http://www.polaroid.com/service/software/poladsr/poladsr.html
I think it's only supposed to be available to owners of Polaroid digital products but I simply bypassed their survey page and they
let me download it. It works stand alone and as a Photoshop plug in. There's a fair amount of control, what I usually do
is try to find a good compromise between detail and dust and scratch removal then retouch what's left with the various Photoshop
tools. I don't feel particularly guilty about not having any Polaroid digital products. after all the software is "free", and I've bought
enough Polaroid products in the past...
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Wow indeed. Shel, I've had bad scans come out looking like this (in part -- not the whole image). I don't know of shortcuts for this kind of situation. It can take hours of retouching.
I would say try a scanner with Digital ICE, but I'm not sure that works with B&W film. I could be wrong. Perhaps ask your pro lab.
Joe
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