"Robert Gordon" wrote:
does anyone have any ideas for reducing the yellow from an old scaned in newspaper picture.
I tried two diff. methods of an adjustment layer one with selective color and onecolor balance but wasn't satisfied with either
1. Try not to scan at very high DPI, or you may want to try between 90-120 DPI or so (may even little lower). Also, depending on the software option, some has option to scan newspaper, magazine, photo etc. and it can make a big difference.
2. Then depending on the scan, you can use the combination of some very basic commands like
- Level = to reduce or get rid of the yellow, darken the black text
- Dodge/Burn = for the similar above but little more advance
The 2 above should give you a better separation between Text and Background, then you can fine tuning using other command's.
- Layers = well if you still not happy with the result of th above, then move to the next level by using "Layer", "Blending". If 2 layers doesn't make you happy then go for 3 or even 4.
- Selective-Color = and you still can't get rid of the yellow then go for "Selective Colors" or "Sat/Hue" etc.. but I don't think you should be able to have the problem solved by the first 2 options.
3. Back to option #2, *if* one "Level" doesn't give you what you want then you may try *another* "Level", and may be *another* "Level". By this time Dodge/Burn should have non problem.
Or what I am trying to say that multiple-Levels (or Curve) will give different result than single-Level (or Curve). Or (10) 10% is different than (1) 100%