Removing uniform pattern

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Navarro_Parker
Aug 15, 2008
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I have an old photo I’m trying to retouch. It was printed on this obnoxious textured paper that is driving me nuts.

Is there a way I can remove a repeating texture from an image with CS3?

< http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w134/navstar/?action=view &current=Pattern.jpg>
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Neil_Keller
Aug 15, 2008
Navarro,

We had this or very similar issue a couple of months ago, which you can search. Sorry, I don’t recall the exact topic offhand.

As I recall, there is no easy way to remove the pattern.

Neil
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psoriasis
Aug 18, 2008
Navarro,
Please send me mail if you remove it how.
thanks

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John Joslin
Aug 18, 2008
Neil is right; there is no way to completely remove a pattern that is in the surface of the photographic paper.

You could try some of the methods used for Moiré patterns but they will only be partially successful.

To reduce the reflection of the pattern, you need to be able to control the angle of the light (like you can do with a camera), but the scanner does not allow that. Even a fine matte finish is somewhat detrimental to scans.

The best solution is to photograph the original print, and then scan the copy. This allows you to control the direction and angle and diffusion of the lighting to reduce the reflections.
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Navarro_Parker
Aug 18, 2008
Someone sent me these interesting links using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) plug-ins. Which seem to do exactly what I want. Unfortunately, all the plug-ins are PC only.

<http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/index.php?m=show&id=185>

It’s almost magical the type of restoration that’s possible with FFT.
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Gary_Politzer
Aug 18, 2008
There is a noise-reduction plugin called NeatImage which is worth a look.

<http://www.neatimage.com/mac/index.html>

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