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Gecko watson !gLmT1nK0Yc
Can anyone help me? I want to clean this image up but not sure how to go about it.
>> Apparition !PJfaNLFaGE
Not easily. I can bleed-through from the other side of the scan.

Did you scan it yourself?
>> watson !gLmT1nK0Yc
>>144993

Yeah. Scanned myself.
>> Apparition !PJfaNLFaGE
>>145039
Clean your scanner with a lint-free cloth, and put some black paper behind the scan to reduce the light-bleed.

After you get a good scan, use Photoshop or GIMP to filter the halftone dots.
>> watson !gLmT1nK0Yc
>>145351

Thanks. I'll try it again.
>> watson !gLmT1nK0Yc
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Ok. This one has no bleed, but still looks bad. I'm scanning this from a newspaper so it's grainy looking to begin with. How do I clean this up with the Gimp?
>> Apparition !PJfaNLFaGE
>>145357
Our photoshop/GIMP experts will be able to give you more advice.
>> Anonymous
It's been a long time since I used GIMP. In Photoshop I would bit it with a dust and scratches filter found under filter -> noise. Don't blur it too much, just enough to get all the really little spots. Then I'd go back over it with the heal or clone-stamp brush to clean up the rest of it.

Might also play with the levels a bit in Image->Adjustments->Levels (ctrl+L).

I'm sure all of that is just a start, I can't speak for how others might clean this up. Especially in GIMP.
>> watson !gLmT1nK0Yc
>>145427

Thanks! I'm off to a concert. I'll post the result tomorrow.
>> watson !gLmT1nK0Yc
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I messed with it a little, but still looks bad. I can't find the heal or clone stamp brush in Gimp. Is it called something else?
>> Apparition !PJfaNLFaGE
>>145864
'Paint using Patterns or Image Regions'
>> TheLibrarian !SMF.VYb69U
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