Desktop Screenshots

Post by **BlueGene** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:07 am

What exactly did you use to get the noise out? I often have pictures that have the same artifacts. Thanks. PSCS2?

Post by **l0g1c** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:47 am

Transient wrote:You got a copy of it? Every once in a while I get the urge to put anime on my desktop for some reason.

[lvlshot]http://members.cox.net/illogical/rei.jpg[/lvlshot]

Enjoy

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:07 am

l0g1c wrote:
Transient wrote:You got a copy of it? Every once in a while I get the urge to put anime on my desktop for some reason.
[lvlshot]http://members.cox.net/illogical/rei.jpg[/lvlshot]

Enjoy

What does that say at the bottom, in the black part?

Post by **l0g1c** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:10 am

Dunno, I haven't edited it. Does like someone did a sloppy erase job, though.

Post by **Dave** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:31 am

The edited cloud pic lost a lot more detail than noise, btw...

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:32 am

Fixed

[lvlshot]http://www.fragageddon.com/images/albums/Wallpaper/rei.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **Transient** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:21 am

Dave wrote:The edited cloud pic lost a lot more detail than noise, btw...

That's partially because I didn't take my time making lasso selections around the clouds, and partially because I changed the levels to intentionally remove detail and make it look more like a silhouette.

BlueGene wrote:What exactly did you use to get the noise out? I often have pictures that have the same artifacts. Thanks. PSCS2?

CS2, yes, but I think earlier versions may have the features I used.

Filter > Noise > Reduce Noise
Filter > Noise > Median

The reduce noise feature I just played with until I got the desired effect. It's not too good about preserving lines, though, so the edges of clouds/telephone poles get lost and distorted. If I had bothered to take my time and make a clipping mask, I probably could have done a much better job. One flaw to the median feature, well both actually, is that it tends to make images look rubbery if you're not careful.

Post by **Transient** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:23 am

l0g1c wrote:[lvlshot][/lvlshot]

Enjoy

Thanks, man. And thanks, Frag, for touching it up. :icon14:

Post by **BlueGene** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:20 pm

Cool I'll give the noise stuff a try some time, thanks.