It took a loooong time before I noticed there was something like a Photography forum. I was just pushing other buttons, I'm afraid. Trying to solve scanner noise I found something I wanted to share with you. My Guidance 4 shot was suffering from scanner noise, so I've tried to enhance the picture. This one is the original picture.

1. After trying something with the option Overlay I started again doing this with the picture: 2. copy and paste it to a new layer 3. change the layer option to Overlay 4. invert the image 5. apply Gaussian blur 6. make one layer of it 7. adapt levels

It appeared to me the picture has become more greyish but the details are better visible. It's difficult to say what is better. So I thought, let's share it here. What do you think of it?

Jan-Carel

to be honest, the 2nd picture is noisier...

The mountain backdrop appears much clearer in the second image, but I think I prefer the foreground in the first... Hows that for sitting on the fence?

Is there a filter out there, for PS, that will fix scanner noise?

Attached Link: http://www.michaelalmond.com/Articles/noise.htm

There are tons of them. Kodak's Digital GEM, ABSoft's Neat Image, FixerLab's NoiseFixer, Grain Surgery (I forget who makes that) and others. Plus there are stand-alone programs like Noise Ninja. For a really good comparison of the different programs, check the above link.

If you are on a budget (and even if you're not) you should check out a program called Helicon NoiseFilter. It's a -free- stand alone program that is incredibly good at getting rid of noise while keeping good detail in your image. I personally think it rivals the top noise removal apps and plugins that can cost as much as $200. Check it out at here: Helicon NoiseFilter

-=>Donald

Thanks, Donald, there's plenty of information on this topic, I see. It takes just some time to figure out what is eays to be applied. Thanks once again! Jan-Carel