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Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior
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Originally Posted by iadom
...trusty Pentax SLR which is still going strong after 25 years...
I have PSP 5 but just don't have the time to become an expert with the more sophisticated aspects of editing.
Is anyone familiar with this 'reddening' of old prints, and more to the point is any software capable of enhancing these to give a more balanced colour?
I intend to scan the old pictures, then burn them onto a CD and get the local photoshop to do some copies.
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First of all, us Pentax owners must stick together - or we'll all end up with Canon gear.
I've got PSP7, so can't check back to what PSP5 has - but I assume there's a general colour balance option? Just take the picture, adjust the overall RGB colour balance until the pic looks right - this kind of work is not formulaic - you just have to try things and see what looks best.
I recently did some prints off CD at my local Tesco store - very good quality an only 10p each. Don't know how that compares with elsewhere, but they even supply and index print. |
10p per print is about average now, there are cheaper places but you can't always guarantee the same quality. Best thing to do is to fiddle about with the RGB till it looks good to you, make sure you check that things haven't altered to the point that someone looks orange in the photo etc and then resave the image to a "portable media" option that your print service will accept.
There are various tools (even picasa does basic adjustments) that can adjust photos to try and get them to "optimum" output so it may be trial and error to find the right one for you.