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Darren
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# Posted: 9 Jul 06 23:20
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Hi There
I have attached a photo that was originally taken with a film camera. I had it developed quite some time ago and recently scanned it into digital form. There is a blue line running horizontally along the middle of the photo just above the top of the arch. This is either a development flaw or something on the negative. Does anybody know of some freeware or other software that can correct this? I might be able to find the negatives and get another copy developed but I think I may have lost them. :).
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João Salema
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# Posted: 10 Jul 06 00:02
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I don't believe that you don't know photoshop!
But I think the blue line isn't the only think to correct. The photo is very tilted and there are no detail in the overexposed rocks that are with some blue color. The quality is very poor. Too much noise that in this case don't enhance nothing. I think it's better to take another shot.
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fred snijders
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# Posted: 10 Jul 06 15:04
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Hi Darren
I have removed the blue line in Photoshop with the "patch tool". You just select and area around the blue line and shift it to a piece above with the same texture. The tilt you can correct with the "rotate tool".
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36Clicks
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# Posted: 10 Jul 06 17:25
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Looking at the image, I think it's a grain of sand or something similar that scratched the emulsion on the negative. If you're specifically looking for freeware, you could look at the Gimp, which is an open source image editing tool.
I would either follow Fred's suggestion, or use the clone tool.
Correcting the tilt in the horizon can be done more presice by using the measurement tool and draw a line along the horizon you want to straighten, and then use Image - (adjust) - rotate - arbritary. The degree (upto the 100th precise) is automatically filled in in the query box. Just press OK, and the image is rotated automatically.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Darren
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# Posted: 11 Jul 06 03:18
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Hi There
Thanks for the comments everyone. I have heard of the gimp 36Clicks. I will try it out. I also found a program called irfanview that is similar but does not have as many features as I would like. Its not a great photo I put up. Its actually a very old one that I think I took with a disposable camera, but I don't remember. It did get me thinking about correcting photos with software and I got some tips on this from all of you.
Thanks again.
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