Digital restoration from start to finish how to repair old and damaged photographs
This third edition of Digital Restoration from Start to Finish walks you step-by-step through the entire process of restoring old photographs and repairing new ones using Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, GIMP and more. This best-selling guide is now updated with the latest software advancements,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York ; London, [England] :
Routledge
2017.
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| Edición: | Third edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009631646806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Copyright Page
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- What's New in the Third Edition
- Introduction
- Why Restore Digitally?
- About This Book
- About Other Books
- Keeping in Touch
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Quick Diagnostic Guide to Restoration
- Chapter 1: The Big Picture
- Where Do You Want to Go Today?
- Who Are You, and Whose Expectations Matter?
- Who Are You Trying to Make Happy?
- Are You Trying to Re-create a Historically Accurate Photograph?
- How Important is the Photograph, and How Much Scrutiny Might it Be Subject To?
- How Big Will the Restoration Be?
- The Art (and Craft) of Restoration
- Restoring Tone
- Restoring Color
- Fine-Detail Repairs and Cleanup
- Major Damage Repairs
- Repairing Uneven Damage
- Fooling Around
- A Modest Taxonomy of Restoration
- Prints
- Slides
- Negatives
- Newspaper Clippings
- Take Your Time
- Chapter 2: Hardware for Restoration
- The "Bottom" Line
- The Computer
- Memory
- Hard Drives
- Display
- Laptops and iMacs
- Graphics Tablets
- Color Management and ColorMunki
- Backup and Long-Term Storage
- Scanners
- Printers
- Chapter 3: Software for Restoration
- Image Processing Programs
- Photoshop CC and CS6
- Maximizing Photoshop Performance
- Avoiding Photoshop
- Alternatives to Photoshop
- Photoshop Elements 14
- Elements XXL
- Affinity Photo
- Photoline 19
- Plug-in and Stand-Alone Tools
- AKVIS Retoucher
- Polaroid Dust &
- Scratch Removel
- Focus Magic
- Noise Ninja/Photo Ninja
- Topaz Labs DeNoise 6
- Topaz Labs InFocus
- Topaz Labs Detail 3
- Topaz Labs Clarity
- Repair and Recover Tools
- CD/DVD Diagnostic
- JPEG Recovery Pro 5.0
- Stellar Phoenix JPEG Repair
- RS File Repair
- Picture Doctor 2
- Chapter 4: Getting the Photo into the Computer
- How-Tos in This Chapter.
- Introduction
- Preparation and Cleaning
- Scanning Prints-Maximize Your Information by Getting the Tones Right
- Scanning for Dirt and Tears
- Is 16-Bit Mode Really Necessary?
- Pulling in the Color
- Scanning Halftones
- How to Scan B&
- W Film and Glass Plates
- Scanning Color Film
- Resolution Decisions
- Cracked and Textured Prints
- Rephotography
- Chapter 5: Restoring Tone
- How-Tos in This Chapter
- What Makes a Good Print?
- Curves
- Correcting Tones with Multiple Layers
- The Shadow/Highlight Adjustment
- How to Improve a Copy Print
- How to Correct Uneven Exposure
- How to Repair Uneven Density: Dodge and Burn with Masked Adjustment Layers
- Magnifying-Glass Layers
- Soft-Light Dodging and Burning-In Layers
- Enhancing Almost-Blank Photos
- Making Extreme Tone Changes without Distorting Colors
- Fixing Harsh Shadows on Faces
- Chapter 6: Restoring Color
- How-Tos in This Chapter
- What Makes a Good Print?
- Getting the Color Right (Semi-)Automatically
- Color Correcting in Layers
- Getting Better Skin Tones
- The Layered Approach
- The Airbrushed Layers Approach
- Correcting Skin Tones with Color Airbrushing
- Hand-Tinting Photographs
- Using Masked Layers to Hand-Tint Photographs
- Hand-Tinting with Coloriage
- Fixing Chromatic Aberration with Picture Window
- Correcting Out-of-Gamut and Incorrect Colors
- Fixing Color Stains and Development Marks
- Chapter 7: Making Masks
- How-Tos in this Chapter
- Why Mask?
- Many Ways to the Same Goal
- Isolating Cracks
- Making Masks from Colors
- Exaggerating Color to Select Tarnish
- Exaggerating Color to Select Scratches
- Selecting and Fixing a Matte Border
- Five Ways to Mask Cellophane Tape Damage
- Chapter 8: Damage Control
- How-Tos in This Chapter
- Introduction
- Simple Spotting
- Polishing Out the Scratches.
- Finding Scratches with the Find Edges Filter
- Minimizing Scratches with Noise Reduction and Layer Blends
- Minimizing Scratches with Masks and Curves
- Enhancing Color to Attack Scratches
- Filling In the Cracks
- Removing Fine Cracks with a Mask and Median Filtering
- Removing Fine Cracks in Stages with Repeated Median Filtering
- Whittling Away at Wide Cracks
- Repairing Large Cracks with GIMP
- Eliminating Folds, Cracks, and Creases Using Averaged Scans
- Paving Over Tears and Holes
- Using the Dust &
- Scratches Filter in Combination with the Spot Healing Brush
- AKVIS Retoucher
- Clearing the Debris
- Eliminating Tarnish
- Picking the Right Color for B&
- W
- Dealing with Textured Prints
- Repairing Mildew
- Chapter 9: Tips, Tricks, and Enhancements
- How-Tos in This Chapter
- Introduction
- Save Time by Using Your Keyboard and Your Mouse
- Capturing a Long Density Range in a Scan by Stacking Images
- Descreening a Halftone
- Getting the Most Detail out of Your Photograph
- What Do You Do with a Tintype?
- Stitching Scans Together
- Improving the Original
- Chapter 10: Beautification
- How-Tos in This Chapter
- Introduction
- Viewing Your Restorations at Arm's Length
- Improving Tonality and Making the Photo More Lively
- Unsharp Masking
- ContrastMaster
- Detexturing the Photo
- Dust &
- Scratches Filter
- Sharpen and Smooth . . . or Vice Versa
- Selective Sharpening
- Improving a Photograph by Adding Grain
- Touching Up Faces
- Neutralizing the Neutrals
- Chapter 11: Examples
- Introduction
- Example 1: Repairing an Old Glass Plate
- Example 2: Repairing Color with a Good Scan
- Example 3: Mother and Child-a "Legacy" Restoration Job
- Example 4: A Faded E-1 Slide
- Example 5: Reassembling an Astronomical Glass Plate
- Example 6: A Rare and Historic Old Polaroid.
- Example 7: Fixing a Photocopied Halftone
- Example 8: Restoring an Almost-Blank Photo
- Example 9: Restoring a Very Old, Large Print
- Example 10: Restoring a Very Yellowed B&
- W Snapshot
- Example 11: Restoring Faded Color Snapshots
- Example 12: An Unsatisfying Restoration of a Polaroid SX-70 Print
- Chapter 12: Printing
- What's the Right Printer?
- Choosing Your Print Media for Permanence
- Should I Profile My Printer?
- Forget about Profiles!
- ColorMunki
- Toning the B&
- W Print
- Display and Storage Conditions for Maximum Print Longevity
- Chapter 13: Archiving and Permanence
- The Special Needs of Digital Storage
- In a Material World
- Picking Up the Pieces
- It's Just a Matter of Time
- All Storage Is Not Created Equal
- Can You Hear Me Now?
- Babel Fish
- Final Words
- Index.
