[Ham-Computers] Re Reviving Old Photos
Wayne Day N5WD
[email protected]
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:44:01 +0000
On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 21:27:06 -0400, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>I have some Polaroid color photos taken in the late sixties and=
early
>seventies.
>They are important to me and are starting to fade and some=
colors are no
>longer
>distinct. These are of a full custom street machine I built and=
displayed
>at
>ISCA car shows. Unusual only because I had lost my sight when I=
built
>these two
>cars.
>
>These are the only photographs I know of that exist. Lots of=
people
>photographed
>the cars, but I have no idea where they are thirty+ years=
later.
>
>I know there is computer software that allows the user to=
restore such
>photographs to nearly original quality. Naturally, I can not do=
this!
>Perhaps my
>daughter could. Can any of you reccomend software that would=
enable her
>to save
>these images for me?
>
Photoshop is pretty much the standard in high-end photo editing,=
today,
and there are several plug-ins that will work to improve the=
images
you're talking about. Whether or not your daughter can do it, or=
do
it cost-effectively, is another matter. Perhaps you may wish to=
contact
a professional photographer to see what it would cost to have the=
photos
restored by them. Taking into consideration the time and effort,=
you might
be better off that way.
If your daughter is Photoshop capable, though, have her download=
the demo
copy of COLOR MECHANIC from Digital Light and Color at=
www.colormechanic.com .
73 Wayne N5WD
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R. Wayne Day, Licensed Paramedic Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Health Science Technology and Multimedia teacher
Northwest High School, Justin,Texas Go Texans!
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