I've just started scanning!

[daveh]

Peter, I took the first photo, and have used noise ninja first and then photoshop spot healing brush for the following result (there has been no further resharpening:



I only got CS5 because CS4 would not read the new Canon RAW files, but having got it I found the new spot tool much improved. Noise Ninja is a third party plug-in which for many noise situations is better than the on-board photoshop system.

[PeterW]

Dave,

I'm really impressed with what you did to the first of the pictures I posted.

I can't afford at the moment to upgrade to CS5 but I will certainly look into Noise Ninja. I hope it works with CS3. Its descreening ability without loss of sharpness is truly amazing.

Thanks for showing me

[daveh]

Peter,

No one can afford CS5 at the prices they want to charge. I got mine from China for (I think 99 US$). It came in the proper box and was instantly accepted by Adobe as being legit. I have just been looking for the web page, but it has disappeared for the moment. You can load a 30 day trial of CS5 direct from Adobe.

Dave.

[daveh]

The power of content-aware spot healing:





I have only used the one tool. I couldn't seem to get the chair leg any better (a bit of cloning would sort it though).


Peter, it is the clever people at Adobe who should have the credit - I have merely used what they have written.

[Deleted]

Dave:

I was fortunate. My ex-employer bought me a suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat so that I can do work for them at home--otherwise I couldn't justify the cost.

Wayne