Introduction
Welcome
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The importance of preserving our visual memories
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Using the exercise files
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1. Best Practices for Photo Restoration
Scanning and bit depth advice
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Photographing images as an alternative to scanning
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Leveraging Camera Raw during the import process
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Using Camera Raw for initial tonal adjustments
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Developing a versioning strategy
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Archiving your images using the PSD, TIFF, and PDF file formats
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2. Preparing for the Restoration Process
Correcting tone and color globally and locally
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Saving time with cropping
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Sharpening selectively during restoration
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Blurring selectively for efficiency and composition
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3. Fixing Serious Damage
Removing dust and scratches
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Fixing rips and creases
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Repairing missing pieces or torn corners
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Dealing with stains and water damage
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Recovering lost detail
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4. Finishing Touches
Creating and re-creating frames and borders
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Colorizing a photo
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Using Content-Aware Scale to adjust image proportions
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5. Unconventional Tips
Re-creating missing pieces by mirroring
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Borrowing content from within the same photo
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Degrading the image for realism
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Dealing with warping or missing fragments
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Ex_Files_PSINside_Restore.zip
(1.4 GB)