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Hello and thanks for the help,
I’m attempting to restore several hundred photos, slides and negatives. They are a mixture of B&W and color;, the oldest taken in the late 1800s, but most taken in the 1950s and 1960s. (My part in preserving family history)
I’m looking for plug-ins to help correct the fading and color balance of these photos, slides, and negatives. (I’ll scan the photos and large format negative with an Epson Perfection 3170 Photo Scanner. I’ll scan the 35mm slides and filmstrips with either a Cannon FS-4000US or a Nikon Coolscan V Ed. I have not purchased the film scanner yet. Some of the plug-ins I’m considering comes with these scanners, so the choice of plug-in may influence my choice of scanner.)
I must not be searching properly, because I’ve only found a few "main stream" plug-in candidates (I thought there would be many more such plug-ins).
The ones I’ve found are from Kodak (Applied Science Fiction) and Extensis. The Kodak ones seem to have a better reputation. Specifically:
* Digital ROC Pro plug-in from Kodak (Applied Science Fiction) to restore color balance. * Digital SHO Pro plug-in from Kodak (Applied Science Fiction) to restore contrast and detail. * Intellihance Pro 4.1 from Extensis to restore color balance, contrast and detail.
I was also surprised by the high price of these restoration plug-ins … lol
If you have other recommendations (freeware and shareware are ok) and/or experiences in using these tools; I’d appreciate hearing it.
Thanks,
DG
I’m attempting to restore several hundred photos, slides and negatives. They are a mixture of B&W and color;, the oldest taken in the late 1800s, but most taken in the 1950s and 1960s. (My part in preserving family history)
I’m looking for plug-ins to help correct the fading and color balance of these photos, slides, and negatives. (I’ll scan the photos and large format negative with an Epson Perfection 3170 Photo Scanner. I’ll scan the 35mm slides and filmstrips with either a Cannon FS-4000US or a Nikon Coolscan V Ed. I have not purchased the film scanner yet. Some of the plug-ins I’m considering comes with these scanners, so the choice of plug-in may influence my choice of scanner.)
I must not be searching properly, because I’ve only found a few "main stream" plug-in candidates (I thought there would be many more such plug-ins).
The ones I’ve found are from Kodak (Applied Science Fiction) and Extensis. The Kodak ones seem to have a better reputation. Specifically:
* Digital ROC Pro plug-in from Kodak (Applied Science Fiction) to restore color balance. * Digital SHO Pro plug-in from Kodak (Applied Science Fiction) to restore contrast and detail. * Intellihance Pro 4.1 from Extensis to restore color balance, contrast and detail.
I was also surprised by the high price of these restoration plug-ins … lol
If you have other recommendations (freeware and shareware are ok) and/or experiences in using these tools; I’d appreciate hearing it.
Thanks,
DG
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