Re: Tips or techniques????

["Maris V. Lidaka Sr." <mlidaka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not being sure which of several methods of descreening you used, my first
suggestion is to scan the photo at various angles - start at 45-degrees and
then work from there.

Maris

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lauenstein" <lauphoto@mninter.net>
To: <scan@leben.com>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 12:10 AM
Subject: Tips or techniques????


> Hi all,
>
> Although this subject pales in comparison to the discussions that are
> currently going on, I hope that someone on this list can help me with my
> problem. So here it is: I have been asked to reproduce a cherished
> family photograph. The 35 mm negative is lost and only a 3x5 faded and
> abused print exists. No problem I thought, just scan and work some magic
> in photoshop and output to my Epson. Well, the print (1976 vintage) has
> a textured surface and any scan I produce has a rhythmic pattern over
> the entire scan. I have experimented with "de-screening" and this
> minimized the problem, but not enough to produce a nice print.
>
> Does anyone have a tip or technique that will eliminate this problem.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John
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