Checked pattern on B&W scanned images from magazine

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Mac_McDougald
May 7, 2004
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Anyone know what causes this and how to prevent it??

Look at your magazine with loupe (magnifying glass). See the dots? That’s known as half toning.

Best is to use descreen option in scanning sofware.
Also, scan at highest optical rez of your scanner and downsample.

There are some other more sophisticated techniques, but none that are magic. You won’t get a silk purse from halftoned sow’s ear.

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Kent_Garvey
May 8, 2004
Anyone know what causes this and how to prevent it??
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Beth_Haney
May 8, 2004
What you’re seeing is called the "moire" effect. Your scanner probably has a descreening option on it, and try to find it. You can also look on the website scantips.com for more ideas. One I remember is turning the image at an angle. It help when I had my old scanner – and before I discovered I didn’t need to bother because it had a descreening option. 🙂 (Some of us have to learn the hard way.)
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Mac_McDougald
May 8, 2004
Then you’ll have a Photoshopped sow’s ear.

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Jodi_Frye
May 8, 2004
You won’t get a silk purse from halftoned sow’s ear

….Mac, are you sure ? We can photoshop it 🙂
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Mac_McDougald
May 9, 2004
Maybe…you are beyond my range of expertise, now 🙂

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Jodi_Frye
May 9, 2004
hm..

then how about a cotton tie from a monkey’s tail ?
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Jodi_Frye
May 9, 2004
😉

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