Restoring Old Photos with Epson
When I moved here for further studies, I brought with me stacks of old photographs to remind me of home. My childhood photos have taken a distinct shade of red, and I’ve always thought of having these photographs retouched in order to preserve them. One can have this done professionally – or do this at home in one easy step.
Some models of Epson All-in-One printers and scanners come with a color restoration feature that makes retouching old photographs a breeze. The Easy Photo Fix Color Restoration Feature restores faded photographs automatically while scanning. You can also choose to make new prints from slides and negatives. There is no need to manipulate the photos manually or deal with complicated steps and software; just pop the old photo onto the scanner bed and scan away!
The feature resides within the Epson scan driver and can be accessed through the Home or Professional Mode of the scan driver or through the RePrint Photos Applet in the Epson Smart Panel. The scan driver can be accessed within imaging applications such as Photoshop or standalone from your desktop or within Programs.
A Color Restoration checkbox is included in the scan driver interface. A preview screen will show what the photo will look like after it has been restored. Once the Color Restoration checkbox is selected, the machine will scan and restore the photo at the same time.
But what if you do not have an Epson Stylus All-in-One? You can try downloading Epson Smart Panel. This free downloadable software comes with an applet called RePrint Photos, and within the interface panel is a button for Color Restoration. While it is an Epson software, it can work with other photo printers as well.
Restoration is not only for posterity’s sake. It is a great way to come up with inexpensive but memorable gifts as well as personalized birthday cards and invitations. In my case, it is a great way to make my scrapbooks and collages of memories from home more alive and vivid.
Color restoration is included in the latest scanners from Epson as well as in the Stylus CX3810, CX4200, CX4800, CX5800F and CX7800 All-In-Ones.
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April 11, 2009 @ 10:20 am
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