Specs and dust spot removal

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Carolyn_111
Nov 4, 2005
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I would like to know how to remove white dust spots from an image. I watched someone once use a sweeping action chosing a colour slightly lighter than the required colour and when he went over it the white dust spots filled with the slightly lighter colour, and the darker required colour appeared unchanged, it only filled the spots. Doing it the way he did it, if you went to a different colour range it showed over the top, but if you stayed on the colour you needed to fill it was ok. I cant figure out how this was done, can anyone help please?
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chrisjbirchall
Nov 4, 2005
As you’ve not said, I assume you are using the latest version of Photoshop.

Ths spot healing brush is the tool of choice. Otherwise use the clone tool. Then there is the dust and scratches filter…

All this is very basic Photoshop work. Have you looked at the help files?
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Michael_D_Sullivan
Nov 4, 2005
There is also a very good dust and scratches filter plugin available from Polaroid for free: < http://www.polaroid.com/service/software/poladsr/poladsr.htm l>
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Jeff_Holmes
Nov 4, 2005
If the dust and scratches are extensive this may not be the best way to go but:

You can also select an area of the image that is free from imperfections that matches the area you want to fix. Select the "clean" area and feather the selection. The amount you feather is dependent on how big the area is that you’re selecting.

If the are you want to cover is around an inch square, feather at 50 pixels and then feather at 50 again for a total of 100 pixels. This will fade the edges.

Copy and then past the selection to a new layer.

Move the new layer over the imperfection. You can adjust the new layer with levels and hue/saturation until it matches the surrounding area.

Then merge the new layer with the original layer.

I’ve had good results with this and do it frequently.
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Carolyn_111
Nov 6, 2005
Thanks for the advise, my problem is when the area is extensive and no part can be cloned. eg I have the bow of a ship is almost black and there is dust spots which show all over like white spots. There are small lines along the ship which are also a lighter colour so I cant change those. I ususlly use all the things you have suggested to me but these spots are extensive and I need a new way of doing it. I will check out that site you suggested, thanks for your help.

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