Image processing

Goal: Is to be able to scan old picture and restore them in an easy and fast way

Next step:

1. Evaluate software to use to get a better result
1. Not to expensive - Adobe has a price of 100 Skr /month
2. Possible to set levels of the Histogram, easy change colors and repair the picture with Content aware fill, Clone stamp tools
3. Be easy and fast to work with ==> use some other input devices than mouse
4. Add metadata to the picture ITPC
2. Better input device
1. Asked at Apple Store with no success

Done:

In the picture below my restore process has been the following using Adobe Photo Elements (old version)

1. Used the Straighten 
2. Cropped the photo so we got the original text and some frame around the picture
3. Changed the levels of the Histogram to get more contrast
4. Used the Clone Stamp Tool to repair the cracks
   
   See full size picture after and before

Links:
How to Restore Old Photographs
Photoshop Help /Retouching and repairing images

• Clone Stamp Tool
• Healing Brush tool
• Spot Healing brush

Software to use?

• Adobe Photoshop
• + Is the standard
• + Lots of training material available and books
• Book Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
• Book Digital Restoring from start to finish
• Book Adobe Photoshop layers book sample Chapter 2
• - Expensive: cost 10$ per month
• A lot of people use without a license
• Adobe Elements 12
• Photoshop versus Elements
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
• Photoshop versus Lightroom
• Gimp
• Gimp versus Photoshop
• + Freeware
• Video Gimp vs. Photoshop
• 3 out of 5 
• lacks layers
• - User interface has been outdated
• + Loads quickly
• Picasa
• + Free
• Video editing with Picasa
• Picasa versus Gimp

Input Device to use
Why use a tablett as an input advice to Photoshop?

Photoshops videos
Video when content aware fill doesn't work



Retouching damage photos using the "Clone stamping tool" and the healing brush



How to Repair An Old Photo