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Hi all, does or can anybody enhance a photo for me ?
The picture is of our son who recently passed away,and his partner/wife wants his picture (small one in the cnr of headstone) put on his headstone.:Smile:This is where we are stuck because the only picture we keep coming back to is one of him in a smoky room hence needing to edit and make clearer if that is possible :thumb::thumb:
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email a copy and I'll give it a go as well.
Come on Roger send me a email add -- You know I have yours somewhere ?:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::thumb::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Thanks to everyone - Private messages as well:thumb::thumb: I am now more confident we shall get a good result from a member on here :thumb::thumb:
We did pay a photographer (crap) to do it but he messed up making the picture look worse than before
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good luck,
would offer but you seem to have it in hand
hope it goes well if not - get back to me
 
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Thanks to all who have tried :thumb::thumb: :Smile: but as yet no one has got much better results than my own very feeble attempts :Sad: Perhaps I am not thinking on the same wavelengths or realise the limitations of digital stuff.
Just had a brainwave :Eeek: could it be that I am looking at the pics too large on the screen ??????????? if I print the returns off at about 3 ins sq this may well have the desired results ??? after all that would be about the size required.
I know it is not the best quality photo in the world but ask yourself s just how many photos you have of your kids aged 28 ? We have 1,000s of him growing up but like dad & mam did not like his picture taken when he got older.:Eeek:
Any more thoughts suggestions appreciated :thumb: and once again thanks to all who have put in there time and effort.:thumb:
Would it be possible for someone to improve things using airbrush things ??? If anyone out there knows how to get better results I do not mind paying for there efforts.
Would it improve things if I scanned the pic at a very high resolution?
terry

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Thanks to all who have tried :thumb::thumb: :Smile: but as yet no one has got much better results than my own very feeble attempts :Sad: Perhaps I am not thinking on the same wavelengths or realise the limitations of digital stuff.
Just had a brainwave :Eeek: could it be that I am looking at the pics too large on the screen ??????????? if I print the returns off at about 3 ins sq this may well have the desired results ??? after all that would be about the size required.
I know it is not the best quality photo in the world but ask yourself s just how many photos you have of your kids aged 28 ? We have 1,000s of him growing up but like dad & mam did not like his picture taken when he got older.:Eeek:
Any more thoughts suggestions appreciated :thumb: and once again thanks to all who have put in there time and effort.:thumb:
Would it be possible for someone to improve things using airbrush things ??? If anyone out there knows how to get better results I do not mind paying for there efforts.
Would it improve things if I scanned the pic at a very high resolution?
terry

Hi Terry

Scanning at the highest resolution will improve the resolution and then printing as you suggest.. you don't have the negative by any chance ?


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scrub last comment .. senior moment :Blush:

should have said original picture file
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Hi Jim, no negative it was on my digital ::bigsmile: but I did send the original resolution one.
Just had a quick look at a couple of the returns at about 3 ins (75 x 75 mm) and they are a good improvement :thumb: so this may well do. (unless we have a photo wizard on here :ROFLMAO:)
I have been playing with Adobe -- windows and the one I drive best AC-DC v6 but again I am a very new novice at them all.:ROFLMAO: and although I print some pics I have nether got into this editing /improving bit.
terry

Twooks I do not know if you are the wizard I am looking for ??? or indeed if you can improve on anybody else s efforts so far.If you feel you may be able to send me a PM and I will send you my email add and the pics.:thumb: thanks terry
 
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Thanks to all who are having a go for us :thumb: and taking up there valuable time :thumb:
I think I may have a better results with now viewing at 3 ins sq,things are looking better
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Done it :thumb: Nige

Is it possible for me to bo opening some of the photos with the wrong program (windows pic viewer or ACDsee ) because some efforts are viewing good and some bad, but you can see that a lot of effort has been done on all of them.:thumb: Can the program alter the viewed image ? or can the email system do that ?
Thanks one and all yet again terry
 

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one thing we are all forgetting. .jpg images are small because they are degraded from original every time they are saved in effect compressed.. So copy/scan at highest resolution and save as a BMP. Send them to me again as BMP files and see the differance. To reduce the file size initally crop the portion you want and send that only.
 
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Hi Roger I sent the pic from the original file from the camera ?Are you wanting me to print it off then scan and send that ???If that is what will help I will give it a go :thumb:

highwayman,Nige your mates email will not work, cheers anyway :thumb:

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Hi Roger I sent the pic from the original file from the camera ?Are you wanting me to print it off then scan and send that ???If that is what will help I will give it a go :thumb:

highwayman,Nige your mates email will not work, cheers anyway :thumb:
ok Terry, obviously the original is not really very good quality hence your problem.
I am not sure the software exists to do what you really need
 

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I should be able to do it
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You certainly should if your photos are anything to go by, they keep cropping up on the home page and what a pleasure to look at they are. Any usually a useful comment on them.

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Hi all, I have now printed a good few sent back to me and all in all at 3 ins sq there are a good half dozen to choose from that should fit the bill :thumb: Not sure which one we will end up using but again I/we would like to say a big THANKS to all who have rallied round with there efforts :thumb:Most are a lot better than my own feeble ones but I must admit I am now learning to drive the photo editing programs a lot better :ROFLMAO::thumb:
thanks again
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Hi all, does or can anybody enhance a photo for me ?
The picture is of our son who recently passed away,and his partner/wife wants his picture (small one in the cnr of headstone) put on his headstone.:Smile:This is where we are stuck because the only picture we keep coming back to is one of him in a smoky room hence needing to edit and make clearer if that is possible :thumb::thumb:
terry

Hi
Looking at the date you posted this I guess by now you have sorted the problem with the photograph, I hope so.
If by any chance you have not please reply and it may be possible that I can help but the original photograph ie smokey room etc will be difficult to obtain a clear picture from.
Gaudie
 

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realise the limitations of digital stuff.
Would it improve things if I scanned the pic at a very high resolution?
terry

If the picture is crap the only person who can pull this off is an artist/painter, a bit of artistic licence will work wonders.

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Hi all, update -we ended up with 3 pics off his mate from his wedding :thumb:These were good quality and served there purpose :thumb: Indeed we have just got a very nice 24 ins x 16 ins copy of one put onto a canvas for his partners xmas pressy.She refuses to throw anything away that our son Terry bought, so I have no doubt a few tears will be shed by her come xmas day.:Smile: Just as mine are writing this :winky: THANKS AGAIN
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