* Michael Natterer <mi...@gimp.org> [10-25-12 08:36]: > On Thu, 2012-10-25 at 13:10 +0200, Chrispy wrote: > > I am trying to remove the background of an image I have scanned of a > > Newspaper. The paper was thin and the back side of the paper is > > visible on the image. Is there an easy way to remove this? > > > > The reverse image is also visible over the main image I am looking at > > (the image is a News Headline, not a Picture. > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > If you can, scan again, and put *black* paper on top of the other side > while scanning.
That *and* pick a black point when scanning. It will make the text that does "bleed thru" appear much lighter. Then play with the contrast of the product. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
