Photo Elements Filters

wdw2003

I'm using Photo Elements 7 to touch up scanned negatives.

Does anyone know which filters (or other jiggerypokery) I should use to reduce the purple cast and grain I get when I've used a long zoom and fastish film?

It doesn't look quite as bad on the original prints and I've had no luck on my attempts at correction so far.

santer_2

Does it have the option to enhance, adjust colour, colour variations?

Using save as will leave the original intact

wdw2003

It can do all sorts to colours. I tend to mostly use Auto Smartfix for a global correction, but I probably need to do something specific about colour correction and grain. It's beyond me so far.

Sambucus_Nigra

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/7.0_Win/WS4E589AE0-BDFC-4f5c-AD85-AAA02E081BDC.html

And the noise filter will remove the grain

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YHcpuvAbd88C&pg=PA369&lpg=PA369&dq=elements+7+remove+grain&source=bl&ots=cKVw0NsTRK&sig=7mSNZZIu5GNMSJQb224CfprShLQ&hl=en&ei=2bMRTeX-O4HQhAeWy7C3Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

shopbot

First of all make sure you are working on a copy of the image.

Then go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels

Press Okay when it asks you to name the new layer.

In the levels box that appears there are three 'eye droppers'. Click on the middle one. Find an area of the image that is a mid grey and click on it. This should reduce the colour cast. If there is no mid grey area try and find a neutral midtone. When you've got a result you like click okay.

To reduce the grain go to Filters > Noise > Reduce Noise and adjust the sliders to your liking.

When you are finished go to Layers > Flatten Image.

Hope that helps

SB