Harvey: I have tried using Photoshop Elements to whiten the gray background on some of these old images, but it has not helped much. It may be I don't know the vocabulary, so don't know what to adjust. Any insight you can offer? Myron E. Williams Crossville, TN cristy wrote: > Thanks Harvey, > > I have an old photosuite program LE but does not seem to help alot. > II knew in the more "expensive" programs my friend before could > actually take a person out of a photo in a group and things like that > so I guess I wondered it the actual background could be taken out. > did have a chance to see what the "negative" image did when I was on > Heritage Quest sight it had that option, it is "still " hard to read > though ;(, I guess just the cursive handwriting. > > christy > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Wade" <hrvwade@yahoo.com> > To: "cristy" <poppy0206@cox.net> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:06 AM > Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] question about old document reading > > >> Cristy, >> >> Photoshop is probably overkill for most everybody. For what you >> want >> to do, Photoshop Elements, for about $70, will do most of the touch >> up work. >> Even some of the free stuff that comes with digital cameras can be >> made to >> work to a certain degree. >> >> Harvey >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@cox.net> >> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:30 PM >> Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] question about old document reading >> >> >>> Hi Harvey, >>> >>> Isnt that an expensive program? I knew a photographer who I thought >>> used >>> that but he was a pro and said his was about 600 bucks or so,,whew, I >> >> guess >> >>> there are other versions. He had fixed some photos for me but he is >>> not >>> around now ;(. >>> cristy >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Wade" <hrvwade@yahoo.com> >>> To: "cristy" <poppy0206@cox.net> >>> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:05 PM >>> Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] question about old document reading >>> >>> >>> > Adobe Photoshop >>> > >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@cox.net> >>> > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> >>> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:49 PM >>> > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] question about old document reading >>> > >>> > >>> >> Hi, >>> >> >>> >> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to get rid of the dark >> >> color/grainy >> >>> > look to old documents that have been copied so that the actual text >> >> stands >> >>> > out better? I have old documents in cursive writing and I dont >>> know if >> >> it >> >>> > is the copy maching that did it or the original copy, I think perhaps >> >> the >> >>> > original. But even magnifying it on the computer, it is hard to read >> >> due >> >>> > to >>> > the grainy darker blotchy background of the text. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, >>> >> cristy >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== >>> >> USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb >>> >> Do Not Flame other Members on List. >>> >> If you have problems or concerns with list posts, contact the List >>> > Administrator. glh@naxs.com >>> >> >>> >> ============================== >>> >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added >>> in the >>> >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>> > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== >>> USGenWeb Archives Census Project >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >>> >> >> > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb > Please contact List Administrator if you experience problems > getting unsubscribed from this list. glh@naxs.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >