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Restoring an old photo

  • 10-01-2014 12:42pm
    #1
    WayneScott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭


    I have an old colour photo take in 1960's 3.5 inches square with a white border

    I want to photoshop it and increase the size but it pixelates if i do. Is there any thing i can do?


Comments

  • #2
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    You need to scan it at a higher resolution. How are you bringing it into photoshop? High quality scanner or even a high resolution photo under controlled conditions is what you need. If you scan it at a low resolution you can't make it any bigger.


  • #3
    WayneScott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭WayneScott


    Zillah wrote: »
    You need to scan it at a higher resolution. How are you bringing it into photoshop? High quality scanner or even a high resolution photo under controlled conditions is what you need. If you scan it at a low resolution you can't make it any bigger.
    scanned at 300 dpi on epson sx435w is that any good.?
    Edit looks better at 800dpi.


  • #4
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Crank DPI as high as it will go. 3.5 inch is a very small photo so there is only so much you can do with it though. If you could find the negative you could squeeze a lot more from it.


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