Advice on software for repairing old prints

DarylH (e2 Member)

2

12 Jul 2012 - 10:00 PM

• Options
  • Report Error / Abuse

0

I have a friend who has some old family photos that are now showing signs of age, wear and tear, etc and he wants to try and scan them and revitalise them. He has asked me about which software to use but I know nothing of how to achieve this.
He doesn't really want to spend the earth on software as he only wants to produce a respectable copy.
I wondered about Photoshop Elements, but is there anything else that would provide the tools to do this.

Jestertheclown

4

12 Jul 2012 - 10:30 PM

• Options
  • Report Error / Abuse

0

Personally, I do all that kind of thing using CS6 but this chap might be able to help.

Jestertheclown

4

13 Jul 2012 - 7:56 AM

• Options
  • Report Error / Abuse

1

Hi Pat.
The beta of CS6 was rubbish as far as I'm concerned and despite your condescending remarks at the time, it genuinely did cause me a lot of problems. It seems, as it turned out, that I wasn't he only one.
The real thing, however, behaves much more as I'd expect it to.
I'm still not its greatest fan, it's not such a huge leap from CS5, in my opinion, that everyone should rush to upgrade but it does have some redeeming features.

thewilliam

4

13 Jul 2012 - 9:07 AM

• Options
  • Report Error / Abuse

0

I know several working professionals who still use Photoshop 7 in the workroom and Nikon D2X cameras in the studio because these tools do their job well. Earlier versions of PS don't allow repair of defects with the same speed and convenience.

We only upgraded from PS7 because we needed to handle 16 bit layers.

Pat_Stones

1

13 Jul 2012 - 10:56 AM

• Options
  • Report Error / Abuse

0

I see Jester, so what was it that changed your mind and made you part with your hard-earned cash?