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Tutorial: AKVIS Retoucher

Removing the date stamp

 

You can use AKVIS Retoucher to remove irrelevant texts or objects, for example, a date stamp.
Original image Result

Let's take a photo that contains a date stamp:

Source Photo of Peterhof

The wires in the upper part of the photo spoil the picture, too. They look irrelevant on this picturesque photo of a park. We will seize the occasion and get rid of these wires, minor scratches and the date stamp altogether.

First of all we should select the irrelevant objects. You can use any selection tool of your photo editor to make the selection.
Learn more about selection tools of Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Corel (Jasc) Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photo-Paint.

The easiest way to make a precise selection in Adobe Photoshop is to use the Quick Mask mode. Switch to the Quick Mask mode and paint over the defects with a pencil or a hard edge brush.

Use Quick Mask or any other selection tool

Then switch to the Standard mode and inverse the selection. As a result, the date stamp, the wires, and the scratches get selected.

Selection Area

When the areas for restoration are selected you can call AKVIS Retoucher plug-in (click to enlarge): .

- in Adobe Photoshop select Filter - AKVIS - Retoucher in the menu;
- in Corel Paint Shop Pro select Effects - Plugins- AKVIS - Retoucher;
- in Corel PHOTO-PAINT use Effects - AKVIS - Retoucher.

AKVIS Retoucher plugin

and press the button Go.

The program restores the picture on its own; you can relax in your chair and see the defects disappear.

As a result, we get the following picture, which now looks more like a postcard.

The result of the restoration

 

 
How It Works How It Works
   — Workspace — Workspace
   — How To Use The Program — How To Use The Program
   — Toolbar — Toolbar
   — Parameters — Parameters
   — Preferences — Preferences
Examples Examples
   — Removing Large Objects — Removing Large Objects
   — Restoration of an Old Family Photo — Restoration of an Old Family Photo
   — Lioness in a Cage: Removing Rods — Lioness in a Cage: Removing Rods
   — Restoring a Picture of a Boy — Restoring a Picture of a Boy
   — Prepress Processing — Prepress Processing
   — A Daguerreotype — A Daguerreotype
   — Portrait of a Child — Portrait of a Child
   — Historical Photo: a Gypsy Band — Historical Photo: a Gypsy Band
   — Badly Damaged Photo — Badly Damaged Photo
   — Remove Stains from Grandpa Photo — Remove Stains from Grandpa Photo
   — Beautiful New Image — Beautiful New Image
   — For the Mother's Day — For the Mother's Day
   — Building Up Images' Borders — Building Up Images' Borders

 

 

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