Hi Gary, first thing to do is to get the negative scanned by a lab. Make
sure they scan it at 4000 DPI and not put it on "Picture CD" or whatever
low res format. Then at least you will be starting with a a high quality
scan. There are many plug-ins / programs that can eliminate noise. I heard
good things about Noise Ninja, although I have not used it myself. Some
scanners allow grain reduction as it scans using Applied Science Fiction
(now Kodak) GEM technology so inquire about that too.
Good luck!
At 04:18 PM 6/17/2004, you wrote:
>I hope someone can help me with a digital editing project. I'm inexperienced
>at digital photo touchups, and have a negative that I'd really like to make
>some good prints of. My wife took a great photo of her father and his
>brother at
>a recent wedding using our Stylus Epic 80. I'd like to print some
>enlargements at home, but the grain from the 400 speed film is really
>showing up in the
>prints. I have the following equipment and software to use: HP S20 scanner,
>Photoshop Elements 2.0, and HP PSC 2210 MFC for printing. Is there some
>digital
>magic I can do with Photoshop to lessen the apparent grain in the prints
>without making the focus look too soft? I'm using the HP S20 software to
>do the
>scans, but I think Photoshop can import directly from the hardware. Would
>this
>help any? Any plug-ins that would handle this?
// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
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