Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like a static problem the way you describe it. Synthetic fibre carpet? Composite shoe soles? There are soft carbon fibre brushes used for cleaning vinyl LP records - maybe that would work - they really grab dust particles. Douglas GREG LORENZO wrote: >Thanks to all. The amount of knowledge resident in our little group is >outstanding! > >I've found the healing brush and will be re-doing my 'dust bucket' Tiff >file of the original image. I dug out the original negative from my files, >such as they are, last night and put the loupe to it. > >It is still, after a long blast with compressed air, a dust magnet. Looks >to be getting dustier just looking at it. (Fuji Acros film BTW). > >Is anyone using a method different to a blast of canned or compressed air >to remove dust on a negative prior to ceonventional darkroom or digital >scan work? > >Regards, > >Greg > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> >Date: Sunday, February 26, 2006 10:21 am >Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Best Way to Remove Dust and Scratches >inPhotoshop? > > > >>Aaron, >> >>You're not missing something...I was. I'm now using the healing >>brush and it >>is a cut above the clone brush for these defects. >> >>I learned something today! >> >>Jeffery Smith >>New Orleans, LA >>http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>[lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Aaron >>Sandler >>Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:53 AM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Best Way to Remove Dust and Scratches >>inPhotoshop? >> >>Clone tool...are you guys kidding?????!!!!!????? >> >>I'm really surprised to hear so many people recommending using the >>clone >>tool to get rid of dust...I've barely touched it since Photoshop >>added the >>Healing Brush tool (the one that looks like a bandaid). MILES >>ahead of the >>clone tool in both effectiveness and ease of use (IMHO) in >>_almost_ all >>situations. Try it and you'll never go back, with the possible >>exception >>of dust on certain areas with lots of detail. But for anything >>OOF or >>without fine detail...Healing Brush, all the way. >> >>Or is there something I'm missing? >> >>Best, >>Aaron >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >