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m.d.harper
8th of April 2010 (Thu), 16:18
This is the only picture I have of my father. I have photoshop but am not good with it. Are there any photoshop pros out there that would help me repair this picture? I know it will never be perfect, but better would be great. It is a scanned Polaroid.
thebishopp
8th of April 2010 (Thu), 17:55
You might want to post a link where you have a full sized 300 or 400 dpi scanned file.
m.d.harper
8th of April 2010 (Thu), 20:59
You might want to post a link where you have a full sized 300 or 400 dpi scanned file.

Sorry for my ignorance, bur how would I go about doing that?:oops:
rahn
9th of April 2010 (Fri), 00:36
Sorry for my ignorance, bur how would I go about doing that?:oops:

Do you have the physical, original polaroid picture?
rahn
9th of April 2010 (Fri), 00:37
And a scanner?
m.d.harper
9th of April 2010 (Fri), 01:11
And a scanner?

Yes I do. The scanner is off my all in one HP Photosmart 6300 Will that work for what I need to do?
rahn
9th of April 2010 (Fri), 01:38
Yes I do. The scanner is off my all in one HP Photosmart 6300 Will that work for what I need to do?

I'm not familiar with that HP unit but most scanners these days should be able to scan photos at 300dpi. When you open the software you can usually select a preset option for high-quality print, or you can go into the advanced option and select the resolution to be 300dpi (look for 'resolution' and 'dpi' in the options). Some scanners also have some restoration features. I'm not sure how well those work but check out your manual and if yours does, try it out and see if it's any good.
thebishopp
9th of April 2010 (Fri), 03:06
What rahn said. I haven't really scanned an image in to rededit so I am not sure what the ideal dpi should be nor any other settings that might be recommened.

Hopefully someone who knows will chime in.

As far as hosting it, you can get a free flickr account or photobucket, whatever will let you upload and allow people to access the largest file size (I think the basic flickr does that, I am not sure as I have a paid flickr account) that way people can download the "original" file to edit.
ScottKCooper
9th of April 2010 (Fri), 05:47
maybe the shop where you bought the scanner can help you change your settings. then you can post it, and we can all take a shot at it for you.
Jason Kakashka
16th of April 2010 (Fri), 10:48
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