Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the info, but I have a Mac. Actually, I have the S/W for running Windows on it, but that is such an unpleasant experience that I prefer not to if at all possible. Herb >Try this freeware for removing wires (unfortunately not available >for Mac machines) > >Wireworm > >http://www.vicanek.de/plugins/wireworm.htm > >His other stuff is very clever too - particularly his perspective >correction tool. > >Cheers >Douglas > >On 19.06.2012 23:02, Herbert Kanner wrote: >>Thanks, Richard. In which version of LR was the use of "H" introduced? >> >>Herb >> >> >>>"H" to show the circles of replacement and things being replaced. >>> >>>For heavy duty spot removal, I use CS5. The healing brush is amazing. LR >>>also slows down a lot with spot removal if your file is large. >>> >>>On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> >>>wrote: >>> >>> > I haven't used this tool recently--for sure in LR2, possibly in LR3. >>> In >>> > LR4, they seem to have improved it to where it no longer works worth a >>> > damn. I remember removing two strands of a barbed wire fence that were >>> > between me and a donkey in LR2. It took a while, because it did not >>> work >>> > like the PS cloner--it replaced a circular area by the area in some >>> other >>> > direction, e.g. at right angles to the wire. So I had to remove the >>> wire >>> > one section at a time, which took a while but worked splendidly. >>> > >>> > Yesterday, there was part of a picture frame showing at the top >>>of a shot, >>> > and my wife asked if I could remove it in LR. I said "probably not," >>> but >>> > thinking about it, there seemed to be enough clear wall between >>>it and the >>> > subject of the picture to make removal possible. >>> > >>> > No way! It was a colossal failure. 1. I didn't see the replacement >>> pixels >>> > show up as I was dragging the tool; they clearly showed in LR2. >>>2. I had to >>> > wait a number of seconds before I could see what the tool had done. >>> 3. A >>> > faint image of some lines of the picture frame remained and could not >>> be >>> > removed. 4. The replaced area was darker than the ostensible source >>> area. >>> > >>> > Comments? Observations? >>> > -- >>> > Herbert Kanner >>> > kanner at acm.org >>> > 650-326-8204 >>> > >>> > Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>> > >>> > ______________________________**_________________ >>> > Leica Users Group. >>> > See >>>http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> >>> >>> >>>more information >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you.