later.
Here's mine (for Photoshop):
Apply 'dust and scratches' filter until they're all gone. Bump up the threshold just enough so they're still gone, but barely. Then use the history brush to paint back in areas of fine detail that have been softened.
A variant on this is to make a duplicate layer, apply the same filtration as above (some prefer gaussian blur) and then erase softened sections exposing the layer beneith. This has the advantage of being able to turn the filtered layer on and off so you can obviously see the deteriorated areas.
A variant of this variant is to do the erasures via a layer mask so you can always change your mind later.
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