Trying to improve blurry text on a scan using Photoshop. Any tips?
I received a scan via email from overseas and can barely read the text on it. Any tips on improving its appearance and readablity using photoshop?
My only suggestion would be to try the "Sharpen More" effect
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April 1, 2009
Bombadil @ 4:04 pm:
My only suggestion would be to try the "Sharpen More" effect
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serinty @ 4:36 pm:
You can try to play with the curves filter - if RGB does not work try it col,or by color
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Who, me? @ 4:52 pm:
Well, using tools like curves, sharpen, etc. might either make the text worse or make it easier to read.
I'd advise that the first step is to reduce the size of the image like up to 50%. You'd probably "compress" the image that way and also, this process sharpens the details sometimes. And then you can try other tools or methods like curves, sharpen, etc.
Or if you have an OCR program like Omni Page Pro, etc., then you can try using the program to "read" the text. Not sure about the rate of accuracy but there's no harm trying.
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Emy G @ 5:24 pm:
You could always go to the place where you bought Photoshop, if they aren't any help, you could go to American Photo.
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http://www.americanphoto.com/