Digital Light & Color

While researching restoration tips for a fellow PWP user, I updated my notes regarding Ctein's book to include:

(1) Ctein's home page: http://ctein.com/

(2) 2nd edition description and ordering info: http://photo-repair.com/DigiRestBook.htm
.....Also availabe from Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Restorati ... 0240812085

(3) 2nd edition Excerpts: http://photo-repair.com/DRBookPromo/DR_Excerpt3.htm
.....Ilustrations of PhotoShop techniques that can be adapted to PWP.

(4) 1st edition removed Chapters' 3 and 10, links to pdf's: http://photo-repair.com/dr1.htm
.....These removed chapters contain useful information/illustrations with specific references in part to DL-C's PWP4; the Color Correction transform in the guise of Color Mechanic; and Profile Mechanic.

(5) free "Polaroid Dust and Scratch Removal Utility" software description/links to PC and Mac downloads: http://alphatracks.com/archives/134
.....click on one of the blue circle dates after reaching the "Wayback Machine" web page.
.....The PC version runs well on my Vista 32 Home Premium OS as a stand-a-lone utility.

...Enjoy and remember: there really is not anything that is done with PhotoShop techniques that cannot be done equally well and at times more simply with PWP6's transforms/tools beyond those of PWP4's for achieving photo realistic images... ...if you need help with adaptions, ask...

Hello Den,

Have been out of the country for quite awhile, or would have requested your help or posted a reply a bit sooner.

Regarding your offer to assist in a workflow adaption - I have been using a PS workflow that seems to bring out amazing detail (in fact it is called "Freaky Detail" - disclaimer - it is not my workflow, but available on the Net) and have often wondered if it could be duplicated in PWP as it is a pain to constantly move back and forth between the two programs.

1. Create new layer (Ctrl J).
2. Invert layer (Ctrl I).
3 Change Blend Mode to Vivid Light (Alt + Shift + V).
4. Filter > Blur > Surface Blur (5 and 15 seem to work for my images) > OK.
5. Create new layer (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E, I think).
6. Delete first new layer.
7. Change Blend Mode to Overlay (Alt + Shift + O).

This produces some noise in some areas, dependent on the image, which may require a mask to deal with.

The difference between the initial image and resultant image is oftentimes amazing, and I would be interested in what you can do with this, so await your response.

Marv

Marv...

I started a "Freaky Detail" thread here: http://www.dl-c.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=628

...den..